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Archives for October 7, 2022

Scary, Spooky Stories [Cy’s Perspective]

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It is officially SPOOKY season!

Today, I am bringing you a video of Cy being very spooked… by the travel magazine he was reading.

While Cy LOVES to read, which we mention frequently, he occasionally finds things in his magazines that are very scary. You can watch him physically jump at the sight of cows in a blog video that Kelsi captured back in January, here.

I have created a list of things Cy is scared of with the help of my coworkers. As he reads many magazines every week, I’m sure this list will continue to grow.

Things Cy finds scary:

  • Flannel shirts
  • Elephants
  • Pink pigs
  • Cows
  • Hippos
  • Rhinos
  • Animated Scooby Doo
  • Panda Bears
  • Artichokes
  • Giraffes

Check out today’s video to see how we discovered that Cy is scared of giraffes.

Despite him finding scary things in the magazines from time to time, that doesn’t affect his love for reading.

Giving Day for Apes is only a few days away! Early giving is open now, but on Tuesday, October 11th, we will be competing with other accredited sanctuaries in North America for a variety of prizes. So much has happened at the sanctuary over the last few years and it’s all due to our generous supporters- keep helping us make our residents dreams come true by donating to CSNW! All donations will go directly to the care of our residents.
Donate to CSNW for Giving Day for Apes here: https://www.mightycause.com/organization/Chimpsnw
Learn more about Giving Day for Apes here:

We also are prepping for Jamieween! We have added some special items we know Jamie would love for her birthday on our Amazon Wishlist!

Thank you!

Happy Birthday, Jessica!

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Many thanks to Dr. Lori Sheeran for sponsoring this special day of sanctuary in honor of Dr. Jessica Mayhew!

“Happy Birthday to Dr. Jessica Mayhew! A friend of chimpanzees everywhere, but she is a special champion of the chimpanzees living at Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest.”

Both Jessica and Lori graciously serve non-human and human primates alike with such heartfelt dedication and kindness, not only as Professors of Anthropology at Central Washington University in the Primate Behavior and Ecology Program, but also as members of the sanctuary’s Board of Directors. We are so grateful and fortunate to have them both as members of the chimpanzees’ extended family.

All of us here wish you the happiest of birthdays yet, Jessica! Have a beautiful, happy-filled day!

Jamie:

Gordo:

Cy:

Annie and Missy:

Foxie: