Brrrrr! It has been cooooold. Luckily, it will start to warm up a little after today, at least in the afternoons. Since it has been so cold and the chimps haven’t been able to go outside, we have been trying to make sure the chimps have a lot of enrichment opportunities such as forages, food puzzles, and of course snow cones. As you will see in the video, Honey B has no problem keeping her friends busy! When watching the video I can’t believe all three of those girls can fit on that leaf, they have such great balance. I hope that you all are staying warm and this video warms your heart like it did ours. Also a special thanks to Grace for lending me the amazing video footage!
We have been using Stur (water liquid enhancer) to help spice up the snow that we put out as enrichment! We are getting a little low on the Stur as well as some other items, check out our Amazon Wish List if you would like to help us stock up. 🙂
Our current situation:
Jamie loved her “snow cone” was dragging the sandbox with her everywhere! Don’t worry we put out smaller snow cone buckets for everyone else:
Jamie snuggled up with her Lucy book in a cozy nest:
Rayne during the lunch forage:
Willy B:
Honey B picking through the forage in the green house:
Gordo with a whole lot of chow:
Mave:
Terry:
That tree needs to grow a bigger leaf to include Mave. 😉 That’s a great Birds Eye view for you to watch the chimps.
It is wonderful seeing the chimps enjoying the warmth of their cozy, fun filled home. The weather outside is frightful but the cozy nests are so delightful! Just look at Jamie!
I understand Kathleen that Mave’s and Dora’s relationship has shifted to an open one….they agreed that they can see other people….:slight_smile:
Sorry, Terry, no boys allowed!
Videos like this make me realize that, in all of the wildlife documentaries I’ve seen, I don’t recall seeing adult chimps play together, without babies being involved. Their needs are met, they’re happy, let’s play!
I hope BK is doing all right!
I find it hard to watch those videos when their tukus is on the highest platform… it …….makes my legs tingle:fearful:
Beezus and her girl gang. What a great group!
Also Jamie and her sandbox (snow box?)! I like to think of it as her own personal desk.
Raynee’s smile has made my day!
Oh my, my heart was in my mouth watching them. As ive hot a wee bit older my fear of hights has grown, so to see them on a very thin ledge really made my heart go faster. But what ballance and of course what fun they had. Keep young ladies.