Honey B has a whole lot of personality! You will often hear us refer to Honey B as a busy body, spunky, spontaneous, or mischievous. You never quite know what she is up to, even when you try to follow her on the cameras. It’s hard to keep up with her, always on the move or inspecting something. Though her moods change all throughout the hours, boring is never how I would describe her day. The other morning I found her greeting every single person in her group. It felt like she was doing crowd work as a politician, even Gordo received a very warm greeting from her! While she schmoozed the crowd, some of her group mates looked confused and tensed for a moment when she nudged or touched their shoulder, but as Honey gave them a breathy greeting, they were not going to question her behavior! Later, there was some displaying, so she joined in and screamed at all the boys, screaming and chasing Cy and Terry but later she was found laughing and playing with both of them.
In the afternoon, everyone received peanut butter magazines. Gordo got his and Honey B decided to join him out on the Bray and watch him do his afternoon enrichment. When we looked over at Gordo he seemed very hesitant that Honey B was following him outside, but he just pretend like she always did this. Eventually, Honey B left to get her own and you could tell Gordo took a big exhale :).
Just now, as caregiver Sabrina passed out kongs, Honey B was breathy panting and so excited, but as soon has Willy B came up to her she gave him a threatening look that seemed to warn “grab these and see what happens to you” like of look. Which personally, I would never want to experience! Though Honey B might keep us on our toes, she is a lot of fun to be around, and I wouldn’t have it any other way :).
I love you all and everything you do. but peanutbutter magazines seems pretty yucky. Have your ever tasted the ink on magazine pages? Ican’t t imagine that those chemicals are good for the chimps. Just saying.
That was my first thought, too. Peanut butter on magazine pages is great idea and fun food enrichment, but seems a bit risky because of the industrial ink. But I don’t know anything about the safety issues of magazin printing in the US. Maybe the sanctuary fans could be asked to send magazines that they make themselves using non-toxic ink or paint. They could decorate them with drawings, paintings and messages, and the chimps can lick the peanut butter off the pages.
She’s gutsy, all right, taking on the big boys!
Honey B spying on Sabrina….THAT was priceless! Oh Honey B! Seems like she was full of Honey Beans today. 🙂
“Honey B and Missy spend some quiet time looking at each other.”. I know the logistics would be problematic, but how I wish that mother and daughter could spend time together (Note to self: human primates sure know how to upend the natural order).
Agreed. But in my mind Missy is thinking what a beauty she’s looking at outside her window. And it’s a just a reflection of herself.
Honey B is such a hoot (pun intended). Just like her momma, she’s tough and athletic and she definitely does things her own way! She definitely keeps herself (and everyone else) busy, that’s for sure!
I was laughing at how everyone was waiting for the other shoe to drop as she greeted everyone!
She’s got them all on eggshells
That cracked me up also, Linda! Perhaps it’s a savvy political move on her behalf and instead of displaying to show power, Honey B was gaining control by behaving like a human politician just like Kelsi said. Let’s face it, she has access to enough magazines to learn our ways and it would be just like Honey B to try a new approach. We’ll never truly know what goes on in that beautiful head of hers. I’m just glad she’s able to be herself.