Willy B is a chimpanzee that constantly keeps those around him on their toes – both chimpanzees and humans. Often, you can interpret this to mean that Willy B may be disrupting the peace with a dominance display, which gets staff attention to see if the display may escalate to an altercation, and gets the attention of his group mates to avoid (or take part in) the potential impending drama. Today I was happy to catch Willy B keeping Dora on her toes in a different way…with a game of chase! Mave supervised, and eventually stepped in to play some herself. It is always a good day when Willy B is in a playful mood!
Here is a photo of Willy B from another day where he was feeling silly first thing in the morning, and held hands with Rayne while they waited for their breakfast. Look at that play face!
Tomorrow, Tuesday, September 3rd, is the third in our discussion series “Primate Perspectives: Unpacking Chimp Crazy. This discussion will focus on the third episode of the series, which first aired last night and will continue to be available to watch on Max. This week we will be joined by Brittany Peet, General Counsel, Captive Animal Law Enforcement at PETA Foundation. Brittany appeared throughout the series and was very involved in trying to place Buck in a sanctuary before his tragic end. Once again, this episode was difficult to watch and there is a lot to unpack. Join Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest, the North American Primate Sanctuary Alliance and Brittany Peet at 6pm PT / 8pm CT / 9pm ET. Registration is required to join the Zoom meeting.
