Today has been a busy day. As I was starting to put together my blog, Jamie started alarm-calling, which most often means a snake has found its way through our snake fencing and is in the chimpanzees’ space. We quickly jumped into action to recall her group, asking them to come off of Young’s Hill and into the Greenhouse and their indoor spaces, and thankfully everyone except for Annie and Jamie was already inside. Annie made her way in quickly, and everyone was rewarded with strawberries while we waited for Jamie to be convinced that the humans could handle the snake problem and come back inside. Everyone is back inside now and enjoying their strawberries as a reward for participating in recall. Dessert before dinner, what a day!
Here are some photos from the day:
Missy enjoying her nest (reimagined from Negra’s earlier nest) in the Greenhouse this afternoon
Foxie with her doll
Mave taking some time for self-care, and grooming herself
Burrito with a block in his mouth, mid play-session!
Thanks for the great pic’s,
Was Jamie right? was it a snake ?
Thank goodness the Bass stayed back to supervise the snake removal from her side of the fencing. Well done everyone! Whew!
Thanks for your photo roundup, Ellen. Each one my favorite. 😉
Typo! “Boss”
thanks for the photos. i am happy everyone was safe inside.
Oh, those slithery snakes persist! They don’t listen to The Boss, either!
Love the photos!
Did you all find the snake? Poor Annie, I know how much she hates snakes! At least they’re less active as the weather gets cooler. Meanwhile, Neggie was snug in her nest avoiding all of the drama (I presume).
Lovely photos,good to know you have some back up in the form of Jamie?
Lovely photos,good to know you have some back up in the form of Jamie?
Your photos and remarks always make me smile. Wish I lived nearby as I would train as a volunteer if you offered that as an option. I envy you your work in such a caring environment.
Thanks again for sharing.
Good for you Jamie, although they have their place and are very useful at their jobs. They can just stay well away from me.