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Archives for March 2025

A Slow, Leisurely Walk with Burrito…

March 31, 2025 by J.B.

Ha! There’s no such thing.

 

Filed Under: Burrito, Latest Videos, Young's Hill Tagged With: Burrito, chimpanzee, northwest, rescue, run, Sanctuary

Walking in the Rain

March 30, 2025 by Diana

We all had an adventure on this walk the other day!

It was fun to join the chimpanzees getting caught in the rain.

It reminded me of the very first heavy rain that the Cle Elum Seven experienced. Thanks to this blog, you can learn more about that experience here: Rainstorm Bravery

The photo of Missy in the doorway, watching the rain is still one of my favorites:

Missy in doorway during rainstorm

Filed Under: Annie, Burrito, Jamie, Latest Videos, Missy, Sanctuary, Weather, Young's Hill Tagged With: Annie, Burrito, caught, Jamie, Missy, rain, shelter, weather

A Jolly Good Day

March 29, 2025 by Krissy Brasfield

I need to take some x-rays of Ms. Honey B’s healing hand, so I will leave you with our most beloved guy, Burrito.

Burrito and a Jolly Ball?  What more does one need?

Filed Under: Burrito, Chimpanzee, Play, Sanctuary Tagged With: Burrito, jolly ball, Play, playroom

Morning greetings!

March 28, 2025 by Anna

Some mornings at the sanctuary, everyone wants to say hello… all at once! Here’s a little taste of what that looks like.

Filed Under: Chimpanzee, Cy, Gordo, Honey B, Lucky, Play, Sanctuary, Terry Tagged With: cy kiss, gordo chase, shoe tickle, terry chase

Consulting with Honey B

March 27, 2025 by Kelsi

I thought I would share a crazy story with you all. This is something I had not seen before, however it’s never a dull day here and something is always happening! One morning near the end of February, caregiver Sabrina calls me on the radio to come up the ladder in Greenhouse 2. I was curious why she was so insistent that she needed me to come up there with her. When I stood up there with her, she asked me if the window that is shared with Playroom 2 had looked “like that” since the last time we had worked on that side of the building, perhaps we had missed a message in the work group chat but we had not, this was new! The window was shattered from the inside, luckily not the entire window (see below and in video). The windows we have are bullet proof, they are very sturdy and secure, to quote J.B. in our group chat “It’s a mix of poly-carbonate and glass so the poly is still good and the window should be perfectly safe, but obviously we’ll replace it”. Later, we scoured the security camera footage to find out what happen. Some theories thrown out, but my favorite and by far the most logical was from caregiver Sabrina. Her theory was that Willy B did it with his mind. As you will see in the video, it happens in the middle of the night with a loud popping sound. The chimps weren’t displaying or hitting it, “everyone” was sound asleep.

However, these windows are extremely expensive. So in the meantime JB had Gary and his crew come out to replace a lower window for the broken on and swap in mesh caging for the other. The best part about having Gary and his crew come out is that Honey B got to see her old pals. Honey B enjoyed being apart of the consulting crew and I don’t think anyone would find it surprising that she might have a differing opinion or too. She is a tough boss, but one of the best in her field!

Click here for the video!

Playroom 2 window:

Lower playroom window replaced with mesh, Cy approves:

Honey B managing her crew on-site:

Bonus of Dora!

Filed Under: Cy, Dora, Honey B, Latest Videos, Sanctuary Tagged With: Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest, Cy, dora, Honey B, Sanctuary

Helping a Friend Out

March 26, 2025 by Sabrina

Sometimes Foxie doesn’t have the patience to work on some of the more complex enrichment on her own.. so today she gets a little help!

Filed Under: Enrichment, Foxie Tagged With: Enrichment, Foxie

Blip In The System

March 25, 2025 by Chad de Bree

I am truly sorry everybody. I had a completely different blog written out today ready to post, however, due to technical difficulties I was not able to upload the video I had to YouTube. That blip kind of threw a wrench in my blog plans since the video was the centerpiece for the blog. Hopefully next time I will be able to load it.

In the meantime, please enjoy how a-DORA-ble Dora was taking a nap this afternoon. Ok. I will see myself out for that one.

Filed Under: Dora, Sanctuary Tagged With: afternoon snooze, dora, greenhouse, nap, sleep

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