We’re continuing our series of blog posts on chimpanzee identification today with Jamie. (Did you miss the posts about Annie, Burrito, or Foxie? Click on their names.)
Jamie is the boss of Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest, and she takes her job seriously. One of the first things you notice about Jamie is her strut. She walks around like she’s invincible. She has a solid, muscular body and such perfect posture that she often looks like a table: `
Her size is also somewhat imposing. She’s one of the larger chimps in the group. Here she is with Jody on the left and Missy on the right:
and with Foxie:
Jamie’s face is a lighter brown overall than some of the other chimps’ faces (compare the color of her face to the color of Foxie’s in the photo above), and she has a little bit of white pigmentation around her mouth and chin:
And of course, she is often carrying or wearing one of her beloved cowgirl boots:
SHES JUST GORGEOUS!!!!!
That last photo in the grouping showing the white around her mouth and chin reminded me of Annie, without the white. 😀 They are all awesome Chimps!
How did Jamie get fascinated with the cowboy boots? I’m assuming she didn’t have them while at the laboratory. My mother thinks it’s the funniest thing ever.
When I was training to tell the chimpanzees apart, Jamie was easy to tell if she was looking at me by her eyes. Although her eye color is similar to some of the others, the intensity is way different. So much wisdom in those eyes – it hurts my heart sometimes.
we luv Jamie! and you guys! and it’s so fun to see my hubby’s boot w/her!