And our thankfulness continues! If you saw the blog yesterday, you’ll know that the chimpanzees received many wonderful new gifts from some of our amazing supporters! Well, today the chimpanzees also received new toys from Green Toys! In addition to the ongoing challenge we (and Enrichment Coordinator, Debbie) have of finding things that are new and interesting for the chimpanzees’ active minds (particularly Jamie’s!), as you can imagine, the life as an item of chimpanzee enrichment is not an easy one. So after receiving a variety of Green Toys from our amazing supporters via our Wishlist, we were pretty excited to learn that they are chimp-tested and caregiver-approved! Green Toys are not only environmentally friendly but can take a licking from the chimps and remain relatively unscathed.
Here is Jamie checking out a new dump truck:
Jamie giving the “bite test” to a submarine as Foxie (who is still loving her new French Dora doll from yesterday!) comes to check things out:
And Jamie checking out a new airplane (and I am pretty sure thinking she could fly one):
Missy enjoying some orange “tea” in the tea set:
Missy:
Foxie:
Thank you so much Green Toys for the chimpanzees’ gifts! And also for making great toys which just happen to be great chimpanzee enrichment!
Foxie looks like a child in the picture above!
I have to tell you, I believe that given some training, Jamie very well Could fly a plane! Probably faster than I could learn! Happy Thanksgiving to all of my Seven and all of the families and animals at the Sanctuary. Much love, Amy Goldshine