Below is a video of the elusive Negra, who was very active on her honorary 42nd birthday! All seven chimpanzees were in terrific moods and very busy all day. There are a few photos below the video.
Negra wasn’t the only one who enjoyed the surprise breakfast night bags. Burrito savored his too:
Thanks to supporters who sent party supplies, today’s celebration featured many piñatas.
If you attended our recent successful HOOT! fundraiser, you will recognize this piñata, which Annie is looting:
Jody scored the dog piñata:
And Jamie (not surprisingly) got her hands on more than one piñata, then decided to take them into the front rooms:
Foxie had her favorite France Dora with her for most of the day:
Until we gave her a new, more compact Dora that was left at the gate by some anonymous donor with some other fun new gifts:
To set up the lunch forage, volunteer Lynn climbed the new tall towers to hide food there. Jody and Missy were the first to partake:
Though we haven’t yet seen Negra climb the new structure, she surprised us by climbing another platform today to get some lettuce:
And then we only caught glimpses of her this afternoon as she confidently explored the hill:
Proving, once again, that the Cle Elum Seven chimpanzees have been aging in reverse for the last seven years. Thank you to everyone who has helped to make this possible!!!!!
Please know I was celebrating with you all in spirit!!! Looks like it was a fabulous celebration — Night Bags for breakfast?! Can’t get much better than that.
Happy Birthday dear Negra! I am so proud of you.
To Negra, Jamie, Missy, Annie, Foxie, Jody and Burrito, I wish each of you a vey Happy 7th Anniversary. Dorothy was right. There is no place like HOME!
(I am thinking of moving to Cle Elum and making CSNW my HOME too, I want to age in reverse!)
So wonderful to see how much fun they had today! You guys are the best for taking such good care them and making their lives better every day. I love to see how much they are enjoying life now. I look back at the videos from when they first arrived and can’t believe they are the same 7. Well done all of you!
How do I find the video that KOMO did when the Cle Elem 7 were let outside for the first time…..I love watching it and today seems like the best day to do it…..Happy Anniversary to all.!
This should work, Beverly! http://www.komonews.com/news/local/130546448.html
What a fun filled day of celebration! It’s so wonderful to see the progress each of the chimps have made. A Happy Anniversary to all of you, and a Happy Birthday to the lovely Negra!
Negra, what a Queen! She is so brave to venture out of her comfort zone and onto a day of fun on the hill as if she knew it was her birthday! She is adorable and so special, as are all of the Cle Elum Seven. Every time we see them on the hill, it sends chills up and down our spines. It is the single most life changing project in their lives, one that offers them freedom to be in the open air with the blue skies above after years of looking at bars. They can be as wild as captive chimps can be in te environment the hill provides them. Maybe this is a turning point for Queen Negra. We hope so. Happy Birthday to Negra from Karen and Don.