Today we celebrate a long-time supporter of the sanctuary! Karen Young and her family have made so many things possible for the chimps in our care and we are so very grateful. From Young’s Hill to Ryan’s Lookout on The Bray, they continue to help provide amazing moments in the chimps lives. Karen- from each and every one of us here, thank you and happy, happy birthday!
Today, all the chimps enjoyed forages of avocado cups, corn, celery, and more! It’s been a beautiful sunny day here in Cle Elum so Jamie’s group enjoyed the forage on Young’s Hill. I hope you enjoy the photos and videos from today!
Burrito enjoying his forage on Young’s Hill:
Cy, staring lovingly at his corn:
Foxie enjoying a moment of sunshine on Young’s Hill:
Gordo choosing to enjoy his corn behind the cover of bamboo plants:
Honey B, mid-forage:
Rayne enjoying her avocado cups:
Jamie, after a moment of grooming with her caregivers:
Annie, waiting for the lunch forage on Young’s Hill:
Members of Cy’s Group exploring Ryan’s Lookout (sponsored by Karen Young and her family in memory of their son, Ryan) for the first time:
Thanks again to Karen and Don for all you’ve done. Happy birthday, Karen!
Thank you, Karen and family, for all you’ve done for the sanctuary to make the chimps’ lives so enriched! It’s wonderful to see them foraging on Young’s Hill and to see the new group exploring Ryan’s Lookout. I can still see Jody gathering her loot and looking proud about her haul of goodies. Foxie and Strawberry Shortcake are on the lookout for her. Your open-heartedness for their lives are contributions to all of ours, too!
oh, I’d forgotten to watch the video!
First, in the pics, Grace, look at Annie’s hand! I love her hands.
Can we all talk about Neggie swinging UP onto the platform gracefully, like Missy!? I don’t know if I’ve ever seen that before. If I have, it’s been a long time! Well done, Neggie! I hope she got some corn…
Karen, I think Foxie’s toes in the video say it all…:slight_smile:
Thank you Karen and Don for this special birthday forage. Talk about the best gift ever—for you, the chimps, and all of us too.
The avocado cups were a hit with everyone! The word Bountiful comes to mind….food, friends, joy, love.
Oh, and thank you, Grace, for the extra photos, long video (with perky forage music), and bonus sounds of satisfaction.
At the pace Neggie walks……. I hope you threw a few avocado cups her way:wink: ….maybe a corn or two ……. DONT make the Queen Beg:weary:…..Poor Gal doesn’t have the Gas in her Tank like the others to get around that Hill….. and Thank you Don for asking your wife what she wants for her 80th……..What a Gem you are.
:innocent:…….. They all seem like they really hit the Motherload ……I love the little grunts….. those little sounds made…. you’d almost think there was Rapper in the making:grin:
Thank You Both for sponsoring this Day and Many Blessings …… Happy Birthday Karen:wine_glass::birthday:
Thank you all for your happy birthday wishes. The best gifts ever are seeing the chimps enjoying a special treat, everyone on the blog who invest time and effort to stay in touch with the chimps and support the sactuary, Diana, JB and the incredible staff who work tiressly for the 15 chimps, to our little angel chimp Jody who will always be part of the sanctuary amoung the lilacs on the hill she loved, and to Don and my family who made this chimp party happen. It has been the best birthdsy ever! Thank you.
Ain’t no one going to tell Cy that 4 corns is probably too much corn lol
Haha! He has got his avacado cup in front of the window there for when he gets through his corn!