The 50’s club at Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest is an exclusive, elite club with members of the highest caliber. Members must possess distinguished taste, class, offer expertise and wisdom to others, individualized talents, and well-refined knowledge of pan troglodytes society. Members that meet these qualifications are welcomed into this exclusive group only on their 50th birthday, per club rules.
I’d like to introduce you to the founding member of the 50’s club… Negra.
Negra, at a wise, 52 years old, sits on her throne surveying her subjects as they move about her kingdom. Her subordinates will bring her offerings to her throne, to gain her favor. Negra embodies wisdom and grace. Her talents include napping, demanding respect, nest-building, storing resources, and always dazzling the town with a pop of color.
Negra:
New members aspire to be like founding member, Negra, often enrolling in a one-sided mentorship.
Missy sits behind Negra:
The second member of the 50’s club… is Annie.
51 year old, Annie, is the definition of demure. Polite, quiet, somewhat shy, modest, considerate, mindful, classy, and fiercely loyal. Annie joined the 50’s club in September 2024 and has blended well into the atmosphere. Other members have been trying to find out Annie’s secrets for aging so beautifully, but she has remained tight-lipped.
Annie:
The third member that completes our club… Missy.
While only being a member for 3 weeks, Missy is taking her acceptance into the club very seriously and staying close to founding member, Negra. Missy is athletic, mysterious, graceful, has high standards, and overall hard to impress. She is the perfect member to the 50’s club to balance out the personalities of the other existing members.
We wish her well in the 50’s club, following her 90-day probationary period.
Missy:
Foxie is on the waiting list until August 2026.
Foxie:
Bonus photo of Lucky who won’t be entering the 50’s club for a long, long time:
This was a great blog, Jenna! And I thank you for the photo of the beautiful Lucky!
CSNW’s 50s club certainly is the most exclusive club in town, all of the best people want in!
I just can’t believe those three ladies are 50! It certainly doesn’t show!
Their easy going personalities must help these ladies keep their youthful looks. Great pics, thanks Jenna.
I concur, a very entertaining blog. The girls are looking quite young for their age due to their healthy diets and great care they receive.
This! I keep seeing other sanctuaries losing chimps at 36, 38. CSNW keeps them going to the max!
Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant, Jenna. What a chuckle. The last two photos of Missy must have been taken the moment she realized there was a 90 day probation period. Love the colorful robe our Queen is wearing. Annie is clearly showing off in her photos because she knows she doesn’t look a day over 30! And I hope Foxie lives a little on the wild side from now until August. Time passes faster as you get older.
I think it was thst, or Missy finally scored some extra snacks from Negra’s Nest. 😀
These stylish ladies may be in their 50s but they could sure pass as spring chickens.They look so beautiful.I think living the very good life at CSNW has a lot to do with it.
Brilliant! You obviously know these ‘ladies of a certain age’ very well indeed Jenna.
it is truly mind blowing how good these gals look when you compare the pictures to when they arrived at CSNW, pale and sickly. I’ll never ever forget Negra, looking out the window for the first time. Life outside that basement, and under your exquisite care, they have thrived wildly beyond our imagination.
These lovely ladies just exude the resilience of their chimp lives at CSNW. Thanks fir making their maturing years safe and secure.