Happy Father’s Day! Here at Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest we don’t have any dads in residence. None of the male chimpanzees here fathered children. Cy, however, possesses some dad qualities, and we sometimes jokingly call him dad. His dadness has been amplified with the addition of young George, who he has taken under his wing.
When there’s drama in his group, I can almost see him sigh before reluctantly getting up to handle the situation. Lucky for everyone here, Cy is a very patient guy who chooses to break up drama without adding to it. His behavior could be interpreted as “just knock it off, okay?”
What he often wants to do is relax by himself, watch a movie or look at his favorite magazine in peace. Today, for father’s day, I wish for Cy to have a relaxing day where the “kids” give him a break.
HAPPY FATHERS DAY CY !
Thank you for being such a cool ” Dad “.
And thank you Diana for the great pic’s.:revolving_hearts:
Such great photos of Cy! Thanks!
Thank you for
these great photos and your post, Diana!
Cy is the best “cool dad” ever! 🙂
Cy reminds me of a tired dad having to break up an argument between the kids when all he wants to do is read the newspaper (or celebrity mags) in peace!
Diana, these are some of the best pictures of Cy that I have seen. In addition to taking his role of Alfa so seriously he is also quite the hunk!
Here’s to the best “dad” ever. Loved all the photos! Cy is so handsome. You can see the kindness in his face, he even has a soft twinkle in his eyes. I hope “the kids” gave him the day off today.
Like Willy B’s, that twinkle always reminds me of Johnny Carson
Linda – I totallly get what you’re saying about Cy and that Johnny Carson twinkle! And thank you Diana. Gorgeous photos of Cy, a gorgeous guy 🙂
Thank you Diana. Cy is my absolute favorite “not” dad. Since my dad is no longer here I wish a Happy Father’s Day to calm, cool, handsome Cy.
I hope Cy and all of the other dads had a good Father’s Day!
Dora seems to be like me–usually sitting with her back to the wall!