Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest
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Here are some photos of six of the seven during dinner tonight (Foxie with her peanut butter sandwich, and Burrito, Jody, Annie, Missy and Negra enjoying huge chunks of pineapple). Jamie was out of view on top of the climbing structure – watching our new (well…used, but new to us!) tractor being delivered!
PS. Our auction on Friday night raised $56,000! I’m so overwhelmed by the support – I have no words! Yahoo!
Jackie threw whole heads of lettuce on top of the enclosure tonight as part of dinner. If you know Negra, you probably know two things: first, she is not exactly the ‘athletic’ type. Second, she LOVES lettuce. So, we were very impressed when we saw her climb up and dangle from the tippy-top of the enclosure to get her head of lettuce! In the second part of this video you’ll see Missy doing the same thing, but with a bigger payoff. At the end it looks like she doesn’t quite know how to drop down to the platform without dropping her haul!
I have unofficially dubbed today as mirror day. I managed to catch Burrito, Jamie, and Missy all checking themselves (and me!) out in plastic mirrors!
Missy:
Burrito:
Jamie:
Here’s one example of what we mean when we say that Foxie sometimes “mothers” her troll dolls.
Here is a sequence I captured this morning. I feel obligated to say that we use all natural earth- (and chimp-) friendly detergent so that she doesn’t get a belly ache!
Today in Florida, a memorial service will be held for Dr. Carole Noon. Carole was an amazing soul and I can’t even begin to think of how the world would be for captive chimps right now if not for her. She made a difference! You can watch the memorial service live at 5pm ET here. Event ID: 954-775, Password: cnoon (lowercase).
Here’s the blog entry I wrote just after she died. And here’s a touching tribute from Jane Goodall. After suing the Air Force (who does that!?) and succeeding at rescuing 21 chimps, she turned her sights to the notorious Coulston Foundation, where many of the Cle Elum Seven’s sons and daughters were suffering in horrible conditions. Most or all of the Cle Elum Seven spent time at Coulston before they came to CSNW. Carole succeeded at putting Coulston out of business and rescued hundreds of chimps from a miserable situation. She was an inspiration and I hope you’ll honor her memory and her work today.
Here are some action shots from right after lunch. First, note the sock – which is Missy for “Let’s play!” Annie is always happy to oblige. I love Annie’s big playface!
