Please join us for the excitment of breakfast!
Bonus Photos:
Foxie eating her mini-peppers at lunch with a view
Rayne trying to get in a pre-lunch nap
Beautiful Dora
Burrito gauging how to retrieve the treats from a feeder puzzle
Cold November Rayne
Okay. So the title is a little misleading. Besides it being cold and snowing outside, Rayne has stuck to being inside most of the day, nice and warm in a nest. I just had a certain song performed by an 80s rock group stuck in my head today.
Today is, however, our monthly staff training day. Since training takes up most of the afternoon, there wasn’t much time to capture photos for a blog. To compensate, here are some photos, old and new, of Rayne looking snug as a bug in a rug!
Stay Spooky
Though October has passed and we have begun November, it doesn’t mean we can’t still be in the Spooky Season! Yesterday you saw how Jamie and friends celebrated her 45th birthday. As promised in yesterday’s blog, here is how Lucky’s group celebrated Jamieween!
Willy B and a plate full of pomegranates!
Gordo enjoying his pomegranates!
And a pumpkin top!
Honey B munching on a hazelnut!
Mave taking a sip of sparkling cider!
Cy snacking on one of the pumpkins!
Lucky taking her turn snacking!
Cy and Lucky enjoying their goodies from the party!
Yesterday, when Jody was plotting her heist of the Jamieween pumpkin with a wadge full of pomegranate!
Can you spot Nutmeg’s spy?
Stay Spooky, everybody!
Sanctuary Actually
There are many different stories that unfold throughout the day in the lives of the chimpanzees. Though caregivers aren’t always around to get footage of each and every story, they happen regardless. One thing that intertwines all these stories together is life in sanctuary.
Some bonus photos:
Negra eating a breakfast pomegranate.
Mave and Dora holding hands.
Burrito making his way up Young’s Hill on the first day after the renovations.
Some photos of Burrito with the rose bush!
Go Nuts For Coconuts
When caregivers get done cleaning the playrooms, we usually put a forage inside to convince the chimpanzees to take up our invitation to go into the newly cleaned area and leave the one we want to close off to clean. These forages are smaller than the lunch forages and more often than not made of greens like lettuce, cabbage, kale, etc. But every so often we like to surprise them with something a little more exciting. Today, their invitation was made for them to go nuts! It was coconuts!
The chimpanzees seemed to really love it. Especially Burrito! As you can see in the video, sometimes the anticipation is the best part of the of the excitment of things to come!
Here are some photos of Negra with the pieces of coconut she got during the forage:
And Jody and Jamie enjoying a browse of cornstalks in their Greenhouse:
And this guy (Burrito!) playing with caregiver Kelsi!
And as a reminder, the Countdown to Jamieween has begun! There are still some items on the wish list we think she and her family would like!
A Playful, Thankful Tuesday
As Giving Day for Apes continues to be underway, we just wanted to say thank you to those who have donated thus far on this day of days fundraiser! And what better way than a video full of play!
You donations will help enrich their lives!
Your donations will help ensure the chimpanzees will never go hungry!
Your donations will help us complete the expansion of Young’s Hill and the completion of The Bray!
But overall, your donations will help them live the best lives that they can!
Thank you all for helping us provide this to them! There is still time to donate during this campaign. Giving Day for Apes ends at 11:59PM EST (8:59PM PST)! You can donate through our page by clicking here!
Play Day Tuesday
As caregiver Grace and I were cleaning Burrito’s playroom, I saw him and Missy engage in a fun play session. They were having such a fun time, the play session lasted a very long time. Every time I tried to pull away from recording to help Grace clean, they would engage in a different game that I had to record.
Here are some bonus photos as well!
Annie eating her breakfast chow biscuits while watching the construction crew work on Young’s Hill.
Gordo also watching the construction while sitting inside a Prima-Rocker in the Oakwood Greenhouse.
Then sitting in one of his favorite spots, the window ledge.
Mave waiting for lunch service to begin.
Negra still cozy in her nest as I said good morning to her when I got in.
Lucky being beautiful as always!
And this guy! I can only imagine what is going through his head.
Oh right! Playing! That’s what’s on his mind!
And don’t forget, Giving Day for Apes is right around the corner! Tuesday, October 11th to be exact! You can help us by donating on our page or by creating a fundraiser page of your own! Be sure to check out when the Power Hours are and other prizes on the 11th to try to make your contribution more impactful!
