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Elizabeth

The Thief

April 30, 2019 by Elizabeth

Boss Jamie is not generally light-hearted. She runs a tight ship and she takes her job seriously. It’s rare to catch her playing with anyone, but when we do, it’s almost always with Foxie, and it’s almost always the same game.

Jamie knows that a surefire way to get Foxie’s attention is to swipe one of her beloved dolls, because Foxie will inevitably join Jamie’s game of keepaway.

Jamie (left, plotting) and Foxie (right, oblivious):

The theft is complete and Jamie makes her getaway.

All the way down to the ground…

Foxie follows, as Jamie knew she would.

Filed Under: Dolls, Enrichment, Foxie, Jamie, Play, Sanctuary, Young's Hill Tagged With: Animal Welfare, chimpanzee, chimpanzee rescue, Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest, Cle Elum, Cle Elum 7, Cle Elum Seven, csnw, Foxie, Jamie, Play, Sanctuary, young's hill

Love a Chimpanzee Day 2019

April 23, 2019 by Elizabeth

Today is our 9th annual Love a Chimpanzee Day! This holiday was born in the imagination of one of the chimps’ longtime friends, but that doesn’t make it any less real to us.

This year we decided to celebrate by offering each of the chimpanzees something they love.

Filed Under: Annie, Boots, Burrito, Caregivers, Enrichment, Foxie, Jamie, Jody, Latest Videos, Missy, Negra, Sanctuary, Young's Hill Tagged With: Animal Welfare, Annie, Burrito, chimp, chimp sanctuary, chimpanzee, Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest, Cle Elum 7, Cle Elum Seven, Foxie, Jamie, Jody, Missy, Negra, Sanctuary

Taking It To Go

April 18, 2019 by Elizabeth

For Jody, sanctuary means having the freedom to eat lunch in bed whenever you choose.

Filed Under: Latest Videos

Possibility

April 9, 2019 by Elizabeth

The Cle Elum Seven seem to value Young’s Hill, their two-acre outdoor habitat, as much for the potential it offers as they do for the space it offers. They certainly make use of the space in a variety of ways:

But they also seem to enjoy pausing in the doorway leading out and considering the possibilities.

Filed Under: Annie, Foxie, Jody, Missy, Negra, Sanctuary, Young's Hill Tagged With: Animal Welfare, Annie, chimpanzee, chimpanzee sanctuary, Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest, Cle Elum, Cle Elum 7, Cle Elum Seven, csnw, Foxie, Jody, Missy, Negra, Sanctuary, young's hill

Table Manners

April 4, 2019 by Elizabeth

There is something very satisfying about seeing chimpanzees’ total abandon when they eat. They smack their lips and chew with their mouths open, and feel no shame about it.

Filed Under: Annie, Food, Foxie, Sanctuary Tagged With: Animal Welfare, Annie, chimpanzee sanctuary, Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest, Cle Elum 7, Cle Elum Seven, Foxie, Sanctuary

Every Last Bit

April 2, 2019 by Elizabeth

Jody’s order of operations for orange eating: fruit first, then pith, then peel.

Filed Under: Food, Jody, Latest Videos, Sanctuary Tagged With: Animal Welfare, chimp sanctuary, chimpanzee, Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest, Cle Elum 7, Cle Elum Seven, csnw, Food, Jody, Sanctuary

The Right Tool for the Job

March 26, 2019 by Elizabeth

Grooming is a daily occurrence at the sanctuary. The chimpanzees groom each other, which facilitates social bonding, but they also groom themselves. Most of the chimps will use their fingers or lips for grooming, but Missy has a preferred tool: a splinter of wood that she “harvests” from one of the greenhouse climbing structures especially for the task.

And a photo of Missy’s foot, just because:

Filed Under: Grooming, Missy, Sanctuary, Tool Use Tagged With: Animal Welfare, chimpanzee, Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest, Cle Elum 7, Cle Elum Seven, csnw, Missy, Sanctuary

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