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Katelyn

Thank you, Kim!

April 22, 2021 by Katelyn

Many thanks to Kim Harris for adding to the celebration of Earth Day in honor of the chimpanzees and bovines! Kim generously sponsored today as a way to celebrate her own special day!

“I happen to share my birthday with Earth Day, so seems to be as good a day as any to do my tiny part contributing to the love and care of these magnificent beings. Following their lives through your blog is a gift to me, and I would like to return the kindness in this small measure. Happy Earth Day to Jamie, Jody, Burrito, Annie, Negra, Missy, Foxie, Willy B, Honey B, Mave, Nutmeg, Betsy, Honey and Meredith!”

Happy Birthday, Kim! What a wonderful day to be born on! Thank you for your kind heart and choosing to make a difference for our chimpanzee and cattle families on this beautiful day.

Foxie:

Honey, Betsy, and Nutmeg:

Negra:

Independent woman, Meredith:

Missy:

Filed Under: Annie, Cattle, Foxie, Jody, Missy, Negra, Sanctuary, Sponsor-a-day, Young's Hill

In honor of Earth Day!

April 22, 2021 by Katelyn

Thank you, Dean and Kathy Featherstone, for sponsoring this special day of sanctuary for the chimpanzees in honor of this magical and mystical world we all share. We so appreciate you!

“On April 22, 1970 my dog and I partook in the first Earth Day walk in San Francisco to raise awareness for the plight of the Earth’s health and the creatures that inhabit it. There was no EPA, no Clean Air Act, no Clean Water Act at the time and no legal or regulatory mechanisms to protect our environment. 

The East Coast was encountering acid rain and the Cuyahoga River near Cleveland caught fire from pollution. Rivers in the Colorado Rockies were poisoned by Lead, Copper and Mercury mining. San Francisco Bay was closed to bathers/swimmers from pollution.

In Spring 1970, Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin created Earth Day as a way to force this issue onto the national agenda; The World followed. Have a Happy Earth Day and thanks to those that made this day possible.” 

Willy B:

Nutmeg, Betsy, Honey and Meredith:

Balsamroot:

Jamie:

Missy and Jody:

Honey B:

Burrito, Annie, Missy, Foxie and Jamie:

Bluebird neighbor:

Filed Under: Annie, Cattle, Jamie, Jody, Missy, Sanctuary, Sponsor-a-day, Wildlife, Willy B, Young's Hill

Thank you, Jill!

April 21, 2021 by Katelyn

Many thanks to Jill Connolly, who kindly sponsored a day of sanctuary for, and in honor of, the chimpanzees! We are so grateful to you for helping to ensure the chimpanzees live all their days forward surrounded by love, respect, and with as much agency over their lives as possible. 

“It’s an honor and a privilege to make this small contribution to this great cause. These chimps never signed up for the life that humans chose for them, yet they paid with their blood and their bones. Now retired, humans can provide them enriching, healthy, happy lives and show them appreciation for the sacrifices these chimps made for us.”

Jamie:

Jody:

Missy:

Mave:

Filed Under: Jamie, Jody, Mave, Missy, Sanctuary, Sponsor-a-day

Intruder Alert

April 19, 2021 by Katelyn

If you saw Chad’s blog post yesterday, you will know the chimpanzees enjoyed a delightful Sunday with a variety of Sunday kind of activities. Despite all the relaxing, napping, and lounging going on, there were a few moments of excitement mid-afternoon! An “intruder” passed through one of the chimpanzees’ garden spaces outside the raceway that leads to Young’s Hill, the chimps’ 2-acre outdoor habitat, and Annie sounded the alarm!

Viewer Advisory No 1: If you’ve followed us for awhile and know Annie’s hatred for these particular neighbors, you may well have a good idea of who it was. And if you’re new to the blog and/or have a strong aversion to seeing snakes, well, here’s your fair warning to maybe skip this one. 🙂 ).

Viewer Advisory No. 2: No rattlesnakes were involved! And no chimpanzees, snakes, or caregivers were harmed in the making of this video, so no worries! 😉

Gorgeous Annie:

Gorgeous garter snake:

Filed Under: Annie, Caregivers, Chimpanzee Behavior, Jamie, Latest Videos, Sanctuary

Time to nest!

April 12, 2021 by Katelyn

Well everyone, this has been some kind of busy, busy, busy day! For part of the day, we had fewer humans here than usual for cleaning and we continue to learn new routines, new buildings, new doors, and new safety and security checks on top of caring for, and spending time with, the usual busy chimpanzees who want to rip and run and race the Gator, and play chase, and troll catch and oh, just all kinds of things. It’s been a good day! And as I sit down for the first time today, I can say I feel exactly like Jody in the photo below! So please enjoy this brief post and a handful of moments from the day:

Burrito has been dragging his scooter back and forth with him on Young’s Hill which is pretty cute:

Jamie, telling me to stop lollygagging and pick up the pace (this was merely a warm-up for the fierce Gator races she would challenge Chad and I to later in the afternoon):

I cannot express how much Honey B, Mave and Willy B continue to blossom (there is literally no better word) as they explore and enjoy their new home additions. They LOVE the new playrooms!! It’s an incredible joy to see how adventurous they’ve become, how much they seem to enjoy trying all the new spots and how much they’ve settled in to owning their new space. Their choices have expanded on so many levels and as we always say, that is the heart of true sanctuary. Thank you all who are making this possible for them!

And thanks from Honey B as well, who wishes you all a goodnight from her night nest in one of the new playrooms:

Filed Under: Sanctuary

Happy Birthday, Claudine!

April 11, 2021 by Katelyn

Many thanks to Lisa Wathne for sponsoring this day for the chimpanzees and bovines in honor of Claudine Erlandson on her birthday.

“In her long life Claudine has done so much for all animals, but chimpanzees hold a special place in her heart and, I suspect, she in theirs! I’m hoping she has many pant hoots on her special day.”

Happy Birthday, Claudine! Thank you for your long-time support of these special chimpanzee people and the difference you’ve made in their lives. We all wish a beautiful day of celebration for you!

Jody:

Foxie and twin Orange Blossoms:

Jamie and Burrito:

Willy B:

Honey Cow:

Filed Under: Annie, Burrito, Dolls, Foxie, Jamie, Jody, Sanctuary, Sponsor-a-day, Willy B, Young's Hill

Cast under a spring spell

April 5, 2021 by Katelyn

My true cornerstone of comfort and reassurance always, but especially so over the past year, has been to look to nature. No matter what turmoil is occurring around us, the river is still running, the wind still blowing, the birds and the seasons still turning. And so very thankfully, the chimpanzees still living their days in relative ease, unaware of the world outside their sanctuary home.

Many of us often remark this time of year about this or that being the true sign that spring has officially and finally arrived. I have a mental checklist. The first sign is the return of the red-winged blackbirds, their territorial calls swirling across the fields and ponds in the icy morning air. That’s when you know it’s happening. One by one, the birds return – the Say’s phoebe, the finches, the bluebirds and the sky they seem to paint with their wings, where the red-tailed hawk pair circle endlessly under cerulean blue, calling out to one another over and over. Then we see the marmots, the ground squirrels, the first golden flashes of balsamroot blooms against the slowly greening hillsides, the return of the turkey vultures taking such delight as they flow on the thermals through the canyon, mirroring the river below. Then the frog chorus! The much anticipated appearance of our own beloved groundhog of sorts, Queen Negra, venturing out for the first tastes of spring grass. And finally (today!), the swallows, who animate the air surrounding the chimp house with their constant swooping and chatter. It’s a marvelous miracle out there. I hope you’re able to stop and take a gander. Soothe your soul a minute, breathe a little so your heart feels buoyed.

Welcome back, Swallows!

The chimpanzees spent much of the day in their near-to-outdoor areas, soaking in the warmth of the sun just out of the wind’s reach, dozing and dreaming perhaps, to birdsong above and river song below. I found Jamie, Annie, Burrito, Jody and Foxie all lined along the length of the greenhouse, resting, at ease.

Sweet Annie:

Foxie and her new Easter Strawberry Shortcake:

I could barely catch Jamie hiding around the corner, beloved boot tucked under her chin, enjoying her Africa National Geographic magazine while everyone else dozed:

Jody, sound asleep in her nest:

Tucked between Annie and Foxie, even (believe it or not) the whirlwind we all love and adore, Burrito, was under the sleepy spell of the greenhouse…though he tried.so.hard to fight it:

This same spell seemed be cast over the chute as well, as Mave, Honey B and Willy B, spent most of the afternoon snoozing in the chute, faces pressed toward the sun as the birds swooped and soared around them.

Now that y’all probably have a good case of yawn contagion, may you, too, rest well, friends!

Filed Under: Annie, Burrito, Dolls, Foxie, Jamie, Jody, Nesting, Sanctuary, Weather

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