We had a lot of playful chimps today! When the humans arrived this morning we found Missy and Annie chasing each other, Burrito with a toy in his mouth ready to play chase, Foxie throwing dolls, Jody breathy panting, Negra giving kisses, and Jamie ready with a grooming tool for boots. Throughout the day there has been quite a bit of napping and nesting because it was really cold today. However, do not fret, the chimps have been very busy! Burrito has been running around with his scooter and Jamie has been reading books and stuffing trolls into paper bags. Check out the video to see a few more of today’s activities!
Brisk Mornings
Today was a beautiful brisk December morning, Jamie and I were on our usual perimeter walk. At the end of our walk I noticed Missy and Negra enjoying the warm sunshine beaming on Young’s Hill. Negra sat on a log watching Missy eat the little bit of snow left on the log, Negra then also took part in eating some snow! The Hill was pretty popular today even with the chill this morning, everyone made an appearance at one point. A little later, after I went back to the Playroom to help clean, I spotted Annie playing with the new mirror in the Greenhouse. Annie was being silly and flipping upside down and inspecting all the windows. Missy revealed herself from the cargo net near Annie, which made sense, Annie was trying to get Missy to play! It worked, they quietly played in the cargo net and I sneaked away so they could play in peace.
Negra:
Missy eating snow:
Negra on the log & Missy eating snow:
Negra:
Negra enjoying some snow:
Annie looking into the mirror:
Annie:
Annie checking the window frames:
Missy taking a turn playing with the mirror (can you see her toes?):
Do You Know?
Can you tell who is who? Today at CSNW we have a challenge for you! There are four pictures and we want you all to try and guess which chimps are in the photos.
A freckled face:
Two mystery girls lounging together:
And who could be under this blanket:
Someone holding a troll doll:
Additional photos just because!
Foxie:
Jamie nestled with a boot:
Jamie finally off duty:
And last one because who wouldn’t want to see one more:
Laying and Playing
Foxie and Burrito are two of our most playful chimps! So when we get the chance to watch them play, it is really quite fun. Foxie and Burrito began the morning with a post breakfast nap. After, a quick power nap they started a lazy game of wrestling which turned into a full game and then back to a lazy game. Below are some photos of the progression from napping to playing. Happy Sunday!
Foxie & Burrito napping:
Foxie & Burrito wrestling:
Stilling wrestling:
Back to laying and playing:
And a few extra photo for you all…
Annie’s silhouette:
Jamie holding one of her favorite boots:
The First Snow
We woke up to our first snow today! There are some mixed feelings about this white dust.
1.) First and foremost we are excited to eat the snow!
2.) We like the beauty of it, but also it came too soon…
3.) It is making us a little reluctant to get outside…
SO… We like you snow, but please not yet!
Young’s Hill:
Jody eating some snow from the Hill entrance, but not going outside:
Burrito doing the same:
As enrichment we filled buckets with some snow and put them everywhere:
Jamie snuggling with a boot and keeping warm with blankets over her:
T-Minus 2 Days
The countdown to the spooktacular Jamieween has begun and we only have 2 more days left. The anticipation has been building and there are a lot of excited chimps and humans waiting for Tuesday to come. The chimps have been very active this morning and everyone has been exploring Young’s Hill. Unfortunately there were not many photo opportunities, but the chimps decided to save some energy for Jamieween and have been napping and grooming the rest of the afternoon.
Jamie walking the hill and staring out at the view (there were some cows in the field across the highway):
Burrito playing with one of our volunteer caregivers:
Negra:
Jody grooming herself:
There is still time to celebrate Jamie’s big day by becoming Chimp Pals with Jamie or any of her friends!
Breakfast! YUM!
Breakfast is a very exciting meal for the chimps. And why wouldn’t it be? What is more exciting than fruit, smoothie, vitamins, chow, and peanuts? Today the chimps had bananas, plums, and a banana & peanut butter smoothie. Below are a collection of photos from today’s beautiful crisp fall morning at CSNW!
Negra enjoying breakfast:
Foxie holding one of her new dolls:
Burrito eating some chow:
Annie eating her chow on Young’s Hill:
