Today was a Love a Chimpanzee Day for the books! Not only did Monica continue her tradition of generosity by paying for party supplies (including a bunch of stuff like scarves and giant stuffed animals that are not pictured here, but the Primate Awareness Network at Central Washington University also got involved and planned the party! It was bug themed and the food for the day included bugs on a log (celery with peanut butter and berries), whole sweet potatoes, watermelon radishes, kale, bok choy, and Swiss chard.
We didn’t get a lot of photos of all of the elements of the parties because the chimpanzees were a blur of excitement, but Kelsi and Anna got some great photos of the chimpanzees. There were so many, I had a difficult time selecting only a few.
Thank you to those who have already donated on my and Monica’s GiveBIG fundraising page in celebration of Love a Chimpanzee Day. Monica’s matching donation is live, so your donations will be doubled.
Huge hugs of thanks to Monica, and Happy Love a Chimpanzee Day to everyone!
Gordo enjoying Swiss Chard:
Terry enjoying bok choy:
Beautiful Rayne:
Some set-up shots of creative party elements that the Primate Awarness Network made for the chimps:
Negra digging into a box and later eating some greens on the hill:
Willy B with the big party banner:
Missy slack-lining and carrying sweet potatoes:
Burrito with a watermelon radish and bok choy then “hanging out”:
Annie with some kale:
Jamie was the first on the hill and collected as much bok choy as she could:
A goodnight photo of Mave grooming Honey B while Honey B was in her nest: