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Animal Welfare

Slinky Entertainment

February 19, 2012 by Jackie

Last week’s spiderweb had some pretty amazing details that may not have been captured by the video. There were lots of little bugs (bees, caterpillars, butterflies) caught in the web, along with troll dolls, stuffed animals, beaded necklaces, and plastic Slinkies. The Slinkies ended up being a nice touch, because when Foxie would shake the web, they bounced all over the place, which may be why they got so much attention that day. At one point, I caught Jamie stringing some of the ribbon through the coils (much like she was “sewing”) and later, Missy took one up stairs and played with it for a while. I like how she almost looks proud of her creation in the video below.

The slinkies were sent by our friend from Oregon, Leslie Sodaro, who sends us some of the most amazing things for the chimps! From hilarious stuffed animals (some of my recent favorites being Spock, Alf, Richard Nixon, and Betty Boop) to crazy dolls that Foxie flips for (literally!), when we get a package from Leslie, we know we are in for a treat! Thanks for always keeping the chimps (and humans!) so enriched, Leslie!

Here are a couple more of Leslie’s finds:

Burrito with the blue fish:

Foxie and the wrestler:

Filed Under: Burrito, Enrichment, Foxie, Jamie, Missy, Play, Sanctuary, Thanks Tagged With: Animal Welfare, chimp, chimp enrichment, chimpanzee, chimpanzee rescue, chimpanzee retirement, chimpanzee sanctuary, Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest, chimpanzees, Cle Elum, Cle Elum 7, Cle Elum Seven, csnw, Enrichment, Sanctuary

Valentine’s Day 2012

February 15, 2012 by Elizabeth

This video is a little longer than we usually make them, but Jackie and Sarah got so much great footage of yesterday’s party that I had trouble deciding what to leave out. Enjoy!

Filed Under: Annie, Burrito, Enrichment, Food, Foxie, Jody, Missy, Party, Sanctuary, Trolls Tagged With: animal rescue, Animal Welfare, chimp enrichment, chimpanzee retirement, chimpanzee sanctuary, Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest, Cle Elum 7, Cle Elum Seven, csnw, primate protection, Sanctuary

Spiderweb Day

February 13, 2012 by Debbie

Today Jackie and I set up a giant spiderweb in the playroom with some ribbon and crepe paper. Foxie was pretty entertained! She spent at least 45 minutes pulling and slapping the web.

 



 

Filed Under: Annie, Enrichment, Foxie, Jamie, Play, Sanctuary Tagged With: animal rescue, animal rights, Animal Welfare, Annie, chimp enrichment, chimp sanctuary, chimpanzee retirement, chimpanzee sanctuary, Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest, Cle Elum, Cle Elum 7, Cle Elum Seven, csnw, Enrichment, Foxie, Jamie, Play, primate protection, primate rescue, Sanctuary

Simultaneous silliness

February 9, 2012 by Jackie

I was in the kitchen yesterday preparing the chimps’ lunch when I heard lots of laughter echoing throughout the playroom. When I went in to check it out, I was bombarded by simultaneous silliness, but not with your usual cast of characters…

Filed Under: Chimpanzee Behavior, Enrichment, Foxie, Jody, Missy, Negra, Play, Sanctuary Tagged With: Animal Welfare, chimp enrichment, chimp rescue, chimpanzee, chimpanzee rescue, chimpanzee retirement, chimpanzee sanctuary, Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest, Cle Elum, Cle Elum 7, Cle Elum Seven, csnw, Foxie, Jody, Missy, Negra, nonprofit, northwest, Play, Sanctuary

Foxie in the window

February 6, 2012 by Debbie

Filed Under: Foxie, Jody, Missy, Play, Sanctuary Tagged With: animal protection, animal rescue, Animal Welfare, chimp enrichment, chimpanzee, chimpanzee rescue, chimpanzee retirement, chimpanzee sanctuary, Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest, Cle Elum 7, Cle Elum Seven, csnw, Foxie, Jody, Missy, Play, primate protection, Sanctuary

Boot love

February 5, 2012 by Jackie

Jamie has an intense love for boots, especially new ones. She’s been carrying around the boots Candy sent since the minute she got them (a week ago today). I think she enjoys having lots of boots, but to her, there is nothing quite like a new pair of boots. Her other boots, even her favorites, get pushed aside when a new pair comes along. I guess that’s probably true for me too.


In the following photo, Jamie’s actually just yawning, but I love how it looks like she’s wearing a huge playface!

Filed Under: Enrichment, Jamie, Sanctuary Tagged With: animal rescue, Animal Welfare, chimp, chimp enrichment, chimpanzee, chimpanzee rescue, chimpanzee retirement, chimpanzee sanctuary, Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest, Cle Elum 7, Cle Elum Seven, csnw, Enrichment, Jamie, Sanctuary

Kickin’ and Clickin’ Country-Western Dance

January 30, 2012 by Debbie

Yesterday, Jackie and I put out a party with “Texas in a box” sent from Candy C. She also sent a DVD with line dancing for us to show the chimps. We thought Negra would like to see the dancing, so Jackie went to set up the TV so they could watch from the front rooms. We had come technical difficulties so instead decided to just do a video search on my iPad and show the videos to the chimps that way! Negra, Jamie, Foxie, and Burrito all showed interest. Jamie especially liked the boots the dancers were wearing. Thanks again Candy for sending us fun enrichment!

Filed Under: Burrito, Enrichment, Foxie, Jamie, Negra, Sanctuary, Thanks Tagged With: animal protection, animal rescue, animal rights, Animal Welfare, Burrito, chimp enrichment, chimpanzee, chimpanzee rescue, chimpanzee retirement, chimpanzee sanctuary, Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest, Cle Elum 7, Cle Elum Seven, csnw, Enrichment, Foxie, Jamie, Negra, Sanctuary

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