I’ll never tire of seeing this guy in our “portrait studio” — the place in the chimp house with a lot of great natural lighting. Just check these out!
Burrito
Happy Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Brezo!
Today’s day of sanctuary was sponsored by Isabel Ibarra in honor of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Brezo, on their 56th wedding anniversary! Isabel, we are truly touched that you would choose to honor such a special day in your family’s lives with the gift of sanctuary for the chimpanzees. It’s amazing to see all of the wonderful life celebrations that the chimpanzees get to be part of and that their lives are enriched by.
Mr. and Mrs. Brezo, from all of the primates here at Chimpanzee Sanctuary NW we wish you a beautiful day full of love, laughter and celebration with your friends and family. Thank you so much for sharing your day with the chimpanzees! Happy Anniversary!!
Burrito and Jody:
Close-ups
It’s not often that I take non-blurry, close-up pictures of each of the chimps. There are number of reasons for this, one being operator error. Second, third and fourth reasons are that the chimps are often moving, just out of sight of the camera, or would rather not have their picture taken. So, when the close-up photos actually turn out, I cannot stop looking at them.
Sometimes pictures just convey so much more than words ever can about the beauty, serenity or nature of each of the chimpanzees. These are some of my favorite close-ups of each of the chimps from the past few weeks.
Jamie
Burrito
Jody
Negra
Foxie
Missy
Annie
Go Hawks!
Today is Blue Friday, which around the Seattle area means that fans shows their support for the Seahawks by wearing their favorite blue and green Seahawks gear. Since the team will be playing in their first playoff game tomorrow night, we thought we’d join in the spirit and throw a Blue Friday party for the chimps! We had broccoli and grapes for a forage, as well as tea in blue and green champagne flutes, and watered down blue gatorade in Seahawks cups.
The party set-up:
The blue drinks were a bit hit! Everyone had a taste.
Jamie:
Annie:
Burrito:
Jody:
Negra:
Missy:
Jamie loved the table we setup with the forage and the decorations:
We’re glad we were able to throw a fun party for the chimps in the spirit of camaraderie of the pacific northwest fans. Running a sanctuary is all about teamwork, and we are lucky to have some really great fans of our own!
Moments
Just a few moments with a few chimpanzees:
Foxie:
Missy:
Burrito:
Jamie (this Jamie moment brought to you by Elizabeth):
Happy Birthday, Burrito!
For B’s big day we centered everything around his favorites: food, food, and more food! We spread out the meals into many different portions so that about every hour the chimps had a quick snack. We also had a small forage in each of the enclosures, so it was basically Burrito’s dream come true—a way to eat pretty much the entire day away.
Here’s some photos of the birthday guy’s first party in the greenhouse, where we had a chow and tea forage:
Mr. B:
Annie:
Jamie:
Negra:
And then in the playroom we had more tea, some blackberries, and lettuce to snack on:
Annie:
Missy:
Jamie:
Jody:
Thanks to all of Burrito’s pals for helping make this day great for him and again to Tracy and Jenny who sponsored the day!
A day of birthday sanctuary from Jenny and Tracy!
Today’s day of sanctuary was sponsored by Jenny Adams AND Tracy Headley in honor of our guy, Burrito, on his 32nd birthday! Today also happens to be Jenny’s birthday and she shared this sweet message:
“January 6th is my birthday, which I share with Burrito. I would like to share my day with everyone at the sanctuary. Keep up the great work!
And as you may recall, Tracy also recently sponsored a day of sanctuary by sharing her birthday with the chimpanzees and today she wants to celebrate her pal, Burrito!
It’s the most wonderful gift for us all that people feel connected to the chimpanzees and their well-being enough to want to share their special days, wishes and memories with them.
Jenny, we hope you have the best birthday yet and celebrate in classic Burrito style! (Hint: There should be lots of food and lots of squeaking). And Tracy, thanks for being one of the best friends a chimpanzee could have. We are so grateful to you both for making today’s celebration extra special.
This guy:
Be sure to check back later today for the birthday fella’s celebration!
