Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest
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The other day I found Jamie in this magnificent nest, with a bag of chow. As you will see in the video, Jamie seemed so content and a little silly. She was making me laugh because she would roll up the bag of chow and then put it in her pelvic pocket while she made these happy little grunts. She was comfortable in her nest so I brought her a new bonobo book, because nothing is better than cozying up to a new book!
Honey B, Willy B and Mave had a very relaxing morning full of play and as Jenna said earlier this week, life is good here at CSNW!
Spring in this area is beautiful, especially with all the wildflowers in bloom, but with spring comes the often unrelenting wind. Today was one of those days where it was so windy no one wanted to go outside. However, Saturday was perfect. So perfect, that Negra marched right outside and climbed up on a platform. After a while she came down to do one of her favorite things in spring, eat grass.
This isn’t a perfect picture, but it is our photo evidence that Negra did in fact climb up this platform:
Negra, enjoying one of her favorite things on a nice day!
And my favorite photo:
Willy B can be a really silly guy! For those who may not know, he is known for his two-step. Willy B really seems to enjoy when we stomp to a beat. I used to be a cheerleader a long long time ago, so I starting doing some of my cheer stomps for him, which he seems to like a lot. I’m assuming he does at least, because he will find me to start a game of chase. Willy’s chase also has a lot of stomping. Willy B doesn’t always need a beat to play to, but he does seem to respond well to it. In this video, you can even catch him stomping to his own beat! Boxes also make Willy B downright silly. He has been on a real box kick recently! As you will see in the video, Willy thinks it’s really funny to put a box on his head and shake it around.
Don’t forget today is the last day for GiveBIG!
Follow along with the six in today’s video as they go about their morning activities
Special thank you to my niece, Maddie for the squishmallows featured in today’s video, she donated them from her personal collection!
Today was an exceptionally quiet day in the chimp house, so for today’s blog we’re just gonna catch up with some of our residents while they go about their morning routine!
One of the best parts about this job is watching the chimps spend quality time with each other. A few days ago, I was walking past Dora and Mave grooming and they barely noticed I was filming because they were so engrossed with each other. Watching interactions like this is always a reminder to slow down and savor the time we have with the ones we care about. Click here to watch Mave and Dora groom!
It’s Wednesday so obviously there are bonus photos!
Cy:
Terry:
I wanted to share some photos of Jo, because I am always thinking about her, but especially today. She is always and forever in our hearts.
