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Morning Exercise

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When Anna opened the door to Young’s Hill this morning, the chimpanzees couldn’t get out there fast enough. It’s a crisp, sunny morning – the perfect weather for exploring outside with your friends.

Foxie, Annie (kissing Foxie’s hand), and Missy:

Negra, who usually prefers the warmth of her nest, got out and found a little snow to eat:

Annie soaked up the sun:

Missy:

Jody took in the view from her favorite spot:

Foxie’s priority was to lick as much frost as she could get her tongue on:

Burrito:

Jamie (with Annie in foreground):

The beauty of a mid-winter’s day

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It was glorious this morning. Glittery, frost covered fields under cerulean skies, hawk cries sailing through the air and beautiful chimpanzees with sunlit hearts.

Foxie, Dora and Annie. Guh! My heart!….

Burrito mid foot stomp, Foxie and Annie:

Beautiful Jody soaking in the sun as she watches over her family:

Burrito back to sit near Jody:

Best Kind of Sundays

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Negra was really into the weather today and who could blame her. It’s 51 degrees outside in January! Seriously, these chimps spent all day in the Greenhouse or on Young’s Hill, so it was a quiet and content chimp house today…

Negra out on Young’s Hill this morning:

Later Neggie found some snow/ice and set up shop on a comfy platform with a great view:

Foxie decided to keep Neggie company:

And I think Neggie didn’t mind:

Negra and Foxie’s view this morning:

Meanwhile, Missy (left) and Annie (right) were having an epic game of chase, as Foxie observed on the side lines:

Jody came out to enjoy the sun:

Burrito and Foxie also foraged for some snow/ice:

A Subtle Hint from Jamie

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Last week, you may recall that I had a difficult time choosing a subject for a blog post. Well, here’s an explanation of one of the reasons why.

The enrichment theme for that day was “reading day” and Jamie took that to heart.

She seemed particularly enamored with a Dwell magazine. I even saw her gather up the magazine when she was moving from the front rooms to the playroom.

We see the chimpanzees carry blankets from one space to another and their favorite things (dolls for Foxie, boots for Jamie, wooden or plastic objects for Burrito), but it was the first time I’ve seen a chimpanzee so deliberately take a magazine that wasn’t smeared with peanut butter into a new space.

I didn’t get a sense that it was any particular page that she was interested in, as she carefully and thoroughly looked through the entire magazine:

Included in the reading day was a large catalog full of all sorts of products. When I went into the playroom in the evening to spot clean one last time, I found the catalog on the catwalk opened to this page:

Did boot-loving Jamie  purposely leave the catalog for me to find, hinting at a future gift idea?

Happy Birthday, Jaclyn!

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From the lovely heart of Jaclyn Sinclair:

“In honor of all the Schipperkes which my husband and I have rescued over the years. For my birthday this year, I am sponsoring a day of sanctuary in the hopes that the Cle Elum 7 will live as long and as joyful a life as I have had, and that the expansion will soon benefit more chimps still confined to laboratories.”

Thank you so much for sharing your heart and special day with the chimpanzees, Jaclyn! All of us here wish you the most beautiful of days! Happy Birthday!

Beautiful, beloved, Annie: