Yes. Yes, they do. See video below
All of the chimpanzees at CSNW enjoy gum as an occasional treat. Foxie is particularly enthusiastic with her gum chewing.
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by Diana
Yes. Yes, they do. See video below
All of the chimpanzees at CSNW enjoy gum as an occasional treat. Foxie is particularly enthusiastic with her gum chewing.
by Diana
Missy and Annie playing
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I’ve been wanting to post this for a few days. Elizabeth and I hung one of the boat bumpers in the play room the other day and tied a troll doll to it. Foxie and Jamie were the most entertained by it, and Jody tried to pull up the boat bumper from above (smart!). The video is of Foxie “boxing.” She wasn’t upset – she mostly seemed curious and appeared to want to see if she could get the troll off of the rope. She wasn’t counting on the troll bouncing back!
by Diana
Lest you think that the chimpanzees had too laid-back of a day, they also had a romp outside before dinner.
Jamie was sporting a new look
Jody climbed up to the cargo net outside and discovered a pecan in the shell, which she brought back down with her
At dinner, we set up yet another forage, which included the strawberries Pam made
Pam even packaged them in these cute take-out containers
I guess Jody was the star of the day. This is her in her typical super-relaxed pose. Ahhh – Valentine’s Day
by Diana
Last week Jamie took a small piece of cloth mesh (it may have been part of a troll costume), and tied it around her toe, then her finger. Jamie really likes shoes and feet, so I often show her my own toes. I have a toe ring, so maybe she was emulating that, or maybe she had something remember 🙂
Today she spent much of the day wearing her new red tutu, courtesy of her friend Tamela.
by Diana
We often talk about how we can see the chimpanzees in the playroom when we’re standing at the kitchen sink, so I thought I’d share some photos so you all can better picture what we’re talking about. It’s a neat feature both for the humans who work in the kitchen and for the chimpanzees, who can see produce being washed, meals being prepared, and general organizing of the kitchen, which seems to be necessary almost constantly.
Right on the other side of the window above the sink is a human area where we wash toys and store cleaning equipment. To the right you can see the caging of the playroom and the playroom itself (you can just see the stairs in this photo).
This was our produce for today – one big box to sort through. We compost anything that is too far gone to serve and wash the rest. After it dries, it goes into the refrigerator behind the sink. All of the appliances and cupboards were donations.
And here is, roughly, the view the chimpanzees have, although they can climb higher to get a better vantage point, and they can also see into the kitchen from the loft. Usually there’s more going on than J.B. contemplating a tomato.
I consider this troll doll our kitchen mascot. He(?) sits in the windowsill in front of the sink. He was improved with a ball point pen by Jamie a few months ago – she spent quite a bit of time drawing on him. I usually see this side of him, but sometimes….
…he’s turned around. Jamie adorned his front side with the pen too.
In case anyone is a little bored with the lack of chimpanzee photos in this post, below is one I took last week. Boxes aren’t just for Burrito, Jamie enjoys a good box in the morning too.
by Diana
Kathy C., who you may recall recently donated a new telephoto camera lens, is working on a photo slide show of the Cle Elum Seven. The slideshow is set to music and has LOTS of photos. We’ll have it for sale in our store once it is ready and we’ve made copies!! Kathy gave us a preview and we were so excited, we decided we should show it to the chimps themselves to see what they thought. They loved it!
We did not receive an money from Apple for this promotion of their laptop – maybe we should think about that…
Burrito watching slide show
Jamie watching slide show
Foxie and Jamie watching slide show. Foxie has a big paper wadge in her mouth – wadging is a natural behavior sort of like dipping tobacco without the chemicals and addiction. Chimps in the wild wadge with leaves. In captivity they use various things. Jamie, of course, is wearing a scarf.
Negra watching the show from the comfort of her bed.
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