Enrichment comes in many forms…
Cle Elum 7
Are you a Morning Person?
Personally I love the mornings, however I know many people who are not. The chimps have preferences also! When I walk into the chimp house in the morning I can often find Negra in bed, Missy & Annie playing, Foxie running around, Burrito fully charged for the day, Jamie waiting to instruct us to put boots on, and Jody may or may not still be in bed. Today I walked into the chimp house to find Foxie and Burrito happily wrestling and tickling each other.
Cuddling Up With a Good Boot
We may never understand what it is about boots that Jamie loves so much, but love them she does.
Today is in honor of Carolyn!
Today’s day of sanctuary was sponsored by “The parents of Jake, aka wheelbarrow boy,” for Carolyn Ouellette: “A Real Animal Lover, A Great Role Model & A Stellar Friend!”
To the parents of Jake, thank you so much for thinking of the chimps in honoring Carolyn and making a difference in the days of them all!
Carolyn, I can’t imagine this won’t bring a smile to your face this morning. We hope you enjoy your day and thank you for being such a bright light in the world and sharing that with the chimpanzees.
Annie, face raised to the sun:
Burrito:
Jody and Missy:
Jody:
A Lovely Face
Jody has the most expressive face. She seems to greet the world in wonder.
Harry Potter Day
In our continuing effort to come up with new and interesting enrichment for the chimpanzees, we present to you…
All Play Today
It may come off that Jamie is all work and no play (which can be true), but she knows how to take a load off when she needs to. And who better to help her relax than Foxie? The hard part is capturing the moments when they are happening! As you can see in the video a hand slyly comes up to suggest I leave. We never want to intrude in any chimp to chimp social time so I left shortly after. Jamie and Foxie proceeded to play for another 15 minutes before Missy suggested everyone enjoy some tomatoes from the garden!
