Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest

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Cle Elum Seven

A few thoughts

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I’m finally sitting down to process the day a little bit, and wanted to share some thoughts while they are fresh.

biggest surprise: Annie brachiating 17 feet up in the air, then just hanging there because she could

best scene: Jody laying on her back in the sun in a bed of straw

most impressive acrobatics: Foxie pulling her legs through her arms as she hung from the ceiling, turning upside down, while holding two troll dolls

best “awww” moment: Negra on the deck (the ledge made of donated Trex decking) “Negra style” – with a blanket over her head

proudest moment: seeing Burrito come out – he was pretty scared, but he did it. By the end of the day, he was napping in the sunshine

biggest laugh: Missy standing bipedally with a huge play face looking up at Annie as she dangled above

when it really hit me: watching Jamie try out all of the kids’ construction tools, then swing from the fire hose like a “real chimp” and thinking about her in a tiny barren cage in a windowless basement for most of her life

Old ladies playing

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J.B. was just taking some video of Annie and Missy playing, and a surprise third person joined the play session. We had to post it right away. It’s our longest video post yet, but I’ve already watched it three times. That play face made my day. I guess that’s why we call the big room the playroom.   Diana

Photos of Annie

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Like Foxie, Annie has also been coming out of her shell lately. Annie is naturally a bit shy with humans, but over the last couple of days she has been interacting more with her caregivers and using more of the enrichment items that we put out each day. She has also started to give us a great chimp greeting each morning when we arrive for work. J.B.  

J.B. interviewed by Martha Norwalk this morning

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J.B. (Director of Operations) was interviewed this morning on Martha Norwalk’s Animal World. You can listen to the interview here: Hour 3 – it’s a few minutes in to Hour 3. Hopefully lots of people listened to her show and the Cle Elum Seven will have many more friends now!