J.B. posted a video a few days ago with the background sounds of Foxie hitting a troll with a spoon. It’s not an uncommon occurrence these days. I consider it a good thing, because now she interacts with more forms of enrichment – spoons! This video is of Foxie “disciplining” a Madame Alexander doll with a ladle.
Foxie
Foxie, Missy, and Annie playing outside
Chimps often walk bipedally when their hands are full (with trolls, for example). Foxie also does this when she is playing (in this example) or displaying.
Morning Yoga, Troll Games
You never know what you are going to find when you greet the chimps in the morning. For example, you might find Jamie upside down, acting as if its totally normal to begin the day upside down.
Today was a beautiful day for early February so we served lunch outside. Afterwards, Foxie climbed to the top of the enclosure to where she could throw her trolls down to us.
Business as usual
You’ll be glad to know that everyone is doing well, and although the chimpanzees are still trying to figure out where things stand after the fight, for the most part its business as usual around here.
This morning, Jamie kept herself occupied by playing with towels and water bottles (the loud noise you hear in the video is from Foxie hitting one of her trolls with a spoon!). She’s somehow always busy, and you can see how serious she is when she’s engaged in one of her many tasks, like pouring water from one bottle to another:
In the afternoon, Jamie, Foxie and Missy played outdoors. Foxie, of course, brought her trolls:
Another Playful Day
The chimps have been playing all day today. While we were cleaning the playroom, Foxie and Jamie played “ghost under the sheet” and tickled each other:
Later, when the chimps went outside, there was a lot of jumping:
…and wrestling:
…and some foot-biting:
Finally, Foxie hung upside down from the roof with a troll head in her mouth:
Mirror, mirror on the wall…
J.B. hung the mirror today in the playroom that the blog/forum participants purchased for the Cle Elum Seven. The chimpanzees love it! Jamie was pretty intent on figuring out how to remove it from the wall, so J.B. put a frame around it at the end of the day. Below is a video and photos of their first inspections and reflections.
Watching videos
Here is a video of (from left to right) Jody, Burrito and Foxie watching the “all about chimpanzees” video yesterday.