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I Pity The Fool…

February 28, 2025 by Krissy Brasfield

I pity the fool…who doesn’t adore our very own Mr. T(erry)!

Terry has gotten a lot of attention on the blog lately, and today is no different.  Everything they say about Terry is true!  He is a gentle giant.  Such a sweet big ole’ meatball of a guy!  He’s a raspberry blowin’, hand lickin’, boot spittin’, coat scritchin’, chase playin’, elbow groomin’, Romaine crunchin’ friend to all!

If you don’t already adore Mr. T, what the heck are you waiting for?

Take a moment to spend some time with Terry and a couple of heads of Romaine lettuce and you’ll be sure to fall head over heels!

Filed Under: Chimpanzee, Food, Terry Tagged With: eating, lettuce, Terry

Magic Moments

August 20, 2023 by Diana

Earlier in the summer, J.B. and I fixed up the irrigation and soil for the old garden beds that are now near the chute. I, a little late in the season, pretty much randomly threw some seeds in the ground. Not much has grown, with the major exception of some sunflowers. One sunflower in particular has shot up exponentially compared to the others, grown a thick stem, and is going to bloom soon.

It’s so interesting to me that among all the seeds, it was just that one who not just survived, but seemed to find the perfect conditions to thrive.

I’m not a very good gardener, or at least not a very ordered and meticulous one, as you can tell from this story, but I love to see plants thrive. Just like I love to see the chimpanzees and the bovines, and the humans too, thrive at the sanctuary. We don’t always know the exact ingredients and conditions that each individual will respond to, so there’s a lot of trying and observing, taking note, and doing more of the things that produce happiness, joy, contentment, relaxation, and interest. There’s no one formula that works for everyone.

Missy, for example, doesn’t need a lot of human attention. Her physical environment is important. She needs space to run, things to climb on, and puzzles that she has to solve.

When she does seek out human attention, like today, it is pretty rewarding for the human. Today that human was me. I’m pretty sure Missy is quite aware that I love her toes. Whenever she’s in the mood to hang out, at some point she will put her toes out for me to touch. It’s the best.

She also puts her back against the caging so I can give her a little knuckle rub massage. This is my view when she does that:

One bonus photo that shows her face. At dinner, Anthony cut up some romaine lettuce, much to the delight of every single chimpanzee in the house. Here’s Missy enjoying hers, with Annie lurking behind:

We are trying to put together all of the ingredients to make our HOOT! event thrive for all of you (too much of a stretch)? Don’t forget to get your tickets!

Filed Under: Fundraising, Sanctuary Tagged With: lettuce, Missy has no neck, sunflower, thrive, toes

Birthday Forage, Pt. 2

June 14, 2019 by J.B.

Here are some more photos of the all-you-can-eat lettuce buffet yesterday. Can’t wait to see some of you at tomorrow night’s Hoot! gala.

Jody:

Annie:

Missy:

Negra:

Filed Under: Food Tagged With: chimpanzee, Food, forage, lettuce, northwest, rescue, Sanctuary

Dinner

July 9, 2009 by J.B.

Chimps are adept tool users, but you can’t get everything with a spoon.

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By the way, this week the chimps are enjoying the first lettuce harvest from Negra’s garden!

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Filed Under: Food, Missy, Negra Tagged With: chimpanzee, garden, lettuce, Missy, Negra, northwest, rescue, Sanctuary, spoon, tool use

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