Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest
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Hey Seattleites – can you help us spread the word about the auction? We have some fabulous flyers and leave-behind cards, and we’re looking for folks to cover Ballard, Queen-Anne, Magnolia and other greater-downtown areas. Shoot Sabrina an email today and she’ll arrange to supply you with materials and let you know how we’re tracking what areas/businesses are covered.
Thanks for helping the chimps by getting folks to the best fundraising event to hit Seattle all year!
For today’s afternoon enrichment, we filled bowls with tea, soy milk, soy yogurt, peanut butter, and ketchup, and placed the bowls on the outside of the chimps’ enclosure. Then we gave them tools to fish for the food.
Its fascinating to watch the different personalities in action. Burrito has no patience, and he’s not a very adept tool user either. Negra will use someone else’s straw once they’ve fished it into the bowl, but she won’t do it herself. Missy, Annie, Jody, and Foxie are all very patient and skillful. But Jamie is by far the best. I didn’t catch this on camera, but Jamie found a clever way to get the last bit out of her bowl. After she had gotten all of the yogurt that she could, she went to the water fountain to get a mouthful of water. She spit the water through the caging and into the bowl, diluting the remaining yogurt. Then she fished her straw through and drank the liquid.
We’re in the middle of writing up the catalog for the Celebrate the Seven auction, and I’ve got to tell you – we have a lot of really fabulous stuff, and LOTS of it! Now we need to sell those tickets out! So, if you haven’t already – email everyone in your address book and tell them not to miss this event. Ticket sales are picking up – better get yours today! And email me to let me know if you’re able to flyer in and around Seattle – I’ll hook you up with some gorgeous flyers and leave-behind cards.
Here are a few of the items up for grabs: yoga classes, etched bottles of wine, getaway packages (like a NY stay and Candle 79 dinner, an eagle-watching float trip, a week in Mazatlan, and a Caribbean cruise), gift boxes of vegan meat (that’s right – vegan meat made locally by Field Roast), jewelry, NASCAR tickets, special label wine with a photo of Missy and Annie on it, numerous Seattle hotel overnights, rafting trips, wine tastings, gift certificates for so many restaurants my head is spinning, boarding for companion canines, custom portraits, and art worthy of our own gallery show! Check out just some of the art here. This is going to be one amazing evening.
Thank you to everyone who donated and helped procure items.
J.B. and I were just outside and we spied a chimpanzee -form on top of the climbing structure in the outdoor area after all of the caregivers left for the evening. Normally the chimps tend to bed down right after dinner and are pretty well settled by the time the caregivers leave at night, and we’ve rarely seen anyone settling outside. I figured that the indoors might just feel safer, but I’ve been hoping that, after time, the outdoor area might also feel like a safe place to sleep.
When we got closer, we could tell that it was Jamie. She was lying down on her stomach and had a sheet completely covering everything but her head. She looked at us casually, but with no interest in getting up. Next to her on the platform was the boat bumper that she had apparently pulled up there earlier today. Maybe Jamie decided it was a good night for a camp out in her own personal tree house.
The chimps were in such playful moods yesterday! I could hear laughter coming from the playroom, so I grabbed the camera and caught Foxie and Jamie in a 10-minute long game of “steal the troll”. Thankfully, Foxie won in the end and the troll was returned to its rightful owner.
What a difference a day makes…when we came in this morning, the group had clearly been fighting and they had that look that says We can’t wait to take our frustration out on you, J.B., when you serve us breakfast!. Needless to say, I got drenched. But that’s what I’m here for!
This Thursday is Annie’s birthday! We don’t know the actual day of Annie’s birth, so we picked a date for her. And because we hadn’t picked one by this time last year, this will be her first birthday at the sanctuary.
So even though she’s turning 35, you can wish Annie a Happy First Birthday!
Here are a couple of photos of the soon-to-be birthday girl, taken this afternoon.
I’ve heard from some readers that Burrito doesn’t get as much attention on our blog as the other chimps, so here are a few recent photos of the big man hanging out and enjoying his chow.
In this photo, Jamie was just moving her bed from the hammock to the platform, but she looked like she was about to rescue someone.
