Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest
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Pineapple juice pool, floating gatorade ice treats, and a giant chunk of frozen pureed watermelon. A beautiful late spring, practically summer day. All of your friends together in a spacious greenhouse, feeling the gentle breeze on your face, admiring the stunning view.
What a perfectly delightful afternoon!
At least it WAS perfect. Until Rayne tried moving in on MY prized possession, that giant chunk of frozen pureed watermelon.
Sincerely,
Terry
Honey B’s birthday was yesterday, and we all got a front row seat for all her shenanigans on her big day. Today we’ll see what the rest of the chimps were up to while they celebrated Honey B’s birthday!
Staff had a very busy day in the chimp house today with a training and a meeting in addition to our regular duties so for today I’m doing a photo dump of unused images that staff found on their phones, enjoy!
Tiny Terry:
Rayne:
Willy B:
Today we celebrated spring with the chimpanzees by having a party filled with novel items and foods they love. One of these novel items was a cardboard cutout of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, which we hoped Cy would enjoy as he is a fan of bald men (remember his love of Stanley Tucci?!). Well, there were mixed reviews. Today’s blog video is all about the ups and downs of “meeting” Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson! We will share more about the rest of the party later, as there is simply too much good stuff to cover all in one day!
You all saw in J.B’s blog recently that Rayne had a physical exam last week and he shared with you what goes into making such a thing possible with a chimpanzee but there is another aspect of the exam that I’m going to share today. And that is getting one individual separated from their group so they can safely be sedated for their vet visit. You can follow me step by step during this process in today’s blog video!
I just happened to be watching the cameras when I spotted Lucky and Rayne running throughout the sanctuary. I was laughing out loud.
It’s so fun to be able to spy on these moments, thanks to the security cameras. Does Lucky know we are spying?
Today I want to share with you some photos of chimps at play!
First up, Rayne and Dora enjoying the fun that comes with a room full of paper.
Those play faces are the best!
Time to wrestle!
Dora is on the left and Rayne is on the right rocking a waistband.
Next up is Burrito and Foxie!
May we all have those friends in our lives that let us be completely ourselves, and never fail to make us laugh!
