Today is in honor of Torie and Danielle’s birthdays from their mom, Barbara.
Here’s a classic photo of Annie and Missy to say “have a happy day!”
You too can sponsor a day for yourself or a loved one. Details on our donate page.
Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest
Hope. Love. Home. Sanctuary
by Diana
Today is in honor of Torie and Danielle’s birthdays from their mom, Barbara.
Here’s a classic photo of Annie and Missy to say “have a happy day!”
You too can sponsor a day for yourself or a loved one. Details on our donate page.
by J.B.
by J.B.
It’s easy to get distracted while cleaning the playroom. This morning, Burrito insisted that his caregivers take a break and entertain him for a while.
by Jackie
Recently there was a discussion on our Facebook page about Nest Grunts. When the chimps are getting settled into their nests at night they will often make a hoohuhhoohuh sound which is called a nest grunt. Chimps in the wild will often make these vocalizations to check in with each other before bedtime. We’ve been trying to catch the vocalization on tape for the blog for some time now, and we were finally successful! It’s definitely one of my favorite times of the night.
by Diana
Get your bids in NOW! Check it out, make some calls to your friends, and let’s reach our $25,000 goal – this counts donations to Young’s Hill as well as bids on our fabulous auction items.
Below is the video that Jonathan Houser made about the Young’s Hill project, with music by Robin Washburn.
Thanks for participating in our first-ever online auction and for helping get the chimps Out of the Box!
Young’s Hill – The Dream from Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest on Vimeo.
by Diana
Jody and Missy would like to thank everyone who participated in our recent Chimps’ Choice request by sending Boomer Balls.
by Jackie
It may be sunny and beautiful right now, but this morning was very chilly and gray. It was definitely one of those mornings where all you want to do is curl up on the couch with your favorite blanket and watch a movie. So, it was no surprise when Missy decided to skip breakfast and stayed in her giant nest in the playroom. I certainly don’t blame her, but that meant cleaning the playroom was slightly delayed. Being behind in our routine did not stop the chimps from being adorably distracting. Jamie was looking quite bored, so I poured a little bit of (non-toxic) soapy water on the floor in one of the front rooms and gave her a couple of brushes. She cleaned a very large portion of the room and worked on it for nearly an hour (am I losing job security?). As if that wasn’t cute enough, Burrito spent some quality time with blankets today, which is something that we just don’t see from him very often.
The first blanket I saw him “cuddling” with is one that has a skull and crossbones on it 🙂
Then, Missy distracted him with a playful game of chase. He later returned to the same spot with a different blanket:
And then it got chilly, so he moved into the front rooms. I would say it was a very good morning to curl up with a blanket!
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