Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest

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Winter Sun

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The sun was out today, and the chimpanzees took advantage of it!

Mave can most often be found lying down. She’s a pretty chill, not very athletic individual. She also is still getting comfortable being in The Bray habitat, after years of avoiding the great big outdoors.

That’s why it has been surprising to see that Mave is the biggest fan of the shaky bridge that was constructed by founder Keith and friends last summer!

Mave spent some quality alone time soaking up the winter sun.

 

Meanwhile, George hung out with his new friends in the toasty greenhouses.

Here’s Gordo grooming George, with Cy and Rayne not visible in the photo, but nearby:

They also got some time on The Bray this afternoon!

Rayne (far right) excitedly greeted George (lower middle) while Cy monitored and Terry charged ahead:

A Shaky Bridge on the Bray

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CSNW Founder, Keith, along with friends and family, spent the weekend improving the Bray habitat. We were able to turn a pile of leftover materials into a new tower, and we repurposed a shaky bridge that had to be taken down during our fence renovations. We also planted a few more trees with the hope that they’ll survive the chimps’ curiosity to one day provide some more shade at the bottom of the hill (thanks for the plum tree, Patti!).  The chimps took an instant interest in all of it—even Willy B braved the grass to check it out. Stay tuned for George’s reaction to the new climbing structures.

Many thanks to the whole crew for helping to build an even better Bray habitat.