Playful Negra
May 14, 2011 by Diana -
We don’t know exactly how old Negra is. Our records say she was captured in Africa in 1973, other records indicate 1968. As far as we know, she was immediately placed in a biomedical research facility in the United States after her capture. She remained the property of the biomedical industry until 2008.
We celebrate Negra’s birthday on June 13th, the day the chimpanzees arrived to Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest. The 3rd anniversary of the chimps’ arrival and Negra’s 38th (or so) birthday is just one month away!
Regardless of her exact age, Negra is not a young chimpanzee, and it’s always a joy to see breaking out into play. She and Foxie had been playing for several minutes before I could get to the camera. When I did start filming, Jamie was banging on the fencing and didn’t seem very pleased, but she soon decided to give up on reprimanding me and instead joined in on the play.
My favorite part of the video below is Negra’s foot stomp towards Jamie. Foot stomping is a common chimpanzee play behavior, but this is one of the very few times I’ve witnessed Negra do it.
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I like that Foxie and Jamie both seem to know that Negra is “too old” to get want or be good at loud and wild play. They take it at her speed.
I love that Jamie’s the alpha over the humans, I just love this girl! I think the older Negra gets, the younger she acts, due, of course, to the loving care she gets at CSNW.
I think your right Cathy. You’re never too old to find out playtime is fun.
i do love queen neggy lovely little clip thank you xxx
I love Neggie’s playfaces! The foot stomp is priceless. It’s so heartwarming when she joins the play.
What a tease, Diana!……give us more!!! It’s lovely to see Negra is action!
So nice to see… Beautiful! xoxox