Chimpanzees’ choice: enrichment or food?
April 21, 2012 by Diana -
Today is GORGEOUS! So gorgeous that we set out a party on Young’s Hill complete with new gifts from special friends and fun food. It was an early celebration of Love a Chimpanzee Day (April 23rd), a holiday invented by supporter Monica Best and a day that she sponsors each year.
Jamie passed the food and went right for her new red boots brought by Monica’s friend Sophy. After securing her new red boots, Jamie did manage to get a huge armful of bok choy (not pictured).
Guess what Burrito chose? That’s right – food! Here he is eating cabbage by the treat rock:
Jody first went for the food (she’s eating watermelon in the photo below):
But later she grabbed some clown glasses and a new doll. The photo below is a little blurry because Jody was on the move!
There were three new Dora dolls on the hill, thanks to caregiver Jackie’s thrift store shopping. Foxie quickly gathered them all up:
And later spent some quality time with them:
All in all, it was a delightful early celebration of Love a Chimpanzee Day. Thank you, Monica! And thank you to all supporters who sponsor days and otherwise support the sanctuary.
Today was a special day for me too! Jim, Audrey and Brian worked on the outreach & events stuff shed. Isn’t it beautiful?? I want to move in.
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Thanks for the great updates!!
Awesome shed !! I have some storage containers – I will have to bring them over for you to fill up.
What a wonderful day for the Seven. And the shed looks great–can visualize flower boxes at the windows! Thanks for the photos, Diana and to the sponsors for making it such a special day.
WOW Diana! Complete with windows! That is fantastic! We are going to have to have a moving in shower to get it all fancied up! Who’s in? Curtains, rug, what else?
And the day on the hill was great. What a wonderful idea, Monica, Love A Chimpanzee Day!
Wow….is that a little house for Karen and I to live in when we come over?
Love the photo of Foxie and her new baby girls! Such a mama. And I’m so happy to see Burrito relaxed and not anxious! Everyone must have had such a happy day!