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A Gentleman’s Tea Party

June 5, 2013 by Katelyn -

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Today I brought in some new “garden tool” themed enrichment for the chimpanzees so we decided to throw an impromptu garden tea party in the greenhouse this morning.  JB and Diana contributed beautiful roses from their garden which the chimps love to smell and eat, and we brewed some berry tea to put out in teacups.  And in perfect serendipity, Zibby Wilder, a former board member for the sanctuary (featured in this video of when the chimps first arrived almost five years ago!), came for a visit and just happened to bring fresh grapevines which the chimps were very excited about!  Being the only fella at the garden tea party, Burrito had no problem problem joining in to enjoy the treats and he was the perfect gentleman.

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5 Comments

  1. Avatar Susan Happ on June 5, 2013 at 4:04 pm

    A very handsome boy!



  2. Avatar Ivy M. Yardley on June 5, 2013 at 4:06 pm

    Nothing like a good ‘ol tea party. Love them myself. By the way…is Burrito drinking from a straw in that last photo?



    • Avatar Katelyn on June 5, 2013 at 7:31 pm

      Hi Ivy~

      No, the chimps didn’t have straws today but they do use them. I think it’s the handle on the tea cup that you see, but it does look like a straw now that you mention it. 🙂



  3. Avatar Cody Marie Phoenix on June 5, 2013 at 9:12 pm

    Burrito is so sweet! He must feel special being the only male and not threatened to join in on the girls fun! 😀



  4. Avatar kim (FB tiki kim) on June 6, 2013 at 9:41 am

    i just love him! i love them all but just look at him 🙂 … i love this idea, yesterday when you posted about jamie’s “floral” arrangement, i thought of garden tools and imagined them doing some planting 🙂 thankx for making life interesting for them 🙂



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