A New Friend for Burrito

July 14, 2015 by Elizabeth -

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This morning, new staff caregiver Anna showed up at the chimp house with a giant stuffed gorilla for the chimpanzees. Stuffed animals have a sad history at the sanctuary; the chimps tend to either ignore them or tear them limb from limb. Stuffed animals that resemble apes or monkeys, in particular, don’t often live long after the chimps get their hands on them.

So we were surprised and delighted by what transpired this morning…

Burrito Enrichment Play Sanctuary

7 Comments

Kathleen on July 14, 2015 at 9:21 pm

I believe the stuffed gorilla is male and Burrito figured that our immediately (thus placing Mr. Gorilla on his head to check him out to be sure)! Clearly Burrito is thrilled to have a man around at long last but I can see he is slightly miffed as to why this new friend is passed out and will not wake up!

I hope his stuffed pal lasts for a while. So cute seeing happy Mr. B enjoying him. And so funny that they are the same size.
Karen and Don on July 15, 2015 at 7:34 am

Awesome! The stuffed gorilla is bigger than Mr. B! So cute, so nice to see him with a “silent” friend. I hope this friendship lasts. My experience with Foxie murdering the stuffed chimp I gave to her made me respect her. She was protecting her troll doll from a chimp from another community, the stuffed chimp community at Costcos! Go Burrito. Maybe he will take his new friend on the hill! That would be amazing.
June on July 15, 2015 at 8:06 am

Will he protect his new friend from the others? He is having SUCH a good tine????
Brenna on July 15, 2015 at 9:38 am

You could name him Taco. 😀 I’m glad he has a new friend anyway.
Vicki on July 15, 2015 at 10:51 am

OMG that was adorable ! Burrito now has a new “sister” to play with and who will do whatever he wants. No screaming, no biting, no running away ! It’s the perfect playmate !! Hopefully it will last.
Jackie Downey on July 15, 2015 at 11:48 am

I think its a love-hate relation! Really cute!
Barbara on July 17, 2015 at 6:40 pm

Buritto
That gorilla doesn’t have much of a personality. I don’t know if this will work out. It is fun to see you enjoying your new friend. I just wish he would communicate a little more. Have fun.

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