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Quiet

February 22, 2016 by Elizabeth -

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Negra is an introvert. While she enjoys the occasional grooming session or gentle play with the other chimpanzees, she chooses to spend the vast majority of her time by herself, usually under a blanket, napping or gazing out the window at the valley below the chimp house. As the grandma of the group, she sometimes has to tell the other, more rambunctious, chimps to settle down so she can have some peace and quiet.

It’s not unusual to catch Negra in pensive moments like this one.

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17 Comments

  1. Avatar mark-allen on February 22, 2016 at 1:55 pm

    bless her heart…



  2. Avatar Cheryl on February 22, 2016 at 2:01 pm

    beautifulll!!!



  3. Avatar Karen on February 22, 2016 at 3:23 pm

    What a beauty. She wears her soul on her sleeve so to speak.



  4. Avatar Amy on February 22, 2016 at 4:03 pm

    Enjoy your peace, Negra.



  5. Avatar Maggie on February 22, 2016 at 4:20 pm

    I know I can’t, but I’d love to just hug her!



    • Avatar Elaine Reininger on April 2, 2016 at 4:32 am

      I was thinking the same thing, Maggie.



  6. Avatar Tammy on February 22, 2016 at 4:43 pm

    i understand I love my alone time. She is just GORGEOUS!!!!



  7. Avatar Martha Faulkner on February 22, 2016 at 4:54 pm

    Sweet Negra!



  8. Avatar sherry rogers on February 22, 2016 at 5:11 pm

    I love the way she folds her arms. I hope her thoughts are peaceful and that she feels happy to be free to go outside or rest under her blankets. She so deserves the peace after her abuse in the lab. I too wish I could somehow comfort her.



  9. Carla René on February 22, 2016 at 5:50 pm

    She’s just so darned cute and squishy.

    I’ve often wondered something, however. Is it her age that makes her quiet and sombre? Or do you think it’s that she took the longest to transition from such a horrible, torturous past? Does she show any signs of PTSD?

    Thanks.



    • Avatar Elizabeth on February 24, 2016 at 9:16 am

      Hi Carla – Yes, Negra shows signs of PTSD. I think her behavior can be explained by some combination of trauma from her past, and personality.



  10. Avatar Jackie on February 22, 2016 at 5:59 pm

    The lovely Queen Negra! Enjoy your peace and comfort.



  11. Avatar Laurie on February 22, 2016 at 7:54 pm

    I hope she is free from her past demons and happy in the moment!! She is soooo beautiful~



  12. Avatar Kathleen on February 22, 2016 at 8:06 pm

    Perhaps why I love her the most. I hope she never has a troubled memory and enjoys every minute of her quiet solitude and cozy soft nests……. and I am looking forward to “Negra Weather” when she ventures out to nosh on the sweet green springtime grass! I really do love you Queen Negra.



  13. Avatar Arlene and Michael on February 22, 2016 at 8:52 pm

    She looks deep in thought. I hope she feels safe, at peace and happy:)



  14. Avatar Denice on February 22, 2016 at 9:38 pm

    I can relate.



  15. Avatar Dalyce on February 23, 2016 at 2:33 am

    How wonderful she has this choice … Thank you all so much!



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