Chimp ID: Dora
March 22, 2022 by Chad -
Today we will round out our Chimp ID Series of the Lucky Six! Though she is last in this series, she is certainly not the least. Today is all about none other than Dora!
When Dora first arrived here, she was a bit of an enigma to the caregivers. She was very quiet and reserved, and wanted no interactions with the humans outside of meal time. Though she loves spending time with her chimpanzee family, she also enjoys were alone time equally as well.
Lucky, Dora, and Rayne eating breakfast.
Dora grooming Terry.
As the months went on, Dora really started showing her personality to the human caregivers. She let them know that she indeed loves to play.
Just like a certain someone we all also know well, she is tiny but fierce. Dora is in the fact tiniest member of her group. But despite her small stature, we have seen her step up to the big guys in her group if they get too rowdy.
In fact, today Willy B began displaying in the Oakwood Greenhouse while she was grooming Terry in Riverview. As Willy B was displaying, Dora was the first one to begin to respond to his displays with pant hoots and a swift kick to the caging that separates them.
For us caregivers, it is this tiny body that allows us to identify her easily. But as you may have noticed, though she has a tiny body, she has big eyes. Her eyes are very unique to her group. This is another feature we use to tell it’s Dora.
We are really only starting to get to know Dora, and can’t wait to see her shine!
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She is the least….afraid of Willy B, the least chunky in her group, the least resistant to Terry’s charms (:wink:), the least interested in hanging with y’all, but the most aDORAble!
Thanks, Chad!
(is Lucky on a hunger strike in that second photo, or is she just a fast eater? :slight_smile:)
Lucky is a fast eater. She had already eaten her breakfast.
That was fast, Chad! Faster than Lucky eats!
She definitely has a face you recognize at once. I mentioned this before but every time I see her she reminds me so much of an elf or fairy. She’s a cutie.
Pixie sized with somber eyes
I went back and looked at some of the other blogs. Are her eyes as amber as the others? It’s hard to tell with the different lighting.
I think so. If you go back to the March 17 post, you’ll see a better photo
Little Dora, I have no doubt that had Willie B been near Dora she would have given him a swift kick in his rear. I love her eyes.
She just has that look that says she’s. not. having. it.
Wow! In the photo where you’re describing her showing her personality and that she loves to play, she looks just like an infant chimp laying on her back like that! It’s kind of neat to see a baby here (even though I know she isn’t)! I can’t wait for the day when D and Jeeb actually get to adopt some babies. :two_hearts:
when DORA stepped up onto that tabletop weigh table, she gave it a couple of whacks with her fist and then STOMPED the daylights out of the top before she jumped off……a ton of energy….
That was pretty impressive! I thought the video was ending and it really startled me.
Video?!? Am I missing the video? Where is it please!
Hi, Betsy!
click on the red words “Dora indeed loves to play” just above picture #6. it’s a link to an older video (probably the reunion with Beezus).
Sorry,it’s the video where they installed the scale for the 6.
Thanks Linda!
Oh, pretty Dora Chimpanzee. After a trying day I was in need of some pleasing visuals from the Sanctuary to gaze upon. Today’s blog post — and its subject — more than satisfied my need. I am so glad that the Sanctuary is home to Dora. While she was obliged to give her neighbor Willy B a reprimand for excessive displays of Willyness, I find it heartening that she has made friends with Maeve and Beezie. Being able to see her playface has made my day.
Dora was one of the first chimps in Cy’s group that I found easy to recognize from the start because of her big eyes. Her expressions stand out. Dora’s face is so lovely. She does come across as shy, well with the exception of her inspection of the new scale! 😉
Thanks Chad for helping us to get to know her better.
A Dora in a box!
Yes… I’ll have 2 please:heart_eyes:
Dora is absolutely aDORAble!
She is a petite and gorgeous gal with the amber eyes of an angel! This was a great blog Chad! I love little Dora!
Chad, Your write up on Dora was very informative. Loved that she was small, but could definitely hold her own!:hugging: