Happy 32nd Birthday, Cy!
March 12, 2022 by Diana -
It’s Cy’s 32nd birthday!
His group arrived less than a year ago, so it’s the first birthday that he has celebrated at Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest.
Birthday Fairy Paulette Wrisley helped to make Cy’s celebration even more special by sponsoring a day of sanctuary in his honor. Thank you for remembering so many birthdays, Paulette!
Cy had a fabulous birthday today that included a library theme. Big thanks to Carpenter Memorial Library in Cle Elum for not only donating magazines and books to add to the celebration, but also for giving Cy an honorary library card!
Katelyn coined the term “magazineworm” to describe Cy, and he was certainly happy to have his passion recognized on his birthday:
Enjoy these close-up photos of Cy that Kelsi took during some quiet time today:
No celebration at the sanctuary is complete without a feast. On the lunch menu today were cherry tomatoes and lettuce as a forage and corn (a Cy favorite!) plus giant spring onions and passion fruit.
Jamie was the only chimpanzee out of the sixteen who demonstrated a passion for the passion fruit right away.
All of the other chimpanzees seemed pretty skeptical of this new fruit, but we did see Rayne and Dora collecting the discarded ones later.
Speaking of Rayne and Dora, Rayne really took to this Farmer’s Market book:
And here are some bonus photos of Dora close up, with different color tones:
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Glad Mr Big Man #2 had a great day!
Thanks again, Paulette! Nice to see them get something new!
And kudos to the library for contributing old ‘zines!
Thanks for the wonderful pics, Diana!
Maybe Deanna can chime in with what birthday celebrations they had before! I always love hearing her stories!
Happy Birthday Cy!
Thank you for sharing these beautiful pictures. It looks like everyone had fun.:birthday:
Love the pix of Cy with his many magazines! He has really won my heart.
Happy Birthday dear Cy. Hope all enjoyed the celebration. The menu looks delicious. Thank you to Paulette and the Carpenter Memorial Library for making the day even more special. Hugs to all!
Happy Birthday Mr Charlton Heston look-alike. You’re soooo handsome!
Thank you CSNW for making Cy’s birthday wishes come true
:pray::birthday::champagne_glass::gift:?
Happy Birthday handsome Cy! Enjoy your new library card ?
What an amazing celebration! And I’m blown away hearing that Carpenter Memorial Library donated books and gave Cy an honorary library card. Oh what fun Cy could have rummaging through the isles of the library but I’m not sure the books/magazines would make it back in one piece. 🙂 Love the close-ups of our handsome Birthday Boy.
The luncheon menu looks scrumptious (as to be expected for such a big occasion). I can see how new foods could make the chimps “curious” about what you’re serving them. I must admit that I have never had a passion fruit. Leave it to Jamie to bravely bite down and enjoy the delicacy.
Happy Birthday dear Cy! We are all so lucky to have you in our lives, even if only from afar.
I don’t remember being a big fan when I tried it in the Caribbean years ago, but it’s common to find in juices, mixed with other fruits. And maybe ice cream? (not an ice cream person, but I feel like I’ve seen something somewhere).
Great to see Cy has a library card!
Would love to see photos of his visit there!!! I wonder what books head would head for first.
As always the caregivers gave the Chimps a great day. Well done all.
Well Diana, it looks like Cy is learning about ## hashtags, so it could very well be that he will ask you to give him his own computer, so he can do some more learning without wasting paper….
And Rayne might just want to tag along on your next visit to the market…
It warms my heart to see the pictures of how you all love these wonderful creatures, by creating the space for them to be themselves.
Cy is a true bibliophile….it’s so great that he has his own library card!
I wished Cy a happy birthday yesterday, and assuming that my comment merits posting, I will do so again today. He has a very appealing personality. I wish him a very enjoyable new year of life.