Just a Little Stitious
May 18, 2022 by Kelsi -
Are you superstitions? New World Encyclopedia says: “The earliest superstitions were created as a way to deal with the ignorance and fear of the unknown. Chance misfortunes could be ascribed a cause, and the potential to avoid or control them was created. Superstitions are thus a way of attempting to regain control over events, particularly when one feels helpless.”
I wouldn’t say we are superstitious at Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest, but we are careful about saying how successful the integration is going. I guess you could say we don’t want to jinx anything. Anna pointed out a quote from Michael Scott on The Office that describes us best in our current situation: “I’m not super stitious, but I am a little stitious.” Recently, I find myself knocking on wood if I say the 9 are doing well, just in case something goes wrong. Which is why a recurring phrase you have/will hear from us for a long time is: We are cautiously optimistic! We don’t know what the future holds for these 9 chimpanzees, but for now things are looking up and we are just a little stitious.
I wanted to capture some photos of the 9 grooming and playing, but they were all doing those things in hard to reach places. However, I was able to capture a few individual photos today!
Dora peacefully napping:
Lucky:
And Willy B admiring his own reflecting:
Today is also Wish List Wednesday!! We recently just updated the wish list!
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Hi, Kelsi!
There are only 2 items on it?
I promise to keep knocking on wood for you! Nice to see a photo of lovely Lucky. She seems to be a little shy or maybe just hard to photograph since she often appears to be up high. That photo of handsome (and perhaps vain) Willy B is very funny. I love that boy.
How long before you would feel comfortable saying the integration is successful?
I really do enjoy the extreme close-ups. I”ll never get that close to a chimp in real life, so it’s a special encounter. Thank you!
If I may be a little pretentious ( I think that is the right word..?) :
There is no other time than the present, so I would like to think your hard work is paying off…..
Otherwise you are being Super-stitious, wanting to control the future which we all know you cannot.
So dear caregivers, I would encourage you all to be happy and not worry and trust in the wisdom of those amazing Chimp people, who seem to be managing just fine!!