Posts by Anna
In memory of Bill Clark
Our amazing supporter Shelley Winfrey, sponsored this day of sanctuary for the chimpanzees in memory of her dad, Bill Clark. Shelley, thank you so much for including the chimpanzees in this important day. We’re all wishing you and your family a day filled with comfort and loving remembrance.
Read MoreBoxing Day
Some of the chimps (particularly Honey B) spent the day after Christmas investigating their new presents: Mave on the other hand, was more interested in the leftover Christmas packaging: She also found an old standby. These rainbow toe socks seem to never get old! As for me, this will be my last blog for a…
Read MoreWilly B’s cabbage
The chimpanzees don’t follow the same food etiquette rules as most of us. Chewing extremely loudly with your mouth wide open is no big deal if you’re a chimp and somehow it’s still pretty endearing! We posted this video on Instagram yesterday and due to popular demand, decided it needed to be shared on multiple…
Read MoreLots of chimp play!
Kelsi put this delightful video together for yesterday, but alas, our internet was having a slow day! I’m more than happy to share it with everyone today instead 🙂
Read MoreHappy birthday, Eric!
This day of sanctuary was sponsored by long-time supporter Eric Dodge in honor of his birthday! What a great way to celebrate your big day! Wishing you the happiest of birthdays today Eric, from all of us at the sanctuary! Honey B: Mave: Willy B: Jamie: Foxie: Burrito: Negra: Jody: Missy: Annie: And cattle friends!
Read MoreHappy Thanksgiving!
There is so much to be thankful for this year!
Read MoreSunny spirits
As Burrito continues to improve after his surgery, we have all slowly been able to take deep breaths of relief. Please enjoy these photos of the girls taking in some fresh air on Young’s Hill this morning. Foxie and Jody Annie Here’s Jody with her “relaxed face and droopy lip” expression. This pretty much summarizes…
Read MoreWish list Wednesday!
In case you haven’t noticed, the chimpanzees consume A LOT of fresh produce. Jody: On top of making sure they all get enough to eat, we also try to make sure there is plenty of variety. Negra: Burrito: Jody: Annie: Missy: Jamie: Foxie: Oh and did I mention we are now filling the stomachs of…
Read MoreThe guys
Burrito and Willy B continue to work on their budding friendship!
Read MoreJamieween 2019!
Today we kept half of the chimp house pretty low key and quiet so Burrito and Willy B could continue to build their friendship. Meanwhile, the “Girl Gang” celebrated Jamie’s 42nd Birthday in their upstairs Mezzanine space. Happy Jamieween everyone!
Read MoreDolls in danger
A little background with today’s blog.. While Foxie clearly has a passion for the many dolls she owns, she sometimes has an odd way of showing it. In addition to hugging and carrying her dolls around lovingly, she also seems to use her dolls to test out unknown situations and will put them in purposeful…
Read MoreRest and Recovery
Yesterday we made an attempt to introduce Foxie and Burrito to the existing larger group. As Diana said yesterday, it did not go quite the way we wanted it to go. Today has been a quiet day of rest, recovery and reevaluation as we come up with the plan for our next move. Yesterday was…
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