Lost and Found

By Anna | March 21, 2018 |

Foxie started her Young’s Hill morning adventure with a bright pink haired doll and a red headed doll (for those who are keeping up with Foxie’s passions, these are friends of Strawberry shortcake: “Huckleberry Pie” and “Raspberry Torte”) The next thing I knew, she had found a lost Dora doll in the grass: Dora’s face…

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Strengthening bonds

By Anna | March 14, 2018 |

Burrito rarely goes a day without causing concentrated chaos in the mornings. It’s as though his displays are a necessary part of his a.m. routine, almost as important as breakfast. Some mornings he starts off being incredibly playful with the other chimps and his caregivers, then eats part of his breakfast, and just like clockwork…

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Lookouts

By Anna | March 13, 2018 |

The structure we call “Twister” remains a popular spot. This morning, most of the chimps gathered there for some serious territory patrol work. I couldn’t really see what they were looking at (I didn’t have a crow’s nest to climb myself after all), but Jody was most attentive to her duties: Jody and Missy: Jody,…

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Sounds of spring

By Anna | March 6, 2018 |

The noises that accompany springtime have started to return to the sanctuary. This morning Negra was on high alert, alarm calling at the sound of a raucous bird making noise to the east side of the sanctuary. Jody is always good for a reassuring hug, this is her concerned face as she rushed up to…

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Thinking spring

By Anna | March 1, 2018 |

This morning’s rain melted more snow so that we can see big patches of ground underneath. It won’t be long before the thought of snow is a distant memory and new green grass comes shooting up for the chimps to enjoy. Until then, we will have to enjoy a few throwback photos from April 2016.…

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Central Washington Wildlife

By Anna | February 27, 2018 |

The chimpanzees share their home with a variety of native Washington wildlife. You just never quite know what you might see around the sanctuary on any given day!

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Foxie the destroyer

By Anna | February 21, 2018 |

Foxie often plays pretty rough with her dolls, quite different than she would probably treat a real infant. She will throw them, smack them and bite them one minute, and be hugging and grooming them the next. We may never know why Foxie likes certain dolls so much, but we do know that she doesn’t…

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A history of Foxie

By Anna | February 20, 2018 |

Today I went waayy back into the blog archives and found this post from Diana about visiting Foxie while she still lived at Buckshire: “Foxie is a small chimpanzee with a dark, inquisitive face and a somewhat mischievous charm. She was born into captivity in 1976, fated to be used by humans for their purposes.…

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