Posts by Anthony
Snow Diggity
With just over a week to go before the winter solstice, our valley is already in the midst of this year’s first big snowstorm. The accumulating slush doesn’t seem to be bothering the chimps too much, though. On one side of the building, Annie, Burrito, Foxie, Jamie, Jody, Missy and Negra have been scarfing down…
Read MoreTheir Side of the Mountain
The mosaic landscape in which the sanctuary exists is truly breathtaking. Even so, it’s difficult to assess the value that such a backdrop provides to four cattle and sixteen chimps who reside here. For their part, the bovines appear most excited about their environment when it is carpeted with fresh green grass. They’re not particularly…
Read MoreThe Nifty Fifty
I’m sure all of you are familiar with the Lucky Six by now, but do you know the Nifty Fifty? Before I get any further ahead, I need to clarify something. Y’all may be disappointed, but we don’t currently have any plans to rescue a group of fifty chimpanzees. (Not anytime soon, at least.) The…
Read MoreHoney B’s “Blue Steel”
“Have you ever wondered if there was more to life, other than being really, really, ridiculously good looking?” — Derek Zoolander Here’s a serious portrait of Honey B sitting in one of the front rooms. I hope it brightens all of your respective Mondays!
Read MoreThe Buddy System
As an atmospheric river flows over the Pacific Northwest and hammers the Cascades with wind, rain and snow, our sheltered valley has experienced an odd mix of beautiful and horrible weather this week. That hasn’t stopped one group of chimps from making use of their expansive outdoor habitat: Young’s Hill. “The Hill” was completed in…
Read MoreSo Fresh, So Clean
Today has been another busy day at the sanctuary, so I’m going to forego my usual style in favor of something simple and brief. I took some photographs with my phone today in order to show you all what it takes to keep everything clean, organized, and functioning around here. Our care staff has to…
Read MoreOctober 32nd
So, about last night… Jamieween isn’t officially over until the chimps say it is. Even though it’s now officially November 1st, they’re still enjoying themselves like its just another day of October. For those of you who missed the original post or want to refresh your memory, I will simply link to yesterday’s blog entry…
Read MoreFall Things Considered
Today’s itinerary is, per usual, quite full. Our staff is staying busy with ongoing social integrations between the two former Waystation groups, regular cleaning and organizing in the Chimp House, and special projects around the sanctuary. In place of a wordy update, I’m just going to upload some photos I’ve taken of the sanctuary residents…
Read MoreExtra! Extra! Read all a-sprout it!
This post is all about Brussels sprouts. In particular, it’s all about how much Honey B loves those little green things. Humans began cultivating this unique cultivar of cabbage almost two millennia ago. They eventually became popular in northern Europe, including around the Belgian city of Brussels, given them their distinct name. They were brought…
Read MoreMicro/Macro
Photographing chimpanzees is challenging. To help us create images worthy of sharing with our followers, the sanctuary has a small collection of donated cameras and lenses (some of which were items on our Amazon Wish List). Unlike those versatile zoom and prime lenses, macro lenses are specialized for close-up photography and are currently absent from…
Read MoreTwinkle, Twinkle (Lots of Stars)
Although the sanctuary is located in a moderately-populated valley, the skies here are still dark enough for stargazing on moonless nights. I get excited about this lack of light pollution because of my newest hobby: astrophotography. This genre of photography encompasses any imaging of objects and phenomena in space. Those celestial subjects can include the…
Read MoreReminder: Chimps Don’t Belong in Captivity
For today’s blog post, I thought it would be worthwhile and prudent to review some of our positions and policies for anyone who may be new to our content. First, I hope that everyone takes the time to find out why we exist, how we do what we do, and why we do it that…
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