Posts by Sarah
Loss of a legend – Carole Noon
The world lost a true legend and hero yesterday – Carole Noon. She was the founder and President of Save the Chimps. Hundreds of chimps, including Annie’s son and Foxie’s daughter, are free today because of her, and I can’t think of a better tribute. I am happy to say that I worked with her a…
Read MoreA portrait of Foxie
Love that eye contact!
Read MoreA future so bright…
…Jamie’s gotta wear shades. Or at least use them to try to pick the locks. The day after I took this picture, I found these sunglasses sticking out of the keyhole of one of the window locks inside the playroom! Luckily our locks are hard to pick!
Read MoreThe (almost) perfect drooped lip face
Here’s a picture of Foxie in the sunshine this afternoon, sporting an almost perfect example of the “drooped lip” facial expression. Of course she added her own interpretation – her tongue is helping too!
Read MoreDonnie’s Day
Today we’re remembering and celebrating a special person on what would have been his 62nd birthday: Donnie Pfeiffer. Donnie was the brother of one of Foxie’s most dedicated supporters, Karen Young. Since Donnie was an archaeologist, we created a special “dig site” for the chimps to celebrate his birthday. We put fresh straw in the…
Read MoreDinner with Jody
Many of you know that Jamie often eats her dinner with a spoon. Did you know that Jody does too? Tonight, Jody used a spoon in her own special way to eat her oatmeal and applesauce. I love that she looks right into the camera in this clip!
Read MoreSad news from the chimp world
It looks like there’s been another chimp tragedy this week. There’s no such thing as a “pet” chimp. They simply do not belong in unqualified facilities, and this sort of heartbreak will keep happening until there is no more breeding of captive chimps into this cruel trade.
Read MoreJamie’s dexterity
Jamie LOVES it when we give her a ball point pen. I love her pen ritual – it’s as though she needs to collect a certain shopping list of things before she can begin writing. You can almost see her planning in her head. She’ll take the pen, pause while she scans the play room, and…
Read MoreNegra rockin’ out
Ok, so I am officially a dunce with regard to lighting videos. Apparently when shooting straight into the bright sunlight, everything else gets dark. Who knew?! But this is such a cool video of Negra, I thought I’d post it anyway. Negra loves to watch us dance for her. When we do, she bobs her…
Read MoreGet your name in paint
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Read MoreAnnie
Here’s a picture of Annie grooming herself in front of the window this afternoon. Enjoy!
Read MoreWatch Nightline Tonight!
Please be sure to tune in to Nightline tonight for a very important story about how chimpanzees are treated in laboratories. I just previewed some of the footage and it’s heartbreaking. Knowing Jamie, Burrito, Foxie, Negra, Annie, Missy and Jody were in similar facilities… There are no words!
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