Posts by Sarah

Jamie worked and worked on this one!

Yesterday there was a question on the blog about Missy’s “one sock” fashion sense. Good timing, because today she’s been wearing two socks! Usually they just put one on.  It seems to be the universal chimpanzee signal for “let’s play!” But check out Miss Missy today. Grooming Burrito with one white, one pink and black: And outside…

Pretty much everything you see on the blog is donated: enrichment, food, blankets. We are very lucky to say that we don’t pay for any of it! It’s quite touching to think of how many friends the Cle Elum Seven have. Here are the chimps making good use of some recent presents: Annie camped out on…

Here’s a picture from this morning: Jamie wearing her favorite tutu. She’s also checking herself out (up close!) with a mirror. We sometimes get questions on whether it’s “okay” that we post pictures of the chimps wearing clothes. It is (understandably) question-worthy for a few reasons: First, it’s obviously an unnatural behavior. You don’t see chimps roaming around the…

A lifetime ago – ahem – I mean, right before the chimps arrived, we held a dedication ceremony at the chimphouse . At the event, I talked about how our donors were about to make a real difference in the lives of the Buckshire Seven (as we called them then). I remember saying something like:…

We’ve got pretty limited storage space around here. Every spare inch is used up. Apparently the chimps are trying to help us save space, too. Today while cleaning I found this stash (a troll and a duster) hidden up above the bench in one of the front rooms. The radiant heat on the loft (above…

I’ve been trying for a while now to do a post on Jody. She is pretty camera shy! Today I snapped a picture of her outside enjoying the sun. Even though we don’t write about her as often as the others, she is a very special chimpanzee. For example: 1. She lets us know when…