Posts by Sarah

Here is a series of pictures of Annie having some frozen melon!

There’s been a lot of talk on this blog about Foxie and Trixie, her adopted troll baby. Foxie’s not the only one who shows mothering behavior with the objects we provide for the chimpanzees. Here’s a quick video of Jody snuggling up with a stuffed animal friend.

As many of you know, Foxie adopted Trixie the troll doll a few weeks ago (July 13th to be exact). She still carries Trixie around with her almost everywhere she goes. As far as we know she’s only dropped her a handful of times, and she’s always gotten her back within a few minutes. Trixie’s…

Usually we fill up the pool you see here with water. Today, we left it empty and put lots of enrichment inside instead. Jamie got right in the pool and used it as her workspace. Note the tie!

A special volunteer brought the chimpanzees an exciting treat today – whole coconuts! We put the coconuts (and some Key limes) out with their enrichment and watched as they found them. Missy was by far the most skilled coconut-opener. Here’s a video of her working her magic.

Someone asked recently about Negra and how she’s doing. She’s still our queen! Here’s a new picture of her with one of her favorite foods: lettuce.  

There’s a great op-ed in the New York Times today about the cost that comes with using chimpanzees in entertainment. Some of our residents here at CSNW are former “actors.” We know that Jamie and Burrito both had stints with animal trainers, and some of the others may have as well. I saw firsthand what Hollywood trainers do…

Well, it’s been a busy Saturday! Here’s an opportunity to spend a quiet minute with Jamie and Foxie. In this video you can see them grooming each other.  Grooming is a good way to build and maintain social bonds. Though sometimes it doesn’t seem like it, we humans do a lot of the same thing – think of…

We were going through old posts the other day and realized that Jody doesn’t get much publicity on our blog. This is probably because she seems to be an independent gal. She spends a lot of time interacting with the other chimpanzees, and she often greets JB with a very excited grunt, but throughout the day…

Great news! We are making progress on the chimpanzees’ outdoor area. It’s coming along very well, and we can’t wait to get the chimpanzees out into the sunshine. Here’s a picture from this afternoon.   

Tonight we served onion pancakes for dinner. Check out the video to hear Negra (and the others in the background) food grunt with delight!