Posts by Chad de Bree
Welcome to Lucky’s Playhouse
I am somewhat sorry for the redundancy of play videos, but I’m sure no one will mind. This play session happened a few days ago. It started out with Lucky playing a game of chase with caregiver Katelyn. Then Honey B couldn’t resist the urge to join in on the fun. Then slowly more and…
Read MoreHere’s to One Year and Many More to Come!
One year ago today, staff were waiting at the Chimp House, glued to our phones waiting for every update from J.B., Diana, and Dr. Erin as they were driving up from Southern California following a well air conditioned trailer carrying six new friends we were all desperately waiting to meet. At that point we have…
Read MoreHappy Birthday, Thom!
Today was graciously sponsored by Connie Kinyon in honor of her son-in-law Thom Bailey’s birthday! Happy birthday to a wonderful son in law!” Happy birthday, Thom! we all wish the happiest of birthdays on your special day! And thank you so much Connie for thinking of the chimps and cattle to honor Thom’s special day!…
Read MoreHappy Belated Birthday, Julie!
Thank you so much Karen Olson for sponsoring to day in honor of her sister Julie’s belated birthday! I am sponsoring my Sister Julie’s birthday a day late this year because I have had a trying year and I just noticed I was too late to grab June 16th for her. Julie is the kindest…
Read MoreNational Animal Rights Awareness Week
This week is Animal Rights Awareness Week! Animal Rights Awareness Week occurs every third week of June and was created by the nonprofit organization In Defense of Animals in 1991. The week is used to “honor the animals who have been exploited and killed by humans around the world, and to create an opportunity to…
Read MoreThe Boss Has Returned
First thing is first. I want to apologize to you all! With all the excitement of planning, setting up, and watching Dora’s birthday celebration yesterday, I forgot to provide all of you, our wonderful supporters and followers, an update on Jamie’s recovery. Dr. Erin said she was recovering so well that she could be reunited…
Read MoreDora’s 33rd Birthday!
Today we celebrated Dora’s 33rd birthday! When trying to think of a theme for a party that fits each individual, it has been a tad difficult to think of themes for the new group who arrived almost one year ago(!). And since then, the two groups from the former Wildlife Waystation have come together to…
Read MorePlaytime with Dora and Honey B Part II
This may seem redundant since Diana had posted a video only a couple of weeks ago of Dora and Honey B playing, but I had to share this play session between the two from yesterday. It just makes me happy knowing that these two are now back together after being separated years ago. It’s almost…
Read MoreSanctuary’s Sprouting Seeds
In their natural habitat, chimpanzees help maintain their ecosystem by helping with the dispersal of seeds. They disperse seeds by either ingesting the fruit or nut and later depositing the seeds elsewhere in their feces, or wadging the seed or nut and leaving it somewhere else in their habitat. Once the chimpanzee leaves the seeds…
Read MoreThe Grass is Always Greener
As caregivers arrived this morning, the sun was bright and the weather was warm. So one of our first orders of business was to conduct our security checks to let Negra’s group out onto Young’s Hill as soon as possible. As the door that leads to Young’s Hill opened, all seven filtered through, with Negra…
Read MorePlease Excuse the Interruption
To our supportive blog followers and lovers of the sanctuary: We are always ever so grateful for all the love and support you have given us throughout the years and want to thank you for following along and interacting with us through the blog. As you all know, we have been in the process of…
Read MoreMuch to Celebrate Today
After a week of snowy conditions, there was the break in the weather where it was sunny and warm enough to celebrate today. When Missy’s group were first given access to Young’s Hill this morning, everybody went out and explored the Hill. In fact, Negra was the first one out, if you can believe it…
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