Posts by Chad de Bree
Siblings and the Sounds of Sanctuary
Today is National Siblings Day! A day in which we honor our siblings! So today we are going to celebrate the siblings who who live here at Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest! The siblings here are Honey B, Cy, Lucky, and Rayne, as well as Gordo and Dora! Cy and Lucky share the same mother and father,…
Read MoreAlpha Cy-chology
Within a chimpanzee community, the term used to describe the dominant chimpanzee is alpha. There seems to be an agreement there are different styles of dominance, with two being the main types: those who are political and those who use brute strength. There is a great TED Talk with Frans de Waal where he explains…
Read MoreForage For Ages
For the first time in what feels like forever, we have had some consistent sunny days with the temperatures in the 60s. A sunny day with slight overcast in 60º weather and the slightest of breezes are the perfect conditions for the first forage on Young’s Hill of 2022! Annie: Burrito: Foxie: Jamie: Jody: Missy:…
Read MoreChimp ID: Dora
Today we will round out our Chimp ID Series of the Lucky Six! Though she is last in this series, she is certainly not the least. Today is all about none other than Dora! When Dora first arrived here, she was a bit of an enigma to the caregivers. She was very quiet and reserved,…
Read MoreThe Matter of Time
Today is Daylight Savings! Meaning for most of the United States (Arizona and Hawaii excluded) most of us lost an hour of sleep as our clocks were set an hour ahead. But for us here at the Chimp House, it was business as usual since the chimps don’t obey the concept of Daylight Savings. All…
Read MoreDays like Today
After taking in several days of great weather, we are back to winter conditions. What started off as rain, quickly turned into snow, with it supposed to last throughout the afternoon and into the night. With a day like today, the chimpanzees are spending most of the day in their nests on the upper story,…
Read MoreHappy Birthday Willy B and All the March Birthdays
What a day of celebration! It’s Mardi Gras, spring is literally on the horizon, there are parties to be had, vegan beignets to eat… Firstly, it’s Willy B’s 32nd birthday! And it seems each of the chimpanzee’s or bovine’s birthdays wouldn’t quite be the same without their friend and self-appointed birthday fairy godmother extraordinaire, Paulette…
Read MoreA Lucky Combination
We continued with introductions today with Cy, Lucky, Willy B, and Mave. In the beginning, Willy B and Cy had to get out some displays… a lot of displays. It took them about 20 minutes to calm down and start grooming between the mesh. We gave them a few minutes before we opened the door.…
Read MoreDora and The Multipurpose Box
We all know that Gordo has an affinity for his boxes. He loves to sit in them, use them as a table, even last night as I served him dinner, I watched him carefully put every slice of food delicately into his box. Yesterday, we put in a new type of box into Gordo’s group’s…
Read MoreIn Honor and Memory of Pat Divish
Today was sponsored by Tobin in honor of Pat Divish! I am sponsoring this day of sanctuary in honor and memory of Patricia Divish. January 29th would have been her birthday. Those of us with the good fortune to have known her will long treasure our memories of her: her quick with, her wry humor,…
Read MoreHappy Birthday, Rustin!
Jane Fantoni sponsored this day of sanctuary in honor of her son, Rustin McCullum’s birthday! Happy birthday to my son Rustin McCullum. You bring me so much more joy than you’ll every know. It’s been a true delight to watch you follow your dreams with so much passion, tenacity, and boldness, including amazing creativity. I…
Read MoreHappy Birthday, Bev!
Today was sponsored by Magda Ashtok in in honor of her dear friend Bev’s birthday! In honor of my dear friend Bev Tice Deering’s birthday. She emanates a unique and selfless devotion to all life. I am so fortunate to have her friendship. I’m sending wishes of happiness on this special day! As we are…
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