Posts by Diana
Balance
You can’t work with chimpanzees and not make comparisons to humans. Being around our closest living genetic cousins makes you ponder what we brought to the future with us from our common ancestors and where our species each went boldly, perhaps haphazardly, in different directions. These are questions that academics spend their entire careers attempting…
Read MoreBurrito Playing, Negra Emerging, Rayne Sleeping in a Box
Lots of things happened today. The video shows a few highlights. Please enjoy! If you did not understand the Pan hibernatus reference, you are in for a treat. See J.B.’s introduction to this species of one here: Pan hibernatus
Read MoreRehearsing for a Heist
Whatever they were doing, Lucky and Rayne sure were having fun! I just happened to be watching the cameras when I spotted Lucky and Rayne running throughout the sanctuary. I was laughing out loud. It’s so fun to be able to spy on these moments, thanks to the security cameras. Does Lucky know we are…
Read MoreGordo Making Decisions on a Blustery Bray Day
Today’s video is mostly about Gordo, but doesn’t Cy look great out there! These chimpanzees from California are getting used the Central Washington weather little by little. Did you have a fake spring day today too? If so, I hope you got out there like Gordo.
Read MoreAgeless Beauty
I have always looked somewhat young for my age, which was annoying when I was a kid, especially as a teenager when I was in a hurry to be an adult. I’m sure this has played a part in my not really dwelling about my appearance as I aged. Until 50 came along. That’s when…
Read MoreIn the Zone
Chad recently shared an article that I’ve been thinking about for a few weeks. You can read the whole article here: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbl.2024.0382 The bit that caught my imagination was this: ‘Positive animal welfare is defined as the animal flourishing through the experience of predominantly positive mental states and the development of competence and resilience’. In…
Read MoreRemembering Nutmeg
Nutmeg will always be remembered for his (usually) gentle and innocent nature. I hope you enjoy today’s remembrance video in advance of his birthday. If you’ve been with us for some time, you may recall (or allow me to remind you) of the blog post Boyish Charm I wrote about the endearing qualities that Nutmeg…
Read MoreFun with Sheets
The ghost game never gets old for Missy! I had to do a double-take when I was watching the security cameras on Lucky’s side. It’s usually Rayne who plays under and with blankets and sheets, but there Lucky was having a great time as her groupmates continued to sleep. I hope you enjoy the video!…
Read MoreHoney B and Terry Back Together
The video pretty much says it all. No, that’s not true. I’m sure J.B. will have more to share about the Terry and Gordo switch tomorrow! I know some people are having trouble accessing our videos when clicking on the embedded videos on the blog. For some reason, YouTube has decided to ask people to…
Read MoreChimpanzee Locomotion (in Snow)
Yesterday, Krissy posted a video of Rayne getting snow snacks following our first snowfall here at the sanctuary on November 17th. You can tell in that video that the sky was a bit overcast. With a few notable exceptions, that’s how the sky has looked for most of this winter so far. The appearance of…
Read MoreThree Short Stories
To understand the impact of the first story in today’s video requires the background of yesterday’s blog post by Jenna. So go read that first if you haven’t yet. Can we talk about celebrating another year of Burrito??!! Tomorrow’s bash is going to be a celebration focused on the things he likes most in life,…
Read MoreWho’s Playing with Burrito?
There is nothing better than the sound of chimpanzee laughter filling the chimp house. See if you can guess who is making Burrito laugh before the video reveals their identity!
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