Posts by Diana
Shop Laura Bee Designs today!
Laura Bee Designs in Ballard is having a holiday shopping day for Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest today from 10am-6pm. They are giving the Cle Elum Seven 20% of sales for the day! Laura Bee makes fun and unique animal-friendly bags and accessories and lets you customize them! There are so many cool things to buy and…
Read Moreand did I mention play?
Later, Missy joined in Annie and Jamie’s play. Jamie has the blanket on her head.
Read More… and more play
Jamie continues her playful mood today. This is the first time I have seen Annie playing without Missy!
Read MorePlay, play, play
I don’t know what it was – the weather, the shed being built, or new-found stardom for the Cle Elum Seven, but the chimpanzees were SO playful today. Jamie was sporting a shirt and her tutu for most of the day, and I saw each of the chimpanzees playing at some point. I was able…
Read MoreBehold the shed
Convenient storage (for blankets, enrichment, etc) is at a serious premium at the sanctuary. So, we are really, really excited about the donated shed being built today! Jim (who donated all of the materials and carpentry skills) and Brian are spending the day working on constructing it right outside the kitchen of the sanctuary building.…
Read MoreJody changing
Welcome to new blog readers! We are so excited about the ABC coverage that brought you here! To get you up to speed, I hope that you have perused the blog and learned about the wonderful Cle Elum Seven and their growing human family of supporters. We have periodically been posting some “then” and “now”…
Read MoreSee your chimpanzee family on ABC World News tonight!!!
I know regular blog readers have been waiting for this announcement with great anticipation. And here it is! Here’s what we know: the segment will air on ABC World News with Charles Gibson, which begins at 6:30EST and 5:30 PST. Please check your local stations. We’re so excited to see the Cle Elum Seven on…
Read MoreFoxie and Negra
Foxie continues to change… on Saturday, J.B. and I saw her display for the first time! She pant-hooted and even banged on the plexiglass window the way that Burrito does when he displays outside. I thought I was seeing things for a moment. Foxie is gaining so much confidence and obviously feeling more comfortable –…
Read MoreStand-Up for Chimps – so fun!
Thanks to everyone who came out to the Nonprofit Comedy Night that helped raise money for the Cle Elum Seven, and thank you to the comedians who donated their time to entertain us. I had a great time! Based on the laughter, I would hazard to say that everyone had a great time. It was…
Read MoreLaugh and Shop
We have a lot of stuff going on to support the Cle Elum Seven – I hope you can join us for these upcoming happenings: Tuesday, October 7th: If you’re in the Seattle area, come to comedy night this Tuesday! Doors open at 8:00pm, and you can rsvp now using Evite. You can meet Keith,…
Read MoreRainstorm bravery
It hadn’t really occurred to me before today, but it hasn’t rained in any significant way since the chimpanzees arrived at Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest. Today it poured. When J.B. and I heard the playroom erupt in alarm barks, we realized the chimps may have never seen a rainstorm before! We went into the human area…
Read MoreSanctuary Fashion
I was going through some photos last night and I started to pull out those that demonstrate the keen fashion sense of Jamie and Missy. Here at Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest, we do give out clothing as part of the chimpanzees’ enrichment, and Missy and Jamie in particular occasionally choose to wear things that we give…
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