First dinner outside

By Diana | August 31, 2008 |

We set up a lettuce and homemade granola forage last night for the chimpanzees in the outdoor area and had a little cook-out with vegan sausage and corn.

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A few thoughts

By Diana | August 26, 2008 |

I’m finally sitting down to process the day a little bit, and wanted to share some thoughts while they are fresh. biggest surprise: Annie brachiating 17 feet up in the air, then just hanging there because she could best scene: Jody laying on her back in the sun in a bed of straw most impressive…

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Media coverage

By Diana | August 26, 2008 |

Seattle’s Komo News with Michelle Esteban aired a really great story about the sanctuary and the chimpanzees’ first steps outside on their 5:00 news. Hopefully it will play again tonight. You can also watch it online – click on “watch the story” at the top of the transcript on this page: http://www.komonews.com/news/27507779.html Steve Wellman from…

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busy day!

By Diana | August 25, 2008 |

Hey – my apologies for not posting yesterday. We’re frantically getting ready for the big day tomorrow when the chimpanzees go outside for the first time! If you’re in Seattle, I would recommend picking up the Seattle Times today – stories are always better in print. I updated our media page with links to the…

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Foxie’s daughter

By Diana | August 24, 2008 |

Shelly C. is having trouble posting comments this morning, and wanted us to be sure to send this link of a photo of Angie, Foxie’s daughter. Angie is being cared for by Save the Chimps and will soon be making her journey to their beautiful sanctuary in Florida. Here is a link to her short bio, which…

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Negra

By Diana | August 22, 2008 |

We just received a new lens for one of the cameras we’ve been using to take photos in the chimp house – the lens was a gift purchased of our amazon.com wish list! I’ve had a soft spot for Negra ever since I met her at Buckshire (see this old post), and I think she…

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Washer and Dryer

By Diana | August 22, 2008 |

Thank you all so much for taking it upon yourselves to raise funds for a new industrial washer and dryer set for all of the blankets, sheets, and clothes that we wash for the chimpanzees each day! You asked for it, here is a photo of our current washer and dryer – both were donated…

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Troll Mania

By Diana | August 18, 2008 |

Troll dolls have reached fad status at the chimp house. Jody recently caught on to the trend! Here’s a photo of her with a somewhat bald troll in her hip pocket. Foxie continues to carry around Princess (or her formerly pink-haired look alike) and allows us to wash the now-bald Trixie each day. When Foxie…

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Two months & a big announcement

By Diana | August 16, 2008 |

A few days ago we reached a milestone – the chimpanzees have been at Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest for two months. Decades in research, and now two months in sanctuary. So much has happened in that short time. We’ve learned so much about each of the chimpanzees, and they seem to be changing every day. Jamie…

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