Negra Nesting

By Diana | January 14, 2008 |

Negra is a large chimpanzee with a Buddha-style belly. She is surprisingly pale, given her name, partly because her face is naturally not as dark as many chimpanzees, and partly because she has lived without sunlight for most of her life. She shows her age; it is hard to picture Negra as an infant clinging…

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Playing Chase With Burrito

By Diana | January 7, 2008 |

I am a member of Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest’s Direct Care Committee, and I recently traveled to Pennsylvania to meet the future chimpanzee residents of CSNW. It was incredible to spend time with these seven individuals. They are all amazing! Like you, I am really looking forward to helping get them into sanctuary. They really, really…

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