Diana – Page 15 – Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest

So Many Personalities

By Diana | July 31, 2021 |

This chimp house is so full of distinct personalities. I mean the building was brimming with personalities before, but, wow, now everywhere you turn there’s someone with their own unique wants and needs and quirks. And that’s just the humans! Just kidding – I am referring to the chimpanzees. The two photos of Dora below…

The Elusive Gordo – A Contrast in Characters

By Diana | July 24, 2021 |

Jamie is a chimpanzee who does not hide anything. She’s not shy. This was evident even the first time we met her at Buckshire before her group of seven came to Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest. She doesn’t hold back when she has an opinion about something. She can be challenging (she’s the only chimpanzee at the…

Jody wadging a cattail

By Diana | July 17, 2021 |

This video (above) reminded me of someone eating a corn dog at a ball game, though I don’t really go to ball games and I have no idea if they still have corn dogs. In any case, Jody definitely was enjoying her cattail wadge while keeping an eye on the neighbors today. For more on…

Important Change to Blog – Action Needed by You

By Diana | July 15, 2021 |

Attention all blog subscribers – we are changing the subscription gateway for the blog and you need to sign up in a different place to continue to receive blog posts. We won’t be making the switch immediately, and there will be some days of overlap, but you may as well sign up now to be…

Glorious Greenhouses

By Diana | July 10, 2021 |

I have to really hand it to J.B. for his greenhouse design and Gary from Sage Mechanical for putting it all together plus adding some special touches. These new greenhouses are truly a chimp’s dream. Yesterday was the first day that I was cleaning in one of the new playrooms with the new group…

Full Hearts

By Diana | July 3, 2021 |

Getting to know the new Lucky Six chimpanzees is an incredible experience. In some ways, it seems like they’ve been here much longer than one week. But it’s true that we barely know them. So each new observation, every moment spent with them, fills our hearts. The thing is, it’s still the same with all…

New Things

By Diana | June 19, 2021 |

We recently (like this morning recently) received a really good question about the hesitancy of Mave, Willy B, and Honey B to step onto the grass in the new greenhouses. For those who have emailed me at all over the last decade know, I am not normally this speedy in my responses, but I have…

Brunch Tomorrow!

By Diana | June 12, 2021 |

Are you ready??!! Tomorrow is the big celebration – The Queen’s Brunch virtual event for the humans, and the celebration of Negra’s honorary 48th birthday plus the anniversary of the start of a new life for Negra, Burrito, Jamie, Jody, Annie, Missy, and Foxie. It’s really difficult to believe that it has been 13 years…

Burrito in a Tub

By Diana | June 5, 2021 |

The other day I was questioning J.B. as to whether he thought we deserved to have playful Burrito in our lives, and his reply was, “I don’t even think the world deserves Burrito.” Deserving or not, here he is to spread joy to all of us, doing whatever it is he was doing or trying…

Honey B and the Sandbox

By Diana | May 29, 2021 |

As you can see, I “caught” Honey B in the sandbaox when I turned the corner. I love how many different things she tries with the sand. For you blog readers, who are invested in the sanctuary on a deeper level than those who might just see a video we post on social media once…

Another Happy Birthday for Mave!

By Diana | May 27, 2021 |

We have a second sponsor for Mave’s special day! Monica wanted to wish a very happy 32nd birthday to the many-layered and lovely Mave. Thank you Monica for sponsoring this day for beautiful and wondrous Mavis!