Posts by Diana
See you soon at HOOT!
It’s a very smoky day at the sanctuary. We are thinking of all of those impacted by the fires all over the northwest right now. We are thankful for so much, including Burrito’s continued recovery. Today he got to spend some time with Jody! We are also extremely thankful for you, the generous and caring…
Read MoreMorning Greetings
Burrito ate a late-night snack of baked apple slices and a banana and took some medication in grape juice, then he slept soundly all night. This morning he woke up a bit brighter-eyed and had enough energy to greet Jamie, Jody, and Foxie who all wanted to inspect and groom his still slightly swollen hand…
Read MoreA VERY Special Message
Bidding for HOOT! 2020 opened this morning! If your breath stops for a minute and then your eyes water a little watching the video above, I get it – the same thing happened to me. Jane Goodall has always been a voice for HOPE even when sharing the desperate reality of what chimpanzees face in…
Read MoreNever too old to play
If Burrito and Negra in today’s video do not put a smile on your face and a desire in your heart to help support them and the sanctuary, well I just don’t know what will. HOOT! is coming up fast! I’ll be spending the next few days madly uploading more auction items – there are…
Read MorePant-Hoot Tutorial for Virtual HOOT! 2020
If you received our e-newsletter last week, the phrase “pant-hoot tutorial” might be something you recognize as one of the survey questions asked to get a sense of how you want to participate in the Virtual HOOT! gala event. If you didn’t receive the e-news, you can sign up on our home page or on…
Read MoreHappy One Year Anniversary from Monica!
If you’ve been following the sanctuary for any length of time, you’ve definitely heard the name Monica Best. She’s a generous donor who loves to encourage other generous donors by setting challenge pledges whenever we have a fundraising initiative. She played a large role in the expansion construction that’s happening right now. The sanctuary wouldn’t…
Read MoreWilly B on Repeat and Highlights of the Day
The video above is a pretty good follow-up to the snippet of Willy B that I shared within this video a few weeks ago. I took the footage for today’s video last week, but didn’t want to usurp Foxie’s birthday so I saved it for today. For a glimpse of actual happenings today, visit our…
Read MoreFor Shani Campbell
A second sponsor-a-day for today is from Kery and Terran for their friend Shani Campbell in honor of friendship and life. Here is the lovely tribute they gave to us to share about Shani: Today, we wanted to honor a beautiful person and celebrate not only the gift of life but friendship. Shani Campbell, beloved…
Read MoreThe Great Watermelon Haul on Foxie’s 44th Birthday
This video above of Foxie’s 44th birthday celebration has a little something for everyone. Well, except we did not get any photos or video of Mave or Honey B enjoying their watermelon boats. They did enjoy them, rest assured. In addition to the watermelon bowl forage, which was a tradition began many years ago by…
Read Morethe tale of the snake
If you, like Annie Chimpanzee, do not like the sight of snakes, beware that there are some photos of a snake in this blog post. Today I was outside on the new side of the building while the door was open to the Courtyard. Willy B had been out once, but was back inside the…
Read Moresnippets of the day
The video above shows a few things that some of the chimpanzees were up to during random moments of the day. The willow and the cattails that the chimpanzees were enjoying grow wild on the sanctuary property. The cattle love to browse the willow too – creating some funny-shaped willow trees. I didn’t get a…
Read MoreJamie Helps with Renovations
Today was full of excitement. It started with a breakfast forage on the hill for the group of seven. While you might not choose to eat lettuce for breakfast, the chimpanzees were pretty thrilled with it. We just got back our long telephoto lens that supporter Kathy Cochran donated to us many years ago. We’ve…
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