Posts by Diana
JODY for the 4th Day of HOOT!
HOOT! 2016 really is just around the corner! That means that we are working out the last details with multiple check-lists and lots of phone calls, texts, and emails flying back and forth among gala committee members, attendees, board members, and volunteers. It’s times like these that I think about Jody and her managerial skills.…
Read MoreANNIE and Family for the 3rd day of HOOT!
J.B. and I met Annie eight and a half years ago, along with the rest of the chimpanzees who were to become The Cle Elum Seven. From the very first blog post we wrote about her (read it here), when we talked about Annie, we talked about her friendship with Missy. Her clear love for…
Read MoreFOXIE for the 2nd Day of HOOT! & Wild Chimpanzees with Doll Rocks
We were all so touched by the incredible Sponsor-a-Day posted from Megan and her husband earlier today in memory of Baby H. So, it seems appropriate to make today about celebrating Foxie. A video came up in my news feed on Facebook that is also Foxie-related. It is a short interview with Dr. Richard Wrangham…
Read MoreOn the First Day of HOOT!
We are counting down to the HOOT! gala, just seven days away on April 30th. This first day of HOOT! is thanks to Martha Faulkner Real Estate for being the Seattle Met Photo Booth Sponsor and thanks to Iain Moffat and Mohamed Jantan for being the Program Sponsor. HOOT! includes an in-person live auction,…
Read MoreThese Eyes
These eyes have seen a lot in their 39 years: These arms have had babies torn from them: This body has been viewed and treated as nothing more than a tool to experiment with: This face is now loved by hundreds of people: This post is for the love of Foxie…
Read MoreFoxie & Friends and seriously good news
Did you know that Dora the Explorer has friends? Foxie knows, and she seems particularly fond of Kate, a red-haired friend who has a “flair for the dramatic and the heart of an artist” according to Fisher Price… This must be that flair for the dramatic: Speaking of dramatic, did you hear about the…
Read MoreToday is for Mitzi
You have to read this. It warmed my heart when Arlene made a sponsor-a-donation yesterday to honor the memory of “Gram Mitzi.” Here is the message she included for the day: Last Monday, my husband’s Grandmother passed away. She had just turned 100 at the end of January. Mitzi was a beautiful woman who had…
Read MoreA Study in Annie Chimpanzee
Chimpanzees are not known for being delicate, but Annie somehow manages to be graceful and elegant, particularly when she is having a quiet moment to herself.
Read MoreMissy’s Green Pepper Play
The chimpanzees have had many bell peppers donated from a local grocery store lately, so today we did an exciting whole pepper forage on the hill! Missy made a play for two of the peppers: Jody made an attempt to force a turnover: But Missy drove to the end zone: Once…
Read MoreChimps and Dolls
Chimpanzees are powerful, intelligent, adaptable, and sometimes aggressive wild animals. They do not belong in people’s homes as pets. They do not belong on training compounds used for television shows, music videos, movies and advertisements. They belong in equatorial Africa where they live in large social groups, foraging and hunting their own food. When that’s…
Read MoreGuest Photographers
Today is GORGEOUS at the sanctuary! I went up to take a few photos from on top of the visitor observation deck while the chimpanzees were traveling to the top of the hill, and I remembered that I had not yet shared photos taken by last year’s Photograph the Chimps winners from the HOOT! gala!…
Read MoreTo Be Known
This blog is a true labor of love. It is satisfying, on a frivolous and somewhat shallow human-level, to have people like our posts and make comments. But in the world of the chimpanzees in our care, it’s a big part of their second chance in sanctuary. To be known and respected and loved is…
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