Posts by Diana
showing off sanctuary merchandise
Every once in a while supporters send us photos of Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest merchandise that they’ve purchased. I love seeing the chimps represented in people’s private homes or office spaces (or, in the case of clothing, on people). Here are a couple of recent images that we’ve received. Here’s a 2013 calendar in the kitchen…
Read MoreTeam Burrito Wins
Burrito is sending a great big thank you to everyone who donated towards Team Burrito! He is now officially the Team Chimp winner, and aptly so with his 30th birthday happening tomorrow. We received 17 donations or pledges yesterday, totaling $1,200. One generous donation was “from” a dog named after a chimpanzee! I know I’ve…
Read MoreTeam Burrito
Although the Team Chimp fundraising was set to end on December 31st, we’re still getting donations (thank you, everyone!) so I wanted to set one last goal and see if we can reach it by Burrito’s 30th birthday this Sunday. Team Burrito is just $355 away from winning the contest – let’s get him there!…
Read MoreHappy Birthday, Tracy Headley!
Today was sponsored by Elizabeth Porter as a gift to her daughter, Tracy Headley. Tracy is a fan of Foxie, so I found a few photos of Foxie to go with the blog post. Tracy will be happy to know that Foxie had a really great day today. I put a big bucket of snow…
Read MoreIndustrious Jamie
Jamie, as you probably know, is a very industrious chimpanzee person. Sometimes we create enrichment projects for her. Other times, like today, Jamie assesses the objects that we put out for the chimps and takes it upon herself to come up with a project of her own making (see video below). Jamie took a well…
Read MoreTwas the Day Before…
The chimpanzees are currently busy snacking on a giant tub full of snow in the greenhouse. Burrito: Foxie: Meanwhile, volunteer caregivers Denice and Seana are busy preparing today’s lunch plus cooking up a storm for the feast tomorrow and wrapping presents delivered by the Ellensburg Santa. Tomorrow is going to be a great party…
Read Moretaking care of the boss
As we’ve mentioned before, grooming is an important aspect of chimpanzee culture. Between lunch and dinner in the afternoon is probably the most popular time for grooming among the Cle Elum Seven. Even though she’s the boss, Jamie is not always the center of grooming. Missy grooms Jamie fairly often (see some photos from about…
Read MoreFun with Silhouette
J.B. took a really good photo of Negra in profile yesterday and turned the photo into a silhouette. Last night I dreamed of creating the image below. I could try to make this an educational or thought-provoking post about evolution and facial features, but the truth is I just like the image. It looks…
Read MoreJamie – a Complicated Chimpanzee
I love Jamie. I love how smart and inquisitive she is. I love that sometimes she gets a glint in her eye and I just have to wonder what exactly she’s up to. I love that she likes to use tools, even to groom her caregivers or hunt snakes. I love that she makes quiet…
Read MoreMissy and Annie steal Negra’s spotlight
Today was full of play! It’s amazing what a visit from the sun will do.
Read MoreOnline Store Discount
The Thanksgiving discount for our brand new online store is still valid, so go get yourself some stuff and buy holiday gifts right now! Then enter the word Thanks as a discount code when checking out. Our store is the only place you can get: Prints of the beautiful illustration by Philip Herman of…
Read MoreThanksgiving 2012
It’s been one celebration after another at the chimp house today. After we cleaned the playroom, we decorated and put out little boxes with pecans in the shell. Jamie had a strategy in mind and gathered a bunch. After the forage, Annie enjoyed taking down some of the decorations that Patti brought for the…
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