Posts by Diana
Brave Burrito, Cute Foxie, Smart Jamie
The video in this post shows the smartness of Jamie and the cuteness of Burrito and Foxie. Burrito, by the way, was a brave explorer again today on Young’s Hill. We came in early to let the chimps out on the hill while it was still pretty cool outside. Burrito went exploring for quite a…
Read MoreRoslyn Troll and Doggie Olympics
The weather was great. The competition was fierce. The times were good. Supporter Monica B. found the BEST EVER mascot for the Roslyn Olympics. Meet Stanley the Troll Dog: Check out some more of the photos from the Roslyn Olympics that J.B. took: Who’s coming next year? We’re going to try to get the park…
Read MorePinterest Challenge Update
I’ve mailed out quite a few misprinted t-shirts this last week to eager crafters across the country. I can’t wait to see the projects that everyone comes up with! We still have plenty of t-shirts left, so check out the challenge on the blog and on Pinterest. Share it with others, and email me ([email protected])…
Read MorePinterest Craft Challenge
I would call myself a Pinterest dabbler at this point. Aside from the endless recipes, I’m amazed by the craftiness of the pins that I’ve seen. So, I had a thought today… We have a BUNCH of misprinted t-shirts. We’ve had them since October 2009 and just haven’t come up with a way to use…
Read MorePile of Trolls Day
Watch Foxie choose her daily trolls from a giant pile in the video below. As the video mentions, you can send your troll dolls to Foxie at the sanctuary for her birthday and to be used in the Troll Olympics. In addition to troll and dora dolls, we are looking for bakers to bring vegan…
Read MoreTeam Dora or Team Troll?
Foxie’s new love of Dora the Explorer continues, but that doesn’t mean she’s dropped troll dolls out of her life. She spent some time with a Dora and a troll doll and a mirror today: A sure sign of Foxie’s contentment is when she rubs her toes together, like in the photo below…
Read Moregood looking chimpanzees
J.B. took some amazing photos of Burrito, Foxie and Jody yesterday. Three cheers for summer on Young’s Hill! Burrito being handsome: artistic shot of Foxie in the foreground and a blurry Annie sitting on a log in the background: Foxie with one of her dolls: Jody grazing:
Read MoreRace for the Apes was so much fun!
Our first ever 5K fundraiser was a blast. Big, big thank you to volunteers April Graham and Laura Heggs for organizing the Ellensburg event – you did a terrific job! After expenses, the event raised $5,530 for the sanctuary! Here are a few photos to prove how much fun it was: Volunteers Seana (who was…
Read Morescale or new place to sit?
J.B. just finished installing a scale in the greenhouse so that we can monitor the chimps’ weights. He cleverly disguised the scale as a place to sit. Most of the chimps are tucked away in their nests for the night and didn’t even bother getting up when the door to the greenhouse was opened for…
Read MoreNegra foraging on the hill
It was a beautiful, sunny and still morning in Cle Elum, so we set up breakfast on Young’s Hill as a forage. We added some lettuce to the forage – one of Negra’s favorite foods. She went right out! I think it’s the first time since September, when the hill was first opened, that I’ve…
Read MoreCinco Mil de Mayo Party
In celebration of reaching our goal of 5,000 “likes” (fans) on the Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest Facebook page (an increase of over 300 since yesterday!), we threw a Cinco Mil de Mayo party for brunch this morning. On the menu was guacamole in lettuce with tomatoes and a side of watermelon, accompanied by sparkling seltzer water…
Read MoreMake more friends for the chimps – today!
The sanctuary is less than 300 fans away from reaching 5,000 “likes” on our Facebook page, so I thought we should try to reach 5,000 today, and we can throw a Cinco (Mil) de Mayo party for the chimps tomorrow! It’s an ambitious goal for one day, so we really need everyone’s help to spread…
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