Posts by Diana
On TV now!
KIMA, the Yakima affiliate of CBS is airing a piece on Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest on their 5:00 and 6:00 news broadcasts. Tune in if you can! Once it airs, it will be on their site: http://www.kimatv.com/ I’m trying to upload a video now of Missy eating snow in the playroom…. it will be on the…
Read Moreearly Valentine’s gift from Wigt Printing
This was a Valentine’s card we received from W.I.G.T. printing today! The calling cards that they printed for us (from a design by our volunteer graphic designer Kim) are really great. So great, that I want all of you to have a chance to get some to pass around. They are smaller than a business…
Read MoreValentine’s Party?
Shelly C. thought it would be great to have another call for some party donations for the upcoming Valentine’s Day party. Let us know if you’d like to contribute – it’s kind of like passing the hat around the office, only parties for the Cle Elum Seven are way more fun than office parties. This…
Read MoreFoxie “disciplining” a doll
J.B. posted a video a few days ago with the background sounds of Foxie hitting a troll with a spoon. It’s not an uncommon occurrence these days. I consider it a good thing, because now she interacts with more forms of enrichment – spoons! This video is of Foxie “disciplining” a Madame Alexander doll with…
Read MoreSippin’ 4 the Seven
So, we have this totally amazing and fun event coming up – a wine tasting in Roslyn, WA being organized by this cool wine and antique shop called Vintage Vine. The event, Sippin’ for the Seven, among many other things, will be the debut of the new photo slideshow – all of the great photos…
Read MoreThose helpful opposable toes
For dinner, Elizabeth set out a lovely forage of bowls of creamy wheat cereal (aka farina) with fresh strawberries as well as whole apples. We’ve been getting a LOT of apples lately, so Elizabeth and I decided to set out three for each chimpanzee. Missy got it just right. Those opposable toes really do come…
Read MoreJamie has something to remember… her red tutu
Last week Jamie took a small piece of cloth mesh (it may have been part of a troll costume), and tied it around her toe, then her finger. Jamie really likes shoes and feet, so I often show her my own toes. I have a toe ring, so maybe she was emulating that, or maybe…
Read MoreShort video of Foxie upside down
This video shows Foxie outside on a cold (28 degree) day recently. Foxie is often the first to come out when we open the outdoor area. Along with Jamie, Missy and Annie, Foxie will spend some time running around and playing until she gets cold and goes back inside. She will often rub against the…
Read MoreKitchen view & Jamie in a box
We often talk about how we can see the chimpanzees in the playroom when we’re standing at the kitchen sink, so I thought I’d share some photos so you all can better picture what we’re talking about. It’s a neat feature both for the humans who work in the kitchen and for the chimpanzees, who…
Read MoreWatch the chimps on KTCS Connects (PBS) tonight!
Tonight is the night! Please watch KCTS Connects at 7:30pm on Channel 9 in Western WA and BC and Channel 47 in Central WA. If you can’t watch tonight, it re-airs Sunday 1/25/09 at 10:30am on Channel 9. And if you’re not in the Washington area, we’ll let you know when it gets posted online.…
Read MoreFoxie and Burrito play
Foxie continues to entertain us on a daily basis with her playfulness. Yesterday morning Burrito was her playmate. Foxie is holding a Madame Alexander doll that Cindy brought (like the British Boy) and Burrito has a scrub brush and a plastic wrench. He gets clocked in the face with the scrub brush at one point,…
Read MoreFoot gloves – more sanctuary fashion
Last week, the same day that J.B. hung the mirror, Jody was wearing a striped glove on her foot. She wore it ALL day. Occasionally she would take it off and put it back on. She made a point of putting her toes into the fingers of the glove (at least some of her toes…
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