CSNW’s bundle of energy

Missy has done nothing but crack me up all day today! I posted a short version of the following story on Missy’s Facebook page this morning, but I thought I would share it here as well. When I arrived this morning, I was first greeted by Negra, who was sitting in her nest in her…

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Jody’s Birthday Spa Day

A lot of good people came together to pull off an awesome birthday/mother’s day bash for our Jody Chimpanzee! As always, two of the best chimp shoppers I know, Dick and Robbi Brown, brought gift bags full of new toys and decorations, long-time supporter Tamela sent us a donation to make sure the chimps had…

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Cinco de Mayo Party

The ladies at the Tacoma chapter of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs sure know how to help us put on a party! As mentioned in the post earlier today, they sponsored today and sent us enrichment for a Cinco de Mayo party. And a party we had! Along with some beach/summer-themed enrichment, the ladies…

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Cinco de Mayo!

Today’s sponsor-a-day is from the Tacoma chapter of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs. The ladies collected tons of enrichment for the chimps’ Cinco de Mayo party. Thanks so much ladies! Here’s to a fun fiesta for Negra, Missy and all of the seven!

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Bamboo

We have a couple of small bamboo plants that we have been keeping in the human area of the greenhouse, and we’ve discovered that the chimps, especially Annie, love it just as much as grass! Annie will make raspberry sounds and point to it, just begging for us to give her more! The other day…

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Chimp Politics

In the chimp world, when you are the boss, it means you can get away with a lot– well, everything. As the leader of the Cle Elum Seven, Jamie lets her feelings be known. When she doesn’t like something someone did, or the way they did it, it can lead to a fight (or a…

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Gum

Enrichment comes in many shapes and sizes. We give the chimps gum from time to time, because not only is it good for the chimps’ teeth (we try to stick to Spry Brand gum, which has Xylitol in it- a natural sweetener that is also good for your teeth), but it gives them something interesting…

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Love a Chimpanzee Day II

Today’s sponsor-a-day is from Monica Best. Monica has named this day “Love a Chimpanzee Day” in memory of her cat, Ozzie. You may remember last years’ Love a Chimpanzee Day celebration. Monica sent so much good stuff for the chimps- it was so much fun! Well, she’s done it again and we have an exciting…

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In memory of Treyson

Today’s sponsor-a-day is from Lisa Siegfried in memory of Treyson. Sponsoring a day is such a wonderful way to both remember someone and to celebrate the Cle Elum Seven at the same time. So, on behalf of comfy Negra (below) and the entire CSNW team, thanks so much, Lisa.

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