Posts by Jackie
Allies
Grooming is a very important part of chimpanzee culture and serves to form alliances and strengthen bonds. The other night, there was a minor fight and Jamie got a couple of wounds on her foot and on her head. Missy is usually our most diligent groomer and often follows folks around trying to groom their…
Read MoreValentine’s Day fun
Parties are so much fun here at CSNW. On today’s party menu was strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, apples, dried pears, bananas, beets, sunflower seeds and tons of mixed nuts. We received a plethora of decorations and new toys from our friends Dick and Robbi Brown, Felicity, Stephanie, and Kate. Food was hidden in all kinds of…
Read MoreMore Annie love
Here are a few photos of Annie enjoying her potato during lunch. In the first two pictures, I’m pretty sure she is looking up towards her best friend Missy, but I love the sparkles in her eyes!
Read MoreFoxie in a nest
Last week was the first time any of us had seen Foxie build a true nest. Today, I witnessed her doing it again and snapped a couple of photos. I’m so proud of how far she’s come.
Read MorePlanet Green for a Green Planet
Great news! We’ve found an easy way for our supporters to help us (and themselves) from afar! CSNW has teamed up with a company called Planet Green, which is a company that recycles inkjet cartridges and old cell phones. For every inkjet cartridge and cell phone turned into them on our behalf, Planet Green sends…
Read MoreNoisy Burrito
As explained in Elizabeth’s post a couple of weeks ago, Burrito doesn’t play with toys too often, but as you will see in the video below, he’s really been liking these popper toys these days! He played with this toy for at least an hour today. This video of Jamie and the popper toy comes…
Read MoreBrushing
A quick clip of two friends sharing a quiet moment together:
Read MoreSeeing green(s)
Food is serious business to Burrito Chimpanzee and today he was seeing green. It’s been an unseasonably warm day today, so the greenhouse was a luxurious 60 degrees or so. We set up a huge lunch forage out there– I think Burrito was very happy with this decision.
Read MoreFoxie’s muscle man
Imaginary play
This morning, while Elizabeth and I were cleaning the playroom, Annie was sitting in the window. She playfully opened her mouth for a “drink of water” through the glass. She’s not the only chimpanzee at CSNW that we have witnessed play this game. We caught a short clip of it: This reminded me of something…
Read MoreSweet Burrito
Burrito had such a good day yesterday. Here’s yet another adorable photo of the big guy enjoying some sweet potatoes during his party:
Read MoreThe thinker…
We’ve got a new addition to our playroom- the green hand chair. Pam Lehnert found it at Tap Plastics in Seattle, the company that helped with decorations for the Out of the Box auction. I’m not sure who’s more excited- Jamie or her human friends (I literally squealed when I first saw it!). Thanks so…
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