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Foxie: Jamie:
Read MoreBurrito and Sarah play
I caught a cute moment with Mr. B and Sarah today… 🙂 Notice the “I don’t want to laugh so I’m going to bite my hand instead” photos. He’s such a goof…
Read MoreWe’ve come a long way, baby!
In November 2008, volunteer Dakotta, of the High Mountain Sustainable Project, and myself came out to build the sanctuary compost boxes in preparation for a garden in the future. The ground around the perimeter fence is nothing but fill dirt. But, in spring of 2009, we got serious and 96 wheelbarrow loads of compost, manure…
Read MoreGoofy Burrito
“Oh, Neggie…”
Negra’s playfulness with her caregivers was not just a one time deal. It seems she is really coming out of her shell and is starting to loosen up a bit. I can’t even begin to tell you all how happy this makes all of us. To see Negra laugh and play with her caregivers brings…
Read MorePlayful bunch of chimps!
Foxie and Jamie have had some pretty epic play sessions lately, but they’re not the only ones in good moods…
Read MoreEnrichment Puzzle
Recently, I saw a video from a study of chimpanzee cognition in which chimps were presented with a peanut inside a clear tube that was mounted to the outside of their enclosure. Within a short amount of time, the chimp began filling the tube with water so that the nut would float to the top.…
Read MorePrimate Awareness Week
This week at Central Washington University in Ellensburg, the recently formed student group called PAN (Primate Awareness Network) is hosting Primate Awareness Week. They have a variety of speakers from the primate community speaking about issues in conservation and captivity, including CSNW’s own Sarah Baeckler and JB Mulcahy. Sarah will be discussing her experiences working…
Read MoreAnnie’s waist warmer
Last Saturday, while playing with Missy, Annie put a bright pink fleece head warmer around her neck and wore it like that for 2 days. On Monday, her “neck warmer” became a “waist warmer”. It is now day 5 of waist warming! Pretty fashion-forward!
Read MorePersonalized gifts from friends
We have so many supporters that have been sending us so many wonderful things for the chimps. Among this long list of individuals are Diane and Syd Marcus. They have sent us countless gifts over the last 2 years, and last week, they sent a huge box of personalized presents for each of the chimps,…
Read MoreJody and Missy play
As we’ve mentioned in previous blog posts, Jody doesn’t play too often. But every once in a while, we’ll catch her playing with someone, which is a real treat. Even then though, it’s often a very mellow kind of play… Today, however, Missy got her going, resulting in a full-fledged play session. Notice how Jamie…
Read MoreLove a Chimpanzee Day!
Today was Love a Chimpanzee Day, which kept the chimps awfully busy!! Thanks to Monica Best for sponsoring this day in memory of her cat Ozzie.
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