Posts by J.B.
Goodnight, again
Another segment in our ongoing Goodnight series, otherwise known as Intros Took Up All My Time Today So Here’s a Cute Photo of Honey B in a Nest. Goodnight!
Read MoreEnjoy it while you can
This past winter was long and arduous. Annie, during yesterday’s lunch forage: But it’s behind us now. Jody: From now on, it’s all green grass and sunshine, Missy: and dining al fresco. Negra: Afternoons will be spent taking lazy walks around the hill. Burrito: The air will be filled with the songs of birds and…
Read MoreGrooming
It’s impossible to overstate how important grooming is for chimpanzees. Last Friday we did a reintroduction with Cy, Lucky, Willy B, and Mave. When we begin an intro, we bring the two groups together at the mesh, meaning they are allowed into adjacent rooms separated by a single wall of steel caging. This initial meeting,…
Read MoreEat and Run
When former volunteer caregiver, Sandra, came by for a visit this morning during breakfast, Burrito faced a difficult choice: take her on a run around the hill or stay and finish breakfast?
Read MoreGoodnight
It’s been a busy day (a fun intro with Cy, Rayne, Willy B, and Honey B) so I’m just going to let Honey B wish you all a good night.
Read MoreSock Foot
A chimpanzees’ sense of humor is undoubtedly different from our own but there’s no denying that they find certain things funny. For Missy, nothing is funnier than wearing a sock. Unless it’s giving someone a back massage with an avocado sock-covered foot. That is hilarious.
Read MoreA few photos
(Above: Gordo, giving me his typical side eye) Dora, celebrating the restoration of the primate chow supply chain: And chomping on some leeks: Nobody chomps like Willy B, though: And no one reads as voraciously as Cy: Rayne, taking a break from the grooming session: One of the many bald eagles that have spent the…
Read MoreThe Wednesday Weigh-In
In our house we have a weekly event known as the “Wednesday Weigh-In”, in which we pick up our pup, Benny, and stand with him on a scale in the kitchen. It began as part of an effort to put pounds on an underweight rescue dog and, after getting a bit carried away, now serves…
Read MoreOff to the Races
Diana thought she was going right back to the office after cattle feeding but as she was backing the Gator into the barn, Jamie flagged her down. It was time to race. Diana put the machine back into gear and drove up the hill. Burrito ran to catch up and they both tried to stay…
Read MoreLunchtime
The sights and sounds of lunchtime.
Read MoreRayne’s Coconut Party
Rayne turned 32 today! We’re so grateful to Tobin, Monica, and Paulette for sponsoring this day in her honor. At breakfast we served mangoes, which are a rare treat around here since we can’t store or prepare them in the kitchen due to Annie’s allergy. They were a huge hit. Later, the playrooms and greenhouses…
Read MoreFirst, Do No Harm
Primum non nocere. It’s perhaps the best-known axiom of the Hippocratic Oath, which in various forms has served as an ethical guidepost for physicians since the 5th century BCE. Though the exact phrase appears nowhere in the oath itself, and would not appear until over two thousand years later in an obscure English medical text,…
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