Here is a link to a page with the first pics! There will be much more to come!
Archive for August, 2008
First Pics
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008Success!
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008Well, here’s the quick quick report: the chimps are outside and enjoying the beautiful day! I don’t think there was a dry eye in the house. Burrito was a little slow, and Negra was the last to join us, but they all came out eventually. Imagine – it may well be the first time Negra’s been outdoors since she was captured in Africa. What a long time coming.
Cheers! (We’ll post pictures when we get them loaded!).
Jamie wants OUT!
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008It’s a madhouse this morning – T-minus 45 minutes until the big moment! I sat down for a quick quiet minute with Jamie and asked (in sign language) “YOU WANT OUT THERE?” pointing to the outdoor area door. She bobbed her head and to my surprise, she signed OUT! We have seen her sign a few things, but OUT was a first!
More soon!
busy day!
Monday, August 25th, 2008Hey – my apologies for not posting yesterday. We’re frantically getting ready for the big day tomorrow when the chimpanzees go outside for the first time!
If you’re in Seattle, I would recommend picking up the Seattle Times today – stories are always better in print. I updated our media page with links to the two online versions of the articles that appeared in the Times today by Erik Lacitis with photos by Alan Berner – they’re both great!
We’ll give you some more info to go on about the children of the Cle Elum Seven soon. Tomorrow – photos of the chimpanzees in their outdoor area!
Foxie’s daughter
Sunday, August 24th, 2008Shelly C. is having trouble posting comments this morning, and wanted us to be sure to send this link of a photo of Angie, Foxie’s daughter. Angie is being cared for by Save the Chimps and will soon be making her journey to their beautiful sanctuary in Florida. Here is a link to her short bio, which includes a photo: http://www.savethechimps.org/bios_angie.asp
We at Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest have plans to find other children of the chimpanzees under our care – we just haven’t had the time to do so yet, so thank you Shelly C. for finding Angie! It is so wonderful to learn that Angie is safe at another sanctuary and will soon be moving to Florida where she will live in a large social group and spend her days on an island. I’ll see if I can find out any more information about Angie – just from the brief description, it sounds like she has a lot in common with Foxie.
Negra
Friday, August 22nd, 2008We just received a new lens for one of the cameras we’ve been using to take photos in the chimp house – the lens was a gift purchased of our amazon.com wish list!
I’ve had a soft spot for Negra ever since I met her at Buckshire (see this old post), and I think she is the most photogentic chimpanzee I have ever met. These photos were taken using the new lens. Negra has a tendency to look a bit sad or thoughtful in photos, but moments after the last photo was taken she was nodding her head happily as I danced for her (she loves to watch us dance and be silly).
Washer and Dryer
Friday, August 22nd, 2008Thank you all so much for taking it upon yourselves to raise funds for a new industrial washer and dryer set for all of the blankets, sheets, and clothes that we wash for the chimpanzees each day! You asked for it, here is a photo of our current washer and dryer – both were donated before the building was even complete. We’ve been impressed with how they’ve held up thus far. Doing constant loads of laundry could certainly soon take it’s toll any day on this old pair.
Grooming
Thursday, August 21st, 2008Foxie and Jody had a great grooming session today. Foxie was particularly interested in a scratch on Jody’s back that she got during a fight with Jamie. One of the trolls got in on the action too.
Jamie’s Paintings
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008There was a comment on an earlier post about chimpanzees painting, so I thought I’d post a couple of Jamie’s latest. I guess you would call these “mixed media”, since she used paint and crayon.
Jamie
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008
