Missy and Foxie played a long game of chase this morning. Later, Jody joined in, in her own unique way.
Archive for June, 2010
Ring Around the Foxie
Tuesday, June 29th, 2010Annie’s Yoga Poses
Monday, June 28th, 2010
Negra’s active day
Sunday, June 27th, 2010Negra’s not the most active chimpanzee by a long shot, but she was all over the place yesterday. Here she is looking out her new window (the photos through the glass turn out blue, so I doctored it a bit. I like the reflection of the clouds).
I love this expression!
She even investigated some enrichment, which she rarely does:
Cat Tails – yummm
Saturday, June 26th, 2010Sunny summer weather= playful, happy chimps!
Friday, June 25th, 2010Here’s a pretty cute video I caught yesterday with Missy and Burrito playing. Just before this (and before I had a chance to get the camera) Missy had covered herself (head and all) with a pink blanket, and was chasing Burrito around the playroom. She looked like a pink snuffaluffagus! :)
English Hill Walking Group Day
Friday, June 25th, 2010The English Hill Walking Group held a garage sale and decided to donate their earnings to charity. Walking group member Jennifer Douglas is a CSNW supporter and volunteer at the sanctuary, so she chose to Sponsor-a-Day on behalf of the group and in memory of two canine members who have passed away, Angel Douglas and Sally Bishop.
So, thank you Jennifer and the English Hill Walking Group for your generosity and, no doubt, for providing a good life full of walks for Angel and Sally.
And the winner is….
Thursday, June 24th, 2010Our grand total raised for our 2nd Anniversary Fundraising was
$52,561 !!
This surpassed our ultimate goal by $7561 and that means we will be installing FOUR more picture windows – the three originally planned between the playroom and the outdoor area and one more from the playroom overlooking the garden.
Big, big thank yous go to every single person who donated to the sanctuary between March 17th and June 13th. We had about 500 donations during the fundraising drive and every donation helped us surpass our goal!
Special thanks to Karen and Don Young for the $7,500 in matching donations and the Hugh and Jane Ferguson Foundation and Tony Stewart Foundation for their $5,000 grants.
And (drumroll, please…)
Congrats and thanks to:
1) Tamela, who raised $2,391 (and counting!) through her T-Arts Etsy store full of one-of-a-kind jewelry and other wonderful hand-crafted ape pieces.
2) Felicity Wood, who raised $1,465 through her friends and family (and herself) by asking them to give to the sanctuary for her birthday
3) Leslie Sodaro, who donated $1,200 during the three months of the fundraising, giving generously on top of her regular monthly donations
Sharing
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010Missy and a coconut
Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010We put out three coconuts for dinner the other night and they were great for enrichment as well as food – they kept the chimps busy for hours. Missy was not the only one who used a tool to poke through the eye of the coconut and get the juice out. I don’t know if they learned that technique by observing humans or if that’s something they picked up on their own – either way, it’s pretty smart.
I love how this video shows many aspects of Missy’s personality – playful, athletic, a little silly and intelligent.
Jody’s sweet face
Monday, June 21st, 2010Diana took some pretty awesome pictures of Jody cuddling with a giant stuffed dog the other day. You may have seen it on Jody Chimpanzee’s facebook page, but I wanted to share them here. So adorable!
