Archive for March, 2011
Tickles and Playfaces
Thursday, March 31st, 2011Burrito
Wednesday, March 30th, 2011I just love this face.
Boomer Balls
Tuesday, March 29th, 2011A Missy Moment
Monday, March 28th, 2011Missy often shies away from the camera. Couple that with her super-fast pace chasing and silliness, and she sometimes becomes underrepresented in photos on the blog. So, for all you Missy fans, here are some photos I caught of her today hanging out in the greenhouse.
Spring Fever, Part II
Sunday, March 27th, 2011Having grown up in southern California, I don’t think I ever really appreciated spring until I moved to a part of the country with a real winter. It was only a few weeks ago that it was finally warm enough outside for me to open the windows in my apartment. That’s probably my favorite part of spring: the first dose of glorious, fresh air. I thought of the chimpanzees and how it wouldn’t be long before we would be able to open the barn doors in their playroom and let the warm air in. As Jackie said in this post, that opportunity came just the other day, and the chimps seemed to be just as grateful as I had been. Here’s some video from that day.
Grooming
Saturday, March 26th, 2011I love to watch chimpanzees groom. There’s something so calming about it, even for an observer.
Come see us at Veg Fest!
Saturday, March 26th, 2011We have a table at Seattle’s Veg Fest. Come see us at the back of the room today or tomorrow in Seattle Center’s exhibition hall.
Spring Fever
Friday, March 25th, 2011The other day it was finally warm enough that I could open the barn doors in the playroom. Because of the cold it’s been a while since we could do that, so the chimps were so excited! Everyone started pant hooting and ran over to enjoy the fresh air. Jody immediately began to build a giant nest using several blankets and a sleeping bag but alternated between nesting and chasing silly Annie and Missy around the playroom. Jamie put her hands in the kiddy pool and chased folks around with it. Everyone was super playful and goofy, and spent quite a bit of time hanging out and enjoying the sun and spring-like air.
Here are a couple of photos of Jamie relaxing in the green hand chair donated several months ago by volunteer Pam:
And Jody in her sleeping bag nest:
Happy Spring, everyone!
NutsOnline.com Care Packages for the Chimps
Thursday, March 24th, 2011
Highest quality nuts from NutsOnline.com
NutsOnline.com is a company that sells nuts and dried fruit and, lucky for us, they have lots of unsalted and unsweetened options. They support many different sanctuaries and animal organizations, and now, that list includes CSNW. We recently joined forces with NutsOnline.com and now they have a care package that is specifically designed for the Cle Elum Seven! The care packages are $28 and include 1 pound bags of Mixed Nuts (In Shell), Raw Pumpkin Seeds (In shell), Hard shell Pecans, Blanched Hazelnuts, White Popcorn Kernels, and Organic Tropical Dried Fruit Mix- all perfect ingredients for our Night Bags! These care packages are available anytime through this website, which can also be easily accessed through our wishlist.
Another good decision
Thursday, March 24th, 2011Another company, Capitol One, has pulled their ad which had a chimpanzee “actor” and has pledged not to use primates in advertising again!
Read the full announcement sent out to Primate Patrol members a few days ago.
Thank you to everyone who reaches out to these companies to let them know why they should not use chimpanzees and other primates in their advertisements. You are making a difference!
