Annie spent a great deal of time this morning doing yoga stretches in her nest:
Then, as we were getting ready to let the chimps out on Young’s Hill, the chimps got so excited!
Annie offering reassurance to Missy:
Then they got so playful!
Archive for the ‘Annie’ Category
Annie the Acrobat
Sunday, February 26th, 2012Pure Joy
Saturday, February 25th, 2012I’ve been referring to the weather we’re having in Cle Elum as bi-polar. One minute it’s sunny and the next minute there’s a blizzard. Yesterday we caught an unexpected break – the forecast called for snow flurries, but it was a pretty mild day. As you saw from the video yesterday, Missy took full advantage of the spring-like weather and was, well… spring-like.
In addition to all of that video, J.B. also managed to get some photos of Missy and Annie playing on the hill. I probably don’t need to say this, but it is still such an amazing thrill for us at the sanctuary to watch the chimps on the hill. Each time they go out, they seem even more relaxed. Playing is now a regular occurrence, but it’s still all so new and exciting. Watching Missy with a play face wrestle with Annie makes me indescribably happy.
Missy looks like she’s going to do a pro-wrestling move on Annie:
Annie returns with a play bite to Missy’s brow ridge:
Annie tries to give Missy the slip:
Missy grabs Annie’s fingertips:
Later, Missy was sitting by herself behind a post on the hill:
Here’s a close-up of the photo above. That’s a happy chimp face:
Valentine’s Day 2012
Wednesday, February 15th, 2012This video is a little longer than we usually make them, but Jackie and Sarah got so much great footage of yesterday’s party that I had trouble deciding what to leave out. Enjoy!
Spiderweb Day
Monday, February 13th, 2012Today Jackie and I set up a giant spiderweb in the playroom with some ribbon and crepe paper. Foxie was pretty entertained! She spent at least 45 minutes pulling and slapping the web.
Fun and games
Sunday, February 12th, 2012Annie and Missy have the goofiest friendship! They were having lots of fun on the catwalk the other day.
Flowers, Strawberries and Piñatas, Oh My
Saturday, February 4th, 2012Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, so you must be thinking about flowers, strawberries and… piñatas, right?
If these aren’t the things that come to your mind, you’d better check out our special Valentine’s Gift Store. You can give your human loved ones the unique gift of having these gifts given to the chimps in their honor (plus personalized fence posts, beads for Burrito or a Chimpanzee Pal subscription). It’s the gift that gives twice! Just do it soon so we have time to give your Valentine a handwritten card about the donation in their honor.
As inspiration, here’s some photos of the chimps with flowers, strawberries and piñatas.
Chimps “messin’ with Texas”
Sunday, January 29th, 2012We have the greatest supporters! Thanks, Candy!!
Slurp, slurp, slurp
Monday, January 23rd, 2012Yesterday Jackie and I set up a great enrichment project for the chimps. We filled buckets with some snow and added a little juice for flavor, and then we put the buckets outside the caging and gave the chimps straws to use as tools. Everyone had their own way of trying to get the most out of the buckets. Eventually all the snow completely melted and the buckets were dry, but we certainly found a way for this project to last longer than just juice in buckets.
A cold snack
Sunday, January 22nd, 2012I know we’ve had a lot of posts about the snow lately, but I just couldn’t resist posting this adorable video from yesterday.
Chimp Love
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012Valentine’s Day is around the corner, and we’ll be launching a new holiday store with fun Valentine’s Day presents for the chimps soon! To get you in the mood, here are a few sweet photos of chimp-lovin from over the years.
