Archive for the ‘Burrito’ Category

Happy 29th, Mr. B!

Friday, January 6th, 2012

Burrito, the youngest of the Cle Elum Seven chimpanzees, turned 29 today. As you can tell from all the food squeaking in the following video, he really enjoyed the party. Many thanks to all the supporters that helped make today a special day for him.

Burrito loves Adrienne, Marcia, and Ginna!

Friday, January 6th, 2012

Today is Burrito’s big day!  Burrito is a charming guy and has a lot of admirers – in fact, he’s so loved that three separate people have sponsored today in honor of his 29th birthday.  On Burrito’s behalf, we want to offer a BIG thank you to Adrienne Armstrong, Marcia Douthwaite, and Ginna Keulen for their generosity.  This is going to be one heck of a party!

Burrito is happiest when he’s eating (and he’ll be doing a lot of that today):

Burrito’s birthday is coming…

Thursday, January 5th, 2012

Burrito is an all-around great guy.  If he had it his way, he would always have large handfuls of food.

Burrito turns 29 tomorrow. If you adore this guy as much as we do, it’s not too late to sponsor his day, become his Pal, or just donate whatever you can to keep his hands full on his special day.

Stealth Mode

Monday, January 2nd, 2012

As many of our readers know, Jamie is the most dominant chimp of the Cle Elum Seven. That means that if food is nearby, whether she is interested in it at that moment or not, the other chimps respect it as hers and avoid grabbing anything that she might consider her own. You’ll see a couple interesting politics in the following video. Burrito knows that Jamie has left some chow on the floor and abandoned them to start wrestling with Foxie. He’s waiting for a point where he can take advantage of that distraction and get the chow pieces for himself. Once he eventually gets his opportunity, Foxie catches him in the act, and wants some for herself. Although Jamie still appears uninterested, Foxie asks for her permission to take some chow… but Jamie decides that she wants to keep the few pieces remaining for herself.

Today we honor David John Parkinson

Monday, January 2nd, 2012

Today is sponsored by Margaret Parkinson and Karen Creason in honor of Margaret’s beloved brother David John Parkinson, who died on December 11th in Margaret and David’s native New Zealand.  Margaret and Karen are some of the warmest people you could ever hope to meet.  They’re chimp house volunteers and long-time supporters whose love for the chimpanzees is obvious to anyone who meets them (and it’s reciprocated – the chimps adore them!).  They had this to say about David and why they chose to sponsor a day in his name:

“David helped Margaret feel cared for all her life and we want [the Cle Elum Seven] to feel cared for in his honor.”

Here’s Missy grooming her “brother”, Burrito:

Silly B

Sunday, January 1st, 2012

Burrito was in an exceptionally silly mood today. After putting a paper bag around his shoulders like a cape, he went out into the greenhouse and spent some quality time with a blue fish.

Thank YOU for an amazing year

Saturday, December 31st, 2011

Find out what the chimpanzees are wishing for in 2012:

B’s day

Friday, December 30th, 2011

Burrito’s birthday is just a week away! Let’s make Mr. B’s-day super great. Find out how you can become Burrito’s Pal, or Sponsor his B-day! His favorite thing in the world is food—of all kinds. Here’s a few photos of B’s cute food face:

And we can never forget Burrito’s pumpkin head from this year’s Halloween party:

Holiday Celebrations

Wednesday, December 28th, 2011

The celebrations continue at the sanctuary!

A lot of people have helped make all of the fun happen – including those who gave through our Holiday Gift Store.

Debbie put together a holiday recap of the festivities so far. Watch below. The chimpanzees thank you!