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More party pics

Tuesday, November 1st, 2011

It’s official- Jamie-ween is my favorite CSNW holiday. We all had such a good day yesterday! Here are a few more pictures of the party in the playroom (and I promise, there is even MORE to come!)

Missy with the raisin-filled pinata:

There was some intense love for the pumpkin. It was 35lbs of deliciousness that lasted allll day long.

Negra:

Jody:

Burrito

Foxie:

Negra & Jody:

Jamie checking inside containers for goodies:

The juice was a big hit, as always.

Jamie:

Annie:

Burrito:

Tags: chimpanzee, chimpanzee retirement, chimpanzee sanctuary, Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest, Cle Elum 7, Cle Elum Seven, csnw, Play, Sanctuary
Posted in Annie, Burrito, enrichment, Foxie, Jamie, Jody, Missy, Negra, party, Sanctuary, Trolls | 11 Comments »

As Diana mentioned in a blog post from earlier, Jamie and I share a birthday today! I can’t think of a better way to spend my Hallo-birthday than by throwing a party for Jamie and the rest of the Cle Elum Seven!

We have a lot of folks to thank for making today’s party a huge success. Robbi & Dick Brown and Tamela donated a lot of fun new toys and decorations, and volunteers Steph and Katelyn brought some new things with them today as well. We also want to thank Deborah G., Barbara B., Jessica K., Tamela, and Jeani G. for donating towards Jamie’s big celebration today! And of course we can’t forget all of Jamie’s Chimpanzee Pals: Cherie Breaux & Robert Bochnik; Kathy Carlson; Candy Crannell; GFWC Cascade Woman’s Club; Debbie Kray; Pam Lehnert & Marc Warner; KC McCarthy; Jackie Mulanax & Brad McNeice; Debra Redwine; Pam Reid; Kathleen Roan; Tony Silvia; Nicole Sturn; and Jackson Walkden-Brown.

Steph and Katelyn brought with them a giant pumpkin, with Jamie’s named carved in it (and the “J” was made into a boot!) The following photos are of the Great Pumpkin (as I’ve decided to call it).

Jamie with her pumpkin:

Jody was the first to dig in:

Negra joined in:

Missy asking Jody if she can share, Jody giving her a reassuring kiss:

Jody and Foxie (Missy in the background):

At one point Burrito was working on the pumpkin all by himself:

So much happened today that I’m pretty sure there will be more Hallo-birthday photos and videos posted tomorrow!

Tags: animal protection, Animal Welfare, Burrito, chimp enrichment, chimpanzee, chimpanzee retirement, Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest, Cle Elum 7, Cle Elum Seven, csnw, enrichment, Foxie, Jamie, Jody, Missy, Negra, party, Sanctuary
Posted in Burrito, Food, Foxie, Jamie, Jody, Missy, Negra, party, Sanctuary, Thanks | 15 Comments »

Today’s choices

Sunday, October 30th, 2011

Today the day started out kinda rainy and so the chimps stayed in the front rooms while we cleaned the playroom. I caught an unusual duo wrestling—Negra and Annie! Annie does not always play with folks other than her best friend Missy, and Negra doesn’t play as often as the other chimps. So it was really awesome to see the two of them engaging in so much fun. I wasn’t able to get a lot of good video of it, but I did catch a brief snippet.

Later in the day the sun was out and Young’s Hill was the place to be. Everyone but Negra came out at one point, and even after Burrito went back inside the other girls hung out for a bit longer. It was great to see five chimps out on the hill all at once. In the last piece of this video, you’ll be able to see all five in the same shot.

Tomorrow we’re celebrating Jamie’s birthday on Halloween. It’s not too late to donate to make her party really great!

Tags: Animal Welfare, Annie, chimpanzee, chimpanzee retirement, Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest, Cle Elum 7, Cle Elum Seven, csnw, Foxie, Jamie, Jody, Missy, Negra, Play, primate protection, Sanctuary, young's hill
Posted in Annie, Foxie, Jamie, Jody, Missy, Negra, Play, Sanctuary, Young's Hill | 4 Comments »

Foxie’s Day Out

Saturday, October 29th, 2011

Do not adjust your screens, these are photos of Foxie all over the hill today!

Here she is on top of a climbing structure on the hill – a first for Foxie! It’s the climbing structure closest to the raceway. She went up there to retrieve a troll doll initially but went back several times during the day.

Foxie carefully bringing her trolls back down from the structure:

The crew that put the concrete on the treat rock had a bit leftover, so they made a replica of Mt St. Helens. Foxie’s touring by the site here:

Missy (left) was pretty excited to have Foxie on the hill.

Foxie put one of her troll dolls on her back as she walked around a bit:

Tags: chimp, chimpanzee, csnw, Foxie, northwest, Sanctuary, troll dollls, young's hill
Posted in Foxie, Missy, Sanctuary, Trolls, Young's Hill | 16 Comments »

Calling for backup

Friday, October 21st, 2011

Yesterday, Jamie was sitting in the greenhouse when she saw a squirrel running across the hill. The squirrel made it back safely to its den before Jamie could catch up, but unfortunately for the squirrel, Jamie now knows the location of its den. So of course she went to work trying to flush him out with a couple of bamboo canes. Here’s what we found when we went into the enclosure today:

This afternoon, Missy was returning from a trip she made to collect grass from the hill when she heard a strange noise coming from the same area. In this video, you can see her calling Jamie for backup. When the noise ceased, Missy and Jamie gave up and returned to eat their grass in the greenhouse.

Tags: backup, chimpanzee, cooperation, Jamie, Missy, northwest, reassurance, rescue, Sanctuary
Posted in Chimpanzee Behavior, Jamie, Missy | 13 Comments »

Hill grass

Thursday, October 20th, 2011

Grass has always been a favorite treat for the Cle Elum Seven, so it’s been interesting to watch their reactions to the grass on Young’s Hill.

Annie loves to eat grass, but seems very uncomfortable walking on it. I’ve been referring to her as our resident gibbon- she walks bipedally and holds her hands out a bit from her sides and her gait is almost more of a waddle than a walk. I can’t say exactly why she does this, but I’m sure it feels strange to walk barefoot on grass after years and years of nothing but concrete.

Jamie, on the other hand, is a natural out there.

And how fun is it to harvest your own treat!?

Missy and Jody:

Missy:

Jamie:

Tags: Animal Welfare, Annie, chimp enrichment, chimp sanctuary, chimpanzee, chimpanzee rescue, chimpanzee retirement, chimpanzee sanctuary, Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest, Cle Elum 7, Cle Elum Seven, csnw, Jamie, Jody, Missy, Sanctuary, young's hill
Posted in Annie, enrichment, Jamie, Jody, Missy, Sanctuary, Young's Hill | 12 Comments »

Motivation

Saturday, October 15th, 2011

I have no idea what was going through Foxie’s mind as she walked around the entire perimeter of Young’s Hill on that first day out, but since then, she has been extremely reluctant to go back out. Everyday she tries, but as soon as she gets about 20 feet from the doorway she freezes in her tracks. Obviously the whole experience of being outdoors is overwhelming to her.

Her friends have been encouraging her to go out and to remain out once she is there. But they know that she is scared and they don’t try to push her beyond her comfort zone.

The other day I saw something amazing. Missy came out of the tunnel with a troll in her mouth, and Foxie was trailing behind her. Missy doesn’t care for trolls, so I thought that perhaps Missy was using the troll as a lure to try to help Foxie get outside. And in a way, she was..but it was Foxie that initiated it! Since then, I’ve seen Foxie go through this routine three times with Missy. Foxie begins by stomping around the greenhouse, which is an invitation for someone to go out to the hill with her. When Missy joins her, they both pause and Foxie delicately hands over her troll. She then waits for Missy and the troll to lead the way up the hill.

Tags: chimpanzee, Foxie, friendship, Missy, motivation, northwest, rescue, Sanctuary, troll
Posted in Chimpanzee Behavior, Foxie, Jamie, Jody, Missy, Trolls, Young's Hill | 8 Comments »

Full Speed Ahead!

Thursday, October 13th, 2011

On day 1 of Young’s Hill, we saw a lot of wrestling from Annie and Missy (shocking, I know!), but since then, we haven’t seen a whole lot of playing on the hill, most likely because there has been so much to do and explore out there that they just haven’t “had the time”. Over the last few days, however, I’ve been noticing them get more and more playful. Chase has been a favorite game lately (apparently, even Gators make good chase partners!). I’m sure after watching the construction all summer, the chimps (or Missy and Jamie at least) have just been waiting for the opportunity to get up to a full speed run! But with 2-acres to explore, even just walking around is such amazing exercise for them. I’m sure they are sleeping like babies at night!

Tags: Animal Welfare, chimp, chimpanzee, chimpanzee rescue, chimpanzee retirement, chimpanzee sanctuary, Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest, Cle Elum 7, Cle Elum Seven, csnw, enrichment, Jamie, Jody, Missy, Play, Sanctuary, young's hill
Posted in Caregivers, enrichment, Jamie, Jody, Missy, Play, Sanctuary, Young's Hill | 7 Comments »

Sometimes you need a little push

Monday, October 3rd, 2011

We know that some of the chimps seem completely comfortable with Young’s Hill, especially Missy, as well as Jamie. Annie has gotten more brave with help from Missy, and Burrito and Negra have ventured out for a little bit, too. Jody and Foxie are more hesitant and have only been a few feet past the raceway tunnel. Today, Jamie encouraged both of them to come out further and even hugged Foxie and guided her along.

Tags: animal protection, animal rescue, animal rights, Animal Welfare, Annie, chimpanzee, chimpanzee retirement, Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest, Cle Elum 7, Cle Elum Seven, csnw, Foxie, Jamie, Jody, Missy, primate protection, primate rescue, Sanctuary, young's hill
Posted in Annie, Burrito, enrichment, Foxie, Jamie, Jody, Missy, Negra, Sanctuary, Young's Hill | 18 Comments »

Fearless Missy

Sunday, October 2nd, 2011

I know we’ve said it before, but Missy has been quite a star on Young’s Hill. She’s been so confident and fearless out there! We knew she would love the Hill, but I don’t think any of us could have predicted the level of bravery she would have. I’m so proud of her! GO MISSY GO!

Tags: chimpanzee, chimpanzee rescue, chimpanzee retirement, chimpanzee sanctuary, Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest, Cle Elum 7, Cle Elum Seven, csnw, enrichment, Missy, Play, primate rescue, rescue, Sanctuary, young's hill
Posted in enrichment, Missy, Sanctuary, Young's Hill | 9 Comments »

Welcome to Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest's blog! The sanctuary is currently home to seven chimpanzees released from biomedical research. This group, the Cle Elum Seven, arrived at the sanctuary on June 13, 2008. We post photos, stories, videos and more to this blog almost everyday, so visit often! Also, visit us on social networking sites (see links below).