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In the grass

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012

Over the last 3 (almost 4!) years, we’ve had tons of blog posts about grass forages (in case you haven’t heard, the Cle Elum Seven love to eat grass!). Oddly enough, the first blog post about grass forages was on May 1, 2009 (almost exactly 3 years ago from today). What’s awesome is that we no longer have to set up a grass “forage” (unless we want to) because the chimps get to harvest it themselves on Young’s Hill. And that’s exactly what they did today. I wasn’t able to catch any photos of her, but even Negra went out a couple of times grabbing big handfuls of grass to take in the Greenhouse.

Burrito:

Jody:

Jamie:

Foxie:

Foxie greeting Jody:

Tags: Animal Welfare, Burrito, chimpanzee, chimpanzee rescue, chimpanzee retirement, chimpanzee sanctuary, Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest, Cle Elum 7, Cle Elum Seven, csnw, Sanctuary
Posted in Burrito, enrichment, Foxie, Jamie, Jody, Negra, Sanctuary, Young's Hill | 9 Comments »

Chimps’ Choice- Spry gum!

Tuesday, May 1st, 2012

I just looked in the cabinet and realized the chimps are out of Spry Gum! The chimps actually love to chew gum. Sometimes they just swallow it, but usually they will chew it and sometimes even play with it (check out this adorable video posted in 2010 of Negra enjoying a piece of gum). We don’t give the chimps sugar or artificial flavors so Spry is great because it contains Xylitol, a natural sweetener, which is great for your teeth and gums.

So, I would like to propose a challenge: the first 5 people to send this 5-flavor pack of Spry Gum from our Amazon Wishlist will get something extra special from me in return, along with the joy that you helped enrich the Cle Elum Seven, of course! What could be better?

Tags: Burrito, chimpanzee, chimpanzee rescue, chimpanzee retirement, chimpanzee sanctuary, Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest, Cle Elum 7, Cle Elum Seven, csnw, enrichment, Missy
Posted in Burrito, Chimps' Choice, enrichment, Missy, Negra, Sanctuary, Wishlist | 4 Comments »

Let it snow!

Sunday, April 29th, 2012

Just kidding!

We’re still getting to enjoy beautiful spring-like days here in Cle Elum, but to mix things up a bit, volunteers Stephanie and Katelyn (who drive over from Seattle) stopped at Snoqualmie Pass this morning to pick up some snow for the chimps. Mixed with strawberries and juice, it was a delicious treat! The Cle Elum Seven are certainly not native to the Pacific Northwest, but they certainly know how to make the most of it!

Missy:

Foxie sucking all the juice out of the snow:

Jamie:

Jody:

Annie

But mixing things up for the chimps didn’t stop there. Stephanie brought tons of super soft new blankets for them. Jody was extremely happy. She immediately collected as many as possible and built a giant nest by the barn doors, constantly rubbing them on her face and making an “ahhhh” sound. After a cold snack, new soft blankets were probably right on time. Thanks Stephanie and Katelyn!

Tags: chimp enrichment, chimp sanctuary, chimpanzee, chimpanzee rescue, chimpanzee retirement, chimpanzee sanctuary, chimps, Cle Elum, Cle Elum 7, Cle Elum Seven, csnw, Sanctuary
Posted in Annie, Caregivers, Chimpanzee Behavior, enrichment, Food, Foxie, Jamie, Jody, Missy, Sanctuary, Thanks, Volunteers | 4 Comments »

sweet eats and sweet annie

Saturday, April 28th, 2012

Hey! Tomorrow is the last day of the Worldwide Vegan Bake Sale (what a cool concept, right?) You can help Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest by heading to the Tacoma bake sale located at King’s Books, 218 St Helens Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402. Find out more on the Facebook event page, which includes photos of some of the yummy baked goods you can buy. If you want to bake something as well as purchasing baked goods, feel free to drop in with your goodies at the book store tomorrow (Sunday) at noon. In addition to the baked goods, 35 copies of the vegan baked goods recipe book is up for sale. All proceeds support the sanctuary, so indulge!

Speaking of sweetness, if you saw our April e-news last week, you learned a little bit more about beautiful Annie. However, if you’re somewhat new to the sanctuary and the blog, you might not be aware that Annie has a habit of making bird noises (check out the video in the “Annie-isms” blog post from 2010 to hear her chirps). She has a particular technique for producing these sounds that involves holding both hands over her face. She was relaxing in the greenhouse this afternoon making her bird sounds and I snapped a few photos.

Annie involved her feet in the chirping today:

She may have just been having fun with her lips in this photo:

I think she’s generally quite pleased with herself after a good bird call (chimpanzees don’t smile the same way that humans do, but Annie often looks like she has a grin on her face from our human perspective):

Tags: Annie, bake sale, bakesale, chimp, chimpanzee, csnw, king's books, northwest, Sanctuary, tacoma, vegan, worldwide
Posted in Annie, Chimpanzee Behavior, Events, Food, Fundraising, Sanctuary | 6 Comments »

Lounging with trolls

Friday, April 27th, 2012

Nothing like some sunshine and a handful of trolls to make you just want to lay back and relax.

Tags: animal protection, animal rescue, animal rights, Animal Welfare, chimp enrichment, chimpanzee, chimpanzee retirement, chimpanzee sanctuary, Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest, Cle Elum 7, Cle Elum Seven, csnw, enrichment, Foxie, primate protection, Sanctuary, troll
Posted in enrichment, Foxie, Sanctuary, Trolls | 7 Comments »

The Queen of Relaxation

Wednesday, April 25th, 2012

If Negra is the Queen of the Cle Elum Seven, Jody is the Queen of Nest Building and Relaxation.

Jody is hands down the best nest builder I know. She is definitely an artist about it, and will often use as many as 20-30 blankets. We put out tons of new straw and alfalfa hay in the greenhouse yesterday, so Jody forewent the blankets and made herself an amazing nest right on the ground.

Tags: Animal Welfare, chimp enrichment, chimp sanctuary, chimpanzee, chimpanzee retirement, chimpanzee sanctuary, Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest, Cle Elum, Cle Elum 7, Cle Elum Seven, csnw, enrichment, Jody, nesting, Sanctuary
Posted in Chimpanzee Behavior, enrichment, Jody, nesting, Sanctuary | 14 Comments »

Spending Earth Day on the Earth

Sunday, April 22nd, 2012

Today was Earth Day and thankfully it was an absolutely beautiful, almost summery, day for it! It’s been around 75 degrees this afternoon and very little wind (which we get a lot of around here!) so I gave the chimps Young’s Hill as early in the day as possible. We didn’t have a full-fledged party, but it’s pretty surreal to think that after decades of bars and concrete, finally the chimps truly got to celebrate Earth Day on the grass and with no bars overhead.

Missy and Annie spent some time sitting on the grass in the shade

Foxie climbed up high to enjoy the view

Jamie and volunteer caregiver Stephanie went for a little walk around the perimeter of the hill

And Burrito climbed up a climbing structure he hasn’t explored yet

It must feel so good to have blue skies overhead with no bars!

Tags: Annie, Burrito, chimp enrichment, chimpanzee, chimpanzee retirement, chimpanzee sanctuary, Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest, Cle Elum 7, Cle Elum Seven, csnw, enrichment, Foxie, Jamie, Missy, Sanctuary, young's hill
Posted in Annie, Burrito, Caregivers, enrichment, Foxie, Jamie, Missy, Sanctuary, Volunteers, Young's Hill | 5 Comments »

Chimpanzees’ choice: enrichment or food?

Saturday, April 21st, 2012

Today is GORGEOUS! So gorgeous that we set out a party on Young’s Hill complete with new gifts from special friends and fun food. It was an early celebration of Love a Chimpanzee Day (April 23rd), a holiday invented by supporter Monica Best and a day that she sponsors each year.

Jamie passed the food and went right for her new red boots brought by Monica’s friend Sophy. After securing her new red boots, Jamie did manage to get a huge armful of bok choy (not pictured).

Guess what Burrito chose? That’s right – food! Here he is eating cabbage by the treat rock:

Jody first went for the food (she’s eating watermelon in the photo below):

But later she grabbed some clown glasses and a new doll. The photo below is a little blurry because Jody was on the move!

There were three new Dora dolls on the hill, thanks to caregiver Jackie’s thrift store shopping. Foxie quickly gathered them all up:

And later spent some quality time with them:

All in all, it was a delightful early celebration of Love a Chimpanzee Day. Thank you, Monica! And thank you to all supporters who sponsor days and otherwise support the sanctuary.

Today was a special day for me too! Jim, Audrey and Brian worked on the outreach & events stuff shed. Isn’t it beautiful?? I want to move in.

Tags: chimp, chimpanzee, csnw, doll, dora the explorer, enrichment, northwest, primate, rescue, Sanctuary, shed, shelter
Posted in Burrito, Construction, enrichment, Foxie, Jamie, Jody, party, Sanctuary, sponsor-a-day, Thanks, Volunteers, Young's Hill | 6 Comments »

Lazy Play

Friday, April 20th, 2012

Annie and Missy love to play, whether it be rough-and-tumble wrestling, or like today—playing at the same time as resting. Annie certainly didn’t want Missy to go to sleep, and really, who’s to say you can’t play and lay down at the same time?

Tags: animal protection, animal rescue, animal rights, Animal Welfare, Annie, chimp enrichment, chimpanzee, Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest, Cle Elum 7, Cle Elum Seven, csnw, Missy, Play, Sanctuary
Posted in Annie, Missy, Play, Sanctuary | 4 Comments »

Grass underfoot

Thursday, April 19th, 2012

These pictures just remind me how awesome it is that the Cle Elum Seven now get to spend time with grass under their feet after decades of small barren cages. Even after 7 months, it is still so amazing to see them out there.

Tags: animal protection, animal rescue, animal rights, Animal Welfare, Annie, Burrito, chimpanzee, chimpanzee retirement, Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest, Cle Elum 7, Cle Elum Seven, csnw, Missy, primate protection, Sanctuary, young's hill
Posted in Annie, Burrito, Missy, Sanctuary, Young's Hill | 4 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).