“Students and faculty in the Primate Behavior and Ecology Program at CWU are sponsoring today to let our wonderful secretary, Penny (Anderson), know just how much we all appreciate her and all of the hard work that she does for us! To bring a smile to her face, we wanted to support our favorite chimpanzees […]
Jamie has been working hard all day, putting one of our new caregivers, Sam, through the paces of training! After all, there is so much to teach the new humans about which boots to wear and in what combination, which human to have walk and which to drive the Gator during races around Young’s Hill, […]
Today is International Women’s Day! I feel so blessed to work in such a female dominated field, it is truly empowering. Not only is our field dominated by women, but so is our chimp house, sorry Chad and JB :). In the wild, males are usually the most dominate, however in captivity you can find […]
As some of you might know Jody, Jamie, Missy, Foxie, and Annie are in phase 1 together. We recently have been calling them the “Girl Gang” because, well, that is what they are. They are a bunch of hoodlums up to no good. Okay, well that might not be true, but they are a bunch […]
As we welcome Autumn to the sanctuary, we also welcome the days of cozy nests. Negra in particular is usually found on top of a mountain of fabric, with a nice big blanket pulled all the way up to her chin. And then there’s Jody… Jody loves a big nest… but she also loves to […]
I had a whole blog post in my head (How to be Cool like Jamie), but today was the rare occasion that Mave, yes Mave, decided to let take some photos of her this morning. Many of you might know that Mave often does not want her picture taken or can be hard to capture […]
As Chad wrote on Sunday, this week has already proven to be busy for the entire chimp house. I think today’s blog is all about Burrito! As an intro update, so far so good! Mave and Terry grooming: Cy and Willy B grooming: Lucky: ShareTweetSharePin17
I wanted to do a throwback today to a very special day at the sanctuary, the day the Cle Elum 7 got to go out on Young’s Hill for the very first time. Perhaps the best way to remember that day is to watch the KOMO News Story about the event. It’s amazing that the […]
Today was sponsored by Magda Ashtok in in honor of her dear friend Bev’s birthday! In honor of my dear friend Bev Tice Deering’s birthday. She emanates a unique and selfless devotion to all life. I am so fortunate to have her friendship. I’m sending wishes of happiness on this special day! As we are […]
This day of sanctuary was sponsored by long-time supporter Eric Dodge in honor of his birthday! What a great way to celebrate your big day! Wishing you the happiest of birthdays today Eric, from all of us at the sanctuary! Honey B: Mave: Willy B: Jamie: Foxie: Burrito: Negra: Jody: Missy: Annie: And cattle friends! […]
Manuela Santacreu is sponsoring this day of sanctuary in honor of her birthday! From the bottom of our hearts, thank you so much for thinking of the chimpanzee and cattle residents on your big day! Mave: Negra: Honey B: Burrito: ShareTweetSharePin17
Today was so windy it could, quite literally, push your car off the road. However, wind means spring is coming to Cle Elum! I personally can’t wait, but Burrito is going to have a hard time not having snow delivered to him every morning. We don’t know what will happen when the snow runs out, […]
Nothing makes me happier than when I go out to see what the chimpanzees are up to and they are happily engaged in their own activities, sometimes gracing me with a cursory glance or friendly head nod, then getting back to what they were doing. This happiness is tenfold when it’s Jamie who is hanging […]
Grant Crosier sponsored a day of sanctuary for the chimpanzees and bovines in honor of Jessie Crosier! “Happy Birthday Jessie!” Thanks so much, Grant and Jessie, for choosing to celebrate a special day in such a kind way. We truly appreciate you helping to make so much possible in the lives of the chimps and […]
Foxie
Willy B remains somewhat of a mystery to me and to some of the chimpanzees too, I think. Maybe he’s the big silent type. He definitely can be difficult to read and he rarely makes eye contact when I’m serving him food. That trait, combined with his size, has caused me to affectionately refer to […]
The seven chimpanzees are pretty busy these days trying to keep up with/spy on/display toward/get excited over the happenings of the new neighbors. And when nothing much seems to be happening with the new neighbors, the seven are quick to stir the pot, if you will, anxious for responses from Mave, Honey B and Willy […]
