Is successful reintroduction possible?
In her previous post, Dr. Gwendy Reyes-Illg introduced us to her work with the story of Margot. Here she talks about reintroductions from Afican sanctuaries back into the wild, and some information on...
View ArticleEyes on Apes website
One of our missions at Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest is to advocate for apes everywhere, which is why we developed the program Eyes on Apes. The idea is to have one centralized area for people to...
View ArticleGrooming is so cool
We’ve talked about the importance of grooming among chimpanzees before, and it’s pretty well known what an essential aspect of life grooming is for most primates. Below is a video of very good friends...
View ArticleEbola and Great Ape Conservation
There are many questions about how this year’s Ebola outbreak started, how it spread so quickly, and how to prevent it from spreading further—but what does Ebola have to do with non-human great ape...
View ArticleThe gift of Annie
For weeks, no, months, I have had the idea to do “A Day in the Life of…” each of the chimpanzees on the blog. Seems simple enough, right? Well, when you consider each individual chimp, their moods and...
View ArticleChimpanzees and insect eating
When I started to write this, J.B. was leading a Summer Visit tour: I’d be willing to bet that one of the things he explained is what we put in the termite mound / treat rock on Young’s Hill....
View ArticleFOXIE for the 2nd Day of HOOT! & Wild Chimpanzees with Doll Rocks
We were all so touched by the incredible Sponsor-a-Day posted from Megan and her husband earlier today in memory of Baby H. So, it seems appropriate to make today about celebrating Foxie. A video came...
View ArticleWhat’s in a Nest?
An intriguing article is making the rounds about a primatologist named Koichiro Zamma who has developed a bed, called the humankind evolution bed, that is based on how chimpanzees construct their own...
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In her book In the Shadow of Man, Jane Goodall wrote about a chimpanzee named Mike at Gombe who used a clever device to quickly rise in the hierarchy of his group. Here’s an excerpt from her book,...
View ArticleA wadge
In the wild, chimpanzees will store chewed up fibrous materials (called a wadge) in their bottom lips. This way they can suck every last bit of juice out of tough, chewy plants. Just like their...
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