Posts by Ali Crumpacker
Celebrating KRYSTAL’s 15th birthday!
Krystal is a very dynamic chimp! She’s energetic, social, and is a high-ranking female known as the “princess” of her group.
Read MoreCelebrating LORETTA’s 16th birthday!
Loretta is a young female chimp living in Harmony villa. She’s friendly, playful, and has grown a lot in confidence over the past year.
Read MoreCelebrating JASON’s 22nd birthday!
Often, caregivers know Jason is going to come through a door before they can see him! He throws a huge pile of wood wool through the door right before leaping through to the other side.
Read MoreCelebrating MAVERICK’s 31st birthday!
Today is Maverick’s 31st birthday! You might recognize him for his short legs, which led staff to affectionately nickname him “Baby Legs!”
Read MoreCelebrating TORIAN’s 17th birthday!
Torian is a very intelligent chimp and very aware of what’s going on in her group. Typically, she prefers to sit back and observe.
Read MoreCelebrating ANGELIC’s 27th birthday!
Angelic (also known as Angie by her caregivers) has quite the personality. She’s a true “chimp’s chimp” and a dominant female in her group.
Read MoreArtists Leave Mark on Sanctuary
Inspiration That Kept Growing Ideas kept bubbling up as the mural took shape. “We’d be like, ‘Oh! We’ve gotta add this tomorrow!’ or ‘It’d be so fun to include that!’” Nell Tryst laughed. “We just kept building on it organically and authentically. I’m not gonna lie—we’re pretty proud of it.” A Collaborative Creation Tryst didn’t…
Read MoreCelebrating PRINCE’s 21st birthday!
Prince has established himself as the alpha of his group on B Side of the Laurie & Carlee McGrath Chateau villa. He spends a lot of his time grooming and playing with everyone so that no one feels left out.
Read MoreHow to visit Project Chimps
By Ari D’Arconte If you have heard of the great work being done here at Project Chimps and would like to see the chimps in person, then you have come to the right place! We offer a number of tours and experiences for you to choose from. Project Chimps is located in the Blue Ridge…
Read MoreCelebrating VICKY’s 20th birthday!
Like many of the chimps at the sanctuary, Vicky has her own nickname — Vicky Lynn! She loves juice, cardboard and banana leaf browse, as well as anything she can nest with.
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