Posts Tagged ‘chimps’
Winterizing a Villa
By Amber Camacho Winter is officially here and the staff have winterized the chimps’ villas to be ready for Old Man Winter to come knocking. It Takes a Villa I had the opportunity to be a small help with creating our new winterization material, as we test the chimp-durability of a high-grade marine plastic in…
Read MoreChimp Play as a Diplomatic Tool: Neal Teaches Kirk
Neal uses chimp play as a tool to derail conflict and calm situations. He inserts play into disagreements, which diffuses such high-tension moments. His playfulness importantly serves to distract chimps from their arguing.
Read MoreThe Impact of Chimps in Entertainment
Our recent interviews with Erika Fleury of NAPSA and Dr. Stephen Ross from Project ChimpCARE taught us how inappropriate portrayal of chimps in entertainment can have big consequences for how the public views chimpanzees.
Read MoreProject Chimps Transports Chimps in Need
Erika Fleury of NAPSA (North American Primate Sanctuary Alliance) sat down with us to talk about how Project Chimps helped NAPSA to transport some chimps in need of emergency relocation to their new homes. She also talked about how you can help other chimps still awaiting their lifelong homes.
Read MoreHealth Update: Armond (November 2021)
With a case such as Armond’s, there is little we can do to reverse those decades he spent in a confined space. Despite having access to decent size enclosures at the New Iberia lab for the years leading up to his retirement to the Blue Ridge Mountains, and despite now having access to multi-story villa and multi-acre yard.
Read MoreGirl Scouts Advocate for Chimps
Meet the Girl Scouts of troop 15543. They took a tour of Project Chimps in August. They are doing their Silver Award project, the highest award a Cadette can earn, at Project Chimps. The scouts are also using what they learned on their tour to advocate for chimps. How are they doing that? Read on to find out!
Read MoreCovid Vaccines for the Chimps
Project Chimps is the first sanctuary to vaccinate chimps against Covid-19 with experimental covid vaccines developed by Zoetis, a veterinary medicine producer. This vaccine has been donated to zoos and sanctuaries across the country by Zoetis. Project Chimps, like other institutions requested these vaccines to protect the animals in their care.
Read MoreAn Unexpected Find – Interning as a chimpanzee blogger
Violet worked as communications intern for the summer of 2021. She wrote blogs about medical conditions at the sanctuary and was excited to combine her love of animals with a passion for understanding their personalities. It was a fantastic experience.
Read MoreDo chimps eat insects?
In the wild 2% of a chimp’s diet is made up of animal protein, and the majority of that is bugs! These chimps seem a lot less inclined to eat insects the way their wild cousins do. At least for now.
Read MoreAbnormal Behavior in Chimpanzees
One way sanctuaries and zoos gauge a chimp’s emotional and physical well-being is to look for signs of abnormal behavior. Abnormal or atypical behaviors are scientific terms that describe behaviors that are often indicative of stress.
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