Chimps With Darkest Pasts Light Up When They See Snow
The weather has turned frigid in the Pacific Northwest, and the rescued chimps at a sanctuary there, like everyone else in the region, are snuggling in and staying warm.
But people at Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest didn't want their sweet residents to miss out on one of life's particular joys: the first snows of the year.
So caretakers brought the snow to them.
"We all woke up to a couple inches of snow this morning and while the chimpanzees were not interested in going outside today," the sanctuary blogged on Tuesday, "they were interested in eating the snow!"
Foxie, a retired lab chimp who declined to collect her own snow, decided to have a person do it for her. She "sat at the window blowing raspberries with gusto" until a caretaker came hauling a bucket of the fluffy white snow.
Some chimps relished in playing with the crystallized fistfuls of snow, while others simply enjoyed the cool and refreshing snack.
"What a kick!" one person commented on the blog post. "Fantastic pictures. Just like my grandkids."
Everyone knows the first snow days of the year are truly magical.
And we mean everyone.
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