Gossau, 7 November 2014
Mojo, Madschabu, Digit, Chicca, Cess, Elisha
Chicca eats the paint
Pembeele joins
Angela asks Chicca to sit over a bit
Chicca leaves because she does not want to sit over
Pembeele leaves
Oseye, Fanny
Tzippi joins
Oseye, Fanny leave because of Tzippi
Tzippi is only eating the paint
We take the colors away, she leaves
Pembeele dips the brush and leaves
Madschabu shows no interest, display-behavior with the brush handle
Oseye shows no interest
Madschabu shows no interest
Today, from the very beginning, the whole meeting was under the cloud of Blacky's farewell. It is expected that she will be euthanized in three or four days. Her pain is too great and she can hardly climb anymore. The preparations are already going on and it is also noticeable in the group, also because Blacky cannot go out any more. Accordingly, the mood among us and the animals is not so focused on the actual session. Perhaps it is interesting to mention that our (already informed) mood affects the productivity of the (not yet knowing) chimpanzees and that, because of us, they probably do not care so much about the stroking. I hope that Blacky can leave us peacefully and doesn't panic. We will see how the new group constellation affects the sessions.
