WE HOPE THAT EVERYONE ENJOYED A SAFE AND HAPPY
HOLIDAY SEASON!!!

WE WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME ALL OF THE NEW MEMBERS TO
MONKEY TALES

IN THIS ISSUE YOU WILL SHARE CHRISTMAS WITH
THE MONKEYS


DUE TO MAJOR COMPUTER PROBLEMS AT THE SANCTUARY, AS
WELL AS PROBLEMS WITH CAMERA SOFTWARE, UNFORTUNATELY
ALL OF THE PICTURES OF THE MONKEYS ENJOYING THEIR
TOYS ARE NOT YET READY FOR VIEWING. WE SHOULD HAVE
THEM READY FOR THE NEXT ISSUE OF MONKEY TALES. THE
ONLY PHOTO THAT WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE POSTED FOR
VIEWING IS OF INDIGO AND CAN BE VIEWED AT:
http://www.amomentintimedonations.freeservers.com/photo6.html


The toy drive was a big success. We would like to THANK everyone
who participated and sent toys to help make a monkeys Christmas
dreams come true. Enough toys were received that every monkey
was able to receive their own toy. Monkeys are very hard on
their toys, so toys are always needed. Linda carefully selected
the toys that she knew each of the monkeys would enjoy the most.
We would like to share some of the highlights with you.


Through the toy drive, the monkeys have also made some new
friends. In fact, Rowdy was even lucky enough to find someone
to sponsor him.


Each and every monkey received a pail filled with peanuts, a
piece of fruit and a shovel so that when the goodies were gone
they could spend countless hours filling their pails with the
mulch from the floors of the enclosure.


Since Grandma is not really into toys, she received a special
gift of one of her favorite snacks, Graham Crackers. Of course,
since Katy Jo and Grandma spend their lives together, she will
also be enjoying them.


Each monkey has their own preferences as to what they like
to play with. Something so simple can give a monkey countless
hours of pleasure. For instance, Cookie received a plastic
serving spoon that she can amuse herself with by carrying
spoonfuls of snow into her house. The capuchins love playing
with baby rattles. Enough rattles were received for all who
enjoy them to receive one. For Magan, anything that makes
noise makes her happy. The louder the better.


Linus, a Rhesus Macaque, did not want any of his cagemates to
share in his fun with an xylophone. He grabbed it and ran into
his house, thinking no one would see him playing with it. This
did not work, as soon as everyone heard it, in they ran. He
quickly came out pulling it behind him.


Ginger, a Rhesus Macaque spent many hours playing with a toy
telephone. She did not stop until the batteries wore down.


Garner and Pumpkin, both Java Macaques, spent their time
sharing a cash register. When they pushed the keys the cash
drawer would open, revealing plastic balls with bells in them.


Meja the Marmoset now has a bird cage mirror hanging in
her enclosure. Being the smallest monkey at Mindy's this
is the perfect size for her.


Magan, Alex, Maxine, Sybill, Bobby Mann and JJ love their
new Busy Walker with attached toys. This is kept inside of
their house. They love taking turns bouncing up and down
in the seat. Also being enjoyed by this troop is a basketball
tug toy. This is basketball with straps crisscrossing over
it, where two or more monkeys can tug on it.


Linda has yet to find a toy that Indigo will even touch.
He had probably never seen a toy before. However, since he
loves to eat, he did get to enjoy his pail. Maybe one day
he will enjoy playing just like the rest of the monkeys.
With some monkeys it just takes a lot longer.


Sunshine, the Baby Barbary is enjoying her new toddler
swing. She never seems to run out of energy. Some of the
macaques that share her enclosure are too big for the
swing. So far anyone else who would fit does not appear
to be interested in it. That could change at some point.


Missybelle received a toy mirror. One of her favorite
past times is admiring herself. Linus is not the only
musician at the sanctuary, Missy is enjoying a tambourine.
Phoebus, Missy's cagemate, is spending his time playing
with a truck. Both received rattles.


Quite a few Kong Toys were received. These make wonderful
enrichment items. They were filled with honey, ground nuts
and raisins. These were placed in various enclosures for
all to enjoy.


The monkeys were even lucky enough to receive some quilts
to keep them nice and warm. They arrived just in time for
some really cold weather. Many of the residents have now
seen snow and ice for the first time in their lives.


Now every morning, when the monkeys wake up, they run
outside as quickly as they can to see what Santa has
left them. Wonder how long they will do this for.


WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING AT THE SANCTUARY???

A very generous donation of 25 pounds of paper shell pecans
were received. Joyful squeals were made by all, especially
the capuchins. They had slight cracks in them, making it
easier for all of the smaller monkeys to finish cracking
them, without any danger of injuring their mouths.


THE NEXT ISSUE OF MONKEY TALES WILL FEATURE
GRANDMA AND KATY JO


MONKEY WISH LIST
Rice
Jelly
Honey
Stamps
Raisins
Craisins
Juicy Juice
Basket Balls
Peanut Butter
Raw In Shell Peanuts
Scrub Brushes (round with handles and nylon brushes, sold
in Walmart's)


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Please read "A Monkey's Prayer" which was written by Linda
http://www.mindysmem.org/monkprayer.html
**********


ALL RESIDENTS OF THE SANCTUARY ARE AVAILABLE FOR
SPONSORSHIP, FOR DETAILS VISIT THE MINDY'S WEBSITE.


FOR PHOTOS THAT CAN BE SENT AS GREETING CARDS WHICH
WILL HELP PROMOTE THE SANCTUARY PLEASE VISIT:
SPECIFIC HOLIDAYS
http://pictures.care2.com/welcome/118046932
ALL OF THE RESIDENTS
http://pictures.care2.com/welcome/824159902


OTHER ALBUMS THAT YOU MIGHT FIND INTERESTING, ALL CAN
BE SENT AS GREETING CARDS:
MISSYBELLE BEFORE MINDY'S
http://pictures.care2.com/welcome/484014251
MISSYBELLE AT MINDY'S
http://pictures.care2.com/welcome/963449033
MOSTLY MONKEYS SANCTUARY http://www.mostlymonkeys.org
(photos include, a raccoon, badger and birds as well
as monkeys)
http://pictures.care2.com/welcome/135791661
MOSTY MONKEYS SANCTUARY SPECIFIC HOLIDAYS
http://pictures.care2.com/welcome/102604785


WAYS YOU CAN HELP

When shopping online, please check and see if the store you
will be making your purchases from is listed with
http://www.Igive.com If it is and you choose Mindy's as your
charity of choice the sanctuary will receive a portion of your
purchase at no cost to you.


Make a donation, which for your convenience can be made through
a Paypal link located on the Mindy's homepage, for a specific
project, such as the Building Fund which was established after
we were not able to raise funds quickly enough to build an
enclosure and rescue Ben and Norman before they were sold back
into research, or the donation can be made to the Mindy's
General Fund.


INFORMATION PROVIDED BY
LINDA BARCKLAY mindysmem@...
http://www.mindysmem.org


WRITTEN BY JOANNE CHRISTIE-SHPAK
sacajaweabaucis@...
http://www.amomentintimedonations.freeservers.com
Please visit my website to explore several wildlife sanctuaries,
including Mindy's, find many click to donate sites, helpful
organizations and websites of interest, quotes as well as a
poem of the month.


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