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Sunday 27 March 2011
The Galli's Appear on Spanish Television!
A few months ago a Spanish Television Channel came over and made a short film about the Animal Rescue Center. We happen to be in it, so look closely when the owner Encar goes into the Monkey Cage, Rene is in blue on the right with about 6 monkeys on his head and I am in green hat and t-shirt ahead! It's pretty interesting, albeit in Spanish as it shows you around the centre where we work, the beach and a bit of the town. Watch it if only for the visual and if you understand Spanish, then bigger bonus!! Sandro the male owner is Italian and speaks Spanish with an Italian accent, interesting!
Saturday 26 March 2011
The Latest Addition
Been a long time, been a long time… a Led Zep song spring to mind! Well, we had a pretty busy two weeks with Dad and I think he went home a stone lighter after the heat due to the activities and the manual labour that he did whilst he was here! Since then we have moved house to a temporary stop for 5 weeks or so whilst the home owners of our house sit have returned. It’s in the same town, a bit nearer to work so it's only a 15 minute cycle home in 80 degrees Fahrenheit after a day’s labour as opposed to 30! It makes all the difference! Dangerously though, it's nearer to all the restaurants in town, too tempting!
So we are enjoying spending time with the animals still and I know that a lot of you are interested in the animal rescue so here’s the latest. This little monkey was found on the beach, about 8, maybe 9 weeks old alone, crying for it’s mother and was bought into the rescue centre. It’s mother was nowhere to be found sadly. It was very weak for a few days and we weren’t sure if it was going to make it but the owners of the centre nursed it back to health and when it was strong enough, they confidently named him Afro. Afro grew in strength considerably and soon started to show the older monkeys who was the boss! Shortly after the vet arrived and announced that she was in-fact a girl, henceforth came the prompt name change to Cocoa.
Cocoa, whilst very confident amongst the troop in general, made a beeline for the Cuka one of the oldest females in the group and fortunately Cuka showed maternal instincts towards her. They are pretty inseparable now which is wonderful. This is not common as the howlers are not necessarily maternal. There are two other young ones that are only a little older but neither of them have bonded with any particular older female in the troop. I guess Cocoa is just lucky. She likes to ride on Cuka’s back and when they go to the jungle for their daily outing, she scales the heights of the highest trees on her new Mum’s back. Hopefully she will be climbing up them on her own one day.
So we are enjoying spending time with the animals still and I know that a lot of you are interested in the animal rescue so here’s the latest. This little monkey was found on the beach, about 8, maybe 9 weeks old alone, crying for it’s mother and was bought into the rescue centre. It’s mother was nowhere to be found sadly. It was very weak for a few days and we weren’t sure if it was going to make it but the owners of the centre nursed it back to health and when it was strong enough, they confidently named him Afro. Afro grew in strength considerably and soon started to show the older monkeys who was the boss! Shortly after the vet arrived and announced that she was in-fact a girl, henceforth came the prompt name change to Cocoa.
Cocoa, whilst very confident amongst the troop in general, made a beeline for the Cuka one of the oldest females in the group and fortunately Cuka showed maternal instincts towards her. They are pretty inseparable now which is wonderful. This is not common as the howlers are not necessarily maternal. There are two other young ones that are only a little older but neither of them have bonded with any particular older female in the troop. I guess Cocoa is just lucky. She likes to ride on Cuka’s back and when they go to the jungle for their daily outing, she scales the heights of the highest trees on her new Mum’s back. Hopefully she will be climbing up them on her own one day.
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