Well, I wakened with a cold which is really unpleasant! However, I have "stuff"with me...nose spray etc. so will just take a few days to feel 100%
We had a lazy morning and after lunch we went to an orphanage of the grounds. It was really a high light for me to see all these animals who had been rescued for one reason or another and nursed back to health. There leopards, monkeys galore, and many antelope type species there, and a couple of dwarf hippoes and a large tortoise like we saw on the Galápagos Islands. We were able to feed many of the animals, too. The guide put a few kernels of corn on my hat on my head and a monkey came a grabbed my hat and took off with it. Too funny. Eventually he dropped it, so it was just a little game. The monkeys lived in fenced in structures but were able to escape at will, and could have left the enclosure but our guide said because they are used to ,living with a bunch in a social network, they wouldn't leave, plus they would vulnerable in the wild if solitary. The hippopotamus were behind an electrified fence, however. Wonderful to see all these animals so happy and being brought back to health then if possible, released. Also to try and build up a species that was at risk of extinction. Truly wonderful. This was founded by William Holden I believe. The adventure continues
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