We were in for a bit of fun. We were greeted by Sambo and Wara, juvenile spider monkeys - the little dudes dashed straight over to Andy. Apparently Sambo, the boy, loves big men, especially hairy ones. Andy has grown quite an impressive beard while over here, and the monkey's seemed to like it as much as he does!
The monkeys were sweet, after a few minutes, they each came into my lap for a quick little cuddle before heading back to the hairy man, who (noting thier interest in it) had by this stage put his helmet on.
They loved it, sitting on the log as if to watch telly before venturing over to join the comedy. Heh, maybe Andy was happy to find some amigos amongst all these bare-faced Bolivians as well - they really couldn't get enough of each other!
The other inhabitantants of the refuge included the beautiful and endangered Macaws and this other strange (and as yet unidentified - Ginny's on the case) animal. I wasn't so sure about this one, it wouldn't be disuaded from the food we were feeding the monkeys, scared them off and procceded to hog into it, before someone came and took it away by the tail.
The fast and cheeky yellow squirrel monkeys had the rooster cooped up for a while, and there was an ocelot - the smallest of the big cats, and definitely one of the most beautiful. This poor animal was sold as a domestic kitten to a couple living in a unit! The refuge had to take her, but as yet had not build a home suitable for her.
The troop is completed by a host of other monkeys (including red howlers), turtles, and a couple of boa constrictors. They also serve strong coffee and a very delicious selection of home-made cakes - for us, a perfect morning tea break before heading off towards Rurrenabaque.
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