The botanical gardens of Uganda, which are located about an hour outside of Kampala is the filming site for the original Tarzan (1932). Several weekends ago I visited these gardens with Devavani. Devavani is a biology professor at Macalester College in Minnesota who had come to Uganda for two weeks to help with some of the projects I am in the middle of implementing. During this excursion, Devavani’s bird obsession was revealed and my obsession with monkeys was made clear.
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| As opposed to the baboons, vervet monkeys are friendly and approachable |
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| Lucky for me, January is when most baby monkeys are born. Pretty much every female had a baby in her arms or in her belly. We saw one monkey that was only one day old! |
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| Our tour guide, Brite, feeding the monkeys |
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| Holding his hand! |
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| Can you imagine how many pictures I would have taken if my camera battery hadn't died?!? |
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| We also visited an orphanage on the way. The kids are pretty cute too. |
To be honest, since coming back from the holidays, life, and especially work, has been a bit overwhelming. Seeing the monkeys; however, did make things better. Oh, the small things in life J
I love the pictures!!! The babies are so cute! I hope things are getting better at work. Miss you!!!
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