I hope you’ll indulge me because I feel like talking about Africa today. I know this doesn’t have anything to do with Morning Bray Farm, donkeys, dogs or New Mexico, but I do think about Africa all the time. If you asked Don, I think he’d tell you that once I get started, I could probably talk about it forever.
“One time, in band camp Africa…”
I love East Africa and its amazing wildlife, beautiful scenery and wonderful people. As I was going through old pictures last night, I came across this favorite taken on my first safari in 2002.
I visited these orphaned chimps in Uganda at Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary. Most chimpanzees in sanctuaries are confiscated from poachers or market vendors. Unfortunately, chimpanzees are still disappearing in the wild because of massive destruction of their habitat, hunting for their meat and poaching of infants to be sold as pets for the illegal export trade.
Walking with those chimps was a highlight for me on that safari. Did you know that chimpanzees share 98.4% DNA with humans, which makes them closer to humans than gorillas?
Even better is seeing chimpanzees in the wild. The ability to see them in their native habitat and observe their natural behaviors is unforgettable. This photo was taken at Kibale National Park in Uganda.
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