Sad, but beautiful, leaving Azrou was an emotional challenge.
I've grown really quite fond of this landscape, these people, and these fascinating and complex animals we work with.
Perhaps I'll be able to revisit the monkeys on a trip to Azrou - the newborns might be rowdy teenagers or rambunctious rowdy males like Joey or George; the current matriarchs old and frail like Anna.
More adventures await from here - N, J, and I are off to Spain for a well-deserved holiday, then I'm coming back for a solo trip to Casablanca (hello, Rick's!) before coming home to Victoria.
Until then!
Last week of work what! (Also yey monkeys monkeys!!!)
I have no idea how this happened. Probably because time acts linearly...shocking!
As of today, we have 4.5 days of work remaining. Of course, the work is still pretty crazy - leaving for the field at 5:30, not getting back until 7 or so in the evening. Curse you Earth's shifting orbit!
On the plus side, that means we have tonnes of daylight with which to focal monkeys and collect poops! In fact, rather than three sets of focals each week, now we're managing four! Can I get a whoop-awhoop-a-doop-yeah?
No?
Oh...that's okay too. I guess extra time spent staring at monkeys and their posterior protrusions isn't a party for everyone...sigh...
It is going to be a shock leaving Azrou. N, J, and I have become regulars at a local cafe (Cafe Flora) where we drink cafe au lait, jus d'avocad, and milleui avec fromage et amilou. Oh, the life of sitting and gossiping in the sun...so pleasant!
Mmmm...avocado juice...
Anyway! I have some extra time to kill now, and I think it's time you met some (more) of the monkeys!!!
BUT FIRST! BIG NEWS!!!!! ALERT ALERT!!!! There are now baby monkeys!!!! One of the females you can learn about below, Dakota, had a little baby boy this week. We have decided to name him Davos (after the Game of Thrones character - the theme for this generation of monkeys), and he is already the centre of attention of the group. Males are all trying to get in on the baby action, teeth chattering and trying to sandwich the infant. Oh, and the monkeys are also into Davos, just after Jamie and Paddy have had their turn.
And now for the monkeys!
Read more...or...
As of today, we have 4.5 days of work remaining. Of course, the work is still pretty crazy - leaving for the field at 5:30, not getting back until 7 or so in the evening. Curse you Earth's shifting orbit!
On the plus side, that means we have tonnes of daylight with which to focal monkeys and collect poops! In fact, rather than three sets of focals each week, now we're managing four! Can I get a whoop-awhoop-a-doop-yeah?
No?
Oh...that's okay too. I guess extra time spent staring at monkeys and their posterior protrusions isn't a party for everyone...sigh...
It is going to be a shock leaving Azrou. N, J, and I have become regulars at a local cafe (Cafe Flora) where we drink cafe au lait, jus d'avocad, and milleui avec fromage et amilou. Oh, the life of sitting and gossiping in the sun...so pleasant!
Mmmm...avocado juice...
Anyway! I have some extra time to kill now, and I think it's time you met some (more) of the monkeys!!!
BUT FIRST! BIG NEWS!!!!! ALERT ALERT!!!! There are now baby monkeys!!!! One of the females you can learn about below, Dakota, had a little baby boy this week. We have decided to name him Davos (after the Game of Thrones character - the theme for this generation of monkeys), and he is already the centre of attention of the group. Males are all trying to get in on the baby action, teeth chattering and trying to sandwich the infant. Oh, and the monkeys are also into Davos, just after Jamie and Paddy have had their turn.
And now for the monkeys!
Read more...or...
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