Uno
Today was great. I followed an adult male all day and got some pretty good data. This particular male was rather distinctive. For those of you who have never observed howler monkeys: males have very large, very obvious testicles. The male I was following was missing one of his; I couldn’t help but name him Uno. All day long Uno was cavorting with an adult female who had pink spots on the soles of her feet. I called her Pink Lady. She had a young juvenile, and there was an older juvenile hanging around—presumably hers as well. They stayed in areas where Simeon had cut trails and the visibility was good, so I had no trouble staying with them all day.
When I got back from the forest, Rob was giving the little girl Ligia another English lesson. He was teaching her the numbers 1-20. She told us that she was practicing the words she learned yesterday with her friend Sonia. I’ll be she’s fluent by the time we leave.
Until later then.
posted by Melissa @ 8:42 PM
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Excellent job on the teaching of English--maybe you will have to teach me Spanish when you get back. I always wanted Bryn to be bilingual; however, the fact that I only speak a small smattering of Mrs. Weber-induced Spanish seems to be a flaw in that plan. Anyway, I really like the monkey names. Keep it up. :)
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