Limbe Wildlife Centre

Category: Simone de Vries, endangered species | Date: Jul 12 2009 | By: limbewildlifecentre

After a rather turbulent time it is quite nice to work on a quiet, sunny Sunday. A lot of families like to visit the LWC on Sunday, especially when the weather suddenly changes from constant rain to a clear blue sky. But even with many visitors, for me the Sunday is always a good day to get some work done. No construction going on, no veterinary procedures, no discussions about how we should do things.

After a very productive morning I took the camera out and did a nice walk around the LWC. Things are going well. The water is back to normal proportions, the animals are all fine. I was watching the gorillas for a while.

Also for them it is Sunday, and they were just hanging out against the wall. In the weekends the gorilla keeper always gives a presentation for the public. When Bama came with some food to the fence, the gorillas woke up and walked up to him. Our silverback Chella always impresses everybody with his 175 kilograms. But it is Jumbo, with her silly arm movements and constant nose picking that makes the people laugh.

Best wishes,

Simone