While we were in Georgetown we got to visit the zoo and it was such an eventful visit it needed it's own post. The zoo had an AMAZING display of exotic birds. I have never seen that many Parrots and Macaws. There also was the Worlds Largest Eagle on display it is called the Harpy Eagle. It was Massive from talons to head it was at least 4 ft. tall. We were informed that they have been known to carry off small children. It reminded us of that blue bird like character from the Muppet show(Sam the Eagle). There was so much personality in its face and features that we took around 20 pictures of it. The wings span was quite impressive.
There was also a Jaguar it looks like a leopard but it actually is a spotted Jaguar it comes in all black also. I felt very sorry for the lioness that they had on display the cage that she was in was around 14'x10'. She kept pacing back and forth and had a limp. :( Now one of the most amazing parts of the zoo was the fact that in a pond surrounding the zoo was 15 West Indian Manatees or Sea Cows. These are an Endangered species but you can get right up to feed them and under no supervision. Only in Guyana is this allowed. It was amazing and really cool to get that close to something that is normally surrounded by glass and guards. I wanted to pet them but the ground wasn't to safe to step on.
The zoo is set in the middle of the Botanical gardens it truly has some beautiful flowers. I will have to do a separate post so that you can see some of the plant life. But now for the main event of the Zoo...the MONKEYS :0) They had on display several varieties of monkeys including howlers, capuchen and spider. Now the first time that we passed the monkey cages they were playing and one of the Howlers had gotten his hands on some Lay's potato chip's. He was devouring and fervently licking the bag and his fingers. It was like something out of a commercial. Then we moved past the cage and went on to look at some more animals. On our way back I saw a monkey running around outside of the cage. I thought to myself he's a little escapee. Then as was got closer I saw more monkeys running outside on the roof of the cage and one sitting on a branch that extended outside of the cage and he had a friend within the cage sitting on the same branch. After that we headed in the direction of the exit and informed one of the guards about the free monkeys and he shrugged his shoulders and said it happens all the time. Only in Guyana! Please note that we later found out that a zookeepers at that same zoo was eaten by a jaguar because he left the cage open. With those comforting thoughts we contemplate what could have eaten us while we were there. Kurt's bet is that he would have been carried off by a Harpy.
Hope that you enjoyed the stories.
Take Care Love,
Kurt and Cat
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