During my time at WFFT I spent the first week spending time with the other wildlife. They had everything from monkeys to bears and even iguanas! Some of these animals I have never seen up close or even in real life!

Every morning we had to chop fruit, give water, and clean enclosures. Honestly, most of it didn’t even feel like work ! All the laughter that followed the groups when doing activities made you forget about the scorching heat. Sometimes I would take the longer route back to my room just so I can take one last look at the animals before it got too dark. I feel that you were able to appreciate the animals more because everyone else their loved them just as much as you did.

The monkeys were definitely cute to look at but don’t get too close; they’ll grab whatever is near them (I can tell you from experience)! The two little monkeys in the picture of Dusky Langurs, they are a veggie eating monkey and are unable to digest fruit. It is important not to feed them it because it can do severe damage. They are interesting looking fellows and also caught my eye while walking by.

My favorite wildlife to feed were the Slow Loris, nothing exciting happens during this feeding but they are just so cute to look at ! The Slow Loris is a mammal that is famous in the pet trade industry for their cute eyes and slow reactions – hence the name. Little do people know is that the Slow Loris is poisonous, so when Slow Loris lift his arms, that is actually a defense mechanism and he is in distress. The picture that I attached is one sleeping in his little PVC pipe hide-out, I was very quiet and tried not to disturb but I needed to take a picture of this little ball of cuteness.

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