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Gorillas At Home: Ndeze and Ndakasi Thrive
Ndeze & Ndakasi continue to adapt well to their new life in the forest. I am at Rumangabo and have just come from the Senkwekwe Centre. Andre has just left to go to the market. Monday is an important shopping day for the gorilla food - mainly the cauliflower and the carrots. There are 3 markets relatively close by, but they all stock different things. So at the moment Andre is going to market 3 times a week, but we want to cut that to 2. Andre took all these photos over the last few days.
Ndeze & Ndakasi both love forest food, and market food - so for now we must still supply both. Diddy is in charge of bringing the forest food from the Gorilla Sector - 3 times a week.
Ndeze & Ndakasi spend a lot of time playing on the climbing structures that were erected last week. You can spot the edge of the wall with the electric fencing - so far neither of them have touched it! Apparently a baboon was having a good look at the gorillas over the weekend, and not quite sure what to make of them! He did not venture into the enclosure.
If you are lucky you can actually spot the gorillas from outside the Senkwekwe Centre as they climb the trees and the structures.
Undoubtedly they are much happier here than in Goma. Andre and the other carers are so positive about this new environment.
All the gorilla girls do all day long is play, eat and sleep. As they should.
And the observation platform is underway… hopefully finished by the end of the week. This is being built with your donations!
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3 Responses to “Gorillas At Home: Ndeze and Ndakasi Thrive”
Good news to hear they are adapting well. They now have the best of both worlds. Their natural environment and the best carers to watch over them. Lucky girls!
I can see the results of good food! Glad to see them looking so happy and healthy. Nice shot of the beautiful ear, too! May your raise all the funds you need to keep them in good health and company.
These precious babies make my heart sing! I can’t get enough of these updates.