Kema - is the Baka word for monkey. We aren't sure what kind it is, but we were told that when it grows up it will be yellow. Sunday morning, one of our Bantu neighbors brought this little monkey to us. They shot and ate the mother. They told us that if we didn't take it, they would just let it die.He's probably only a week or 2 old. The bullet that killed his mother grazed his head above his ear, so he has a bit of a wound there. I'm personally not too thrilled about having a monkey for a pet, but Nathan and the kids are having so much fun with him. He was very skittish at first,but has grown calmer over the past 6 days. He loves to be clinging to something (he'll grab your foot as you walk by...and today he got hold of the cat and the cat couldn't shake him off!). We are feeding him milk with an eyedropper because he is still too young to eat solids, though he enjoys trying to eat banana.We've heard that it is illegal to domesticate a monkey (it's also illegal to kill one). We will be checking with the "Minister of Forest Conservation"near us to see what we can do.
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Nathan remember when we were kids and we used to go feed that monkey Honeysuckle thru the cage! Sorry Laurel, Nathan has never had a 'normal' pet! There is no telling what kind of zoo you will end up with over there!! :)
Laurel, if it makes you feel any better, Michaela wrote me a letter and asked me to buy a cheetah. She said she'd never miss the bus then and never be late to school. If she would have said that it would do laundry, she might have had a deal. :)
I love your cute kema!!
This is Barry's double-first cousin, Deby. I'm the one who lives in Memphis - not the Arkansas ones.
I'm enjoying your blogs!!
Keep em coming!!
- mj
Nate,
this little guy is so cute much better than your snake that you had!
It will be a great adventure for the kids!
Dara
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