Can You Count the Spider Monkeys?

Michele feeding raisins to the monkeys.

    Can you count the spider monkeys? Hint: Ignore the arms and legs and tails...and look for "coconut heads."
  Our six spider monkeys were recently relocated to Macaw Sanctuary El Manantial in Puntarenas in preparation for our return to the United States, and they could not have adapted more wonderfully!!!  We visited today and our hearts are at peace.

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     Rodolfo, the owner of the sanctuary, is a natural with animals.  He put our five older spider monkeys in together, which made Chiquito a very happy boy.  And then he put our baby, Dorita, in with his two older females...and they both wanted to adopt her. She now clings happily to Lizeth 24 hours a day.  Even better?  Rodolfo put the three of them in with the other five, and they were instantly a contented troop of eight. The rest of the monkeys even let Lizeth and Dorita eat first... 

DORITA and her new surrogate mother LIZETH.

DORITA and her other surrogate mother Machita.

     What's next?  We're building a larger enclosure for the spider monkeys, and they should move in within a few weeks.  I stood at one end today and took a photo of Paul and Rodolfo standing at the other end...soccer/football anyone?

RODOLFO and PAUL at the other end of the new spider monkey enclosure.