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Travels with Pawesome — Primate Pets
The Endangered Primate Rescue Center in Vietnam’s Cuc Phuong National Park houses some 140 different species of primates, many of which are endangered langurs native to Southeast Asia. Most of these primates were being trafficked for meat or to be sold as pets, according to our guide. But here’s what struck me: since the center opened in 1993, roughly 40 have been successfully released in the wild. Only.
No Comments »Travels with Pawesome — Vietnam
Part of the fun of travel is newness: expecting to be caught off guard, assuming, accepting, and enjoying the fact that you’re out of your element. But, for me, there’s equal value in the sameness: people working, studying, buying groceries, socializing over meals…while savvy animals underfoot hope you drop lunch on the floor.
Cuc Phuong National Park in northern Vietnam is home to all kinds of things: humidity, wild bananas, a host of endangered primates (more on them to come in a later post), cool frogs, and this rare species:
Feline Beggus (technical name)
I assumed this cat was homeless, save for the completely open dining and kitchen area of the park. But, with visitors “accidentally” dropping fish heads and other bits of food, I think this one is making lemonade out of lemons. The employees didn’t seem to even notice its presence, even as he or she licked empty tables and jumped on chairs, including the occupied ones.
Snub-Nosed Breeds Snubbed by Airlines
Brachycephalic breeds, including snub-nosed bulldogs, pugs, and my little Boston included, are a great many things. Tenacious. Farty. More than a little upset when it’s hot. But they — and their smush-faced feline counterparts, including Persians — are also now banned from many commercial airlines.
1 Comment »America By Foot and Paw
I’m a bit late on this one, but my brother recently sent me a link to a Youtube video about TurnoftheWorld, a project started by two French hikers, Guillaume and Laetitia, who in 2008 embarked on a journey from Miami, FL through 13 countries to the very tip of South America, on foot! That’s about 9,320 miles! But what makes this story Pawesome-worthy is that about a month into their trip, they picked up a furry hitchhiker in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, an abandoned kitten they named “Kitty,” who became the third member of their backpacking adventure. Read the rest of this entry »
