2006 Magazine Monkeys Raised 
10,000 Birds
MAY 17, 2011
Note: This is an account, originally published in June 2006, of my quest to remove a jinx bird from my bird-watching soul. I raised a bottle of beer in its honor, then headed for my hotel, satisfied that the day was mine. For stones I used pieces of logs—something my friends in the tropics call a monkey bridge.
4 The Love Of Animals
MARCH 17, 2011
In June 2006, Jane and I visited a chimpanzee sanctuary near Girona, Spain. Tika and her longtime mate, Kobuk, had raised eight litters of puppies together and were enjoying their retirement years in the home of my friend, Anne. After a waterfall display the performer may sit on a rock, his eyes following the falling water.
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