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The Cyclops Shepherd

carnivore — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:50:03 +0200

Story from: Bakaria, Guinea. By: carnivore.
This afternoon, Mamadi & I climbed into "La Petit Piment" and headed to Bakaria village (our camp takes its name from the actual village located 3 mil...

Constipation Creek

carnivore — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:38:00 +0200

Story from: Bakaria, Guinea. By: carnivore.
Woke at 6:45am and discovered Alex's illness has returned. It's 80 degrees and she is covered in blankets and has the cold sweats. She has a crushin...

Negotiating the Niger Gauntlet

carnivore — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:30:25 +0200

Story from: Bakaria, Guinea. By: carnivore.
My morning commute to work is 25 glorious minutes: a 5 minute walk down a footpath through open savanah, a harrowing 10 minute river crossing, and a ...

Teeth Claws & a Bad Attitude

carnivore — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:24:53 +0200

Story from: Somoria, Guinea. By: carnivore.
The project aims to artificially create a new family for the chimps, so they can be released as a new group with other orphans here who have endured s...

The Bush Grandma

carnivore — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:20:27 +0200

Story from: Somoria, Guinea. By: carnivore.
Today, I learned some local lore. The legend of La Grandmere de Brousse, the Bush Grandma. Across Africa, myth occupies a significant place among be...

Scars from Colonial Wounds

carnivore — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:12:31 +0200

Story from: Faranah, Guinea. By: carnivore.
We left Conakry at 6am with one of the project vehicles (there are two 4x4's, a motorcycle, and a boat) headed to Faranah, a town in Upper Guinea in t...

Robert, Nanou, & Albert (from left)

carnivore — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:51:21 +0200

Picture from: Bakaria , Guinea. By: carnivore.

Coco, shot 3x and left for dead

carnivore — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:45:57 +0200

Picture from: Somoria , Guinea. By: carnivore.

going 'en brousse'

carnivore — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:40:35 +0200

Picture from: Somoria , Guinea. By: carnivore.

Keepers camp 7am

carnivore — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:37:07 +0200

Picture from: Somoria , Guinea. By: carnivore.

Panza & I

carnivore — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:34:00 +0200

Picture from: Somoria , Guinea. By: carnivore.

Kirikou, deep in thought

carnivore — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:30:31 +0200

Picture from: Somoria , Guinea. By: carnivore.

life is good

carnivore — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:26:46 +0200

Picture from: Somoria , Guinea. By: carnivore.

Dan & Nelson goin at it

carnivore — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:22:56 +0200

Picture from: Somoria , Guinea. By: carnivore.

Charlie, hangin' out

carnivore — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:19:59 +0200

Picture from: Somoria , Guinea. By: carnivore.

Final moments with my Charlie

carnivore — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:17:06 +0200

Picture from: Somoria , Guinea. By: carnivore.

Shelley, gorgeous Shelley

carnivore — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:10:49 +0200

Picture from: Somoria , Guinea. By: carnivore.

Wodo leading the chimp train

carnivore — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:08:16 +0200

Picture from: Somoria , Guinea. By: carnivore.

Le Premiere Savane

carnivore — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:04:44 +0200

Picture from: Somoria , Guinea. By: carnivore.

Bobo

carnivore — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:49:01 +0200

Picture from: Somoria , Guinea. By: carnivore.