7 August
This morning was the first time my sleeping net failed me...a cockroach got in - _-
I can image following monkeys on Koshima to be a video game,
with increasing levels that one can complete with increased skill. For instance, level 1 would be
something like ‘find the monkeys.’ The next level might be, ‘follow a traveling
monkey for 30 minutes,’ or, ‘follow the monkey group to the center of the
island.’ I feel like I leveled up earlier this week when I followed them to the
rocky side of the island and back, which involved some very steep terrain, and the
last two days I’ve reach yet a higher level when I was able to follow them to
the opposite end of the island. I
keep losing them at the same steep slope after following them for a good 7
hours…maybe that is the next level.
The main difference from a video game though is that here,
you only get one life!
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| Gotta love that view! |
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| Okara, the cutest monkey. |
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| I made it to the summit of the island! |
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| Statue at the highest point. |
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| Kaba, the alpha male, taking a rest. |
Today I saw my first snake on the island. I probably would have missed it but
Kizu was alarm barking at it.
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| Snake!! |
Here is a video of Okara feeding. They often rub these small nuts against trees to help remove the outer layer.
8 August
Leveled up again - finally made it to the furthest point of the island! :D
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| View from the other side. |
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