For those who don't know, Arin, my 9 year old niece had her finger nearly bitten completely off by a baboon at a wildlife park earlier this year. She comforted her entire family as she held her finger together, despite the shocking sight of blood and bone. Bravest 8 year old there ever was. After surgery, stitches and prayers from all over the globe, her finger is healing nicely with a gnarly scar and her fingernail growing at a weird angle. The other day, she got the opportunity to see the same baboon and confront him. He was a lot more subdued than the last visit but Arin had no problem summoning him by calling out, "Come here you stupid monkey", poking her tongue out and showing him the finger (the scar, not the rude one). Having prayed viciously over this brave girl, I was keen to see Ari stick it to the baboon.
I did feel sorry for it though, being in such a tiny enclosure. The whole wildlife park was depressing in that respect. I'm not an advocate for having animals locked up for the sake of entertainment. The elephant looked the saddest. I wanted to cuddle him and be company for the poor guy.
The lion was potentially even sadder, fenced off entirely and just laying there so docile. Oh it was heartbreaking.
The snake pit had a live white bunny hopping all around it. The snake looked like it had recently eaten so the bunny was safe.. For the time being at least.
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