Even though we didn't venture into any other cages, I really enjoyed seeing the rest of the animals at the orphanage. Here are a few of my favorites:

I prefer to see this one through the cage.

The ostrich really liked the sunflower seeds our guide kept in his pocket. He's not posing...just grabbing one off the top of the fence.


Meet Talek. We stuck around to watch feeding time, and this poor fellow was the last to get fed. He paced back and forth, back and forth.



The monkeys are always fun to watch. This one is a Vervet monkey. They would put their hands through the fence and actually take the sunflower seeds right from our guide's hand.
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