Lukuru, Lomela, and Eleke
Odile Procksch sent these photos – Mama Henriette put on a traditional Congolese mask from a tribe int he north and you can see how freaked out everyone was!! As a scientist, I wonder what they think she was doing. did they recognise her? were they scared the way children would be scared? or were they scared but at the same time titillated?
Anyway, all you anxious adopted parents out there, you can see your babies are doing well. I’ll even do some kindergarten portraits for you so you can see how your kids have grown!
Lukuru & Eleke
(left to right) Vanga, Waka, Kataco (on Mama Henriette’s lap), Lukuru, Lomela, reaching out her hand, and Eleke crawling roung the back
Donations made here are
Mar 17th Maciej G USD 15.00
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WOW! Thanks for these pictures, everyone looks fantastic! Eleke looks like he’s grown and we will never tire of pics of Lolo and Kata – such gorgeous girls. Lukuru, of course, being the prettiest little girl.
About the mask … back in May I visited the Center for Great Apes in Wauchula, Florida. One of the chimpanzees, Grub (yes, I know), likes tl make masks for special visitors. His keepers think it all started with a Halloween visit by school children to the sanctuary, some of them wearing masks. Grub was a little scared and ran off, but later that day he grabbed a cardboard box and started tearing it to make a little mask. During my visit, he made a mask for me from the bottom of a Yuengling beer carton. It’s the single coolest thing I’ve ever been given.
So, I think Grub was scared and titillated and he got creative. That’s all I know.
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Ah, what a beautiful bunch! Thank you so much for these pics…everyone looks so healthy and happy!