6/3
So today was…for lack of a better word, hectic. We found out at dinner that all the boys were needed at Nhoveni to help set a leopard trap. This meant the girls were left behind to do rounds alone. This would have been fine had it not been for the fact that there was A LOT to do.
I stayed at the clinic to clean the klipspringer cage and the baby honey badger’s cage (Katrina, yeah like the hurricane because she’s so destructive). All I’ll say about that is I probably won’t be squeamish if I have to clean another cage.
Next I checked on the two pregnant servals with Jessie, who also got a baby serval to care for today. There are a ton of servals here. Finally at about 12 we finished. We were able to catch our breath until afternoon rounds. Of course we had Dela and Mazi sitting shifts as well.
Afternoon rounds were interesting. I helped Jan treat three birds, the vulture, fish eagle and giant eagle owl. It was amazing getting to be so close to those birds of prey, even if they were trying to bite my fingers off. Jan is teaching me how to inject an antibiotic for the giant eagle owl and it is intriguing. You have to do it right beside the keel, in the meaty part.Â
We finally get a chance to go horseback riding tomorrow at 10. Kelly and I will be in the advanced level, whatever that means. I’m so excited to be riding in South Africa!!
