Wow, this was a very interesting morning. It started off normal enough with Carlos and I making breakfast when we heard a little scratch at the front door. I opened it to reveal a small, quiet little puppy--Salchichita! Usually she zooms right in wagging her tail and jumping around wanting to be petted, but this morning she was slow and limping and she went straight to her little bed. She had a big cut under her armpit and a scratch on her back. She was also really bruised. It turns out she had a fight with a tamandua--an arboreal anteater that is bigger than she is. These things can be really mean and have sharp claws…you should never muck with them! Salchichita is OK now, she was given an injection of antibiotics by a vet and her wounds are clean and healing. We will take care of her some more tonight, but for the day, Carlos and I brought her to the neighbor’s house.
In more animal rescue news, an Orange-chinned Parakeet (Brotogeris jugularis) flew onto our screened-in porch wall this morning and started chirping at me. What the heck? I moved over to it and it just calmly walked up the screen using its beak and feet--this was obviously someone’s pet (though these are native and this guy was probably taken from the wild…grrrrr). We found a stick and got the parakeet onto it, but the parakeet walked onto Carlos’ finger and wanted to be petted. I fed it some bread and Carlos went next door to try and find a cage for it. Well, it turns out this little parakeet actually belonged to the neighbors! It accidentally flew out of their house and we returned it safe and sound. Woo-hoo, go-go Animal Rescue Team Alpha! It all started with that baby sloth!
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