I was just going to take a video of Nico, an orphan woolly monkey. But Nico, when he saw me, just wanted to cuddle me! So he ran up to me, climbed up my legs and gave me a huge, lovely hug. It is one of the most wonderful memories from my volunteering at Pilpintuwasi, the Amazon Animal Orphanage, Peru.
Nico is a grey woolly monkey who was brought in from Iquitos. When he arrived, his left cheek was severely inflamed and swollen, so much that he couldn’t see out of his eye.
Pilpintuwasi is a wildlife rescue and temporary custody center located on 20 hectares of land in the village of Padre Cocha, 20 minutes outside of Iquitos, the largest city in the Peruvian Amazon. It is a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting animals affected by the poaching and trafficking industry which thrives in Iquitos.
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