Daniel Seems to be a real animal lover. I definitely got the feeling his animals were loved and well cared for. The area in his back yard was very clean and didn't smell bad at all. He even has a few guys that work for him and help him care for the animals. The sloths live in the trees by his house. They don't have a cage. He actually climbs up into the tree to get them down for guests to hold.
But first we visited with the Capuchin Monkeys. These crazy little guys don't stay in a cage all the time. They get free time in the yard too. They return to the enclosure when they are called. I didn't feel like we were bothering the Capuchins at all. Actually we served as a 4 person jungle gym for them. They jumped on us, crawled in our clothes, and explored our belongings. They were like tiny energetic, mischievous toddlers. They were super cute to watch. These little guys are popular as pets...but it was easy to see why so many people get them as pets and then want to get rid of them. They really need each other-they are very social and I think a Capuchin would be miserable and very destructive living in a house with people.
We were all taking photos. The kids took so many videos. The little guys made it really hard to take a photo...they wanted the camera.
Hey! There's a monkey in my shirt.
Monkey's Monkey's everywhere.
Can you say adorable. Those precious faces and those tiny people hands.
But they weren't exactly gentle...
Daniel had a few Spider Monkeys too. This one was very young and she was still quiet a handful. Daniel says they get pretty aggressive as they get older and he doesn't trust the older one with guests.
I didn't even want to hold this sweet baby. She was just too rough-precious but rough.
This is Daniel, our amazing guide. He is holding one of his Green Conures. He said they are the most popular pet on the Island.
And these gorgeous scarlet Macaws. You could tell they were very intelligent.
While the climate might make Roatan a good habitat for these animals...they aren't necessarily safe being free. There are still a lot of uneducated people on the island. Some of these guys might be killed if the wrong person got a hold of them.
This was one of Daniel's sloths up in the trees by his house. They were rescued from the mainland-from an area being logged. Daniel told us that the native people believe the sloths are dangerous because of their long claws. One of the reasons he has guests come and hold the sloths is to spread the word that they are kind and gentle.
There were so many precious photos....I couldn't narrow it down.
Daniel goes into the jungle every day to collect leaves that the sloths will eat and he hangs them up for the sloths.
Here is an up close photo of those claws. I'll admit they did pinch a bit but it was worth it to hold this precious girl.
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