Pygmy Marmosets, above, are the newest addition to the Orphanage. As soon as we have additional detail. we will include it on the site. They were brought in by a young girl who found them. They are so small when full grown, they will fit into the palm of your hand. Their habitat is restricted to the small corner of South America indicated on the map.
(Note: The photograph above was borrowed from a zoo site to give you an idea of how these animals look. We will replace the image with the Marmosets at the Orphanage as soon as Gudrun sends us photos.)
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Pedro Bello, the Jaguar,
eats 3-4kgs of meat , fish, liver or chicken six, days a week, which
costs about $10 each day, One or two times each month, fishgills are
donated to the Orphanage from "Explorama Lodges," which
have lots of tourists. Unfortunately, they don't have a freezer to
be able to accept all the fish that would be given. Also, like all
cats, the Jaguar gets, tired of eating the same things. Monthly cost to feed Pedro: $200-$280 The monkeys find a part of their diet on their own from fruit trees on Orphanage land. Because Chavo is mostly a seed eater, and the the Orphanage does not have all of the trees he would naturally feed from, they purchase raw, peanuts (all three monkeys love the peanuts), Brazil nuts, and others. The monkeys also eat vegetables (carrots, tomatoes) which are expensive in Iquitos because they are flown in from Lima. The little monkey still gets babyfood and oats with milk, so that diet costs a little more. Monthly cost: About $20 The parrots eat fruits, nuts, a bit of meat (chicken)., The amount depends on their size.Right now the Orphanage has 2 Macaws, 2 Amazons, amd 2, blue-heade, parrots. Monthly Cost: About $50 Lolita, the tapir eats vegetables, fruit, pumpkins, carrots and a flour made of rice shell and corn. She also needs mineral salts. And she eats a lot. She weighs about 150kgs. When fruits are in season, the Orphanage spends less, when not, they have to spend more. Monthly Cost for Lolita: $70-$100 The 6 turtles are the least expensive animals — they eat fruits, rotten meat, vegetables, and plants which are cut for them everyday. Cost for caring for the turtles: about $5 each, or $30 for all of them. The young anteater needs milk, oats and babyfood while she's still small. Rosa, the adult one, is almost on her own and doesn't come round often anymore. Anteaters are nomads and go off in search of ants after 8-12 months. Sometimes there are no expenses for them. The Tamandua (Lesser Anteater) has a shorter snout than those of giant anteaters. They live in the trees and use a long prehensile tail to grasp branches. The Tamandua eats babyfood and oat-milk. Monthly Cost: About $10 Now that the Orphanage has received official sanction as a custody center, they are receiving more parrots, reptiles and monkeys. There is a big need for a feline rescue centre in the Amazon. The Orphanage has been contacted by at least a dozen people during the past year who want to give them Ocelots, and they have recently taken in a young one. Unfortunately, many people buy baby animals because they are so cute — mostly ocelots and wooly monkeys — and after a few weeks or months, they don't know how to care for them, do not have sufficient space, have lost interest, and/or don't have the funds to maintain these exotic creatures. The Institute for Bioarchaeology has graciously offered to manage donations and to ensure that they reach the Orphanage. No funds will be taken from your donation. Please send your check or money order to: Institute for Bioarchaeology 470 Columbus Avenue, Suite 206 San Francisco, CA 94133 415 989 0649 Please note on your contribution that it is for the Amazon Animal Orphanage. |
Amazon Animal Orphanage
Pilpintuwasi Butterfly Farm
www.AmazonAnimalOrphanage.org
pilpintuwasi@hotmail.com
063-23-2665
Padre Cocha
Iquitos, Peru