 Rosa
the Giant Anteater is also an orphan and another endangered
species. Another younger anteater also lives at the Orphanage. They
were brought in by one of our students. Rosa had been living in captivity.
The student was concerned that the animal was not getting sufficient
care. She will grow to 6-8 feet long and weigh about 70 pounds. |
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 Chavo
(with Lora) is a red-faced Uacary, an endangered species that exists
only in the flooded Amazon region. When he arrived at the Orphanage,
he was skin and bones and had a broken foot due to a fall suffered
when his mother was killed. Chavo has recovered well, and is now "King"
of the Orphanage. |
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 Zeke
(right) and Florian (right column) are black Huacary monkeys
that were give to the Orphanage - one by a neighbor, the
other by a veternarian. Zecke, the female, was dehydrated and had
a severe infection. Florian weighed only 230 grams and was equally
ill. |
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 Lolita's
mother was killed and the people who killed the mother tried
raising the tapir baby. To keep her from escaping, they tied her feet
with nylon fishing line, which cut into her feet and legs. The owners
brought Lolita the tapir to the Orphanage for raising. |
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Pedro Bello, the exquisite Jaguar featured on the
Home Page and on the right, was offered to the Animal Orphanage by
a man who was trying to sell him. Pedro's Story |
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We
are concerned about Flora and Fauna in general and, as a result, have
been caring for animals rescued by us, or by others and given to us
in the Amazonian jungles of Peru. One of our goals had been to become an Official Center of Rescue for endanered animals; we received official sanction in summer of 2004, but the official recognition does not include funding. We are in serious need of funding to help support the animals, particularly Pedro Bello. And, please, do not take wild animals into your home with the expectation of turning them into pets. It often turns into a heart-breaking situation for all concerned. Gudrun Sperrer and Roblar Moreno  Gudrun and Lolita
 Florian |
Amazon Animal Orphanage
Pilpintuwasi Butterfly Farm
www.AmazonAnimalOrphanage.org
pilpintuwasi@hotmail.com
063-23-2665
Padre Cocha
Iquitos, Peru