Saturday 3 May 2008

Lusaka - Chingola (chimpanzee orphanage)


riding in the bush - seems like australia hey Marco?



Sheila and he family have done the impossible here. such wonderful and warm people.
i felt a part of the family after just a couple of hours there.

me and my new friend dominic




the driving in Zambia is so boring! straight straight roads!
this was taken with a 50mm lens!!! the most dangerous animal in africa!

ouch
I just spent 3 days at the chimpanzee orphanage. which has been one of my highlights of the trip through africa. its near Chingola. northern Zambia. it was incredible being with them. it is the largest chimp sanctuary in the world with over 100 chimps there. they've also adopted a baby hippo 16 years ago, and it is now a tame 2 tonne pet. sheila (owner of Chimfunshi chimp sanctuary) is so tiny and its fantastic so watch her boss around this 2 tonne beauty. i spent a wonderful 3 days there, and have just come back tothe real world, without animals, and i wanna go back! i really recommend going to anyone who ever goes to zambia. it is a must!

6 comments:

Unknown said...

Rob,
You and the chimps look like old buddies together. What a wonderful place, I will buy her book to read about her life. Will try and go there next year. mom

Anonymous said...

Your pictures are great, my husband and I visited Chimfunshi for three days this past December. We also spent alot of time with Dominic and the other beautiful friends of Chimfunshi. It was a great adventure. You can see one of our videos on youtube of us with Dominic.

Anonymous said...

ciao ragazzi,

sono in contatto con il Club Sud-Africa

si stanno organizzando per
il vostro arrivo

lady ducati

Anonymous said...

Grande Robin!

Bellissime le foto con dominic

Anonymous said...

Hi Rob

I would love to do some volunteer work at this orphanage, how did you get to stay there for a few days? Also how do you get there?

Wendy

Anonymous said...

Hi Rob,
We have just learned about the orphanage and the first site that was given to us via Google upon doing more research about it was yours. We would be interested in connecting with Shila and David - if you have their information could you share it, please? Otherwise, please pass our information to Shila. Appreciate your assistance in advance. Warmest regards, Darren and Yulia. Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. allforyulia@hotmail.com or/and darren44eng8@yahoo.com. +255-776- 979797.