Here you see pictures of my bff Twana and her son Kusa giving James a tour of Mantenga Cultural Village. You see the smoke coming from the Swazi hut? That day, Twana and the other park rangers had to cull the Vervet monkeys. In the hut (which we went into) Swazi men were cooking up the monkeys in an iron pot. James immediately reminded Twana that animals carry disease and should not be eaten! I would have tried a piece, but it wasn't done.
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Okay, Lor, I told Grandma about boiling the monkeys and she asked right away if you tried some! She said "Laura would but not James". What does it mean culling? Is it just a certain time of year?
Good question Mumsy. All "responsible" parks cull animals if they become too numerous, because then there is not enough to eat, or the animals start becoming too close to humans (which was the case here in Mantenga). Yup, I would have tried, with James next to me telling me about all the horrible diseases I would get.
How do they choose which monkeys? Do they do it by size, age, sex? And how many at a time? You said the monkeys were too close to humans. Do they try to get in peoples houses? I assume they are looking for food. Didn't some monkeys get in your car last year?
Hi kids - looks like you are doing well in the surroundings - so sans monkeys, what are you doing for food?
Hi. Laura and I have been busy at the museum most days, where it is hot and dusty in the specimen storerooms in which we are working, and so we have been eating out most nights. Mbabane, the city in which we live, has many different types of food, including pizza, Chinese, and English pub-like food. Not very Swazi; but Laura does often eat pop (maize porridge) for lunch.
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