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Wacintaka (fortitude)
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text letter_spacing=””]After most of the girls toughed out a cold night in the tipi, we woke up at around 7, and helped the women in the kitchen serve breakfast and clean up. We then played with the children and some of the boys from the Young Men’s camp (volleyball, soccer, games, etc.). After we had...
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Getting Proximate
Continuing on the theme of animal restoration, we paid a visit to RAREC (Rainforest Awareness Rescue Education Center). We walked through the property and learned about different animals rehabilitated in enclosures spread throughout the jungle. Our group favorite animal was the mini anteater, Maki. We moved on to the enrichment projects for the different animals....
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Jungle Mike
Today we visited Jungle Mike who found success by dedicating his career to insects. We visited his local open air butterfly farm home to many different species of butterflies. We learned about butterflies eye-spots and how they use them to scare prey. We also learned about the special toxins in the plants some butterflies eat...
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