Karanambu, Guyana, Aug. 25, 2010 — Today the PR folks at the Jacksonville Zoo sent a link to a video about Buddy — apparently the story aired on July 30. It’s good to see him enjoying his fish meals. The end of the piece left me frowning, though. The reporter ends by saying there’s a twist to the story. The otter once lived in a village and was chased out but no one knows why. My initial reaction was, What did she say?
Sadly, there is no mystery about how Buddy ended up at Karanambu, at least not the way I heard the story. If you have time, see my prior blogs about Buddy’s rescue.
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On November 27, 2010 I visited Buddy at the Jacksonville Zoo. I was there for Thanksgiving with my family and I told Diane McTurk I would try to visit him. The Zoo made special arrangements for me to see him as he is not yet out of the Quarantine Area, even though the doctors just recently cleared him medically. He had had parasites that are now no longer present.
One of the reasons he is still in the Quarantine area, that by now he is familiar with, is that they have put a female Giant Otter in the pen next to him. There is an open window between them with bars. They are gradually introducing them to each other before they are put together. She was very interested in Buddy and kept going up to the window to see him. They will then put them together in the more open Giant Otter exhibit and they are hoping she will help guide him around.
Buddy looked very healthy and had a lot of energy. It was amazing how he could run around — in and out of his inside home to the outside pen without bumping into things. He was very verbal and talked to me a lot.
The animal handlers at the Jacksonville Zoo have typical
“Southern Hospitality” and treat the animals with much kindness–I was impressed with that. Jane Schnee
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