Sunday’s SOS call was about a baby-monkey-girl from the previous season. Badly injured the Rangers finally could catch her and she was brought here to Bambelela. Her arm and her foot totally black with gangrene, her tail almost off, hanging by the skin only. This monkey girl was in pretty bad shape but had bright eyes telling us her wish to live. The next days we had her in surgery with our Vet Marius for 2 hours. Unfortunately no hope left to save the limbs, the arm, the foot and the tail had to be amputated. A strong heart beat kept her going and we took her home with us. We called her PILANY and we decided on giving her a second chance to live. The deadly infected limbs would have resulted in certain death. Amazing that she had survived so long, shows how tough Vervet Monkeys really are. She must have endured a lot of suffering and crucifying pain. The cause of it all: first it was assumed that it was a Baboon attack some 2 weeks ago. But after we had the close look at her injuries we knew that it was caused by electrocution, possible power lines or transformer. Our dear monkey friend   Annelie M wrote a Poem for her. We’d like to share it with you.

PILANY

Sweet little girl so much pain

Now your whole life must start again

Hurt so badly so much lost

But to live was what you wanted most

So bravely you took what life handed to you

If we can prevent anything ever hurt you again, that is what we’ll do

Hush now baby girl everything is okey

Lots of happiness, I promise, is coming your way

Brave little girl just hang’in there for while

One of these days your sadness will turn into a big monkey smile

You don’t understand and your little eyes asking why

But hush little baby girl don’t cry

Bambelela is human angels that will take care of you

That will love and hold you until this battle is through

So much courage yet so young still so small

Pilany”kie you are a heroine to us all.

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