All about animals

I have seen a few animals over the past few days and thought you might like some pictures. These monkeys are on the roadway between Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom posing for tourists who buy bananas for them from a roadside stand.

 

The big daddy I think, and this one is a very small baby monkey who was a bit nervous that he might lose his fruit

And these are not bothered about eating - they just want to play in the water

Nearby were the elephants who give tourists rides round the temples. I hadn't seen them before as they only work in the mornings. One was carrying a coconut in his curved trunk as if he was taking his mid morning snack to work with him.

This next picture is of the beautiful sculptures at North Gate. The elephants are holding lotus blossoms in their trunks. The lotus is especially sacred as it is fixed in the earth, grows in water and is nourished by the sun - all elements which are part of the Hindu universe. Apparently all the stones for the temples were hauled in by elephant.

Here is what is described as a 'free range' hen and chicks

I was doing some northern temples a few days ago where the sky was full of flying insects about two inches long. When I looked closer I saw they were bright yellow and black, usually a danger signs so tried to avoid them

Just round the corner was this rather pretty dragonfly of which there are many different varieties. Butterflies abound too but don't stay still long enough for the camera.

This lizard was copper bronze and very quick. Haven't seen any snakes yet - apparently they are more common in the more remote temples.

And here's a baby crocodile from my visit to the farm a week or so ago. They are very S shaped at this stage in their lives.

Plus a big ten year old monster.

This was one of the orphanage dogs who seemed to enjoy lying in front of the blackboard. It was quite usual to have a range of pets there with us in class - not so much in the current school.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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