Alexa: Kavumu and Bukavu

One evening we received a new arrival, a male red tail monkey who had been confiscated that day. He arrived at the house in a bag and was obviously distressed. Carmen and Balume took him out and we could see he had a cord around his stomach that was so tight his skin had grown over it at the sides of his waist. We took him into the bathroom and managed to easily remove the cord, but the smell was awful. Carmen cleaned him up and we put him in a cage in the house to keep a close eye on him. He had come from a village called Kavumu, so that was to be his new name. In only a few days, with regular treatment from Carmen, his wounds healed well and he was taken to the sanctuary.
The next week another male red tail monkey arrived. He had been found in Bukavu, and of course we named him Bukavu! He was in a much better condition but very hungry, all day you could hear him munching on something! He went straight to the sanctuary and was placed in a cage next to Kavumu so they could get used to each other. After a week we introduced them with no problems at all, and they’ve been great friends ever since.