Anipal Photo Hunt #7: Hey! That's not me!

This week's anipal photo hunt is all about look alikes that are not us. Usually baboons are pictured unpacking people's cars in the safari park but everyone knows that is not me, but what about these look alikes they are having a good time so maybe I wish it was me but they aren't me.

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Yay this baboon knows his sauces he is checking out New Orleans hot sauce oh wow I would love to be him there in New Orleans but no, he is not me!
















Can you imagine how much I wish this baboon was me, England shirt, riding on the back of a motorbike you would have thought it was me wouldn't you, oh what a pity that baboon is having so much fun, but its not me!

Anipal Photo Hunt #6: Adopt a less adoptable pet week challenge

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This week's photo hunt is about adopting unadoptable animals and I just wanted to remind everyone that if you cannot have a pet at home or you already have all the pets you can accommodate, there are other ways to adopt unadoptable animals.

Here I am at the donkey sanctuary. The donkey that is about to eat my tail couldn't be adopted and taken home with anyone she would need different care than most of us can provide other than those who live on farms. She is 45 years old and has arthritis, she moves very slowly but she is very friendly and can be adopted like other donkeys at the sanctuary. The sanctuary look after the animal but if you find one locally enough to where you live you can always visit them. On my tiny island there are at least five places where you can adopt animals that are unadoptable, the donkey sanctuary, the Amazon Adventure which has a variety of animals. A monkey and owl sanctuary where you can adopt some very fun guys, a zoo and a flamingo park with penguins to adopt. So most of you must have somewhere near by.

So for those of us who live in places where we cannot adopt animals to take home remember there is another way of adopting animals and helping them, the adoption fees help to feed and care for the animals including housing and vets fees and most organisations will keep you up to date with your animal's progress.

So remember there is more than on way to adopt an unadoptable animal and help them and their friends to have a more comfortable life.

Anipal Photo Hunt #5: Blog Paws

Sadly I couldn't go to Blog Paws cut I do blog at the desk here at home just like that with all my Arsenal memorabelia around me to inspire me.

My typing is getting better you can see the blur where my fingers are moving.



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Anipal Photo Hunt #4: My Bed

The week the anipal photo hunt is all about bed. Well how could I resist that. Acutally my favourite place to sleep is not in my bed its on the sofa in front of the television:

There is nothing better that having a nap on the sofa on a Saturday afternoon and I showed Lippe how it was done when he visited, pure pleasure.

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Anipal Photo Hunt #3 - My favourite toy

Well this one got me thinking cos I don't really have many toys. Obviously somebody needs to do something about that don't they. Here are the things I treasure and like to play with.


Well obviously there is Arty my armadillo who came from the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas I love him he probably doesn't actually consider himself to be a toy though. I won't break it to him if you won't.

Oh Texas again here is my Texas snow storm I love to shake that and see the snow falling, it is quite a magnificent object don't you think!







This isn't really a toy but Daffy made me a lovely fridge magnet of me which I love and treasure so I thought I would include that.

Ah yes and the train lets hope they never notice it has gone and ask for it back we have been having so much fun with that.

I guess I can't complain about not having many toys I've got some cool clothes and some nice things to play with, a football would be nice though!

Kolo's Island

As you all know I live on an island off the south coast of England its not really called Kolo's Island its called the Isle of Wight. Many of you have asked me to show you pictures so here goes. These are not in any particular order but they are some of our favourite places. I hope you enjoy the pictures some of you may recognise some of the places that Lippe visited.




This is Ventnor it is a resort on the south coast of the island and is said to have the best weather in Britain. It is quite continental in appearance.






This is the longstone, it is very historic and I don't think we really know just how old it is, but it is very spiritual when you go there.

This is St Catherine's lighthouse on the southern tip of the island it is very beautiful .

Oh now how many of you have seen one of these? Most of England and the US have grey squirrels but our island is one of the few places that still has red ones. They are very secretive and you are very lucky if you see one of them.

This is the steam railway that I have been on with HenryandFriends and MrsFiddlesticks and Tim_Kirby it was fun.

Price Albert built Osbourne House for Queen Victoria as a country/seaside home. After he died she came and lived there for the rest of her life.

This is Newtown town hall, isn't it tiny, it is Georgian and it is not in use any more but it is a beautiful building in a beautiful village.

This is Newport the capital of the island. It is mainly Georgian with some Victorian buildings.

The Needles are a very famous landmark on the island they used to be joined to the island and some people believe they were joined to the mainland at Old Harry Rocks near Bournemouth.

The landslip is exciting there used to be lots of smuggling of brandy and tobacco there. The land slipped away in the 18th century and its a very beautiful place and quite exciting with unusual plants.

This is the best way to get to the island on the hovercraft it is the only passenger hovercraft in the world now and hovercraft are built on the island for the Canadian coast guard and Singapore police.

Godshill is very historic with a lovely little church on top of the hill. They say the people were building the church at the bottom of the hill but the stones kept being moved up the hill during the night, so they believed that god wanted the church on top of the hill and they built it there, that is why it is called Godshill.

Freshwater is very beautiful, the poet Tennyson lived there for a few years, his house is still there it is a hotel now. He used to walk on the downs there and he said "the air on the downs is worth a penny a pint".

Cowes is famous for Cowes Week yaht races, this is the Royal Yaht Squadron where the races are started using these cannon.

Carrisbrook Castle is fun if you like climbing onto the ramparts and looking over the island. King Charles I was imprisoned there before he was taken to Whitehall in London to be executed.

This is Bembridge Mill it is no longer used and you can visit in and go inside. It is in a field in a lovely part of the island.

Anipal Photo Hunt #2: Pawtraits

Well as you can all see I don't have paws, cos I'm a primate, I have hands. Now look at that hand!

My people say I have big slappy hands, what don't they get? I'm a baboon what do they think I should have paws, hooves, trotters!! All your paws are beautiful and elegant but I would look strange with paws instead of hands so here I am loud and proud!

And look I can hold a mug with my hands so they have their uses!

If you are a baboon long live big slappy hands!!