My 3 Pumas

I´m at the park now!
Well not right now since I am writing this and we have no electicity at the park. Actually I got really lucky and every saturday we get half a day off, so I only worked for two and got half of one off.
First off, I am super happy about my decision to come here. My instincts were right and there are alot less voulunteers here and much more cats. We have 9 full grown Puma´s, 4 Jaguars, 4 oceolots, 1 lion (yes i know weird, lions dont live i south america, but he was resuced from a circus) A whole bunch of different topical birds, like Tucans and such, a taipir, pios, and others.
There are 4 monkey that live basically with us...2 grown howlers and two babys. (Ill get a full list for next week...)
First off, I am lucky enough to be working with not only one cat....but 3! I have the three sisters inti, wara, and Yassi. They are Puma triplets named after the orgainization.
Every morning we get up a little before 7 to get the food for the house animals ready....My first day I did this with a baby howler monkey behind my neck....Basically cutting fruits and veggies and doing clean up in the cages. Then we get to eat breakfast...
From there we go to our cats...Every cat should have 1-2 people with them depending on the cats...Right now its just me and another guy richard with our sisters.
The sisters are about a half an hour walk through the jungle to get to them, but of course since this is the rainy season its not as much walking through the jungle but wadding through water around knee hight. (to waist depending on what steps you take)
Every day the Cats need to be walked. But since there is so much water for parts they just swim beside you, and then can swim much faster then you can walk. ( My first day walking them will be tommorrow, since there was a inspection yesterday and today is only a half day)
Then in the evening after the walk and our lunch we feed the cats.
The are really nice cats, each with there own distinct personality. They act just like Huge house cats (besides being wild) They come to you when they want affection and will purr loudly and nuzzle you face and neck, or swat at you when it so pleases them... The only Thing you have to remember is to never turn you back to them, or they will pounce on you from behind.,....which can be tricky when there is three of them running around you....(keep in mind all playfully though)
The majority of the other voulnteers have foot fungus since your standing and walking in the water all day...Im hopeing to avoid this, but I suppose you will find out how succesful i am next saturday.
So for until one week....Im off to the water bogged jungle (even my cats cage is under water)
They have platforms and to run to and from though, so dont worry....=)