After spending a few rough days in Mambia, we decided to take a little break and head to the nearby town of Kindia. We were informed that there were some animals there. We did not expect much since this is Guinea but we figured at least it would be fun to take a look. When we arrived at the supposed destination it looked like an old government facility that was abandoned. The gates at the front were locked, but as we looked to the side we noticed an old side entrance that looked open so we drove in. As we drove through the large facility we noticed a lot of buildings and began to think that maybe this was some kind of old zoo. We got to the center and saw two men sitting on the side of the road. When we asked them about animals they told us to park and follow them. The whole time, I was thinking, “What in the world is this? There aren’t any animals here. If there are, they have been dead for a really long time.” As we walked a short distant, I noticed some old cages ahead. They all looked empty but as we went around the back, sure enough three or four of them had a few monkeys in them! We walked right up to the cages and handed some peanuts to them. It was pretty cool. At the last cage in the row, one of the men started making noise and pounded in the side. I looked in the back and to my surprise there was actually a leopard in there! When they had him agitated enough he came out towards the front of the cage. I got right up to the bars pushed my camera through and shot a couple photos. Suddenly he jumped at me, making all of us leap back with a bit of a shock. Needless to say we did not hand feed peanuts to HIM! After that we saw an adult alligator and two baby alligators in a pit. The last thing was a small boa which we all got to pet. The kids had a great time. Cedar still thanks God for the alligators and monkeys everytime we pray for our food! We later learned that this place was a research center and is actually the birthplace of the TB immunization.
After that we went to see a waterfall that we had been told about. It was a short drive from Kindia and well worth it. Because it is the end of dry season the falls were fairly small but they were still magnificent to look at.
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