security had sent the two of us each with our own escort-- escorts who were instructed to throw us to the ground in case of emergency. seeing as things could not have been more chill, we instead used the down time to translate animal names back + forth between dari + english.
i don't remember the dari pronunciation for turtle, but i know his name means "stone carrier" for the shell he carts along on his back.
back back back, who has a back as badass as this?
these two curious porcupines went everywhere together v. quickly!
i have other animals to show you, including the elusive pallas' cat, but they will have to wait until tomorrow, when perhaps the grace of the internets will shine on me once again.
I can't wait to see Pallas'! That reference photo is very loraxy.
ReplyDeleteBTW, my test word that I have to type to post this comment and prove that I'm not a robot is "poopla."
You are queen of adventure! I love that you weave animals into the picture of kabul whenever you can - love the porcs, but no tigers? Awaiting wildcats, missing you, meow!
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ReplyDeleteaw, beth, the famous lion of the kabul zoo, marjan, wasn't there, however, i did catch a glimpse of afghanistan's only pig!
glad your zoo trip was nice. It's good to see that the animals have some roaming space. My trip to the Berlin zoo was so depressing I could barely find the exit because I was crying so hard. I've been assured things are better there now. ;)
ReplyDeletepoor carey! the animals seemed well cared-for, but there is a lot of sadness in the history of the place. rockets hit it several times . . .
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