GorillaSound

Category: Uncategorized | Date: Sep 10 2009 | By: gorillasound

Yesterday the trackers came back at the camp saying that Holland, who spent all morning with Kingo still in the swamp, needed other shoes because his sandals were completely broken by walking in the muddy water of the swamp. He did the rest of the morning walking in his socks! They found Kingo out of the swamp, after walking for two hours with the water at their waists, and when Julia, me and the trackers for the afternoon arrived to the group, Kingo was with few females traveling and feeding in the forest.
As soon as I met Kingo I thought there was something strange in the air. After few minutes the trackers told me to look how Kingo was walking. And yes, his right hand was swollen and he was knuckle-walking only with his left hand. He was putting the weight on the back of his right hand, which gave him a funny limping look. At one point he was on a little hill eating terrestrial vegetation while one of our trackers was sitting right at the base of the same hill. Suddenly Kingo decided to come down, the tracker moved rapidly, and we had a good look to his hand. I immediately asked to Julia if she saw how Kingo was walking and if she could see any scar, but her face was talking for her! It was clear that she got impressed by the size of Kingo coming down the hill, that the only thing she could see was his immense size!! Sometimes I forget how big and impressive he is!! Probably Kingo got hurt in the swamp, from some spines or thorns, but differently from us, his recovery last just few hours. We were surprisingly happy to see him the next day climbing a big tree and walking normally around the forest! We just hope the group will stay out of the swamp for a little while!!