I had never expected to encounter so much wildlife in a beach party town in Ecuador. But it was all around us. Partly because we were down a dirt road a little ways out of town and the area used to be full of farms.
First we have Little Burrito, from the previous post and his mom. There were about 5 donkeys in the area.
These are the street dogs that were probably attacking Burrito. They were friendly enough with humans though. A few of the breeds used to herd us into town, walking alongside and slightly behind, making sure the herd of humans stayed together. Whenever one dog went into another's territory, there was barking and posturing, then they'd either make friends or fight. We saw a few dogfights that were not pleasant.
A horse lived behind my room and I would hear him neighing sometimes, but they normally took him elsewhere to graze.
There were chickens EVERYWHERE, and the one behind our cabanas started at 3:15 every morning. He would hit it on the hour, at 4:15, 5:15, 6:15, and I was usually up by 7:15. Well, I guess it's a rooster, huh? Anyway, the rooster was the topic of many a breakfast conversation at the long table, and what time everyone first heard it that day.
The best part was the cows. The herd lived behind us on the farm but they were released to walk down the road every day. They were quite imposing, and if you were trying to cross the road, you better get off to the side and wait because they were not going to slow down or stop.
The funniest part was during our classes, they would sometimes graze outside the window of the classrooms. They would moo really loud, interrupting the lesson and causing us to giggle. They would also wake us up in the mornings with their moos. They had funny moos too, like "mow the lawn" but all stretched out, "maaoooow".
Missing Montanita a little...
First we have Little Burrito, from the previous post and his mom. There were about 5 donkeys in the area.
These are the street dogs that were probably attacking Burrito. They were friendly enough with humans though. A few of the breeds used to herd us into town, walking alongside and slightly behind, making sure the herd of humans stayed together. Whenever one dog went into another's territory, there was barking and posturing, then they'd either make friends or fight. We saw a few dogfights that were not pleasant.
The best part was the cows. The herd lived behind us on the farm but they were released to walk down the road every day. They were quite imposing, and if you were trying to cross the road, you better get off to the side and wait because they were not going to slow down or stop.
The funniest part was during our classes, they would sometimes graze outside the window of the classrooms. They would moo really loud, interrupting the lesson and causing us to giggle. They would also wake us up in the mornings with their moos. They had funny moos too, like "mow the lawn" but all stretched out, "maaoooow".
Missing Montanita a little...
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