I recall as a fourteen year old on an excursion to the zoo with school, we would see animals in their cages and some out free running to see. I loved the monkeys
I remember I had a salty biscuit in my closed hand a monkey I was playing with opened my fingers and took the biscuit and ate it.This happened on three occasions at the cage, the next time I pretended and when he saw there was nothing there he slapped my hand and made a playful sound he was pleased enough as I bid him good bye. The next animal was another ape an orangutan.
I saw this ape sweeping the cage with a palm branch of a tree she looked at me with such sad eyes and I felt like she was communicating with me. As if to say what am I doing here as I pondered back at her knowing how intelligent they are. It was at this point my friends called me to come with me.