Parrots - Second day of Jungle Lodge

This morning we woke up early to visit the place where parrots eat mud. Evidently this mud removes the toxins they digest when they eat Amazonian flora. We came back and had breakfast. Afterwards we visited the wildlife rescue centre next to the national park. Most of the animals there appear to be monkeys and parrots. Monkeys tend to be released into the wild, but most parrots and other animals don't because they have become used to humans, haven't learnt to fend for themselves or have been damaged so they can't fly well or look after themselves.

We then tried shooting darts through a blow gun. After that we visited a pottery village. All of this was done by canoe. Along the way we saw wild monkeys of various types, and birds, and people carrying on their everyday lives.