“Granny, what’s a chimpa- chimpanzee?” Anaya asked, struggling to pronounce the primate species.
Placing the book about the different animals in the world on the coffee table, I picked up my 4 year old granddaughter and placed her on my lap.
“The chimpanzees were our closest animal relatives, and they were one of granny’s favourite animals,” I explained while tying her hair up in a simple braid.
Anaya whipped her head around to face me, ruining the braid that I was working on, “But why didn’t I see those chim- chimpanzees in the zoo?” With a reluctant smile, I began explaining to Anaya about the hideous and wicked crimes that mankind had committed which resulted in the extinction of such animals- crimes that I, myself had committed.
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Placing the book about the different animals in the world on the coffee table, I picked up my 4 year old granddaughter and placed her on my lap.
“The chimpanzees were our closest animal relatives, and they were one of granny’s favourite animals,” I explained while tying her hair up in a simple braid.
Anaya whipped her head around to face me, ruining the braid that I was working on, “But why didn’t I see those chim- chimpanzees in the zoo?” With a reluctant smile, I began explaining to Anaya about the hideous and wicked crimes that mankind had committed which resulted in the extinction of such animals- crimes that I, myself had committed.
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