A frequent sight around here: the Gulshan Goatherd. Gulshan is our neighborhood, one of the upscale suburbs of Dhaka. These goats call it home too.
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An elephant we saw at the beach a few days ago. You could ride this friendly fellow around on an “elephant safari”, but once we realized that it cost $1 per minute we settled for feeding him the free bananas.
And here’s a close-up of the crabs on sale at the same restaurant. I nearly ordered one before I realized that they were still very much alive, although they sat very still while I took this picture. Yes, they do cook them before they serve them to you, but I just can’t pick out a live animal and ask for that for dinner. I wouldn’t survive a day in the wild.
Goats waiting for slaughter. Also in the market downtown.
Here’s a quick pic of a rooster in a downtown apartment. This is the biggest problem with bird flu here – that poultry lives right in the house with the people.
