Elimo says: “Hi, my name is Elimo. I’m a little gelada monkey. I live in a big family with my mom, aunts, uncles, and so on. I love playing with friends and searching for tasty food all day long. That always makes us really tired, so when we need to rest, we find a nice, shady spot near the cozy rocky mountain. One day, while I was napping next to my mom, I was suddenly woken up by my aunt Samira. She told me she wanted to show me something nice and carried me on her belly. I’m always happy when I get to go on an outing. Until now, I’d only ever been out and about with Mom. Curious as I was, I didn’t think anything of it and happily clung to my aunt’s cozy belly. We strolled through our enclosure and had a lot of fun together. Suddenly, there was a loud commotion—everyone was screaming...

I heard Mom calling my name. I wanted to rush over to her, but my aunt had grown so fond of me that she just wouldn’t let me go. I didn’t like that at all, and I suddenly felt really sad. I do love my Aunt Samira very much, but I just love my mom much, much more! She was already really worried and had been looking for me everywhere. When she found me, she was so happy—and so was I. But unfortunately, my aunt kept running off with me again and again. No one could stop her. Drawn by the loud cries of my mom and the rest of my family, my dear friend, the zookeeper, came running over. Even she couldn’t convince Aunt Samira to finally let me go back to my mom. They called the vet, since everyone was getting pretty nervous by then. Maybe he’d have some advice? He usually knows everything and helps me when I’m sick. The vet saw only one way to free me from my aunt. He decided to use a funny blowgun to give Samira a little shot so she’d fall asleep for a bit. No sooner said than done! Once the shot took effect and my aunt was fast asleep, I was free. I was even allowed to jump from the tree we’d fled to into a huge parachute. That was exciting and so much fun! Once I landed on the ground, Mom immediately took me in her arms. I was so happy to finally be with her again. When my Aunt Samira woke up later, everything was back to normal. She even apologized to my mom, and everyone was on good terms again. Even though I was a little scared, the day was really exciting. Luckily, Uncle Doctor had such good magic medicine. Why don’t you come visit me and my family sometime—there’s always something going on here!”