Naoki, Nena & Frey’s Story
In June 2022 Ambue Ari welcomed these three pumas that were rescued by the Government of Santa Cruz and agents of the Forestry Police (POFOMA) from the property “La Bendita” in the Province of Guarayos. After being poached from the wild and kept as pets, not only were they malnourished, but they are sadly unable to learn the survival skills to ever return to the wild. They must rely on humans for food, but CIWY can at least give them the closest thing to freedom at Ambue Ari Sanctuary.
Even though they are not blood related, at least not all 3 of them, the “hermanitos” have been together since they were poached and that is the main reason we are keeping them together. They formed a unique bond and their sad but resilient history made them a family.
Frey is the older male who we believe was 2-3 years of age upon arrival. He loves people and from the start has been extremely calm with volunteers and always wanting lots of affection. He is the most dominant of the three, understandably as he is older and substantially bigger than the other two. He is fascinated by any wild animals we see on trail and will often run towards them excitedly, not displaying any stalking finesse at all. Frey loves water and can often be found splashing in his small pool or lounging in a flooded part of his trail.
Nena is the female of the group and was around a year old upon arrival. We believe that Nena and Naoki are siblings. She is the most adventurous and playful of the three. She loves to climb the trees within the enclosure and is able to scale some of the highest trees and jump nimbly from branch to branch. She often instigates games of chase with Frey and Naoki. She loves to hide in the bushes and jump out on them when they are not ready for it.
Naoki is the younger male. When the pumas arrived he seemed to be the most nervous of the three. He has proved us wrong on many occasions and has developed into an outgoing and very friendly puma. He is extremely inquisitive and interested in his surroundings.
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