Tuesday, October 11, 2022

The Fennec Fox Experience, A Very Late Birthday Gift

 I had the joy of taking Isaac and his buddy to the Animal World Snake Farm Zoo (I previously went with just the homeschooled boys in May) specifically to have an experience with his favorite animal, a fennec fox.  Genevieve babysat Roman for me.  It was a stress free day and we had a great time!

The moment we've all been waiting for!  Isaac got to hold the fennec fox, named Janet (my mom's name ironically.)  Janet was raised from birth to be tame and held throughout the day even though she is nocturnal and has to be woken up for these encounters.  Poor girl!  She has a buddy, named Jo, that she plays with all night long.

We all got a turn to pet Janet.

Janet was a timid little thing.  Look at those ears!

I fell in love with this cute little wart hog.  

Gibbons grooming each other.  They made they most insane noises when they swung across the top of the cage back and forth at top speed.  Apparently, they do it every day when the bison are getting fed.

These girls were fed with tongs on special blocks so they don't fight each other.


Hyena, we got to watch them be hand fed through the bars and hear them laugh.


Feisty goats, I told Isaac to show them who's boss.



Look at the micro mini cow!  She is a miniature cow with dwarfism.

A friendly Lemur

A very moody llama


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