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Animals, Animals and more Animals |
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This Fall the Kookaburra came to live with us at the Ranch from the Exotic Animal Auction in Macon, MO. We will be posting a video on facebook soon of him eating. He is great fun to watch and makes loud laughing sounds that surprise us while we are working in the office. |
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The Time our Chameleon played Houdini |
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We have a Jackson Chameleon, named Jackson, that Lori keeps in her office. I want to share a story about this very interesting Chameleon.
One day he was not in the cage. It is a big cage with a lot of green plants so at first we thought he was just hiding. When he did not show up for a few days we realized that somehow he had escaped, although there was no visible way out. Lori found him after a couple of days later climbing underneath the cage stand. He was put back inside and every loose door was zip tied closed and we thought the cage was very secure. A few weeks later he
disappeared again. This time he did not reappear and was no where to be found although the office was searched several times. Lori and Scott had to leave for Jamaica and all hope seemed gone for Jackson. While they were gone I was feeding the finches who are also in the cage and one day decided to look for Jackson again, thinking that I would find his little dried up body. For some reason I felt I needed to look down in the bottom of this large silk fig tree that stands in the corner of the office. I saw a shadow and looked closer, it was Jackson. I was sure he was dead since he had been without water for several weeks. I reached down through the leaves to pick him up and when my hand closed around him, he moved. He was alive! Quickly, I put him in the cage and took a cup of water to start a drip for him to drink. He drank and drank until I decided he had better space out the intake of water a little. He managed to eat one meal worm and then another. From then on he has recovered fantastically. Hopefully he does not pull another Houdini on us, but I did find out that Jackson Chameleons are very
resilient and make wonderful and interesting pets. |
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Fall Registration
We have taken in more registrations than usual at this time of year. We are going to fill early for 2012, so don't wait too late to get your registration in. Call the office at:
573-458-2125 or go to MyAnimalCamp.com
to register now. |
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Looking Back....
We all know that babies grow up to be adults, that's life. I was looking back through some pictures and realized how fast some of our new babies are growing. I wanted to share pictures of some of them so that you can share with me their amazing process of growing up.
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This is Malachi, the camel when we first got him. Now Malachi has a big furry hump and is a lot taller. He still is nursing from a bottle.
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This is Wickett when he was still being bottle fed. Do you see the milk on his chin? He is big enough now to use a camper's hat for a perch. |
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This was one of the baby Emus last spring. Look at them now.
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This is Jazz the Lynx when he was just a Kitten. He doesn't look like a kitty cat now, but the young adult lynx that he is. |
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This is baby Isabella, the pot bellied pig, with a messy face. Isabella is now a healthy size of very, very large
watermelon. She loves to be scratched and is so friendly. |
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Did you know.....
that squirrel nests look like some leaves that got stuck in a tree? |
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As the leaves are falling off the trees during this wonderful time of year, we start to see things that we have missed all summer. if you notice a clump of leaves high in the fork of a tree you may be looking at a
squirrel's nest.
These ragged looking nest are actually quite intricately built. They start with a platform of twigs, moss and damp leaves upon which a spherical skeletal structure is erected from twigs and vines. This is covered by an outer layer of leaves, moss and even paper. The inner cavity is about 6 - 8 inches in diameter and is lined with shredded bark, grass and leaves to protect the
delicate paper like skin of the newly born baby squirrels.
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Cold Weather Ahead
We are getting the animal area ready for winter and all of our outdoor animals are getting thicker and fuller as their winter coats grown in. The barn is well stocked with hay and all the areas are being set up for the cold weather ahead. Some animals, such as the tortoises move indoors to spend the winter. The staff work hard to make sure that all the animals are being fed, watered and socialized. I'm sure the animals miss our campers and all the attention that they get during the summer. We can't wait until next year when everyone starts returning, until then stay warm and healthy. See you next year!
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TABITHA GILL - OFFICE MANAGER AT CUB CREEK SCIENCE CAMP
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