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| Fourth of July Yes, Safari Day Camp is in session each 4th of July, and we did our usual scheduled animal activities, plus we made patriotic crafts for the weekly contest at the pavilion. |
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This week's mammal day was extra-special because we were able to feed the giraffe!
We met one of the hoofstock keepers, who told us all about these fascinating 4-legged
creatures. For instance, did you know that a giraffe has a prehensile tongue? Did you
know that each one only has 7 vertebrae in their neck - the same number as a human?
Some of us also had our picture taken with Mort!
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After we made enrichments for Lion Country Safari's parrots, we met with a bird keeper, who introduced us to the macaws that call Lion Country home. There are 3 scarlets, 5 blue & golds, 1 green wing, and 1 military. Almost half of these parrots were born at Lion Country; all were born in captivity.
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We met the Education staff at the Animal Theatre in the morning to learn all about the
baby alligator, Mr. T. Some of us even had our photo taken with the little guy! And then,
we were able to feed the big ones during the 3:00 p.m. Alligator Chit-Chat.
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First, we met one of the primate keepers (they take care of the monkeys and apes)
and made enrichments and learned all about Lion Country's primates, which include 2 species of monkeys and 3 species of apes. We then went with the keeper to one of the primate exhibits to watch the animals receive the enrichments we made for them.
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We learned that different animals leave different footprints in the sand, snow, or dirt
where they live. We went on a nature hike to look for tracks and to see if we could identify them. And we made tracks at Craft time.