Sharkarosa Wildlife Ranch

Kate and I went to Sharkarosa Wildlife Ranch yesterday for her 2nd grade field trip. This was one of the best field trips I have been on, and Kate was in absolute heaven. This place was made just for her.

They have tons of lemurs. We learned that despite what they say in the movie Madagascar, it is really a Queen that leads the tribe not a King....and the position of Queen can rotate among the group. They somehow decide amongst themselves who and for however long has this position. It could be for 6 months or 6 years.

Kate and Harmony on the safari

On the safari there are buckets of food attached to the tram that the animals will run along side and eat. They also make stops along the way for everyone to pet the different animals. They had several Clydesdale horses. This was Kate's favorite.

This part of the safari was a "no petting" zone. They threw the food our around the tram so the animals would come up close so that we could see them better and take pictures. The kids loved this pot belly pig.

I thought this was an odd grouping: a deer, a pig, a goat, an alpaca (he got cut from the picture), and something else...not sure what that big white one is...

This is Thristy the camel. They had tons of camels. We learned that if camels are happy they don't spit and these camels at the Sharkarosa Ranch were super happy which we were grateful for...there was no spitting.

This baby camel had his debut yesterday and was around people for the first time. He was literally crying for his mama. Kate was so concerned for this little guy. At one point I think she was on the verge of tears herself because she felt so bad for him.

This baby zebra is 5 weeks old and has super soft fur. Kate wants this pictured framed for her bedroom.
Sharkarosa Ranch also has lots of kangaroos. Most of them are albinos. They take them in because these kangaroos would not be able to survive in the wild. This baby kangaroo in particular was not an albino. He was super cute all cuddled up in his "faux pouch".
Kate did want her picture taken in front of this sign. I thought it was funny so I bribed her by going into the gift shop. :)
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