A day with the animals

[fishin4cars]

I thought some of you might enjoy some different pics. Today we took the kids and granddaughters to Global wildlife Center. It's a 900 acre, non-profit animal sanctuary. it was my youngest granddaughters birthday and she has never seen anything like this. there are 33-38 species of animals living on the property. Some are the rarest herds known to exsist, lots of cool stuff to see. we all had a blast and I hope you enjoy the pics as much as we enjoyed taking them.

 

[taherrmann4]

Nice photos, it is always neat to see animals in a more open environment unlike the zoo where they have a very small space to roam. Those turtles are huge, what kind are they?

 

[j.w]

Neat pix, love all the critters! Seeing a few here in Hawaii. Lot's of Koi, lizards, some kind of weasel looking critters, birds, Monk seals, sea turtles, dolphins and tropical fish!

 

[addy1]

Very neat thanks for sharing, just love animals.............Never could stand zoos seeing the critters locked in little cages.

 

[sissy]

did you see the story on the news about a couple of countries with the drunk exotic birds they are eating fermented fruit and getting tipsy .Reminded me when I saw the pic of a bird there larkin

 

[fishin4cars]

JW, I want to see pics of Hawaii! I've been there once when I was in the military, arrived at dusk and left the next morning just after day break. So pretty much I only saw a very small portion in the dark. What I did get to see during the day was from the air.
Todd, those are sulcata Tortoise, we have a baby one for a pet, that's why there are multiple pics of them, the largest one that they had was about 50# they can get over 100# so those are only half grown or smaller, Dozer our baby is larger than a golf ball but smaller than a standard baseball. to give you some kind of idea how little ours is. lol
Sissy, the bird is Edgar, he's a 12 year old Hyacinth McCaw, Me and Edgar go way back, I knew this bird before he ended up at Global wildlife. He's really sweet, talks, gives kisses and very loving. Hyacinth's are fairly rare and beautiful birds. Edgar and the Tortoises are really the only two species of animals that aren't allowed to free roam, however some of the other animals do have to be kept seperated, such as the kangaroo's, the minature donkey's and one of the rare species of anelope. But unlike a zoo the Wildlife center does provide plenty of roaming space for all there animals, Not like a zoo at all. There are 100% no predator animals on the premises but they do say that they have a few foxes that have found there way onto the property and they don't seem to bother any of the animals so they allow the little colony to live there, also other animals that live on the property that weren't introduced. Squirrels gray/fox, cottontail rabbits, Canadian geese, wild turkeys, and mallard ducks, these can come and go freely so they exsist but aren't actually suppose to be there.

 

[HARO]

did you see the story on the news about a couple of countries with the drunk exotic birds they are eating fermented fruit and getting tipsy .Reminded me when I saw the pic of a bird there larkin

Yes, Sissy... I heard they left no tern unstoned!!!! :nananananana: John

 

[sissy]

I was looking at the live earthcams and clicked on the ones for Hawaii but JW must be hiding .I guess she not gonna let us see her in a grass skirt getting her lei on .

 

[addy1]

Maybe somebody will do a hidden video of her and post it on utube...............

 

[sissy]

oh gosh she would never live that one down .I hope she gets to go to a coffee plantation as that is one of the best places to visit and the desserts they make are just fantastic ,coffee's a little strong but good when it is fresh roasted and served steaming hot .