Today was awesome! First task (after I signed a waiver that said if any animal bites, claws, maims, mauls, or kills me, I don't sue lol ), cleaning up of course. We scooped up around the barnyard animals. They have a bunch of chickens, turkeys, geese and two goats. They wander around the reserve and are not caged, but stay away from the cages, they know better. And the predators don't seem to care about them. Then we went to a few of the cages and helped out cleaning them. And then I went and helped out the guy who does all the diet prep and feeding. That's when it got gross. I had gloves on thankfully. But it was a lot of blood. Chicken and red meat. Every now and then when you are digging through the pile to get what you need, a scent suddenly comes out and hits your nose...oh god, that will take some getting use to. And then as I was passing the red meat to him, I noticed how it didn't look like the red meat I am use to seeing, beef. I just thought it was because it was parts we don't eat. I NEVER should have asked...it was horse meat! :yucky:
Seriously, not that beef made me feel any better. I have a thing about handling red meat. I don't. But I might just be able to live a dream here. I'll deal with it. Handling the horse and beef meat will be worth it months down the line when I can actually go into the fox cage or be allowed to pet the tiger through the bars. I will endure. lol
So what next...oh....pictures!
Pictures from today...as promised!
Nova, an Arctic Wolf, thought she doesn't seem to know that.
I believe this was Jade...so many names to remember, so bear with me
Sarabi, the Barbary Lioness cub (a species extinct in the wild) and her step-mom Sheba
Sarabi wanted the goats on the other side of the fence so bad
Santiago, a Patigonian Cavy
Concho, a coatamundi
Genesis eating
Angel
Mufasa....no picture will ever do him enough justice. You have to see him in person
Julian, ring-tailed lemur
Sage, I think
Anubis, I think...
Natasha...???
Foxy Loxy, red fox (in black phase)
Jasmine getting a treat
Her brother Shaman
Macumba...he was scary
Nemisis...don't let the name fool you, he was a sweetie. He's got that "look" because he just got a big hunk of red meat.
Cartouche, an Egyptian Jungle Wild Cat...yes, they look a LOT like a domestic cat, but they don't act like one! Its like the feral from hell!
Java is letting everyone know, his food belongs to him.
Java again
You know in the movies, when they have a mountain lion and it does that signature screeching roar....yeah...throw a bowl of raw meat in Maximus' cage and you hear it! They call him Mad Max for good reason
That's all for now.
