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ALPACA{ vicugna pacos } Soft, silky, and hypoallergenic, alpaca fleece is one of the most sought after fibers. PROFILE Princess Notallama is mother to Chewpaca and Princess Bubblegum and is mostly black in color. Chewpaca is mostly brown in color and came to us from a facility in Georgia, along with our Kiko goats, named Kyle and Squirt. [...]

KINKAJOU{ potos flavus } Kinkajous are commonly referred to as "honey bears." PROFILE Honey can be a little grumpy sometimes, but she lets you know by letting out a little squeak if you get too close. She is still very sweet though! Loki is our male and he is missing a patch of fur on his

CATTLE{ bos taurus } Cows can see almost 300 degrees, except for two small blind spots right in front of and behind them. PROFILE Ferdinand is our large black bull found in the petting zoo area of our sanctuary. He has charge horns that he very rarely uses because he is such a friendly bull. He

SERVAL{ leptailurus serval } Servals have the longest legs of any cat relative to their body size. PROFILE Simba is the definition of all bark and no bite, so you might see him hiss but it’s all show. Simba enjoys his toys and his favorite part is chewing off their feet, no one knows why but

MINIATURE DONKEY{ equus africanus asinus } Donkeys are intelligent, social, hardy animals. They have been domesticated for their milk, strength, and companionship for more than 6,000 years. PROFILE Don-Kay came to Yellow River Wildlife with our mini-horse and sheep. Like many donkeys, he has a black cross on his back and stripes on his legs. OVERVIEW

PATAGONIAN MARA{ dolichotis patagonum } The Patagonian Mara is the third largest rodent in the world. PROFILE Tikel and Itza are siblings who came to us from an educational facility in Florida. Currently they are shy and skittish but are slowly warming up to the keepers, especially when they have their favorite treats, apples! OVERVIEW CONSERVATION

EASTERN BOX TURTLE{ terrapene carolina carolina } At about 4 years of age, an Eastern Box Turtle develops a hinged plastron (underside of the shell) which it can fold allowing it to almost be completely closed. PROFILE This collection of Eastern box Turtles was a surprise as they were in hibernation when we acquired the