ANIMALS

RACCOONS{ procyon lotor } While adorable, they are unfortunately considered the primary carriers of the rabies virus. PROFILE Toes is our only female raccoon and she came to us from a rehabber in Valdosta, GA. Toes was deemed non-releasable because she is imprinted on humans, which means that if she were released into the wild [...]

WHITE-TAILED DEER{ odocoileus virginianus } You would not think so based on their hoofed feet, but white-tailed deer are great swimmers and often use streams and lakes to escape predators. PROFILE Both of our white-tailed deer were deemed non-releasable by their rehabber. Her experience has found that deer undergoing rehabilitation have a higher success rate when

BABYDOLL SHEEP{ ovis aries } Often kept as pets, these "smiling" sheep are very docile. While they provide fleece as luxurious as cashmere… they don't like to get wet! PROFILE Spade came to us from a farm in Tennessee that specializes in babydoll sheep.  We also have a few domestic sheep. Eddie is the big

RED RUFFED LEMUR{ varecia rubra } These beautiful primates are the largest lemurs in Madagascar, where they are usually found sunbathing or grooming their thick fur coats. PROFILE Zannah is the lowest lemur on the totem pole. The keepers are able to tell her apart from the other 2 because she has white on her lower

DOMESTIC RABBIT{ oryctolagus cuniculus domesticus } More than half of the world's rabbits live in North America, many starting out as Easter gifts in the spring. They can make great pets if proper care and husbandry is provided. PROFILE All of our bunnies were donated by good samaritans or schools. For us to accept a donated

BLACK-HANDED SPIDER MONKEY{ ateles geoffroyi } Spider monkeys have hook-like hands with long fingers and no opposable thumb. They also have a prehensile tail. These adaptations help them swing effortlessly through the trees. PROFILE Macon is the white-bellied spider monkey. He has lighter circles around his eyes. He is the sweeter of our two boys and

SULCATA TORTOISE{ centrochelys sulcata } The third largest tortoise after Galapagos and Aldabra, Sulcatas can grow as large as 30 inches and weigh over one hundred pounds. PROFILE Roos and Ruby came to us from a private donator. Roos is the larger male, weighing in around 80-90 pounds. Ruby is our smaller female. Roos is

POT-BELLIED PIG{ sus scrofa domesticus } Sweet and adorable as little piglets, most pot-bellied pigs grow much larger, and eat a lot more, than their owners expected. PROFILE Our pot-bellied pigs were part of the original Yellow River Game Ranch's animal group. Sailor is the smallest pig in the pen, but he definitely runs the

BENNETT'S WALLABY{ macropus bennetti } Smaller than a kangaroo, these wallabies are typically tawny-grey. They are most active at dusk and dawn but are categorized as nocturnal. PROFILE Sasquatch (“Sassy”) was born at Yellow River Wildlife Sanctuary in late 2020. She officially left her pouch in June of 2021. She is an Albino wallaby. Abominable was