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Our petting zoo is highly educational , each pen
has information on its contents.
Tour guides can be provided for field trips.
We feature a wide variety of animals in our zoo
from different types of sheep, goats, camel, zebra, llamas, alpacas, miniature horses,
miniature donkeys, cows, chickens, ducks , zebus, emus, peacocks, turkeys,
potbellied pigs, rabbits and others. In season,
babies can be seen with their mothers. All of the animals are watched for any
signs of stress or illness and are removed immediately for appropriate care.
Exotics
 | Camel (click on tab on left side of screen) |
| Zebra (click on tab on left side of
screen) |
| Zdonk (1/2 Zebra & 1/2 Donkey) |
| Kangaroo |
| Japanese Sika Deer |
| Ring Tailed Lemur |
| Patagoian Cavy
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Rare and Exotic Sheep
| Black belly Barbados- A hair sheep from the island of
Barbados, does not need to be sheared. |
| Shetland- Miniature, hardy sheep from the Shetland Islands
with soft silky wool. |
Rare and Exotic Goats
| Pygmy Goats- Exported from Africa to zoos in Sweden &
Germany and came to the U.S. in 1959. |
| Nubian Goats- A relatively large, proud, and graceful dairy
goat with long pendulous ears. |
| Nigerian Dwarf Goats- Miniature Dairy goats, with pleasant
temperaments. |
| Tennessee Fainting Goat -A fainting goat is a breed
of domestic goat |
| whose muscles freeze for roughly 10 seconds when the goat is startled.
Though painless, this generally results in the animal collapsing on its side.
The characteristic is caused by a hereditary genetic disorder called myotonia
congenita. When startled, younger goats will stiffen and fall over. Older
goats learn to spread their legs or lean against something when startled, and
often they continue to run about in an awkward, stiff-legged shuffle. |
Domestic and Exotic Calves
| Zebu Calf - Originated in India, thought to be the world's
oldest domesticated cattle. |
| Black Angus - A domesticated calf black in color, beef
cattle. |
| Buffalo - American Bison |
Birds
| Chickens- Polish, Giant Cochin, Various Game Birds, Chinese
Silkies and Banties. |
| Pheasants |
| Ducks- Crested, Indian Runners, Miniature Call Ducks. |
| Emu's - Australia's national bird |
| Turkey's - A turkey is either of two
extant
species of large
birds in the
genus Meleagris native to
North America. Turkeys are classed in the
order
Galliformes. Within this family they are placed on one branch with
Tetraonidae.
Turkeys have a distinctive fleshy
wattle that hangs from the underside of the beak, and a fleshy
protuberance that hangs from the top of its beak called a
snood. As with
many galliform
species, the female (the hen) is smaller than the male (the tom), and much
less colorful. With wingspans of 1.5–1.8
meters (almost
6
feet), the turkeys are by far the largest birds in the open forests in
which they live, and are rarely mistaken for any other species |
| Peacocks - Peafowl are large birds with long necks and legs,
heavy squarish wings and elongated tails. adult males of most genera can be
distinguished from females due to the presence of extremely elongated and
highly specialized dorsal plumage |
Miscellaneous
| Rabbits- Giant lop eared |
| Llamas- Members of the camel family. Used for packing and
fiber production. |
| Alpacas- Were a cherished treasure of the ancient Inca
civilization, soft & silky fiber. |
| Miniature Horses- Scaled-down versions of large horses,
gentle and affectionate little animals. |
| Miniature Donkeys- Tame, gentle, loyal, playful, and
affectionate imported from Sicily. |
| Mid-Sized Mini Donkey - Very Gentle and easy to get up close
to |
| Mammoth Sized Donkey - Huge Donkey- Very Gentle |
| Mammoth Sized Donkey - Bred by a Zebra Hopefully to get a
Zonkey Baby soon |
ANIMALS AVAILABLE AT PURDY'S
| Sheep
Black belly Barbados
Miniature Shetland |
Goats
Boer
African Pygmy
Tennessee Fainting
Nigerian Dwarf |
Calves
Black Angus
Miniature African Zebu
Others (Catfish & Pigs) |
| Birds
Chickens
Ducks
Phesants
Turkeys
Peacocks
EMU's |
Larger Animals
Llamas
Alpacas
Miniature Horses
Miniature Donkeys
Mid Sized Mini DonkeyMammoth Donkey |
Exotics
Camel
Japanese Sika Deer
Kangaroo
Ring Tailed Lemur
Zonkey 1/2 Zebra & 1/2 Donkey
Wish ListAfrican TurtlePatagonian Cavy |
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ZIPLINES , Pony Rides and Stocked Pond Fishing too!
