Getting back to posts I wrote a couple weeks ago, finally adding photos and video links...
As I keep noting, I'm behind in so many posts. There have been Animal updates I've wanted to make in the recent times and just didn't get that far. So, working backward, I'll start with Halloween day.
One of my besties is my Farm Friend Slider. Born October 31, 2009, Slider celebrated his 14th Birthday on Halloween.
I inquired with a Keeper several days prior, to see if he could have Birthday treats. It had been years since, and it was about time to start celebrating his Birthday again. I was thankful everyone was on board, and very happy to get to once again spend Slider's special day celebrating with him while he enjoyed his cake and other treats.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?si=j8F9nVCVylKxzO0u&v=SE0-A720FqM&feature=youtu.be
https://youtube.com/watch?v=af8jqs9BImI&si=0dyWtjMj-LsIen4w
I Love this boy and so happy to see him! It had been awhile, usually I have to talk to him from the barrier fence in the parking lot. The only place to view him, is in the sand corral and I've seen him there less than half my visits over the past several years. He has been kept most often out of public view, either in the grass corral or his bedroom area. He often is in one of those places all day, only coming out to the sand corral on average about four times a week. In my opinion he doesn't get rotated enough. He definitely shouldn't be in the back grass corral or bedroom for entire days. He should have access to the other areas for at least a couple hours each day. Not only for his own enrichment, but he has lots of friends who rarely get to see him. Management needs to make this happen.
He used to go to the front area on red barn side, but hasn't been given access there since his birthday four or five years ago. He loved it! See him running along side his friend Lee in my video below. In the clip, you can hear his Keeper say, "it's exercise" and "he loves people". Why he's been denied these varied enrichments for so long is beyond me.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WhQfyLhy8C0&pp=ygUPbGVvODExc2Ygc2xpZGVy
He also had access to the yellow barn contact yard (one time?), when the farm reopened after the shutdowns. Another great space for his friends to visit with him!
Seeing my cute friend after no face time for months. I think he missed me as much as I missed him!
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While waiting for Slider's party, I stopped at Meerkats, who were still actively enjoying their Halloween Enrichment.
This is male Mkhaya. Named by a Curator, it is the name of Mkhaya Game Reserve, a nature preserve in Swaziland, South Africa.
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