Cancer: Exotic Animals Battle it Too
The big “C”—cancer, that erroneous fluke in cell division that multiplies, invades, and eventually destoys normal cells. Unfortunately, most of you have all had loved ones who have bravely battled this dreaded disease. Some of you have even had cats and dogs that have fought it. But, have you ever considered that wildlife and exotic animals get cancer, too? They do.
Here at Zooniversity, we’ve accepted donations of animals with all [more...]
“Sydney,” Journey of a Joey Wallaby, Part 2
I’d like to be a joey wallaby. I’d spend long hours sleeping peacefully in a fuzzy pouch, stretch my oh-so-big feet upon waking, guzzle milk when I was thirsty, delicately nibble on hay and grass when hungry, hop-hop-hop faster-faster-faster at play time, and “huff” for my humans to give me some always needed attention and cheek rubs.
Such is the life of our little joey wallaby, “Sydney,” who came to Zooniversity [more...]
“Sydney,” Journey of a Joey Wallaby, Part 1
Life is tough when you’re this little. Life is even tougher outside the security of Mommy’s pouch. Life is really tough when formula replaces Mommy’s milk and you’re surrounded by tall, strange-looking animals without fur or tails or pouches. Meet baby “Sydney,” an orphaned Bennett’s wallaby joey, who came to Zooniversity for foster care. This is Part 1 of her story.
Sydney was born about 7 months ago. Like all wallaby [more...]
Blind “Faith,” the Fennec Fox
No, this is not a chihuahua. Meet "Faith," named for the phrase "blind faith." Yes, she’s blind. Faith is a fennec fox, usually found in the Sahara desert of North Africa and up into the Middle Eastern deserts of Saudi Arabia. Faith used to be one of Zooniversity’s most traveled and popular educational animals. She starred in thousands of stage programs, met hundreds-of-thousands of children and adults, had her [more...]
