Jewel has made herself quite comfortable in her new environment and has really endeared herself to Donna & Wayne. She is a love bug and is training them to do her bidding. LOL. She has been enjoying her walks in the neighborhood, especially since we don’t have to dodge traffic.
In the afternoon we went to the Big Cat Habitat in Sarasota. Founded by Kay Rosaire, it is a non-profit safe haven for big cats, bears and other animals in need. She began rescuing big cats in 1987. Not all of the cats were rescued from the wild. Many had been privately owned and for one reason or another the owners were unable to keep the cats. There are also bears, monkeys and birds at the habitat. And they are acquiring six elephants as well.
We arrived a little early so had to wait to get in. There was only us and a few other people when we arrived so we all thought it would be a quiet day at the habitat. It was a little difficult getting good pictures because all of the animals were behind double fences. We first stopped to take a look at the bears. There were several different species of bears and all seemed happy enjoying the water features in there pens.
Next we were impressed by the beautiful birds.
We then checked out the Cats. There were lots of them and all quite beautiful.
And the monkeys who were quite raucous , throwing food back at the people watching them!!!
Included in the price of admission was a big top show. We had arrived early ahead of the crowd so were all surprised when the show arena filled to capacity so quickly.
The first act was a rather out of control monkey. Although his trainer kept emphasizing all the things he could do he mostly jus wanted to jump and play. He moved so fast we were unable to get a good picture of him through the bars of the cage.
Then the cats came out with their trainer. Not sure if any of us would want to be in the cage with them but he appeared super comfortable. The cats put on a nice performance and everyone seemed pleased with the show.
On the way out we stopped to look at the bears once again. Ron paid the volunteer $1 so I could feed the bear a marshmallow. Notice the stick used to get the treat to the bear.
It was a fun and interesting day at the habitat.
Back at the house Donna prepared for dinner. She had invited friends for dinner and we were looking forward to a good evening. We got to meet their friends from Florida, had a delicious dinner by Chef Donna and spent the evening talking and laughing.
We had a great day and evening once again and looking forward to another fun day with our friends.
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