 Cat brought boxes and boxes of animals to perform for an excited
crowd of young readers.
Silly Safaris, from Indianapolis,
Ind., has been entertaining kids with
their menagerie for 15 years. Angie Cat, a veterinary technician and
actor, has been front and center with the show for three years.
Silly Safaris has four teams that travel throughout the Midwest.
The children not only learned about the animals in their natural
habitat, but also about their impact on the environment if released
in nontraditional habitats. Silly Safaris is careful to adhere to
state restrictions on what animals they can bring across borders.
For example, Silly Safaris cannot bring pythons into Kentucky. The
reason is the environmental problems the snake has caused in the
Florida Everglades.
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 While it may seem that summer has just begun, it is speeding by
with the approach of the Fourth of July. The library will not have a
program next Thursday because of the July 4 holiday. The final two
sessions with be on July 11 and 18. Kids can sign up for those
events after July 4. It is essential that a reservation is made
because the library is limited to the number of people who can be
accommodated in the Annex, and the programs always have a waiting
list.
In two weeks the Peoria Zoo will bring their animals, and in
three weeks the final event will be a scavenger hunt in downtown
Lincoln. Children must be accompanied by an adult to take part in
the scavenger hunt.
[By
CURT FOX] |
