[January 30, 2020]
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Atlanta Public Library was turned into a zoo Saturday morning to the
delight of young readers and their parents. The library hosted the
mobile unit from Decatur’s Scovill Zoo.
The zoo volunteers took a new surprise from each cage, and invited
the kids to touch the fascinating animals. Well, all except a
hedgehog from Africa that had a coat with very sharp spikes on it.
Birds, snakes, alligators, and mammals from all over opened a new
world for the young library patrons.
The zoo volunteers told a story about each animal, about the unique
continent they came from and the habitat that supported them. Some
were hesitant to touch the animals, but a few words of encouragement
from their parents were usually enough to overcome an initial
reluctance.
The Atlanta Public Library hosts weekly programs for residents of
all ages that cover a range of interesting subjects. Check out the
library website for a complete list.
Pictures by Curtis Fox |
A ring necked African dove was first
up for the zoo day at the Atlanta Public Library. |
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A box turtle checks out his
surroundings.
The young audience waits for the next fascinating animal. |
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A corn snake from the southeastern
US. Bumper corn harvests owe much to this denizen of the fields
whose favorite meal is rodent pests that harm crops. |
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A leopard gecko.
A lesser tenrac from faraway Madagascar. It looks like a hedgehog,
but it’s not. This young man found out how soft it is after some
encouragement from his mom. |
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Soft bunnies are always popular, especially so with this Dutch
rabbit.
A blue tongued skink really does have a blue tongue. It was just too
fast to catch a photo of it. |
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A king sized cockroach, just the kind for those scary movies.
An Eastern European ferret was hard to hold, squirming around to
check out the library. “He’s a very busy animal,” said Laura from
the Scovill Zoo. |
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A selfie for this young alligator. |
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The Scovill Zoo crew of volunteers brought their mobile zoo to the
Atlanta Public Library Saturday morning. They posed with some of
their fascinating animals with Library Director Cathy Marciariello.
From left, Tom, Laura, Marciariello and Sandy. |
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