Kids and parents horizons expanded by Scovill Zoo visit to Atlanta
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[January 30, 2020]     Send a link to a friend  Share

The 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.

 

 

 

A box turtle checks out his surroundings.


The young audience waits for the next fascinating animal.

 

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.
 


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.

 


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.

 


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.

 


A selfie for this young alligator.

 


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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