Saturday, March 15, 2014

Lions, and Tigers, and Lemurs... Oh, My!

Jemima and Bartholomew look rather majestic just "lion" around in their natural habitat. 

Although our Maine Coons are big kitties, we had the opportunity to go see some REALLY big cats at the Center for Animal Research and Education in Bridgeport, TX.

 Look at dat face!
CARE is the home to about forty big cats and a troop of ring-tailed lemurs. Many of these animals have been rescued from private owners who cannot provide adequate care for such exotic pets. We happened to visit on feeding day (which is about every fourth day), so we got to see one lion feasting on "leg o' horse." Yummy.

We got to feed the lemurs frozen grapes. Thankfully, they're herbivores, so there is less mess when they dine.
We had no idea that there was such a place like this in our own backyard. We will definitely be back sometime soon.