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Please note that each adoption is $25. |
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Hucklebeary is a California Black Bear, is one of our stars and a great success story. He was found with a severely fractured right front leg. He was about 6 months old at the time but weighed only 16 pounds. A Big Bear Veterinarian amputated his leg and when he was stabilized he was given to the Moonridge Zoo where he was nursed back to health. Today he is a happy, healthy full grown bear well loved by everyone at the Zoo.
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Norman is one of two Woodland Bison born at our Zoo. His mother was sent to Moonridge just for his birth. His half brother, Kiowa, and Norman each weigh in at about 2000 pounds. Woodland Bison are endangered and our two big guys are the only Woodland Bison currently on display in the United States. The rest of the Woodland Bison, also an endangered species, reside in Canada.
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Aslan is a 3 year old Canadian Lynx who came to the Moonridge Animal Park from the Bakersfield Living Museum where the heat was not agreeing with him. Our mountain air suits him much better, not to mention the steak one of the keepers brings him! Canadian Lynx are primarily found in Canada as well as in Western Montana, Idaho and Washington states. They feed primarily on snowshoe hare and other small to medium sized mammals |
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Blair is a wolf pup who is one of 9 that were born on April 9, 2009 to a 9-year-old mother, named Wakiza. They were born at the Moonridge Animal Park. Their father is our male wolf, Navarre. Wakiza was unable to care for such a large brood so the pups were hand-raised by our keepers. |
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Cascade is a female mountain lion born in 2002 in Northern California. She and her two sisters, Canyon and Peg were orphaned when their mother was shot by a goat rancher. The kittens were hand-raised at the Moonridge Zoo by our Curator, Debbie Richardson. Having been hand-raised they could never live in the wild. Wild mountain lions, also called cougars, pumas or panthers are solitary, shy animals who avoid contact with humans. They are fast runners and agile climbers and jumpers. They can make a standing jump as far as 20 feet. Their habitat in southern California is threatened by human encroachment. They are not naturally aggressive to humans. |
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Duchess is a year old wild burro who was viciously attached by a pack of domestic dogs when she was about 3 -4 weeks old. Luckily the Zoo’s receptionist was able to rescue her from the dogs. Duchess was severely damaged but with expert and loving care she has made an amazing recovery. There is still some nerve damage to her face, whether or not this will ever heal is unknown but it doesn’t prevent her from being a happy and otherwise healthy young burro. |
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The Grizzly Family. Tutu is the mama, Ayla and Harley, brother and sister. They came to us in 1996 from Yellowstone Nat’l Park. Tutu was deemed a “3 strikes” bear after several attempts to relocate her away from campers failed. “Mama” is now 22 years old and the kids are 11 years old. They are the only Grizzly Bear family in captivity in the United States.
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Ice is a female Arctic Fox who came to the Moonridge Animal Park in 2007. Arctic Foxes have the warmest fur of any mammal, even warmer than the polar bear and arctic wolf. They can be either white or grey-blue. In summer they shed their white coat and become brown, changing back to winter white in September and October. They are opportunistic feeders, eating practically any animal, alive or dead. When available they feed primarily on small mammals including lemmings and tundra voles.
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Jareth is a beautiful barn owl who works in our educational program and was raised by our curator. Barn Owls are the most nocturnal of all owls. Their nocturnal habits and ability to conceal themselves allow them to live close to humans. They have eyes highly adapted for night vision and they see in black and white. They are protected by law and may not be kept as pets |
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Jasmine is a Colombian Red-tailed Boa. She was kept as a pet and was given to the Moonridge animal Park when her owner could no long care for her. She is 10 feet long and 18 inches around in the middle and weighs approximately 47 pounds. She eats rats. Colombian Boas will grow to between 6 and 9 feet long though they can reach 12 feet in length. The males are smaller than the females. In the wild their diet consists of mice, rats, small rabbits; and large snakes can eat chickens. They range throughout South America. |
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Lorelei - a Ringtail, was born at the Moonridge Animal Park. She is the daughter of two Ringtails that were raised at our facility. |
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Nova is a female gray wolf, born in the spring of 2000 in a private facility in Hesperia. At the time she and her sister Wakiza were born, the organization had more wolves than they needed, so they came to the Moonridge Animal Park when they were one week old and were hand-raised here. Wolves are very social animals. They hunt in packs so they can kill large hoofed animals such as deer, antelope, moose, caribou and elk. Wolves also consume large quantities of mice, snakes, ground squirrels, and even frogs. While they live but 9 to 10 years in the wild, they can live up to 22 years in captivity |
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Ringo was an orphan Raccoon kit found in 2005 and hand raised by one of the keepers at the Moonridge Animal Park. Raccoons are extremely adaptable, mischievous, intelligent animals. They have an opposable thumb which makes them able to manipulate things and get into everything! The have highly sensitive nerves in their paws. They do not make good pets as they can be very aggressive. They are omnivorous and opportunistic eaters. |
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Yoda is a Saw-whet Owl who came to the Moonridge Animal Park in 2002 with a broken wing which had to be partially amputated. Yoda works in our education program and is very popular, of course everyone asks if he is a juvenile, he is full grown. Saw-whet owls are about 7.7 to 8.6 inches tall and weight 2.6 to 3.9 ounces. They are strictly nocturnal and live in coniferous and deciduous forests from Canada to Southern California. They prey almost entirely on small mammals such as deer mice, shrews and voles. |
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Milo: a Snow Leopard, comes to us as part of the Species Survival Plan. Snow Leopards are extremely endangered and the SSP attempts to raise endangered animals in captivity in order to save the species from extinction. Milo is retired from the breeding program having successfully fathered a number of cubs. |
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