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Space Farms hosts Junior Zookeeper Day

| 25 Jul 2016 | 02:10
    At right, WSUS Radio DJ Steve Andrews gently takes a rat snake from Assemblyman Parker Space while standing in snake den at Space Farms Zoo & Museum during the zooþÄôs Junior Zookeeper Day. The snake den also had numerous poisonous snakes near their feet.
    At right, WSUS Radio DJ Steve Andrews gently takes a rat snake from Assemblyman Parker Space while standing in snake den at Space Farms Zoo & Museum during the zooþÄôs Junior Zookeeper Day. The snake den also had numerous poisonous snakes near their feet.
    Lori Space Day and her father Fred Space taught the children about wild turkeys.
    Lori Space Day and her father Fred Space taught the children about wild turkeys.
    One of two bears seems to be thanking zookeeper Hunter Space for their lunch.
    One of two bears seems to be thanking zookeeper Hunter Space for their lunch.
    A male and female lion wait patiently for their lunch.
    A male and female lion wait patiently for their lunch.
    This tiger would not let zookeeper Hunter Space and her lunch out of her sight.
    This tiger would not let zookeeper Hunter Space and her lunch out of her sight.

WANTAGE — Saturday was the 20th annual Junior Zookeeper Day held at Space Farms Zoo & Museum.
Although afternoon temperatures topped out at 94 degrees, families toured the grounds with zookeeper Hunter Space as he fed a variety of carnivores including bears, tigers, lions, and leopards. With the help of WSUS Radio DJ Steve Andrews, Assemblyman Parker Space taught the crowd more than a thing or two about snakes, both venomous and non-poisonous. The program began with Lori Space Day and her father Fred Space teaching the children about wild turkeys.
The next special event at the zoo will be on August 20, when the zoo once again offers its special Teddy Bear Day. Children are admitted free when they bring their teddy bears for a visit to the zoo and then home again.
Each child must be accompanied by an adult paid admission. Magician Scot Morley will perform at 2 p.m. and the teddy bear contest will be held at 3 p.m. with prizes for the winners. There will also be a human corral with the kid goats and lambs and human kids, and much more.
— Photos by Chris Wyman