Safari's Sanctuary: Mission Statement

"To educate and entertain the public regarding wildlife and pets through the care and rescue of previously unwanted exotic pets"

Skink: A large lizard with a long body, large head and small legs with delicate toes.

blue tongued skink

Skinks and Bearded Dragons are also common exotic pets according to sources visited on the internet. There are 600 to 800 species of skink. The blue tongued skink is the exotic pet sought out by would-be pet owners.

Skunks have been rescued by Safaris also but i believe that was due to loss of their former home (though I am not positive that is the reason).

LIGER

With Paper #1 submitted and returned including edits by the professor, paper two is now on the horizon. Please note: "liger" is NOT "tiger" misspelled. A Liger is a rare occurrence that DOES appear in nature though rarely. A Liger is a big cat born of TWO cat species -- a female tiger and a male lion. If the parentage were to be a female lion and a male tiger then the cub would be called a Tigon. The "mythical" creature (liger) was mentioned in Napoleon Dynamite (the movie). When this movie was released, Safair's happened to have a liger in residence named Rocky. Rocky still calls the park his home. He brought visitors to the park from all over the United States due to the mention in the movie and the movie's popularity. If you still have doubts as to what a liger is or if it is real...then read more about ligers by following the links below OR better yet, GO SEE Rocky at Safari's and see a real LIGER for yourself.

http://www.liger.org/

http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/liger.asp

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liger

http://www.lairweb.org.nz/tiger/ligers.html

http://www.answers.com/topic/liger

http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/l/ligers.htm

and now it is time to work on that afore mentioned paper #2....Best of wishes to all class mates doing the same!