I don't think I've shared here, for all my little garden zoo, and cooking pics, I don't give out too much personal information. I do; however, volunteer at a zoo most Sunday mornings. Consider my "house" or worship. Today I was interpreting about the lives of our Bobcats and North American River Otters. Kilgore, our male Bobcat was especially beautiful.
Kilgore is a medium sized (30 lb-ish) nine-year-old male who was discovered orphaned in the Oregon wilderness. After being given to the ODNR (Oregon Department of Natural Resources) he was quickly placed into the care of the keepers at the Oregon Zoo in Portland. Once weened, his association with and comfort in the presence of humans made re-release into the wild a poor choice. That's when we were identified as a forever home by the AZA (Association of Zoos and Aquariums) of which we are a member. Kilgore shares this space with another, older rescued female named Josie. Share doesn't mean being in the space together--they would never hang out together in the wild, but trading off time between the exterior and interior habitats. It's a common arrangement for animals whose natural predisposition is solitude. They clearly know of one another's presence, but have no desire to sit down for a meal together.
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