Rhema Brynildsen, 3, is held by her mother, Katrina Brynildsen, both of Tecumseh, as she pets Mort the baby Black-and-White Ruffed Lemur during the Tecumseh Pioneer Library Summer Reading Challenge Extreme Animals program on June 13. This is one of 60 species of lemur found in Madagascar, said handler Keeley Knowles, who also spoke on Burmese pythons, bearded dragons, blue-tongued skinks, European hedgehogs and armadillos. Holding Mort is CPN/CDC After-School Program teacher Kristen Janway.
During the Tecumseh Pioneer Library Summer Reading Challenge Extreme Animals program at Slick Humphrey Park on June 13, Handler Keeley Knowles holds "King Julian" the Ring-Tailed Lemur, who is a four- to five-month-old female. Knowles said, contrary to the "Madagascar" movie, lemurs are led by females, so "King Julian should be Queen Julia." There are about 60 lemur species in Madagascar, said Knowles, whose grandmother owns the "zoo-to-you" in Tuttle.
Isaac Sitton, who is in the CPN/CDC After School Program, pets Tank the Bearded Dragon, held by Tecumseh Pioneer Library staff member Aaryn Wasielewski on June 13. About 35 children came from the CPN program to Slick Humphrey Park for the library's Summer Learning Challenge Extreme Animals program. Keeley Knowles, a handler with Extreme Animals in Tuttle, spoke about the bearded dragon, blue-tongued skink, albino Burmese python, armadillo, hedgehog and two lemurs before the children lined up.
Rhema Brynildsen, 3, is held by her mother, Katrina Brynildsen (photo left), both of Tecumseh, as she pets Mort the baby Black-and-White Ruffed Lemur during the Tecumseh Pioneer Library Summer Reading Challenge Extreme Animals program on June 13. This is one of 60 species of lemur found in Madagascar, said handler Keeley Knowles (photo right) and is holding a Ring-Tailed Lemur. Knowles also spo...
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