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The Visitor Center entry point to Fossil Rim Wildlife Center. You pay your admission and then proceed to begin your trek into the wild. You can buy feed at the Visitor Center. The feed becomes a necessary toll to bribe some of the wildlife to get out of your way. |
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Here we see one of the greeters you meet as soon as you cross the first grated crossing into the Wildlife area. This ostrich examines each vehicle, extracts a toll and then permits passage. | |||
And now it is our turn to deal with the border patrol. At first he just eyes the interior. | |||
And then moves in for a closer inspection. | |||
Following the Ostrich inspection a horned African deer-like creature did his inspection. | |||
This tiny creature wasn't tall enough to look in the window. | |||
But this one was. | |||
Very friendly giraffes. They made no food demands. | |||
And posed very cooperatively when asked to move in for a close up. | |||
A building hovers above the Giraffe's Savannah. The road would soon bring us there. Called the Overlook, this is a complex of many attractions. Among them a restaurant overlooking the valley, appropriately called called the Overlook Cafe, the Nature Store, a Children's Animal Center, a Nature Trail, an ocelot, a composting exhibit and much more. | |||
This is the wooden walkway that winds around the Overlook. | |||
Leaving the Overlook you see this sign before heading over the abyss. | |||
Soon after descending the steep grade from the Overlook we came upon another road block. This one was a Sika Deer. He held his position until evidence was provided that his toll might be paid. | |||
He was tricked by an empty hand. But the subterfuge did get him out of the road. | |||
Wild Texas Turkeys. Their numbers are large in the Fossil Rim Wildlife Center. The Turkeys are what Fossil Rim calls 'volunteer species'. According to the Fossil Rim website it has long been suspected that the turkey numbers inside the refuge grow larger during the holiday season as the wise birds seek safe harbor from the legions of turkey hunters. The turkeys did seem to have a you can't get me sort of attitude.. | |||
Entering an area guarded by Zebras who inspected each car for goodies. | |||
And now it was our turn. | |||
Sticking his head in through the open window. | |||
When no food was was found the Zebra decided to see if the steering wheel was tasty. | |||
Cheetahs are an endangered species. At Fossil Rim they have their own exclusive zone, fenced off from the humans and other wildlife. The Cheetah Conservancy provided by the Hass, not Bass Family. | |||
Through the fence we see one of the Cheetahs getting ready to take one of his 70mph jogs. | |||
A Danger Sign, but not one word about keeping the windows closed to nosey Zebras. | |||
The next roadblock came on another downhill. Lurking in the shadows a group of ram-like creatures controlled this section. | |||
The lead vehicle pays its toll. | |||
And then our turn came. Once more the empty hand. Many angry animals were left in our wake. | |||
This guy verbalized his displeasure over being fed from an empty hand. | |||
A view from atop another of the hills you go up and down on the 10 mile trek through the Wildlife Center. | |||
A Big Mama and a Baby Rhinoceros. For some reason they are not given free range like the rest of the animals. | |||
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