AND OF COURSE, JEN TOBIAS-STRUSKI IS OUT THERE ON OPENING DAY, CHECKING OUT
EVERYTHING ON THE RODEO
GROUNDS. THEY’RE DOWN. WHAT
FUN ACTIVITY GOT
>> SO MUCH FUN AND FAMILIAR
FACE. YOU MAY REMEMBER CLAY
BECAUSE HE’S GOING AS IT HAS
BEEN SEEING ALL THESE ABILENE
ZOO. THAT’S CORRECT. THAT SOME
FRIENDS TO THE SAN ANTONIO
STOCK SHOW AND RODEO AND WE
HAVE ONE RIGHT HERE. I DID.
WE DROVE THE 3 HOUR DRIVE DOWN
FROM THE ABILENE ZOO TO THE
CENTER ON THE RADIO. AND THIS
IS A RESCUE SCREECH OWL JAM.
THIS ANIMAL IS FULL GROWN.
HER NAME IS SARAH. AND BY ALL
OF OUR VETERINARY RECORDS, WE
CAN TELL THAT SHE’S ABOUT 95%
GO ON TO. BUT SHE’S SO
BEAUTIFUL. SHE HERE. TOMORROW
IS A SUPER BAL. HERE IS
COMPLETELY FULL ROUND IS A
NATIVE SPECIES AND HEAR THE
STOCK SHOW RODEO. WE ARE IN
THE WILDLIFE SECTION FOR THE
RODEO SEASON. COMES THE ALL THE
GREAT TEXAS CONSERVATION.
PLUS LARGER ANIMALS LIKE THIS.
JEN, LOOK AT THIS GIANT ANIMAL.
THIS IS AN BREAST TORTOISE,
THIS ANIMAL FROM THE ISLAND
OF ALL DOBREV, WHICH IS OFF THE
COAST OF MADAGASCAR ARE WE’VE
GOT MADAGASCAR JULY OFF THE
COAST. THERE. OH, MY GOD.
NOW LOOK WHAT YOU DO. GET LOW
HERE YOU CAN TOUCH THIS BIG
CARE OF BUSINESS IS RILEY, OK,
RIGHT? SHE’S
12 YEARS OLD, IDEALLY 60 TO
80 YEARS. BUT I’M TELLING YOU
THAT IN THE SECOND LARGEST
SPECIES OF TORTOISE IN THE
WORLD WHEN SHE’S FULL ROUND
515,
HOW COULD THIS WOW LITTLE
TOWARD A RIGHT HERE IS AN
INCREDIBLE MASTER AND KIDS TO
COME IN SANTA MARIA. IF SHE’S
CLOSING OF THE EDGE, YOU CANNOT
TOUCH RILEY TO YES, YES, AND
WE WILL DO NOW. WE’RE TALKING
ABOUT NATIVE SPECIES. JEN, I
LOVE NATIVE ANIMALS. WILL MY
FRIEND RYAN HAS A REALLY COOL
NATIVE WHO WANT TO GET RIGHT
CLOSE TO RIGHT HERE. THIS IS AN
AMERICAN ALLIGATOR TOUCH WHAT’S
OWED VERY CAREFULLY RIGHT
THERE. YOU’RE TALKING. YOU’RE
YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT JUST
GETTING YOUR THIS IS ALBERT
JUNIOR NAMED AFTER OUR 60 PLUS
YEAR VETERAN OF THE ABILENE
ZOO. ALBERT WAS ON DISPLAY TO
COME. VISIT US. HE’S ALSO TERMS
JEN. WE’LL DECIDE. BELLY SKIN
IS MY FAVORITE.
IT’S ANIMALS ALMOST ERADICATED.
BY THE WAY. AND IN THE 1970’S.
BUT THANKS TO THE ENDANGERED
SPECIES AT ITS NUMBERS HAVE
RE SURGED AND YOU CAN FIND
ALLIGATORS ALL THROUGHOUT THE
STATE OF FLORIDA IN THE EASTERN
TEXAS AND HERE IN SOUTH TEXAS.
BUT SORRY, MY WHOLE NEW WE DO
NOT HAVE ALLIGATORS WOULD
ACTUALLY. AND TO ME WAS THIS IS
ALBERT. YOU’RE MAKING YOUR AND
WHEN PEOPLE COME HERE, THEY
CAN GET UP CLOSE LIKE THIS TO
THE ANIMAL. THAT’S A TEAM LIKE
RYAN MADDISON AND PAIGE.
MYSELF WILL BE WALKING AROUND
ANIMALS THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
DIFFERENT TIMES. WE WANT YOU
TO TOUCH AN EXPERIENCE, THE
ANIMALS AND GET A BETTER
UNDERSTANDING ANIMALS THAT ARE
STALEY. BUT ALSO ANIMALS ARE
CUTE AND CUDDLY LIKE OVER HERE.
RIGHT HERE IS THE
L A HELP, YOU KNOW IS A 3
BANDED ARMADILLO. SEE HOW SHE
CAN THERE. SHE OKAY. JUST
KNOWING HER NOSE IS GOING A
MILE A MINUTE CAUSING
EVERYTHING ELSE TO SHAKE
WEATHER. THESE ANIMALS CAN
SNIFF OUT BUGS, INSECTS AND IT
DID COME UP AND EAT HIM.
NOW, THIS IS THE ONLY SPECIES
EVEN BELOW THAT CAN COMPLETELY
BALL UP TO PUT THEIR HEAD THEIR
TAIL TOGETHER AND LOOK LOCKED
INTO PLACE LIKE THAT. A DEFENSE
MECHANISM FROM JAGUAR OR SNAKES
AND DIFFERENT THINGS OF THAT
NATURE. THIS IS A FIRST FOR
HAD THIS ANIMAL RIGHT HERE.
EVERY HEAD PLATE IS LIKE A
FINGERPRINT. EVERY HAD PLAYED
IS DIFFERENT. SO WE CAN
ACTUALLY IDENTIFY THESE ANIMALS
BY THE HEAD POINT AND THEIR
CLOSEST RELATIVES BE READY FOR
LOOK AT THE FRONT FEET UP.
NOW HERE IN TEXAS, WE HAVE A
9 BEEN AN ARMADILLO, BUT THAT’S
THE ONLY ONE WE HAVE NORTH
AMERICA AND SOUTH AMERICA.
3 BAN ITS EXPANDED AT 11 AND
SCREAMING PINK
FAIRY GIANT YELLOW BIT ABOUT
ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT
ARMADILLO SPECIES. THIS IS WHAT
BILLINGS IS ALL ABOUT. JEN,
GETTING
PEOPLE UP CLOSE MAYBE A SMALL
ZOO IN ABILENE, TEXAS. WE HOPE
THAT YOU COME VISIT THAT
SPECIAL SA LIVE, RIGHT? YES,
THAT WE’RE GOING TO LOOK.
THAT THAT’S WHERE
ARE WE? WHIT DRIVE UP AND THE
ABILENE AND YOU CAN GO THROUGH
JUNCTION, GO THROUGH
FREDRICKSBURG. ONE THING’S FOR
SURE. YOU CAN MEET AMAZING
ANIMALS LIKE THIS CUTIE.
ALL RIGHT, TOSS IT BACK TO YOU
ARE HAVING A GOOD TIME. AND
THESE ARE JUST A SAMPLE HERE OF
THE ANIMALS. SO THERE’S PLENTY
OTHERS WANT TO FIND OUT HERE IN
THE TANK TO ROADRUNNER. I THINK
THE FANS, ANTONIO ROADRUNNERS,
YEAH, THEY SURE DO WANT THE
GREAT THINGS.
CLAY, GOOD TO SEE YOU HERE.