Winter Wonders Animal Program for Kids

Twenty-eight animal lovers, mainly children and their families, welcomed Matt Gabriel of Animal World Experience and five of his creatures to the Christ Church for a special February school vacation program program. We were thrilled to meet Drago the tegu (a type of Central American lizard), Fettuccine the degu (a South American rodent), Hissy Elliot the python, Boo the kinkajou (a South American animal similar to a raccoon), and Chubbs the alligator. We learned how they and other animals adapt to winter conditions. We got to pet all of them, except the degu and kinkajou. This program was supported in part by a grant from the Waltham Cultural Council, a local agency that is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.

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