Great News! New baby Wildebeest.

The long hot summer is upon us, kids out of school, hectic days, family visits, and so on, so we’re going to get right to it on this month’s updates.

Five new cheetah males arrived from Disney. Four of the boys are mother-raised littermates and one is a hand-raised singleton that was introduced to the litter when young. All are originally from White Oak Plantation in Yulee, FL. They are in the large 4-acre yard on the corner. When they arrived they were not used to this much space, and stayed near the feeding area. Now they appear to consider this a safe home. Since there are so many of them in one yard it looks like tour groups will be able to spot at least two or three on most days.

We rested the white rhino yard for a little over two months. It did get one good rain, but there is no rain in the near future, so we went ahead and moved the white rhinos back out there where they can once again be seen on the drive-through.

On a side note, keep your eyes open for wildebeest calves. There are at least 17 in the front pasture right this minute. Last year we had
18 babies. That's a lot of wildebeest!

Please come and visit this summer.

If It Is Old, And It Is Out There, We Will Find It
By Morris Bussey, Fossil Hunter of Glen Rose

There was a time one cool autumn weekend that I gave a fossil Hunt to a group of teens from a school group.

We started out around 10 am on a clear day. The sun was out so it was a good day to have a walk down the Paluxy River near Glen Rose to search for fossils! We were about a mile down the river and were all treading shallow water so we built a rock bridge to cross one section of the river. continued

Roan Antelope Update
Roan Antelope Hippotragus equines

After making the decision to work with Roan Antelope Fossil Rim now has four that come from the Oregon Wildlife Foundation and Safari Enterprises.

Roan antelope live in small herds of 3 to 15 individuals, consisting of an adult male with females and their young. Only seldom will herds larger than 40 to 60 head be found. Young males tend to be driven out by the head bull at about 2 to 2 1/2 years of age and then live in separate groups. continued

Rio Grande Turkeys
by Anita Baker - volunteer columnist

Exotic and endangered species may be the main draw to Fossil Rim Wildlife Center, but some of the native birds and animals can be just as exciting to see.

More than likely guests on their trek through the park will stumble across small flocks of wild turkeys eating insects, seeds, nuts, berries and even the feed put out for the exotic game. They flourish at the wildlife center because of abundant food and because they feel safe. continued

Back-to-School Cookout and Safari

Fossil Rim has the perfect solution for those Back-to-School blues.

Join us for one last summer adventure, and witness the majestic beauty of Fossil Rim during a Sunset Tour. You and your family can enjoy great food at a cookout at the Safari Camp Pavilion. Afterwards, as the wildlife comes alive in the late evening hours, one of Fossil Rim's tour guides will lead a beautiful Sunset Tour of the sprawling 1,800-acre complex. event details

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Tune into KTFW 92.1 at 1:15 on the first and third Tuesdays of each month for a Fossil Rim Report.