My Rescue Center
I volunteer at a rescue center every week. I get to feed toucans and a monkey! I also get to clean and organize the shelves. It’s a great experience. It’s so much fun! The rescue center is called Refugio Herpetologico de Costa Rica. There are turtles and crocodiles and owls, parrots and snakes, too. But they don’t let me feed them. The squirrel monkey’s name is Luna and the toucan’s name I don’t remember. The toucan got hit on the neck but not to worry, they’ll fixed him up.
I’ve got some pictures of the rescue center.
This is Luna pulling my hair. It didn’t hurt at all.
This is me holding Luna. Isn’t she cute? She’s a squirrel monkey.
The toucan likes papaya, bananas and strawberries, and that’s what I fed him.
This is the front gate of the Refugio Herpetologico de Costa Rica.
This is a big crocodile that they keep in the rescue center. He’s so big! He ate dogs so the people tied him up on his arms really really tight so his hands got cut off. And then the rescue center rescued him.
This is me holding some parrots on a “T” pole.
This is Luna all by herself. Isn’t she cute? Her back is bright orange all the way down to her tail.
This is me holding a toucan. Do you see the food in the toucan’s beak? Did you know that toucans have to eat every ten minutes?
Hope you like it!
That looks like lots of fun Emily. I’m glad you get the opportunity to help the animals at the rescue center. I’m sure they like you alot. See you in about 5 weeks when you come to Utah for your visit. Love you.
Wow! What fun! I think that would be such a great experience. I’m happy that you have been able to be with the animals. I’ll bet they like having you around 🙂 And Toucans eat every 10 minutes? I think I would get really full if I ate every 10 minutes. Haha
Love you!
Wow, Emily I am so happy you are enjoying helping the animals so much. It looks like you are such a great worker at the rescue center, and the animals are so cute. 🙂 I am so proud of you!!
I love seeing these photos and hearing about your experience volunteering. That Luna is adorable. I bet you’d like to take her home…
I didn’t know Toucans have to eat every 10 minutes. Even at night? Or can they sleep for several hours without eating?
I’m so glad you can volunteer at the rescue center and that you’re enjoying it so much. It’s been your dream for a long time to help animals like this. Thank you for writing this blog post and sharing your pictures.
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This is a wonderful post Emily. I’m so proud of you for volunteering and helping out at the rescue park. I can see the animals would love t o see you come. I sure didn’t know that the toucan has to eat every 10 minutes. I’m sure looking forward to seeing you in a few weeks. I love you soooo much!!!
Wow!! That’s so cool that you get to volunteer every week and that toucans have to eat every 10 minutes. It looks like it hurt when Luna was pulling your hair.
See you next month in Utah!
Ava
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