August 13, 2023 - Alaska
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| Today we headed out to the Reindeer Farm, on the east side of Palmer. | ||||||
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This valley is surrounded by big mountains.
The farm has over 100 reindeer, Rocky Mountain elk, Bison, Tibetan Yaks, Alpacas, and Lucy the Moose.
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| Mimi and the girls having fun on springy rides. | ||||||
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All the animals here were rescued. They will live the rest of their lives here. This is Lucy the Moose.
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| Not sure what this is. A hairy Musk Ox? | ||||||
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| A big Yak coming to say hi. | ||||||
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| All right, Appa! | ||||||
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Feeding a bison some grass.
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| A friendly Alpaca. | ||||||
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Lots of Alpacas!
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| Hungary reindeer. Reindeer are domesticated Caribou. | ||||||
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| This guys antlers has lost their velvet. Don't worry, it's normal. | ||||||
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| Zoey not quite ready to walk. | ||||||
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| Lazy farm cat. I wonder where he sleeps in the winter? | ||||||
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| A little plane flies by at center right. We are not far from the big Palmer public airport. | ||||||
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| A beautiful view at the Reindeer Farm. | ||||||
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