Paws and Claws Animal Encounters

11/08/2025

Introductions went amazing and we are so glad to see these guys so happy together. In September we welcomed a few new rock hyraxes from a zoo in Florida with the goal of being companions for Rocky, our single male that was surrendered to us. This week we made the slow introductions and now they are enjoying life together.

You can see them before their official debut in the spring, when you book a VIP experience this winter.

11/07/2025

Happy Friday!

11/06/2025

How can you resist those ears 🫏
Murphy, Molly, and Ginny are always ready for a pet or two.

11/05/2025

Today we said goodbye to our shorthorn cow, Bridget. We made the decision last night that it was time, as much as we didn’t want it to be, with the forecasted weather for next week, we knew we didn’t want her to struggle through it. After a loaf of bread, she peacefully passed away under the pine trees where she spent most of her summers. Bridget was 22 years old and spent 19 of those years with us.

Bridget was my first show cow and she went to the Fairfield County Fair with me when I was 11 and 12. Of course she came back home with us after each fair and went on to have a couple of calves and had been in retirement on the farm since. She acted as a mom to several bison calves. She let a two year old bison and a horse nurse from her, I won’t ever forget seeing that. Rest in peace, old girl. The farm won’t be the same without you.

11/05/2025

Our sleepy binturong, Priya.
While binturongs (aka bearcats) spend a lot of time in trees and off the ground, they aren’t agile enough to jump from tree to tree. They have to come down to ground to go from tree to tree relying on their padded feet and long sharp claws to climb back up.

11/04/2025

Interrupting your evening scrolling with these otters eating.

11/04/2025

When you tell your kid to look at the camera and smile.
Ranger the American Badger, who we sometimes think should have been named Pancake or Flapjack. You can watch him flatten and move skillfully through his tunnels after any encounter you book with us.

11/02/2025

Fall sunsets and otters ❤️

11/02/2025

Found some grubs under a dead tree and decided to give them to some of the animals. In the wild mongoose, skunks, and coatimundis would be snacking on them.

11/01/2025

Although October is over, we are still enjoying the pumpkins.

11/01/2025

Just one more video for Halloween.

11/01/2025