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Shambala Preserve is an animal sanctuary established in 1972 and located in Acton, California, a desert community 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Palmdale, off of California State Route 14 and 40 miles (64 km) north of Los Angeles.
Reggie the American alligator enjoying zoo life in 2014. Reggie is the name of an American alligator, believed to have been raised in illegal captivity, who became feral and was sighted for two extended periods at Ken Malloy Harbor Regional Park in the South Bay, Los Angeles area in 2005 and 2007. [1]
The zoo was home to Twinkie, the world's largest albino snake in captivity, according Guinness World Records, [5] who passed away in 2014 at 11 years old. At 23 feet (7.0 m) long and 370 pounds (170 kg), she had also appeared on The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien. [6]
With their unique looks and their wild-but-wonderful characteristics, the best exotic pets can make for the most unusual of companions. Any pet parent will know that a happy pet is a happy parent.
The California kingsnake (Lampropeltis californiae) is a nonvenomous colubrid snake endemic to the western United States and northern Mexico, and is found in a variety of habitats. Due to ease of care and a wide range of color variations, the California kingsnake is one of the most popular snakes in captivity.
The current zoo is owned, staffed and operated by the County of Orange, and officially opened as the Irvine Park Zoo in 1985. [1]However, there have been animals in captivity on the site since 1905, when red foxes were introduced and bred by J.A. Turner.
Maybe it's the way they live completely in the moment, but simply being around animals--house pets, exotic animals in captivity, or even wild animals--can turn someone's entire day around.
PAWS maintains three sanctuaries for captive wildlife—a 30 acre sanctuary in Galt, California, the 100-acre (0.40 km 2) Amanda Blake Wildlife Refuge in Herald, California and a third, Ark 2000, which comprises 2,300 acres (9.3 km 2) in San Andreas, California. The Galt sanctuary was the first in the United States equipped to care for ...