Ball Python Ambassador Baku is not native to Indiana. He lives with a Guardian who takes care not to put him in with the older ball python Kali. Our ball pythons give us a wonderful opportunity to talk about the roll of snakes in our woodlands. Baku was hatched
around March 2007.
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Barred Owl Ambassador Ishta is a close cousin to the endangered spotted owl of the Pacific Northwest, but imprinted with her Finder within just a few days, so can't be released. WildCare even tried placing her with barred owls at another facility, but nothing could undo what was done before we got her. Her intake was May 2007, so she was hatched in late March of that year.
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Striped Skunk Ambassador Stinker is chowing down on a ripe persimmon in this photo, but things weren't always this good. He was in an orphaned litter and failing to thrive when a blood test revealed a thyroid condition requiring daily supplements of kelp.
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Ball Python Ambassador Kali is a mature exotic that is native to South Africa. She was abandoned when renters moved in the spring of 2006, but soon found a Guardian at WildCare.
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Eastern Screech Owl Ambassador Rosie is a red phase. They are less common than the gray, but still prevalent in Indiana. Rosie was hit by a car during a hunting foray across a road when she was just beginning to take care of herself in August of 2003. She was about 6 months old then, so hatched late February or early March of that year. She cannot see well enough to be released.
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Broad-Winged Hawk Ambassador Hawkeye came in from Brown County July 2004 after he had been hit by a car. He is blind in one eye and doesn't see well out of the other. There has also been some brain damage, which makes him more comfortable with captivity. They are typically quite secretive and migrate each September to South America.
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 Arctic Fox Ambassador Skylar is an example of the sad side effect of the legal trade in wild animals. Her ancestors were wild but captive and as the offspring Skylar was sold to a young woman who couldn't legally take her to another state. Rather than risk losing her, she turned her over to WildCare's Fox Team Leader.
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American Crow Ambassador DaVinci was found on the ground by the chemistry building at Indiana University in the spring of 2003. His eyes were still blue indicating his nestling status, and although his mother was trying to feed him, it was only a matter of time before a loose dog or cat would claim him. He has a bad foot and a bad wing, but there is nothing else wrong with him, and he delights everyone with his antics.
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