The Sheridan Sun – Archives

Welcome to the jungle

—

by

courtneyblok
in

COURTNEY BLOK

PHOTOGRAPHY BY COURTNEY BLOK

Things got wild at Trafalgar Campus last week when students jammed the Marquee to see the Jungle Cat World Wildlife show.

Jen Bird poses with Murphy the serval as it shows off its spots and stripes.
Jen Bird poses with Murphy the serval as it shows off its spots and stripes.

Despite the name of the show, there was much more to see than just jungle cats. Sheridan students were able to get up close and personal with exotic creatures including a boa constrictor, a de-scented skunk, an umbrella cockatoo and a tarantula.

The Marquee was packed with students waiting for a chance to take pictures and interact with the animals on stage alongside the animal’s keepers, Jen Bird and Beth Vandersanden.

Although the event was advertised with the idea of getting to take a selfie with a tiger, unfortunately it was unable to make the event. Murphy the serval, a wild African cat, filled in its absence.

First-year General Arts and Sciences student Nate Kosub pets the Fennec fox.
First-year General Arts and Sciences student Nate Kosub pets the Fennec fox.
Second-year Advertising and Marketing student Kayla Coulter overcomes her arachnophobia and holds the tarantula.
Second-year Advertising and Marketing student Kayla Coulter overcomes her arachnophobia and holds the tarantula.
Cookie, a white umbrella cockatoo, flaps its wings while it stands on keeper Jen Bird's arm.
Cookie, a white umbrella cockatoo, flaps its wings while it stands on keeper Jen Bird’s arm.
First-year Art Fundamentals student Delroy Gordon pets Cookie the umbrella cockatoo as Jen Bird watched over
First-year Art Fundamentals student Delroy Gordon pets Cookie the umbrella cockatoo as Jen Bird watched over