NewsJune 27, 2010

Lazy L Safari Park opens in Cape Girardeau County featuring exotic animals and a petting zoo.

LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com
A must on everybody's to-do list is to stop by to say "Hi" to Lucille the camel at Lazy L Safari Park in Cape Girardeau County.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com A must on everybody's to-do list is to stop by to say "Hi" to Lucille the camel at Lazy L Safari Park in Cape Girardeau County.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com
Ring-tailed lemurs awake from an afternoon nap at the Lazy L Safari Park in Cape Girardeau County.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Ring-tailed lemurs awake from an afternoon nap at the Lazy L Safari Park in Cape Girardeau County.
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A rhea appears to be speaking to visitors during the reopening of the Lazy L Safari Park Saturday, June 19, 2010.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com A rhea appears to be speaking to visitors during the reopening of the Lazy L Safari Park Saturday, June 19, 2010.
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From left, Gabriella, September, Madyson, and Markie Knupp feed pygme goats Saturday, June 19, 2010 at the Lazy L Safari Park in Cape Girardeau County. The walk-through zoo reopened it's doors to the public Saturday, and will be open seven days a week from 10a.m. to 6p.m. through October.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com From left, Gabriella, September, Madyson, and Markie Knupp feed pygme goats Saturday, June 19, 2010 at the Lazy L Safari Park in Cape Girardeau County. The walk-through zoo reopened it's doors to the public Saturday, and will be open seven days a week from 10a.m. to 6p.m. through October.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com
Rhea chicks spread their wings as they run around their pen at Lazy L Safari Park Monday, June 21, 2010.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Rhea chicks spread their wings as they run around their pen at Lazy L Safari Park Monday, June 21, 2010.
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Dave Hale cools off in the gift shop of the Lazy L Safari Park in Cape Girardeau County Monday, June 21, 2010.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Dave Hale cools off in the gift shop of the Lazy L Safari Park in Cape Girardeau County Monday, June 21, 2010.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com
Baby ostriches run around their pen at Lazy L Safari Park Monday, June 21, 2010.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Baby ostriches run around their pen at Lazy L Safari Park Monday, June 21, 2010.
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Chloe, an African crested porcupine, displays a silhouette of her "mohawk" Saturday, June 19 at the Lazy L Safari Park.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Chloe, an African crested porcupine, displays a silhouette of her "mohawk" Saturday, June 19 at the Lazy L Safari Park.
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Cortney Thompson and 17-month-old Aubrie Holloway feed camels Suzy-Q and Dixie during their visit to Lazy L Safari Park Monday, June 21, 2010.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Cortney Thompson and 17-month-old Aubrie Holloway feed camels Suzy-Q and Dixie during their visit to Lazy L Safari Park Monday, June 21, 2010.
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An ibex greets visitors as they enter the barn at Lazy L Safari Park in Cape Girardeau County.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com An ibex greets visitors as they enter the barn at Lazy L Safari Park in Cape Girardeau County.
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A fallow deer walks along the trail outside the Lazy L Safari Park in Cape Girardeau County.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com A fallow deer walks along the trail outside the Lazy L Safari Park in Cape Girardeau County.
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Pygmy goats wait beyond the entrance to the Lazy L Safari Park's petting zoo.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Pygmy goats wait beyond the entrance to the Lazy L Safari Park's petting zoo.
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Kangaroos hop around in their pen at Lazy L Safari Park Monday, June 21, 2010.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Kangaroos hop around in their pen at Lazy L Safari Park Monday, June 21, 2010.
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Chance Lantz leads his camel Lucille as she gives a lift to Haylee Hale, 5, and her brother Waylon, 4, Saturday, June 19, 2010 during the reopening of the Lazy L Safari Park.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Chance Lantz leads his camel Lucille as she gives a lift to Haylee Hale, 5, and her brother Waylon, 4, Saturday, June 19, 2010 during the reopening of the Lazy L Safari Park.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com
A llama waits near the entrance of Lazy L Safari Park for visitors to arrive Saturday, June 19, 2010.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com A llama waits near the entrance of Lazy L Safari Park for visitors to arrive Saturday, June 19, 2010.
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A rooster keeps watch over the Lazy L Safari Park Saturday, June 19, 2010 during the park's reopening.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com A rooster keeps watch over the Lazy L Safari Park Saturday, June 19, 2010 during the park's reopening.
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Maxine Hale holds her grandson Waylon while he plays with a pop-up zebra toy in the gift shop of Lazy L Safari Park Saturday, June 19, 2010.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Maxine Hale holds her grandson Waylon while he plays with a pop-up zebra toy in the gift shop of Lazy L Safari Park Saturday, June 19, 2010.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com
Caden Lantz holds onto his baby donkey as his mother Vicki keeps tabs on her Chinese crested powder puff puppy Kendi at the Lazy L Safari Park Monday, June 21, 2010.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Caden Lantz holds onto his baby donkey as his mother Vicki keeps tabs on her Chinese crested powder puff puppy Kendi at the Lazy L Safari Park Monday, June 21, 2010.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com
Ibex fill in the dots along the hillside of Lazy L Safari Park Saturday, June 19, 2010.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Ibex fill in the dots along the hillside of Lazy L Safari Park Saturday, June 19, 2010.
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I spy with my little eye lover birds perched way up high at Lazy L Safari Park in Cape Girardeau County.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com I spy with my little eye lover birds perched way up high at Lazy L Safari Park in Cape Girardeau County.
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Shane Cather, left, pets camels Suzy-Q and Dixie while Colt Lantz pets his dog Snus Saturday, June 19, 2010 at the Lazy L Safari Park.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Shane Cather, left, pets camels Suzy-Q and Dixie while Colt Lantz pets his dog Snus Saturday, June 19, 2010 at the Lazy L Safari Park.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com
Caden Lantz and Kendi, a chinese crested powder puff, have a brief staring contest in the gift shop of Lazy L Safari Park Monday, June 21, 2010.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Caden Lantz and Kendi, a chinese crested powder puff, have a brief staring contest in the gift shop of Lazy L Safari Park Monday, June 21, 2010.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com
The entrance of the Lazy L Safari Park just off County Road 618 in Cape Girardeau County.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com The entrance of the Lazy L Safari Park just off County Road 618 in Cape Girardeau County.
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Visitors to the Lazy L Safari Park walk through the animals in the barn to continue to the rest of the exotic animals the park houses.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Visitors to the Lazy L Safari Park walk through the animals in the barn to continue to the rest of the exotic animals the park houses.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com
A spurfied tortoise chills in the grass at the Lazy L Safari Park in cape Girardeau County Saturday, June 19, 2010.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com A spurfied tortoise chills in the grass at the Lazy L Safari Park in cape Girardeau County Saturday, June 19, 2010.
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