Hand Me Down Zoo is a sanctuary for exotic animals located in Winder that also offers an educational program developed to teach children to embrace and respect animals in their true form.
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Iguanas at Hand Me Down Zoo in Winder.
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One of the tortoises at Hand Me Down Zoo eats a fresh salad Monday, June 15.
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Two Highland lynx at Hand Me Down Zoo in Winder look on curiously at visitors.
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A chameleon at Hand Me Down Zoo is in the process of shedding. The zoo is also home to a number of snakes, lizards and iguanas.
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An African Serval looks at its outdoor enclosure at the Hand Me Down Zoo in Winder. Its life span is 10 years and they grow up to be 21-24 inches in height and 30-40 pounds.
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Two of the four ferrets at Hand Me Down Zoo.
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The Hand Me Down Zoo in Winder is a sanctuary for exotic animals. It also offers a children's educational program developed to teach kids to embrace and respect animals in their true form.
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Some of the many birds at the Hand Me Down Zoo in Winder.
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A Blue Tongue Skink at Hand Me Down Zoo. It's easy to handle and can live between 15-20 years.
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Rabbits at Hand Me Down Zoo gather around the fence.
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The Hand Me Down Zoo in Winder is a sanctuary for exotic animals, including iguanas, snakes, Bengal cats, highland lynx and more.
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Two Highland lynx at Hand Me Down Zoo in Winder.
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Some of the birds at the Hand Me Down Zoo in Winder.
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A three-legged squirrel named Pirate Pete at Hand Me Down Zoo.
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Goats at Hand Me Down Zoo.
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Hand Me Down Zoo is home to a number of furry animals, including chinchillas, sugar gliders, mice, rabbits and ferrets.
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Hand Me Down Zoo is located at 1056 HWY 211 NW in Winder.
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An African Serval lives alongside Bengal cats and Highland lynx at Hand Me Down Zoo in Winder.
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Kids can interact with the Highland lynx at Hand Me Down Zoo, as the exotic animal sanctuary also serves to educate the public to embrace and respect animals in their true form.
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Above: Kerry Ervin, the owner of Hand Me Down Zoo, plays with Pirate Pete, the three-legged squirrel. Below: A gecko at Hand Me Down Zoo walks toward the camera.
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Chester is one of the two kangaroos at Hand Me Down Zoo.
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The two kangaroos at Hand Me Down Zoo munch on animal crackers from Kerry Ervin.
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Kerry Ervin explains that ferrets are a good option for kids to have as pets.
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A sugar glider, which is a nocturnal animal, growls as she's awaken from her sleep.
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The upstairs portion of the entrance building at Hand Me Down Zoo houses snakes and all sorts of reptiles.
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A Bearded Dragon at Hand Me Down Zoo sits under his light.
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Kerry Ervin picks up one of the Bearded Dragons at Hand Me Down Zoo.
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Kerry Ervin demonstrates the difference between the two lizards, as one has been bred to be more smooth and yellow in color and the other reflects more of its natural state.
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Kerry Ervin pets one of the Bearded Dragons at the sanctuary as she explains the level of care they require to keep them as pets.
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A gecko at Hand Me Down Zoo walks toward the camera.
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Chester, the kangaroo, waits for an animal cracker to snack on.
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Kerry Ervin, owner of Hand Me Down Zoo, feeds one of the frogs.
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A number of goats call Hand Me Down Zoo home.Â
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A three-legged squirrel named Pirate Pete at Hand Me Down Zoo.
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A visitor pets one of the kangaroos at Hand Me Down Zoo.
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Hand Me Down Zoo is located at 1056 HWY 211 NW in Winder.
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An African Serval sits outside. It lives alongside Bengal cats and Highland lynx.
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Kerry Ervin hands animal crackers to the kangaroos at Hand Me Down Zoo.
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Kerry Ervin, the owner of Hand Me Down Zoo, plays with Pirate Pete, the three-legged squirrel.
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Kerry Ervin, the owner of Hand Me Down Zoo, plays with Pirate Pete, the three-legged squirrel.
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Chester, the kangaroo, waits for an animal cracker to snack on.
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Chester is an albino kangaroo at Hand Me Down Zoo in Winder.
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One of the tortoises at Hand Me Down Zoo eats a fresh salad.
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Chester is an albino kangaroo at Hand Me Down Zoo in Winder.
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Kerry Ervin uses the two kangaroos at Hand Me Down Zoo for the children's educational program called Breaking Disney to teach children about the reality and care of exotic animals.
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A kangaroo at Hand Me Down Zoo begs for more animals crackers.Â
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Ferrets at Hand Me Down Zoo.
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One of the five sugar gliders at Hand Me Down Zoo takes a break from her sleep to take a picture.
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A Bearded Dragon at Hand Me Down Zoo.
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A visitor pets one of the exotic cats at Hand Me Down Zoo.
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A sugar glider at Hand Me Down Zoo is awaken from her slumber Monday, June 15.
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One of the tortoises at Hand Me Down Zoo eats a fresh salad.
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A sugar glider at Hand Me Down Zoo is awaken from her slumber Monday, June 15.
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Iguanas at Hand Me Down Zoo in Winder.
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One of the tortoises at Hand Me Down Zoo eats a fresh salad.
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Kerry Ervin, owner of Hand Me Down Zoo in Winder, holds one of the sanctuary's Bearded Dragons.
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A tortoise at Hand Me Down Zoo.
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A Blue Tongue Skink sits in his enclosure at Hand Me Down Zoo.
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The color of the snake, Kerry Ervin said, helps female visitors at Hand Me Down Zoo feel more comfortable touching a snake and getting over their fear of snakes.
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A visitor pets one of the iguanas at Hand Me Down Zoo.
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Hand Me Down Zoo is a sanctuary for exotic animals located in Winder that also offers an educational program developed to teach children to embrace and respect animals in their true form.
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