Species: Bennetts Wallaby

Age: 8 Months old

Background: Russell (Crowe) was flown to us from Minnesota as a bottle-fed baby and adores the attention of people. Unlike other wallabies, which are often nervous and shy, Russell is very outgoing and thrives on the attention of a large group.

Interesting Fact: Wallabies are Marsupials just like Koalas, Wombats, Oposums, and Kangaroos.

Species: Black Tailed Prairie Dogs

Age: 6 Months old

Background: Cuddles and Kisses are brother and sister and love to show off their repertoire of chirps and barks during our shows.

Interesting Fact: Prairie Dogs are actually a type of ground squirrel and are not at all related to dogs.

Species: Marmoset Monkey

Age: 8 Months old

Background: Mowgli was flown to us as a 6 month-old baby from Miami. He has proven to be one of our most popular animals and loves getting a bottle from the birthday boy or girl!

Interesting Fact: Marmoset monkeys always give birth to identical twins.

Species: African Fennec Fox

Age: 8 Months old

Background: Tinkerbell came to us at 12 weeks old from a breeder in Los Angeles and was so small that she could fit in the palm of your hand!

Interesting Fact: Fennec Foxes are the smallest species of fox in the world!

Species: Patagonian Cavy

Age: 4 years-old

Background: Evita came to Animal Adventures from a pet store is Queens that did not have proper permits to have this unique animal. She loves coming out with us for shows and even wears a pink dog harness when getting to know new people

Interesting fact: Patagonian cavies are the third largest rodent on Earth!

Species: Scarlet Macaw

Age: 15 years-old

Length: 37″

Background: Pal is quite the drama queen (being formerly owned by a NYC actor) as she loves to knock the other birds off of their perches and absolutely loves to cackle as she watches them sail to the ground! She is our company mascot and is always a hit at our parties.

Interesting Fact: Former U.S. president, Theodore Roosevelt and former Prime Minister of Great Britain, Winston Churchill both had a pet macaw.

Species: Blue Fronted Amazon Parrot

Age: 14 years-old

Background: Lady Juanita came to us from a finch breeder who saw no purpose in keeping a talking parrot. Juanita seems to be the clown of the group and delights in showing off her speaking skills for our audiences!

Interesting Fact: The oldest amazon parrot lived to be 104 years-old-and spent most of his life in Alaska!

Species: South American Chinchillas

Age: 2 years-old

Background: These two are inseparable (As you can see!) Where one goes, the other follows. Both Chinchillas came to us from a pet owner who could no longer care for them.

Interesting fact: In their native country, chinchillas roll in volcanic ash, to keep their coats clean.

Species: Columbian Red Tail Boa Constrictor

Length: 7′!

Weight: 20 pounds!

Background: Sangria is a beautiful animal who is always a huge hit at our parties. Although reptiles are said to be void of any personality or intelligence, this big guy is the definite exception. As soon as he sees his “travel box” to go to a party, he perks right up and tries to push open the door to his cage!

Interesting fact: Boa Constrictors and other pet snakes can easily be trained to eat pre-killed prey items.

Species: Chilean Rose Hair Tarantula

Background: Although Tara has a pair of sharp fangs, she would never think of using them! In fact, Tara is so docile that she often falls asleep during our parties and has be woken up by tickling her abdomen!

Interesting fact: The hairs covering tarantulas were once the main ingredient used in itching powders.

Species: African Hedgehog

Background: Sprinkles was given to us by Long Island animal expert, Marc Morrone and has proven to be a wonderful addition to Animal Adventures.

Interesting Fact: Hedgehogs are not related to porcupines in any way shape or form.

Species: American Alligator

Age: 6 months-old

Background: Gatorade was hatched in Daytona Florida and was shipped to Animal Adventures at only 4 months-old! He is always a hit at our parties as many people are unaware that alligators can be tamed!

Interesting Fact: Adult male alligators can attain a size of 12 feet long and weigh over 1000 pounds!

Species: Australian Kookaburra

Age: 1 year-old

Background: Kooka was given to us by a lawyer who kept her as a household pet until his wife grew tired of her 6:00 AM wake-up calls and the frozen mice that had to be kept on hand to feed this unique bird.  Kooka is now an accomplished performer and regularly shows off her shrill call with every audience.

Interesting Fact: In their native country of Australia, kookaburras are referred to as “the bushman’s alarm clock”.

Species: Flemish Giant Rabbit

Age: 8 months-old

Background: This big girl was purchased as a baby from a local breeder.  Jessica always proves to be a hit at our shows as many people are unaware that some rabbits can grow to the size of a small dog!

Interesting Fact: Some Flemish Giant rabbits have reached adult weights of over 30 pounds!