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CBS News
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- CBS News
Lincoln Park Zoo welcomes new herd of alpacas to Chicago
Lincoln Park Zoo's newest residents, a herd of alpacas, are calling Chicago home for the first time in 6 years. The herd of six female alpacas range in ages from 1 to 24 years old. The group consists of Zsa Zsa, Starlight, Sara, Maya, Grettle, and Gracie all of which now reside in the southernmost habitat of the zoo. Alpacas are known to be gentle and outgoing, expressing themselves through head tilts and neck posturing. Lincoln Park Zoo has not had alpacas in its residence since 2019. Lincoln Park Zoo "These six ladies have quickly won over their care team with their sweet personalities and friendly demeanors," said zoo curator Dan Boehm in a statement. "It's great to welcome back such a beloved species to Lincoln Park Zoo, and we're excited for people to meet the new herd!" For more information about the species, visit the Lincoln Park's Zoo website.
Yahoo
11-06-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Residents at care home enjoy visit from 'therapeutic' alpacas
Residents at a Peterborough care home were surprised by a visit from some alpacas. The group of animals from Gorefield Alpacas spent the day at Longueville Court care home on May 28. The residents and their families spent the afternoon feeding the alpacas and learning about them. Longueville Court care home residents enjoy alpaca visit (Image: Longueville Court care home) General manager Krzysztof Krzysztofiak said: "Our residents have really enjoyed their unusual visitors today. "We knew that having Gorefield Alpacas here would be a bit of fun for all our residents, especially as some find it difficult to go on many outings in our minibus. "We are always looking for new activities for the residents and today we have seen the enjoyment and the therapeutic influence animals can have on people." Longueville Court care home residents enjoy alpaca visit (Image: Longueville Court care home) Teal Cunningham, a resident at the care home, said: "As a child I used to love all the animals on the nearby farm. "Today was very enjoyable, and it was wonderful that the animals were here and we got to feed them." Longueville Court care home provides residential care, nursing care and dementia care for 104 residents. Keep up to date with the latest news across Peterborough by signing up to our newsletter email alerts here Have you got a story you want to share with us? Get in touch at: news@
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Barnyard shenanigans! Three alpacas escape from Cedar Point petting zoo
There's been another great escape from Cedar Point's Barnyard. Last summer, camels and then goats took a stroll along the Sandusky amusement park's Frontier Trail. This time alpacas − three of them − escaped from the petting zoo area and strolled through the park. Unlike last year's incident where park guests opened gates for the critters to escape, Cedar Point spokesman Tony Clark said the incident May 9 happened while a third-party worker was cleaning an area of the petting zoo and left a gate unattended. Clark said the alpacas then began walking along the park's railroad tracks in the Frontier Trail area behind the Millennium roller coaster. Park guest Laura Steuk-Mastropaola was on the Cedar Point & Lake Erie train when the alpacas came waltzing up to the station where passengers were boarding. "I am used to herds of animals but not alpacas," said the Berlin Heights resident. "Ironically, we run a therapeutic horsemanship program near Sandusky (the Boots to Grasses Therapeutic Horsemanship Program) so seeing animals that were not horses come cantering toward us was even funnier." She caught the caper on video before park workers were able to wrangle the alpacas and return them to The Barnyard. After last year's two escapes, Cedar Point said it had implemented additional measures to ensure there would not be any further escapes. The Barnyard is home to a variety of animals, including cows, sheep, piglets, turtles, ducks and donkeys. Clark said none of the alpacas or park guests were injured in the mishap on May 9. Honey Hill Farms in Kentucky provides the animals and workers at the Barnyard at Cedar Point. This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Cedar Point has to corral three alpacas that escaped from petting zoo
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Watch: Animals run loose from Cedar Point petting zoo
SANDUSKY, Ohio (WJW) – Three of Cedar Point's four-legged residents went for a run after getting out of the park's petting zoo on Friday. According to a Cedar Point spokesperson, 'this morning, three alpacas from The Barnyard were observed walking along the Cedar Point & Lake Erie Railroad tracks.' As seen above, a park guest captured video of the three animals running by the stopped train. Krayzie Bone working to improve Glenville neighborhood with 'Harmony District' Park officials said their pens had been unlocked by a third-party operator during cleaning. The animals were quickly returned to The Barnyard, park officials said. This isn't the first time animals were caught on camera running loose at Cedar Point. Last June, as FOX 8 previously reported, two camels were seen outside of the petting zoo, becoming spooked by nearby guests. The next week, videos showed goats outside of their habitat. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
