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and Drucy, two chimpan-
swung playfully from
louse to tree on the sandy is-
thev share with three other
They seemed friendly to-
Jach other until two men ap-
[ c hed their island with a boat-
of bananas, oranges, cabbages
tomatoes.
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er mouth, too, and that was
the friendship ended between
and Drucy.
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lley, a senior in the Wildlife and
fieries Department at Texas
[ University, is park manager of
Animals International, the
jofSuzy, Drucy and more than
i other exotic animals.
,1LD Animals International is a
ding farm for zoological ani-
said John Anderson, vice
ident for operations of the husi-
“Primarily, we breed, raise,
and sell to zoos and private
dors throughout the world. We
provide animals for movies, ad
ding and displays."
hree eats from Wild Animals
^national recently “starred” in
movie “The Island of Dr.
ireau, Anderson said.
[bVe've also been asked to furnish
tame animals for a new movie,
laid. “It’s about an earthquake in
Ifomia that breaks open a zoo in
g city.
nimals for breeding are left wild
mse breeders get better results,
lerson said.
tit Sherley said most of the ani-
bred for sale or trade are
ed.
It’s a big plus in the animal basi
ls, especially with carnivores —
| lions and tigers, to have tame
Dials," he said. “The price actu-
doubles.”
To keep an animal tame, we
e to work out with it one or two
rsaday, every day of the week,
lerson explained. “The animals
e to learn discipline and re-
Diber it. It takes a lot of time.
cats, is closely duplicated and fed to
the animals, Sherley added.
1 he cubs are then fed ground
meat; adult cats eat chicken and
horse meat provided by the College
of Veterinary Medicine. Sherley es
timated it costs $3 a day to feed the
adult cats.
Anderson said the animals eat a
tremendous amount of food.
It s hard to say exactly how much
they eat, Anderson said. “I’d say
they go through a couple-hundred
pounds of fruits and vegetables a
week, and a couple tons of hay. And
they must eat at least $800 worth of
sack feed per week."
The 200-acre park is privately-
owned, so the overhead is paid
without the funds most city-owned
zoos receive, Sherley said. Wild
Animals International depends on
animal dealing for its income, al
though it charges visitors a fee.
SIXTY ACRES of the park are
open to the public. Some of the
animals walk freely around the park,
but most are in pens much larger
than those found in zoos, Anderson
said. He and owner Richard LaBlue
want the surroundings to remain as
natural as possible, Anderson said.
In a round pen near Chimp Is
land, a sad-eyed grizzly' bear named
Raggedy sat playing with his paws.
When visitors walked up to the
fence around the pen, five-month-
old Raggedy stuck a paw through
the cage as if to shuike hands.
When asked if all the animals are
as lonely as Raggedy, Sherley said
they are checked at least once a day
and he tries to play with them as
often as possible.
"They do get lonely, he said,
“but it just can’t be avoided until we
find mates for them.
Raggedy, two four-month-old
Siberian tiger cubs and several
other animals at the compound
came from a Dallas zoo. Two pumas
were found along the Navasota
River in Brazos County. The kan-
THE BATTALION Page 7
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1977
Turkey gobbles title
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United Press International
CUERO, Tex. — The town of
Worthington, Minn., will have pos
session of the Traveling Turkey
Trophy of Tumultuous Triumph for
the next year thanks to the fleet-
footed fowl. Paycheck.
Paycheck lost Sunday’s heat but
on the basis of combined times was
declared the winner of the 1977
Great Gobbler Gallop over Ruby
Begonia, the turkey representing
the honor of this South Texas town.
The annual race began in 1972
when Cuero celebrated its centen
nial and said it was the turkey capi
tal of the world — an honor Worth
ington also claimed — and the
towns decided on an annual race to
determine the international gobbler
headquarters.
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Chico, the long-necked one, is being fed by
Nino who works at Wild Animals Interna
tional. On the zoo-type ranch, located about
five miles outside Bryan, animals are bred,
raised, traded and sold to zoos worldwide.
Battalion photo by Carol Meyer
garoos and wallabees are from Aus
tralia, and many of the birds —
Amazon parrots, macaws, toucans
— are South American.
ANDERSON said LaBlue spends
most of his time travelling all over
the world getting animals. LaBlue is
now in South America trying to get a
large shipment of birds, Anderson
said.
Wild Aninals International oper
ates two facilities in Latin America
for gathering birds. Foreign birds
are sent to the corporation’s quaran
tine station in Los Angeles, Califor
nia.
The Bryan compound opened in
June, 1977. Sherley said Bryan was
chosen as headquarters because of
the mild climate and central location
between the east and west coasts.
“We opened the park to the pub
lic mainly as a community service,
but we ve had great support from
the community,” Anderson said.
Anderson said each animal does
Miller set as speaker
HERLEY SAID the one-week-
animals are taken from their
tilers and bottle-fed by humans.
Its kind of sad and it’s kind of
(.ole P^jnlortunate,’ he said. “The first
iple of days are hard, but after
t the animals are no problem,
i the Uni 'he animals don’t die often be-
se mother s milk, especially in
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Dr. Jarvis Miller, president of
Texas A&M University, will be the
keynote speaker at the “Fourth Stu
dent Conference on Marine Affairs”
in Corpus Christi, Oct. 16-19.
Student delegates from 45 col
leges and universities will meet with
speakers and panelists from gov
ernment, industry and educational
institutions during the three-day
program on "Living With the Sea.
The conference is sponsored by
Texas A&M’s Center for Marine Re-
Political Forum
presents
Rep. Barry
Goldwater, Jr.
(R-Cal.)
speaking on
ENERGY
Oct. 13, 8:00 P.M.
Rudder Theatre
$.50 students
$1.50 nonstudents
have its own distinct personality and
some are very big hams.
THE MAIN attraction is defi
nitely Chimp Island,” Anderson
said. “Those chimps really put on a
good show, especially at feeding
time. They know what an audience
is. ”
From Anderson’s home on the
compound grounds, the whooping
sounds of Suzy,. Drucy, Coco and
the other chimpanzees could he
heard. Roosters were crowing, lions
were roaring and Anderson s tele
phone was ringing.
“Were very short-handed right
now,” Anderson said in a long
phone interview. “We have ten staf
fers and three of them are students
from A&M. That’s not a big staff,
hut we never have problems with
the animals that those of us here
can’t handle.” ■
Anderson was a hanker, but five
years ago he became involved with
Wild Aninals International through
his pheasant collection. He said his
education in wild animals is “self
taught.”
“When I hear of a new animal
that s coming in, I literally have to
run to the hooks and learn every
thing about Tt,” Anderson said. “I
have to know its medical history,
what problems to look for and how
to treat it, how to house it, every
thing. You acquire an education be
cause you’re forced into learning
about these animals as you get
them.
To get to Wild Animals Interna
tional, which closes for the season in
October, take FM 2818 west and
turn left on Leonard Rd. in Bryan.
It is open daily from 9 a.m. until 6
p. m.
ONLY
sources with support from the Sea
Grant College Program and the
Link Foundation.
It is designed to promote interac
tion between students and invited
professionals on a range of topics re
lated to man’s intimate relationship
with the oceans. PanelistSj.from gov
ernment, industry andaeadem ia
will give their views on a spectrum
of marine-related subjects including
fisheries, recreation, science and
the future of man in the sea.
TECHNOLOGY AND POLICY
PROGRAM AT MIT
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is
now offering a Master ot Science Program in
Technology and Policy. This program is de
signed for persons wanting to participate in
leading the devalpfjment, use.pn^ gpotrg.t^of
Systems^pfTOaches^CTsGchpro5emsas^$>«?
control of automotive emissions, energy con
servation policy, the use ot automation in
manufacturing, and the lite-cycle design of
goods. The program may be particularly
appropriate tor professionals with practical
experience. For information write to
Prof. Richard de Neufville
School of Engineering
Room 1-138, MIT
Cambridge, Mass. 02139
THE MEMBERS OF
PHI DELTA GAMMA,
NATIONAL GRADUATE WOMEN’S
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY,
INVITE THOSE
INTERESTED IN THE
GRADUATE EDUCATION
OF WOMEN
TO A
RECEPTION FOR NEW
GRADUATE STUDENTS
AND FACULTY
ON
TUESDAY EVENING,
OCTOBER 11, 1977
AT 8 PM
IN
MSC SOCIAL ROOM
Jan 6-14
PRICE INCLUDES:
‘Round trip transportation
‘Transportation to and from slopes
*6 days/6 nights lodging at luxurious
Tamarron
*6 days lift tickets
insurance
Applications for Trip
Open Mon. Oct. 3 Rm. 216 MSC
$100 Deposit to save your place. This
trip is limited to 40 people so act now!
sponsored by MSC Travel Committee
Will There Be Blood
If You Need It?
. . . . only if there's a volunteer donor
to provide it.
Like yourself.
Blood has to come from another
human being It cannot be
manufactured
You can be that volunteer donor on
October 11, 12. 13.
That’s when the Texas A&M Blood
Club has its Fall blood drive.
Wadley Central Blood Bank is proud
to have been associated with this 12th
Man tradition of service to humanity
during the past 18 years. We look
forward to continuing to participate in
the Texas A&M Blood Club drives for
many years to come .... and we join
with all Texans in saluting this
unparalleled gesture of generosity and
concern for one’s fellow man!
AGGIE BLOOD DRIVE OCTOBER 11 , 1 2, 1 3
LOCATION:
MEMORIAL STUDENT CENTER
SECOND FLOOR (ROOMS 21 2-224)
TIME: 9:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.
Wadley Central Blood Bank
9000 Harry Hines Blvd Dallas. Texas 75235
(214) 350-9011