Popcorn Park Zoo is not like most zoos. It is a very special place. It was called the Forked River Animal Care Center. The workers there took care of lost or unwanted cats and dogs. Today the center is part of the zoo, helping many other kinds of animals.
The change to the center began in 1977 when a badly hurt raccoon(浣熊) needed help. The workers cared for the animal. Finally it was better, but it couldn't care for itself. The raccoon was allowed to live at the center. Then a hurt deer was brought to the center for help.
Later people began taking all kinds of hurt or homeless animals to the center. So many animals were living there that it became more like a zoo.
Popcorn Park Zoo got its funny name because many of the animals there like to eat popcorn(爆米花) made without oil or salt. The popcorn is sold at the zoo to help make money to care for the animals.
Popcorn Park Zoo now takes care of over 200 kinds of animals. One of the zoo's most interesting animals is Sonny, the elephant. When he was young, Sonny lived in a small zoo. .He became too big for his small home. Popcorn Park Zoo was the perfect place for him to live. Now he has lots of room to move around.
Many of the animals live freely at the zoo. Some of the gentler ones, like goats, and sheep, walk among the visitors. Others are kept in large closed- in areas almost like their natural homes. All the animals at the zoo get lots of care and love.
A. Then he grew to be over 10 feet tall. B. This unusual place was not a Z00 at first. C. It, too, stayed at the center after it got well. D. It was no longer just a home for cats and dogs. E. All the animals like to live in Popcorn Park Zoo. F. People buy the popcorn to feed the animals as a treat. |
