pet 25 different species of animals

21. Goats

22. Zebu cattle

23. Turkeys

24. Emu

I went with Jon & Kerstin to the Sanford Zoo and got to pet these animals. Only 1 animal away from my goal! Yay!

The goats were extremely clean… they must be bathed regularly.

The Emu wasn’t even in the petting zoo. He just liked to be pet so was next to his fence.

Oh, I pet a couple of lizards, but I can’t remember what they were, so I won’t count them. 1 year ago

20. Dolphins! Yeah, I pet 3 dolphins while swimming with them. Cool. 2 years ago

19. Toad. I actually pet 3 of them. We moved a feeder this weekend and they were living under it. All 3 were different colors. One was a cool grey with red. 2 years ago

15. Gator. I pet a baby gator, actually, I held a baby gator this weekend at a place here in Christmas, FL.

16. Snake. 2 types of snakes. The only reason I could convince myself to pet them is because of this stupid list. blech.

17. Tarantula. I held her and pet her. She was very nice. I didn’t know, but there are 8 breeds of tarantulas and not 1 can kill a person. Their blood is copper based so turns blue when exposed to oxygen. They are so fragile if they fall from 4’ high their exoskeleton will break and they will bleed to death.

18. Deer. I fed and pet 2 deer. 1 was white. 2 years ago

They have baby geese at the feed store. I couldn’t resist. They are MUCH bigger than chicks, but still have fuzzy yellow hair. I opened the cage and pet a couple while the ran around trying to get away from me. Poor babies. :) 2 years ago

My new neighbors have 4H chickens. They bought some new chicks of several different breeds and brought them over for me to see. I got to hold one and they are soooo cute! Too bad they grow up to be chickens. :) 2 years ago

I wouldn’t normally count bugs. But I’ve always loved ladybugs. We used to catch them and keep them in a jar as kids. Had one join me for a ride this weekend and I petted him and talked to him and told him he was going on my 43 things list. :) 3 years ago

I have a frog that visits many nights on my kitchen door to catch the bugs by the lights. Last night I pet him and took his picture. 3 years ago

There was a little turtle in my yard after the rain storm yesterday morning. I picked him up and talked to him before setting him back down to go on his way. 3 years ago

I petted a chicken, three times! She was at Denise’s and was really friendly. I was so excited to pet her, just for this entry! 3 years ago

We walked at the beach last night. The tattoo place on the pier had 4 bunnies hanging out. Of course I had to go pet them, just for my list. Soft, soft bunny fur. I had a bunny coat when I was about 6 or so. I spent more time petting it than wearing it. 3 years ago

Not sure about that spelling either, but it’s a red bird. I got to pet it at Busch Gardens this weekend, then it promptly bit my finger and I now have a bruise. All in the name of fulfulling a list!

I added a picture of the culprit! 3 years ago

6. Caterpiller

Is that how you spell it? We went on an airboat ride yesterday. We saw gators, bald eagles, moo cows, horses, wild turkeys, turtles, all kinds of birds…. And I pet the caterpiller that hung on for the whole boat ride. At the end he was still there, so I started petting him. I used to love to pet them when I was a kid. Makes me smile. 3 years ago

It cracks me up now! I didn’t even remember until I saw this and I thought, “Didn’t I pet a bunch of animals yesterday?” lol, no, it was in my dream. All these wild animals were loose and I was trying to get close enough to pet them, for my 43 Things list! hahahaha 3 years ago

I didn’t actually pet it, but I am adding it to my list. It was jamming into my leg as I rode next to it. So my leg was petting it.

5. Cow. 3 years ago

From March 1st forward.

1) Horse
2) Dog
3) Cat
4) Giraffe (yay!)

This will be fun, and force me to get my hand on more animals. I’ll have opportunity for cows this weekend! 3 years ago

I pet two more animals…

6. A HEDGEHOG
7. A RAT!!!!!

tHE hedgehog was so cute!!!!!oh, also

8. a cat
9. A ROBIN4 years ago

1. Wooly bear
2. goat
3.sheep
4. cow
5. dog 5 years ago