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Animal Place

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August makes a valiant attempt at nursing from Maple's dewlap. 

Maple allows it because she excuses a lot of weird behaviors if performed by a baby cow. She is fond of baby cows and of her girlfriend, Lillie.

Reminder - a cow's milk is for a calf. You are not a baby cow.
Just a reminder that you can always choose to be kind. 

It will always look good on you. 

This is Izzy and Ripley.
Well, we could not keep Maple from August for long 😅. 

As expected, Maple made sure August received the most aggressive grooming session possible. 

Maple never raised her own calves- dairies generally separate moms and babies soon after birth. 

Lillie has a calf, but she still made sure to welcome August with some nice licks. 

Cows are very social minded animals. It was hard waiting to introduce August to his herd but now he is with his moo people. 🐮
Your birth m rescued animal!

You are welcome.
After months on quarantine and cleared for intros, August got to meet his herd. 

August has atypical notomelia, a rare genetic abnormality causing an extra hoof or leg to grow from the spine. In his case, beneath the skin. It caused several vertebrae to fuse, which is why his front legs are shorter than the back. 

Because he is physically more fragile than other cows, we took it slow with intros. Not because we believed the cows would harm August intentionally. But because they would be too excited, especially a certain someone named Maple. 

So we started with Zinnia, a younger cow with the kindest personality. ❤️
Attention all animal and music lovers! Our annual @aftershockfestival auction is back with a twist! This year, you can also bid on unique experiences like a vacation stay at High Point World Resort, or a private tour and 2-night stay at Animal Place! Swipe to see what auction items could be yours.

The auction is fully online, and will open Monday, September 28th at 9 AM PST. To start bidding, you must register with GalaBid, which you can do starting now! 

See link in bio to learn more and start bidding.

All proceeds go to helping our animal residents and our mission to inspire compassion for all beings 🐐🐷🐑🐔🐄

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