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  1. Arizona Docent

    Arizona Docent Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    The official name of this new facility in my city is Funny Foot Farm and Tucson Petting Zoo. What the first part of the name means I have no idea. It is essentially a kid's petting farm with a small mix of domestic animals and exotic animals, most (maybe all) of which can be petted. I have not been myself (and likely never will) but here are the exotic animals listed on their website:
    capybara
    mara (aka cavy)
    crested porcupine
    emu
    tortoise (species?)
    plus several domestic animals
    Welcome to Funny Foot Farm and Tucson Petting Zoo
     
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    birdsandbats Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    You should go! I want to know more about the place (such as what the heck Funny Foot Farm means) and would love to read a review.
     
  3. Arizona Docent

    Arizona Docent Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    The only reason I would go is if I had some friends with young kids that wanted to go to pet the animals. I would be curious to meet the owners and see what their purpose and future plans are, but not curious enough to go out of way to make it a priority.
     
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    What are the names of the animals at the Tuscon Petting Zoo?
     
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    Chlidonias Moderator Staff Member 15+ year member

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    Nobody on here has been there.
     
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  6. Arizona Docent

    Arizona Docent Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    Top of their webpage states that the current location will be closed Feb 7 (2023) and will reopen Feb 8 with farm animals only. The exotic animals (currently capybara, mara, porcupine) will move to a new location with an undisclosed opening date. Name of new location is Ghost Ranch Exotics and it will be in Avra Valley, which is just west of Tucson.
     
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    Thanks for the update! They're high on my list of places to visit because they have chacoan mara.
     
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