A total of eight animals were selected for the program and included a Burmese python as well as a Flemish giant rabbit, an African pygmy hedgehog and a Patagonian cavy – a rabbit-like rodent native…
Ben Larkin and Joanne McGraw display a python named Jig Saturday during the adults-only Wild World Animal Show offered by AnimalQuest at Messenger Public Library in North Aurora. Janet Nicholson of North Aurora stopped in at Messenger Public Library in the village on Saturday to hang out with something far different than books.
AnimalQuest founders Steve and Jessica Reedy began their efforts to educate the public about animals back in September 2011 with 15 small animals – primarily reptiles – that lived with the couple in a small apartment. “We also do employee picnics and employee appreciation-day type of things,” she said. “It’s a lot of fun because we can target different age groups and with adults talk about different things. We get a lot of good questions and interaction with them.”
The adult show, which kicked off at 1 p.m. Saturday, was held after an earlier show was presented by the AnimalQuest group for a mixed-age audience. A total of eight animals were selected for the Saturday programs and included a Burmese python as well as a Flemish giant rabbit, an African pygmy hedgehog and a Patagonian cavy – a rabbit-like rodent native to Argentina.
Saturday’s show for adults was actually led by AnimalQuest employees Ben Larkin, 19, of Lake Villa, and Joanne McGraw, 47, of Addison.Despite the animal looking docile, Larkin explained the “snake was angry and trying to squeeze me right now.”
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