Students handle exotic wildlife in ‘Animal Adventures’ event

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“Animal Adventures” family zoo and animal rescue center brought live creatures to the Student Performance Center in the Little Building on Jan. 21.

By Quinn O'Connor, Staff Writer and Copyeditor

College students lined the stairway to the Student Performance Center on Jan. 27 for a chance to meet a variety of exotic animals in the college’s second hosting of “Animal Adventure” night.

“Animal Adventures,” a Boston-based family zoo and animal rescue center, brought 11 creatures for a visit to the Little Building Friday night, thanks to the organizing of Emerson Mane Events. Students managed to get an up-close-and-personal look at some exotic animals, including a boa constrictor, a skunk, a kinkajou, and a kangaroo.

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“Animal Adventures” family zoo and animal rescue center brought live creatures to the Student Performance Center in the Little Building on Jan. 21.

The booming success of last year’s event among the student body led Emerson Mane Events to contact Animal Adventures for a greatly anticipated return, according to the college’s engagement coordinator Lily Sigersmith. 

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“Animal Adventures” family zoo and animal rescue center brought live creatures to the Student Performance Center in the Little Building on Jan. 21.

“Animals can really [help with] stress relieving, and a lot of people don’t have the opportunity to go and see a lot of these animals,” Sigersmith said. “Our goal is to have a lot of free student events that are experiences that you can’t have elsewhere.” 

Dozens of questions from a fully-engaged audience followed after each animal was brought out for the meet-and-greet portion of the event.

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“Animal Adventures” family zoo and animal rescue center brought live creatures to the Student Performance Center in the Little Building on Jan. 21.

“I think it’s a really enlightening experience to see such a diverse selection of animals,” senior creative writing major Sisel Gelman said.

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“Animal Adventures” family zoo and animal rescue center brought live creatures to the Student Performance Center in the Little Building on Jan. 21.

Sigersmith said that Emerson Mane Events, a student organization dedicated to promoting school pride and student engagement, was exploring several other upcoming events for the Emerson community, including a dodgeball tournament and a silent disco.