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Life at Happy Tales: the animals, the land and the light.

  • A close-up of a dark-masked ferret
    Whiskers forward, mask on: a ferret up close.
  • A close-up of a soft grey chinchilla
    A chinchilla, all soft grey fur and round dark eyes.
  • A young porcupine asleep, curled against a dark sleeve
    A young porcupine, fast asleep against a warm sleeve.
  • A German shepherd lying beside a row of sleeping puppies
    A German shepherd keeps watch over a row of sleeping puppies.
  • A wide-eyed kinkajou on a red plaid blanket
    A kinkajou peers up, wide-eyed, from a red plaid blanket.
  • A coyote eating from an outstretched hand
    A coyote takes a gentle bite from an outstretched hand.
  • Cleared red-clay ground under tall bare trees, with mountains on the horizon
    Red clay, bare trees and the mountains beyond.
  • A wire-mesh enclosure on red earth at the edge of green woods
    A wire enclosure stands on fresh red earth at the edge of the woods.
  • A red metal outbuilding with a white roll-up door at sunset
    A red outbuilding catches the last of the evening sun.
  • A young deer wading in a shallow, still creek
    A young deer wades through a shallow, still creek.
  • A pink sunset over a meadow, with a deer grazing and mountains behind
    A deer grazes on as a pink sunset settles over the hills.
  • A sand cat kitten lying on a bed
    A sand cat kitten, stretched out and perfectly at ease.
  • A pond reflecting trees in low golden light
    Golden light and still water: the trees, twice.
  • A grey and white pig eating from a hollowed pumpkin
    Snout first into a hollowed pumpkin.
  • A large wire enclosure in a green clearing under a blue sky
    A wide wire enclosure in a green clearing, under a big blue sky.
  • A fenced green pasture with a gate and tall trees
    A fenced green pasture, its gate, and tall trees all round.
  • A sturdy wooden bench standing on grass beside a tree
    A sturdy wooden bench in the shade of a tree.
  • A sand cat on a red leash sitting on a marble table
    A sand cat sits tall on a marble table, red leash and all.

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