Animals - Aquariums - Archeology - Insects - Fossils - Zoos
Apr. 17 Julie Rides To The Village - By Llama.Trotting along the lanes of Malton, Yorkshire on her mount, 15 year old Julie Cook generally causes quite stir - for she is mounted, not on a horse, but on a llama! Julie's father bought Liberty, the llama for £150 from the nearby Flamingo Park Zoo as a pet - and promised him to Julie if she could break him in. She has now been riding, or trying to ride him for a year, and has at last succeeded in teaching him to be obedient - though he does have a mind of his own, and likes to go his own was occasionally. Julie's whole life is devoted to animals - and each year her father Mr. Gordon Cook, gives her one as a present. The Cook family, who live in Kirby Misperton, now have quite a collection - including two ponies, eight dogs and a bear. When Julia goes into the village shop Liberty always accompanies her
