If you are passionate about animals (both pets and wildlife) and want to learn how to help save them in their natural habitats, then I invite you to read my Blog. This first one gives you a glimpse of why I ended up in the zoo and conservation world. At age 69, I’m embarking on …
Meet my pal Drifter, a four-year-old yellow Labrador retriever. His pedigree name is Classic Hill Country Drifter but we call him the “Drift Man” or “Luigi” if you are my Brazilian friend, Pati Medici. He is the official ambassador and ranch dog for Longneck Manor. Drifter was born on April 25, 2017 at Classic …
Fact: I have Visited Africa Over 50 Times, but my First Trip Changed my Life Africa…. This wild and mysterious continent with its amazing creatures and bold explorers, such as Sir Richard Burton, Dr. David Livingstone, Paul Du Chaillu, and my personal favorite, Sir Henry Morton Stanley, has always enchanted me. Seeing the incredible life-like …
Rhino Fact: There are five living species of rhinos (two African and three Asian), their combined populations in the wild being about 30,000 animals. If rhinos could attend a soccer or football game they would not even fill half the seats in the stadium. Not quite sure when I saw my first rhino, but it probably …
After you read some of the history and vision narratives on this website you still may be wondering how I came up with the idea and why do it in Fredericksburg, Texas? I wish I could just say it all came to me in a dream, but it was a more extended mind journey. When …
History of Longneck Manor – A Uniquely Texas Experience Read More »
After you read some of the history and vision narratives on this website you still may be wondering how I came up with the idea and why do it in Fredericksburg, Texas? I wish I could just say it all came to me in a dream, but it was a more extended mind journey. When …
I was at my desk at Disney Imagineering getting ready to return home after a long day at work when my cell phone rang. “Hello, is this Rick?” “Yes”, I replied, immediately recognizing the voice on the other end. “ This is Jane Goodall. I was hoping you might be free for dinner tonight. I’d …
After a 15 month wait, Longneck Manor is delighted to welcome the newest addition to its precious wildlife family; a female reticulated giraffe calf. Arriving at 12:12 pm on Oct. 18, and weighing 140 pounds, Betty’s not-so-little baby girl has the distinctive gold and caramel reticulated coat pattern unique to this rare subspecies of giraffe. …
Betty White (the Giraffe) Gives Birth to anAdorable Six-Foot-Tall Girl. Read More »
Looking to spread a little extra holiday cheer this year? Don’t forget presents for our giraffes, rhino and sloth this year when you go holiday shopping! By purchasing one of the items on our wishlist below, you can help bring a little extra joy to our animals. Enrichment items will greatly benefit the animals by …
by Bill Konstant Our wake-up call came at 11:00 pm on October 20th. That’s right, late that night, not the next morning. Rick and I had barely cat-napped, buried in our sleeping bags inside a tiny, wind-whipped tent. We tried our best to stay warm, a thin sheet of nylon providing little insulation against the …
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