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Everyone comes to Longneck Manor to meet our incredible giraffes and white rhinos. We also have a very laid-back two-toed sloth, named Bruno for VIP encounters. But we have two other extraordinary ambassadors! Call me biased, but the two most under-rated four-legged Longneck Manor ambassadors are my yellow Labradors retrievers, Drifter and Boone. Drifter has […]

Don’t miss this opportunity to experience the best that Africa has to offer. Join us on this exclusive safari and create memories that will last a lifetime.

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

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.