Hopping good time

March 21, 2024 Last Updated: March 20, 2024 10:25 PM Local News

Josephine Avolio pets Dolly, a baby kangaroo, who was brought to Lowrie Place assisted living by Keystone Safari senior zookeeper Casey Main on Wednesday, March 20. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

William Warner, right, pets Dolly, a baby kangaroo, who was brought to Lowrie Place assisted living by Keystone Safari senior zookeeper Casey Main, left, on Wednesday, March 20. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

Officials at Keystone Safari in Liberty Township, Mercer County, brought a joey named Dolly to Lowrie House Assisted Living in Butler Township on Wednesday afternoon as a thank you for the residents’ participation in the safari’s animal enrichment program.

Carol Warner, director of resident programming at Lowrie House, explained that the seniors painted empty tissue boxes that were filled with food and hidden in the animals’ enclosures.

The animals had to work to find the treats, which provides mental stimulation.

During Dolly’s visit, Keystone Safari’s senior zookeeper Casey Main spoke to residents about the animal program and the safari in general.

Pat Van Dyke pets Dolly, a baby kangaroo who was brought to Lowrie Place assisted living by Keystone Safari senior zookeeper Casey Main, left, on Wednesday, March 20. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

Dolores Rylatt pets Dolly, a baby kangaroo who was brought to Lowrie Place senior living by Keystone Safari senior zookeeper Casey Main, right, on Wednesday, March 20. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

Casey Main, senior zookeeper at Keystone Safari, left, brought Dolly, a baby kangaroo, to Lowrie Place assisted living on Wednesday, March 20, where residents, from left, Robert Rasch, Lida Mason and Margie Van Gorder, got to visit with her. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

Bill Lieb pets Dolly, a baby kangaroo, who was brought to Lowrie Place assisted living by Keystone Safari senior zookeeper Casey Main, left, on Wednesday, March 20. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

Casey Main, senior zookeeper at Keystone Safari, brought Dolly, a baby kangaroo, to Lowrie Place assisted living on Wednesday, March 20. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

Casey Main, senior zookeeper at Keystone Safari, brought Dolly, a baby kangaroo, to Lowrie Senior Living on Wednesday, March 20. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

Bill Lieb pets Dolly, a baby kangaroo, who was brought to Lowrie Place assisted living by Keystone Safari Senior Zookeeper Casey Main, left, on Wednesday, March 20. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle