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Photos: There are baby goats at this Tucson gem show
For a $5 donation to Tucson nonprofit Therapeutic Ranch for Animals and Kids, you can take a photo inside a giant amethyst geode at the Kino Gem Show, all while holding an adorable baby goat.
It's part of a collaboration with geode decor business Michal & Company. Find the animals from 10 a.m. to about 4 p.m. daily through Sunday, Feb. 12 at Kino Sports Complex, 2500 E. Ajo Way.
Baby goat Neytiri walks around a giant amethyst geode at the Kino Gem Show on Jan. 31.
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Baby goat Neytiri stands inside the "clamethyst" aka a photo booth for people who donate $5 to nonprofit TRAK.
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For a $5 donation to TRAK, you can hold a baby goat while sitting inside a giant amethyst.
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Chewie, the goat that has made gem show appearances since 2019 when the Michal & Company and TRAK collaboration began, stands beneath an amethyst dragon at the Kino Gem Show on Jan. 31.
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Chewie was the original goat at the Kino Gem Show when TRAK and Michal & Company first started their collaboration. At the time, Chewie was just a baby, needing to be bottle-fed around the clock.
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Lilet Cabahug pets Chewie at the Kino Gem Show on Jan. 31, 2023. Chewie was the original goat at the Kino Gem Show when TRAK and Michal & Company first started their collaboration.
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TRAK co-founder and executive director Scott Tilley pets baby goat Neytiri as McKinley Huddleston holds her. Huddleston works with TRAK, teaching schoolchildren about animals.
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TRAK co-founder and executive director Scott Tilley talks with TRAK's McKinley Huddleston. In the background, you can see the giant amethyst dubbed "clamethyst."
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McKinley Huddleston holds baby goat Neytiri on a selenite moon swing at the Kino Gem Show on Jan. 31.
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McKinley Huddleston poses with baby goat Neytiri at the Kino Gem Show on Jan. 31. Huddleston works with local nonprofit TRAK, teaching schoolchildren about animals.
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TRAK's McKinley Huddleston holds baby goat Neytiri after taking her off the selenite moon swing at the Kino Gem Show on Jan. 31.
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