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Paijah Hollingsworth had petted dogs and cats and birds. Maybe a horse.<\/p>\n

But she\u2019d never petted a rabbit. Or a cow. Or a sheep. Or especially an alpaca.<\/p>\n

A sophomore in chemistry at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Hollingsworth petted all those and more on Friday, March 24, at a petting zoo set up on Chamberlain Field.<\/p>\n

Over three hours, students, faculty, staff\u2014basically anyone who was there at the time\u2014were given the chance to pet a host of animals, including goats, rabbits, donkeys, sheep and Highland cows, native to Scotland, and an alpaca, native to South America.<\/p>\n

After a few strokes across the back of the alpaca, Hollingworth was surprised by the feel of its fleece.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s really soft,\u201d Hollingsworth said, then stopped.<\/p>\n

\u201cIs it a she or he?\u201d<\/p>\n

A quick look here and there showed it was a he.<\/p>\n

The petting zoo was a major success, said Chantelle Swaren, assessment and outreach librarian at UTC and organizer of the event.<\/p>\n

Swaren said the zoo was planned as a simple, fun event for I Love UTC Week, and she hoped 250 to 500 people would come over the three hours\u2014but that number quickly was overrun.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had over 300 people in the first 30 minutes,\u201d she said excitedly.<\/p>\n

The animals are owned and handled by Sandy and Lamonte Bagley, who take care of them at their farm\u2014Bagby\u2019s Critter Corral\u2014in Apison, just east of Chattanooga.<\/p>\n

They have about 50 animals and, along with the ones they brought to UTC, also have a rooster, pigs, horses and an emu. It\u2019s not unusual, Sandy said, for people at their events to be totally unfamiliar with the animals, even ones commonly found on farms<\/p>\n

\u201cI had a lady ask me if that sheep over there was a pig,\u201d she said, pointing to one of the sheep in the petting zoo at UTC.<\/p>\n

The Bagbys take their animals to a wide variety of events and places, including schools, farmers\u2019 markets, fairs and birthdays for both adults and kids.<\/p>\n

It was a little girl\u2019s birthday party in her East Brainerd neighborhood that Swaren first saw the Bagby\u2019s Critter Corral petting zoo.<\/p>\n

\u201cHilariously, the little kids played with the animals, then went back inside and played video games,\u201d she said. \u201cThen all the adults from around the neighborhood converged and were like, \u2018What\u2019s happening?\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cSo it was a bunch of 40-year-olds standing around going, \u2018Oh my gosh!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

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