{"id":71356,"date":"2025-10-01T15:31:04","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T19:31:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/?p=71356"},"modified":"2025-10-01T21:49:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T01:49:50","slug":"students-unwind-with-furry-friends-at-utc-petting-zoo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/10\/students-unwind-with-furry-friends-at-utc-petting-zoo\/","title":{"rendered":"Students unwind with furry friends at UTC petting zoo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Library and the Office of Student and Family Engagement brought a petting zoo to campus, giving students a chance to relax and connect with animals between classes. The event, held on Chamberlain Field, featured friendly farm animals including goats, sheep, rabbits, miniature cows and ponies.<\/p>\n<h4>Photo gallery by Angela Foster<\/h4>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:9,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/2025\\\/10\\\/students-unwind-with-furry-friends-at-utc-petting-zoo\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:202990556}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 256px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"256\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 184px; height: 256px;\" data-original-width=\"184\" data-original-height=\"256\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/10\/students-unwind-with-furry-friends-at-utc-petting-zoo\/petting-zoo-25\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"180\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"252\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"71357\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9695.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"857,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Angela Foster\\\/University of Tennessee at Chattanooga&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 8&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Students pet animals at the Petting Zoo Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025 on Chamberlain Field.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1759321595&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;44&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Petting Zoo-25-&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Petting Zoo-25-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9695-300x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9695-731x1024.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9695.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9695.jpg 857w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9695-731x1024.jpg 731w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9695-768x1075.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9695-800x1120.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9695-580x812.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9695-610x854.jpg 610w\" width=\"180\" height=\"252\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"180\" data-original-height=\"252\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Petting Zoo-25-\" alt=\"Close-up of a sheep with mottled tan and black wool looking toward the camera while a smiling student wearing glasses and a blue tie-dye shirt kneels behind it under a blue tent.\" style=\"width: 180px; height: 252px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students pet animals at the Petting Zoo Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025 on Chamberlain Field. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 335px; height: 256px;\" data-original-width=\"335\" data-original-height=\"256\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/10\/students-unwind-with-furry-friends-at-utc-petting-zoo\/petting-zoo-25-2\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"331\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"252\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"71358\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9734.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,916\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Angela Foster\\\/University of Tennessee at Chattanooga&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 8&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Students pet animals at the Petting Zoo Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025 on Chamberlain Field.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1759322065&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;19&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Petting Zoo-25-&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Petting Zoo-25-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9734-300x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9734-1024x782.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9734.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9734.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9734-1024x782.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9734-768x586.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9734-800x611.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9734-580x443.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9734-610x466.jpg 610w\" width=\"331\" height=\"252\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"331\" data-original-height=\"252\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Petting Zoo-25-\" alt=\"Group of students kneeling and reaching out to pet a small, fluffy Highland cow with reddish-brown fur on a grassy lawn; other animals and people are visible in the background.\" style=\"width: 331px; height: 252px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students pet animals at the Petting Zoo Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025 on Chamberlain Field. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 185px; height: 256px;\" data-original-width=\"185\" data-original-height=\"256\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/10\/students-unwind-with-furry-friends-at-utc-petting-zoo\/petting-zoo-25-3\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"181\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"252\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"71359\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9741.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"863,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Angela Foster\\\/University of Tennessee at Chattanooga&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 8&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Students pet animals at the Petting Zoo Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025 on Chamberlain Field.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1759322193&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;42&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Petting Zoo-25-&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Petting Zoo-25-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9741-300x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9741-736x1024.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9741.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9741.jpg 863w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9741-736x1024.jpg 736w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9741-768x1068.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9741-800x1112.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9741-580x806.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9741-610x848.jpg 610w\" width=\"181\" height=\"252\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"181\" data-original-height=\"252\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Petting Zoo-25-\" alt=\"Student in a pink baseball cap and gray College of Business sweatshirt smiling while kneeling next to a black-and-white goat wearing a collar and chain lead.\" style=\"width: 181px; height: 252px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students pet animals at the Petting Zoo Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025 on Chamberlain Field. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 176px; height: 256px;\" data-original-width=\"176\" data-original-height=\"256\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/10\/students-unwind-with-furry-friends-at-utc-petting-zoo\/petting-zoo-25-4\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"172\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"252\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"71360\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9758.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"817,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Angela Foster\\\/University of Tennessee at Chattanooga&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 8&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Students pet animals at the Petting Zoo Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025 on Chamberlain Field.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1759322353&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;39&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Petting Zoo-25-&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Petting Zoo-25-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9758-300x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9758-697x1024.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9758.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9758.jpg 817w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9758-697x1024.jpg 697w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9758-768x1128.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9758-800x1175.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9758-580x852.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9758-610x896.jpg 610w\" width=\"172\" height=\"252\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"172\" data-original-height=\"252\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Petting Zoo-25-\" alt=\"Student with long wavy hair and glasses brushing the forehead of a shaggy Highland cow under a sunny sky; other students and tents in the background.\" style=\"width: 172px; height: 252px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students pet animals at the Petting Zoo Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025 on Chamberlain Field. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 713px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"713\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 469px; height: 713px;\" data-original-width=\"469\" data-original-height=\"713\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/10\/students-unwind-with-furry-friends-at-utc-petting-zoo\/petting-zoo-25-5\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"465\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"709\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"71361\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9766.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"787,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Angela Foster\\\/University of Tennessee at Chattanooga&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 8&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Students pet animals at the Petting Zoo Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025 on Chamberlain Field.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1759322457&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;37&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Petting Zoo-25-&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Petting Zoo-25-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9766-300x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9766-672x1024.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9766.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9766.jpg 787w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9766-672x1024.jpg 672w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9766-768x1171.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9766-580x884.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9766-610x930.jpg 610w\" width=\"465\" height=\"709\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"465\" data-original-height=\"709\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Petting Zoo-25-\" alt=\"Student leaning over a wire pen to pet a large white rabbit stretched out on the grass; people sitting in chairs are visible in the background.\" style=\"width: 465px; height: 709px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students pet animals at the Petting Zoo Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025 on Chamberlain Field. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 411px; height: 713px;\" data-original-width=\"411\" data-original-height=\"713\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/10\/students-unwind-with-furry-friends-at-utc-petting-zoo\/petting-zoo-25-6\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"407\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"275\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"71362\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9805.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,813\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Angela Foster\\\/University of Tennessee at Chattanooga&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 8&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Students pet animals at the Petting Zoo Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025 on Chamberlain Field.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1759322998&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;28&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Petting Zoo-25-&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Petting Zoo-25-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9805-300x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9805-1024x694.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9805.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9805.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9805-1024x694.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9805-768x520.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9805-800x542.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9805-580x393.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9805-610x413.jpg 610w\" width=\"407\" height=\"275\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"407\" data-original-height=\"275\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Petting Zoo-25-\" alt=\"Two students, one seated and one kneeling, petting a small Highland cow under a University of Tennessee at Chattanooga tent while several other students stand and watch.\" style=\"width: 407px; height: 275px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students pet animals at the Petting Zoo Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025 on Chamberlain Field. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/10\/students-unwind-with-furry-friends-at-utc-petting-zoo\/petting-zoo-25-7\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"407\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"430\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"71363\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9823.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1136,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Angela Foster\\\/University of Tennessee at Chattanooga&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 8&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Students pet animals at the Petting Zoo Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025 on Chamberlain Field.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1759323102&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;38&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Petting Zoo-25-&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Petting Zoo-25-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9823-300x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9823-969x1024.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9823.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9823.jpg 1136w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9823-969x1024.jpg 969w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9823-768x811.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9823-800x845.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9823-580x613.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9823-610x644.jpg 610w\" width=\"407\" height=\"430\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"407\" data-original-height=\"430\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Petting Zoo-25-\" alt=\"Smiling student with short, light-orange hair leaning close to a small Highland cow with long reddish fur, gently touching its head.\" style=\"width: 407px; height: 430px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students pet animals at the Petting Zoo Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025 on Chamberlain Field. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 473px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"473\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 312px; height: 473px;\" data-original-width=\"312\" data-original-height=\"473\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/10\/students-unwind-with-furry-friends-at-utc-petting-zoo\/petting-zoo-25-8\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"308\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"256\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"71364\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9849.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,999\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Angela Foster\\\/University of Tennessee at Chattanooga&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 8&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Students pet animals at the Petting Zoo Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025 on Chamberlain Field.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1759323226&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Petting Zoo-25-&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Petting Zoo-25-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9849-300x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9849-1024x852.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9849.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9849.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9849-1024x852.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9849-768x639.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9849-800x666.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9849-580x483.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9849-610x508.jpg 610w\" width=\"308\" height=\"256\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"308\" data-original-height=\"256\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Petting Zoo-25-\" alt=\"Two students kneeling on grass and smiling at the camera while petting a small cream-colored llama; 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height: 469px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students pet animals at the Petting Zoo Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025 on Chamberlain Field. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 344px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"344\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 501px; height: 344px;\" data-original-width=\"501\" data-original-height=\"344\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/10\/students-unwind-with-furry-friends-at-utc-petting-zoo\/petting-zoo-25-12\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"497\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"340\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"71373\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9723-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,821\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Angela Foster\\\/University of Tennessee at Chattanooga&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 8&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Students pet animals at the Petting Zoo Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025 on Chamberlain Field.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1759321827&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;14&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Petting Zoo-25-&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Petting Zoo-25-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9723-2-300x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9723-2-1024x701.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9723-2.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9723-2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9723-2-1024x701.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9723-2-768x525.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9723-2-800x547.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9723-2-580x397.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9723-2-610x417.jpg 610w\" width=\"497\" height=\"340\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"497\" data-original-height=\"340\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Petting Zoo-25-\" alt=\"Students smile and reach out to pet a small shaggy Highland cow standing under a blue University of Tennessee at Chattanooga tent during an outdoor campus event.\" style=\"width: 497px; height: 340px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students pet animals at the Petting Zoo Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025 on Chamberlain Field. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 379px; height: 344px;\" data-original-width=\"379\" data-original-height=\"344\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/10\/students-unwind-with-furry-friends-at-utc-petting-zoo\/petting-zoo-25-13\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"375\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"340\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"71374\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9779.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1086\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Angela Foster\\\/University of Tennessee at Chattanooga&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 8&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Students pet animals at the Petting Zoo Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025 on Chamberlain Field.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1759322526&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;60&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Petting Zoo-25-&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Petting Zoo-25-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9779-300x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9779-1024x927.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9779.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9779.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9779-1024x927.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9779-768x695.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9779-800x724.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9779-580x525.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Petting-Zoo-25-9779-610x552.jpg 610w\" width=\"375\" height=\"340\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"375\" data-original-height=\"340\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Petting Zoo-25-\" alt=\"A smiling student crouches on the grass and gently pets a light-colored llama wearing a halter during the UTC petting zoo event.\" style=\"width: 375px; height: 340px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students pet animals at the Petting Zoo Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025 on Chamberlain Field. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Library and the Office of Student and Family Engagement brought a petting zoo to campus, giving students a chance to relax and connect with animals between classes. 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