My neighbors have 2 rescue camels from a circus rescue in my area. A rescue and haven for ex “performance” animals. They are well cared for, and I support the organization.
The Camels are are a novelty in my neighborhood, they are housed in a huge, like 10 acre pasture and get lots of attention. My personal exotic desire would be Vietnamese Water Buffalos. lol
We also have a local wildlife “zoo” that houses native, non-releasable species, such as birds of prey, black bears and cougars.
A fatal cougar attack in the 90’s in my community that killed a woman, resulted in the female cougars only cub being placed in this refuge after she was killed for her fatal attack on the jogger.
I’m a mountain lion advocate and would never report any sightings unless people or animals were at risk. People up here flip out when their is a cougar sighting, they find it more upsetting to think of being killed by a lion than a sociopath. lol
” Willow” the male cougar cub was a local celebrity for years in our community. :-)