Karsten looks for animals anywhere he goes. He loves going to the bayou or pond to find tadpoles, fish, turtles, snails... He knows everyth
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Learn moreKarsten loves to explore nature's creation in the form of animals. He constantly finds animals outside and tries to create a habitat for them. Also, he loves watching videos finding animals or creating homes for them. He knows more types of fish than a fisherman. Karsten has been super into animals since he was 2, and he continues to love and be curious about them.
His favorite animal is a turtle. We have a retention pond near our house with hundreds of turtles, so we go feed them and watch them. When they get close, Karsten will go in and catch them. He likes the different colors they can sometimes be and he likes when they have unique patterns on their shells.
Looking for and catching green anoles and lizards. Karsten will catch them and then make a "habitat" for them in a plastic box with turf, logs, water, fake little trees, and food. He let's them crawl on his chest and arms; he even puts them on his head sometimes. But we release them every night.
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