The sign welcoming you to Wendt’s Wildlife Adventure in Nicholas County depicts a sloth hanging from the branch of a tree. Just off US 68 near Carlisle on Maysville Road you’ll find sloths and so much more.
Some 500 animals from 35 species inhabit this family-run zoo created by Wisconsin transplants Shaun and Julie Wendt. The couple opened their zoo two years ago after working and living on the road doing pig races, camel rides, and petting zoos from New York to Florida.
Julie says it was a fun time because she and her husband spent all their time together. They even homeschooled their two oldest boys, Colt, and Eli, on the road.