Linda, is this a Joke??

Every year our school has a theme, and the theme for the upcoming year is "wild things", a zoo theme. (Not the kids, I hope!!)

So, I was a bit perplexed when I received this email from my principal, Linda Fields.

All,

Please see the attached picture of the “wild thing” currently visiting Hershey.  It is a blue tailed lizard that is quite harmless.  We would love to help him find his way back to the wild.  Let us know if you see him and we will return him to his natural habitat.

Chief Zoo Keeper

Linda Fields

Principal

Hershey Elementary

7521 East 300 North

Lafayette, Indiana  47905

(765) 269-8281

My initial thought was that she had planned some sort of treasure hunt in the building for us, a fun idea to begin the school year.

Except that, she attached this picture...

Oh my goodness, there really is a lizard on the loose in the building!!

Actually, it is ablue tailed skink (a juvenile; you can tell because the tail is still blue.) They are found in woodland habitats.

The blue tailed skink's habitat.

Another photo of one.

I hope I find it - I love wildlife! And I love how Linda signed her email.