Dylan Bonnett, a freshman nursing major at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, gives Patty LaBelle, a Polish black and white laced chicken, a place to perch. The Office of Student Involvement hosted a petting zoo on the lawn outside of the Student Recreation and Wellness Center on Sept. 27. Students had the opportunity to pet rabbits, chickens, llamas, lambs, goats, turtles and more.

This photograph was taken by UMSL photographer Derik Holtmann and is the latest to be featured in Eye on UMSL. View more UMSL photos by visiting the UMSL Flickr and Instagram accounts.