Water skiing squirrel twiggy biography

Novelty act (present)

Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel is an animal novelty act featuring an eastern gray squirrel who skis around a heated pool. The original Twiggy was adopted in by Florida roller-skating rink owners Chuck and Lou Ann Best. They taught her to water ski, which made international news.

The Best family began traveling with Twiggy for national tours, film appearances, and media profiles.

In 1978, a baby squirrel was rescued by Chuck and Lou Ann Best …

Forty years after Twiggy's debut, Chuck and Lou Ann Best's son, Chuck Jr, took over operations of the squirrel performances. Twiggy doesn't mind water-skiing, according to Lou Ann Best, who told The Washington Post in "there's nothing unnatural about what she's doing."^[1]

History

Chuck and Lou Ann Best, a couple living in Sanford, Florida, operated a roller-skating rink where they featured animal performers including a roller-skating chimpanzee named Moose.

In , a roofer friend gave the couple an orphaned squirrel who had fallen o