In past years we have had Henry the Woodchuck and Galileo Opossum pick some winners of the Super Bowl. Sometimes they get them right and of course some of the time they get them wrong. This year, we have Filou Opossum.This year its the New England Patriots against the Seattle Seahawks. I am positive there are a lot of people who are pleased with his decision. Here is the action footageRead more
Creature Feature: Franklin Tortoise
Franklin, is a red footed tortoise. They can be found in the wild in South America and their conservation status is labeled as “vulnerable” right now because of habitat destruction and the wild population is being over harvested for the pet trade. Franklin is one of our education animals so he lives with the other educational reptiles in a temperature controlled room. Here at the museum, Franklin’s diet consists of a big salad every day. He gets 100g of greens,Read more
QuikPic:Henry
I was going through some pictures and found this one of Henry. Immediately, I thought about the Wacky Wavers that you see on the side of the road. He’s adorable no matter what shape he is in!Read more
Creature Feature: The Killdeer
This is the first Killdeer I have had the pleasure to work with. Killdeers are a type of shorebird that you can see usually running around in shorts bursts, stopping, peeking around and bolting off again. You’ll see them in freshly cut fields,golf courses etc…, occasionally you will see them at the shore.They have really skinny long legs and can be heard shouting KILLDEER. I personally have not heard anything like that except for a few screams once in aRead more
The Mantis Shrimp
You’re probably wondering why am I writing about a shrimp. I wonder sometimes about the content of my blogs too, but this one interested me personally. I have started a saltwater tank at home and have been doing research and came across this little crustacean that I thought was very interesting. Pic by shutterstock Not only can these critters be striking to look at, but they are some powerful beings. Many people keep them in special built tanks because theyRead more
Amazon wishlist
Photo Sometimes the animal department gets a lot of items donated to us and sometimes people will usually ask us if there is anything we are in need of. Keeping track of these things can get difficult, so I decided to make an Amazon wish list for the department. This way, everything is on the list with prices (big and small), quantities needed and our information is all filled out for us to receive it. http://amzn.com/w/17NDP1V85KVKR Below are some picsRead more