A lot of the times when I am in the farmyard and next to our new Alpaca exhibit, I get asked whats the difference between an Alpaca and Llama. EARS: Photo Photo SIZE Image Even though they are in the same family Camelidae, they are used for different purposes by humans. Alpacas are used for their fibers and Llama are used as pack animals to carry things or in meat production. Some llamas are bred genetically for differentRead more
QuikPost-The Dire Wolf
If you have read the series of books or watched the show “Game of Thrones”, you have heard of a Dire Wolf. Several of us in the animal department are heavily into the books or show and wind up discussing it a lot of the time. So, the Dire Wolf is one of the major components of the story and I knew there once were REAL Dire Wolves, but didnt know much about them. Canis dirus translated to “fearsome dog”Read more
Alpaca Pool
Recently, we added a pool to our alpacas yard. We had a good feeling that they would use it because we kept finding a lot of dirt in their water buckets and evidence of water being splashed around. It took a while to be able to capture it on film, but we finally did. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpyxNSOpXBs[/youtube] Read more
It belongs to…
So a couple days ago I posted the mystery poop Yes, Auggie was the creator and although I didn’t train him to make it sit upright when I found it, I was very proud. An interesting fact is that pigs can be trained to relieve themselves in one spot. They can have a very big “litter box” inside a home. Read more
Who did that come from?
In my last blog I told you guys I was going to focus on poop. I try not to break my promises. So can anyone identify this lovely specimen? Remember, this is not restricted to the farmyard so there are a lot of possibilities. I would also like to add that I found this poop sitting up straight and I was impressed.Read more
p00p
“Ewwwwwwww!” That is one of the most popular words I hear being shouted by children as they watch one of the farmyard animals defecate. But, hey…. we all “do” it. There is that popular book entitled Everyone Poops (that just so happens to be sold in our gift shop) that explains how everyone and everything capable can and will poop. Poop, can actually be an animal keepers best friend. Now, I don’t go to the movies with a scoop ofRead more