A while ago, I posted about Lightning getting a visit from the dentist. A few weeks ago our alpaca Retro had to get her teeth looked at too. Her teeth needed to be floated so Dr. Cannedy came and went to work.Read more
Henry & Galileo’s Super Bowl Prediction- 2013
The San Francisco 49ers go head to head with the Baltimore Ravens, so who is our woodchuck and opossum rooting for? A few years ago Henry was right Last year we had a snafu with the video and Henry chose incorrectly, but Galileo was right. Watch the video below to see who Henry and Galileo chose [youtube]http://youtu.be/ZqrN9iJmuHw[/youtube] Read more
QuikPost: Box for Yona Bear
I was going through old blogs and found one I hadn’t posted yet which was a video of Yona playing with a box. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0tsm9fr3I0[/youtube]Read more
QuikPic:Rainy Day
I snapped this photo on a real rainy day while I was waiting the storm out in the barn. The alpaca seemed real relaxed. This position is cush sometimes spelled kush in alpaca vocabulary.Read more
Scout, the Muscovy Duck
If you travel up to the farmyard, you will notice that we have a domesticated Muscovy duck named Scout. He doesn’t quack because Muscovy ducks hiss. Scout is 6 years old and I know this because he and I have been here at the museum the same time. He came as an egg from Keeper Kent. He hatched only a few days before I started working here. When he was little he was actually on display in Carolina Wildlife inRead more
Happy Holidays
Every year the museum has put on Santa train. This year we were give the opportunity to decorate a tree, so the animal department got some stuff together and decided to give it a try. We found various stuffed animals , an owl tree topper, some pre-made ornaments and some that the keepers painted themselves. The garland that hangs on the tree is made from the twine that is from our hay bales. We made popcorn and craisin ropeRead more