It’s that time of year again for the annual AAZK Rummage Sale. The sale will be held on Saturday May 24, 2014 from 7am until noon at the NC Museum of Life and Science Picnic Dome at 433 Murray Ave, Durham NC 27704. All proceeds benefit the NC Piedmont chapter of the American Association of Zoo Keepers. “The mission of The American Association of Zoo Keepers is to advance excellence in the animal keeping profession, foster effective communication beneficial toRead more
Max’s Medication
A couple of weeks ago Max, the steer, wasn’t feeling very well. He had some loose stool, a runny nose and wasn’t as interested in his food as normal. We had Dr. Cannedy come out to look at him to find out what was wrong. Dr. Cannedy came out and gave Max some medication to help with his stool quality as well as medication to help with the other symptoms. One of the issues was Max had an intestinal parasite.Read more
Snow Pictures 2014
More snow pictures of the most recent storm to hit NC. Read more
Interns Learn A Lesson
Being an Animal Keeper requires you to carry certain items with you throughout the day. One of these is a large key ring full of keys. Every once in awhile you will stumble upon a set of keys that have lost their owner. When this happens usually the Keeper who found the keys will relocate them to make it even more difficult for the owner of the keys to find them. This is exactly what happened when a certain KeeperRead more
2013 Animal Department Holiday Potluck Highlights
Every year the Animal Department gets together with our volunteers and has a holiday potluck. There is always good food and good conversations as well as gifts for everyone to enjoy. Here are some of the highlights of our potluck we had in December. Read more
Quick Pics
You never know what you will see when you hang out in the Animal Department. Read more