Our Retail Ops Team dressed up as our Bears this year for Halloween: Last year folks from our Guest Relations and Services team dressed up as the wolf family. A few years ago Ro from Development dressed as me- check it out, here. Read more
Posts filed in: Bears
QuikPics: Mimi and Melon
One of my favorite people shared these pictures of one of my favorite bears eating watermelon (one of my favorite fruits). Thanks Courtney for sharing these great photos of Mimi!Read more
Watermelon Day 2018 a Huge Success
We had a great time yesterday at Watermelon Day. Thanks to everyone who came, weathered the heat, asked great questions, and donated 101 watermelons!Read more
QuikPics: mowing the bear yard
This is what I look like when mowing the bear yard: This is what the bears look like when I mow the bear yard: This is what the Woodchuck in the bear yard does after I mow the bear yard: Read more
Christmas 2017
So, I’m sweating at 5:30. Last night I set out shorts and sweat pants and a sweatshirt. I know I am always hot with the heat blowing while working indoors, so I set out layers to wear today. Yay for being prepared. Here’s the but… I decided not to wear them — what the heck was I thinking!! My alarm went off at 4:52 and I drug myself off the couch (with glasses on and not lost this year), brushedRead more
Virginia’s treatment plan
I’ve watched Virginia, our black bear that has been at the Museum since June 2005, grow from a 15 pound cub still on a bottle to a full-grown black bear. We noticed many months ago she had an intermittent yet recurring limp. It never stopped her from doing anything but it just wasn’t going away no matter what variety of treatments we provided. Diagnosis has been a challenge, but we had a team from NCSU College of Veterinary Medicine outRead more