Two road closures, one tree down, and a two-car smash-up that closed most lanes on I-85. All while inhaling the delightful smell of animal poop, wafting from the rear of the van. It was worth it. Meet Kerby and Styx, our newest acquisitions to the museum family of animals. Both came to us (after 6+ hours of road tripping) from the Carolina Raptor Center (CRC) just outside Charlotte. CRC is very successful in returning injured raptors to the wild afterRead more
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Ultrasound for a Snake
Last Thursday Katy and I took Todd, our black rat snake in for an ultrasound of his heart. Since Dr. Godshalk, a board certified veterinary radiologist, doesn’t have a lot of snakes for clients, we had to bring a “normal” snake so she could compare the heart of one to the other. We took the snakes to VSH in Cary- this is where, 3 years ago, Dr. Godshalk helped us out with Cassandra’s brush with death. All went well. Read more
QuikPic: Nothing like a woodchuck sleeping.
I caught this photo of Henry sleeping last week: This reminded me of other cute woodchuck moments: Baby Henry. Henry exploring Carolina Wildlife. What can a woodchuck do with lots of raisin boxes? Interview with a Groundhog. And let’s not forget Wendy and her thievery. Read more
Poetry and Identification
Sarah, our resident poet, was asked to take photos of our painted turtles for identification purposes. Below is what showed up on my desk. can you identify the turtles based on the poem and the photos? (The name of each turtle is underlined). Oscar is oval. He’s first on the left. He’s the biggest we have And makes quite a mess. Exhibit is round, She’s shaped like a dot. She matches her tank mate Who’s covered in spots. Shelly isRead more
Funny opossum photo
Katy has been going through her photos and came across this one of Galileo which made us both laugh. Annie was terrified when she found Galileo in the ball so the ball now looks like this But, since the opossum got out of the ball just fine, Katy and I think the ball should not be labeled “not for opossum use” but rather “not for Annie use” Read more