Happy Groundhog Day! Last year you may have remembered that our Groundhog/Woodchuck Henry, had an interview and predicted the Super Bowl winner last year. This year Henry is in hibernation mode but still gets up every once in a while to eat a peanut or banana. Last year I took this video and in honor of Groundhog Day I thought I would post it. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMQnsyUNJ20&feature=youtu.be[/youtube] Read more
Posts filed in: Carolina Wildlife
What do they do when it’s cold?
Hi everybody! Now the time has come once again for the tank tops, flip flops and short shorts to get packed up again for the season (that’s okay, I don’t look so good in short shorts anyway). The end of fall is gone and we’re officially into winter. The weather has been remarkably warm for this time of year, but we’re past Thanksgiving have even knocked out the big holiday part of the year. That’s right, the buy Mikey presentsRead more
Muskrat video
Here’s the video I said I would share from Christmas of the muskrats eating. Enjoy. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCHUUp7lMvc&feature=youtube_gdata[/youtube] Read more
Bath time
Why do snakes soak themselves in water? Because they don’t have a shower Seriously though, snakes often soak in water before a shed. They may also soak because of mites, to warm themselves up, and just because. Want to read more from us about snakes? Check out these posts: copperheads, venomous 1 and 2 Read more
Meet the new Kid!
Hey there fun bunch! Welcome back! It is my great pleasure to introduce you to our very newest education animal. Her name is Phoebe, and she is our new baby education alligator. You can meet her during programs by our wonderful education staff, and also sometimes at the end of our Thursday public Reptile Feeding programs which begin at 4pm. She is only a few months old and quite adorable. She got her name after a variety of good suggestionsRead more
Hungry Anyone?
The above pictures are prepared food for the animals inside the main museum building, which include the animals you see in Carolina Wildlife as well as the animals in the Education Holding Room (click here to see all of their pictures) and a few of the reptiles from the Reptile Holding Room. The other reptiles eat twice a week on Monday and Thursday. Join us every Thursday afternoon at 4pm for a reptile program in Carolina Wildlife- we feedRead more