Many of us Keepers have nicknames that we give to the animals in our care. Many times these nicknames are fitting to the personalities of the particular animal. One such animal is Maky, one of our new Ring-tailed Lemurs. Sherry and I have had the pleasure of taking care of the new Lemurs while they were in quarantine and we have gotten to know their personalities a little bit. One day when we were deworming the boys, Maky grabbed theRead more
Posts filed in: Exhibits
QuikPics: Ring-tailed lemurs
Former volunteer Karyn got these photos of our Toledo Boys. Enjoy.Read more
Yona on Ice!
With the cold weather in the past month the pool in the bear exhibit froze over. It was so frozen that the middle pool could actually hold the weight of the bears! Typically, the bears tend to avoid the snow and ice but on this particular day I guess Yona was feeling playful! I was able to capture this video of her playing on the ice! [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCU6F3tOVWY]Read more
QuicPics: Shower Photos
We have a shower in the animal department. Nothing fancy, but certainly helpful at times. During last month’s cold weather we moved Misha in:Read more
QuikPics: Meet Mona and Gypsy
Mona and Gypsy are here. They will move in with Rocky, Patches, and Lightning soon.Read more
Public Perception of Primates in the Media
Check out this scientific article about the “Impact of Visual Context on Public Perceptions of Non-Human Primate Performers“. (or the direct link at: http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.011848) ABSTRACT: Prior research has shown that the use of apes, specifically chimpanzees, as performers in the media negatively impacts public attitudes of their conservation status and desirability as a pet, yet it is unclear whether these findings generalize to other non-human primates (specifically non-ape species). We evaluated the impact of viewing an image ofRead more