It’s been so busy I haven’t had time to share photos with you. Some places at the Museum had as much as 3 inches of snow, and we were closed on Wednesday. Aaron and I noticed lots of tracks in the snow in the wolf yard. Sorry, no photos as I couldn’t hold a camera, broom, pool skimmer (to break the ice and remove it from the pool), food, and bucket. All the bears were in their usual winter Read more
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Super Bowl XLVIII
The Super Bowl is coming up and happens to be on Ground Hog Day. We’ve done several posts on Ground Hog day because of Henry. Previously, we did Super Bowl predictions a few times. Henry managed to make his choice again for 2014, when the Denver Broncos will be playing Seattle Seahawks. [youtube]http://youtu.be/oarcxbjfxu0[/youtube] If Henry happens to guess wrong, I know a few people who will be VERY disappointed! Read more
Where are the Ring-Tailed Lemurs?
It has been cold lately and that means that the Ring-tailed lemurs have been inside in their indoor holding area. Since they are inside, we want to make sure that they are getting enriched. A recent enrichment item that we have used for the lemurs is skewering dried fruit on pumpkins or like in the following pictures on paper towel tubes. Read more
Brr, it’s cold…where are the bears?
Our bear exhibit is large and it can be difficult to spot a bear in normal weather but when it is cold it can be very difficult. So, where are the bears when it is very cold? (Below) Yona in her hay bed on top of the cliff, in the background you can see the bear house where another bear likes to spend her time. (Below) Va in her hay bed on the cliff but it is on the oppositeRead more
Big Word of the Month: Prehensile
If you’ve been to a Meet the Keeper program at Lemurs, you may have heard someone ask if the Red Ruffed Lemurs have “thumbs” or “fingers” on the ends of their tails. The answer is “no”; the little bit of naked tail that sticks out in varying lengths from the normally furry tails of our lemurs is a by-product of over grooming. The Red Ruffed lemurs will occasionally groom their tail tips by licking, chewing or rubbing at them withRead more
A loss in the department
Sadly, I’m writing this blog to let you know about our most recent loss, Scout. Scout was a big part of my career here, he hatched only a few days before I started. We would pal around in the mornings together in the farmyard before the museum would open. You could call him and he would come to you, at night he would know how to get to his stall and depending what time of year it was you hadRead more