We don’t want Degu babies, so we neutered our male Degu, Luis. However, we thought we might be too late with the surgery – AND WE WERE! Florencia was already pregnant by the time we neutered Luis. Take a look at the photos below from the neutering, and tomorrow we’ll post some photos or videos of the 6 baby Degus that were born on May 23!Read more
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Bear Awareness Week!!
Okay Sports Fans, here it is! The start of a week which revolves around our fuzzy and lovable friends! They eat a bunch, they sleep a bunch, they shed a bunch – no they’re not Italians – they’re our Bears! It’s officially Bear Awareness Week! And we here at the Museum are lucky enough to have 5 of the lovable fuzz buckets that we call part of the family to enjoy each day. Gus, Ursula, Mimi, Virginia and Yona areRead more
Sheep and Waffles
It’s time to say goodbye to our wonderful interns, Casey and Jessica. They have worked as keepers, with us, 3 days a week for 4 months- we will miss them! Casey and Jessica are in the Zoo and Aquarium Science Program at Davidson County Community College. On top of working and classes, the interns had to present an enrichment project. They choose to create a teepee tree for the lemurs. The goal of their creation was to increase social interactionRead more
Second Smallest Primate in the World
Last week at the Lemur -Meet the Keeper program, I meet two grandparents who told me all about the second smallest primate in the world and I wanted to share this adorable creature with you all. The Bohol Tarsier, who lives in the Philippines, belongs to the primate sub-order Prosimian- making them a close relative to the Lemurs here at the museum. They are obviously tiny little animals- no more than 5 inches long and 142 grams. (the smallest primate in the world is theRead more
Bear Fear
I love hiking!!! Especially right here in Durham, the trails at the Eno River State Park are varied enough that you get a different experience each time. I often travel to hike in other cities so I like to be prepared for the local wildlife. It’s good to know what animals share the trails with you- big predators, venomous snakes, and even large omnivores. Black bears are not local to our area but… if you were traveling…Would you know what toRead more
New Education Critters…
So we have some new education animals! They are super cute and fun to play with and you know you just can’t wait to see them in action! Can you guess what they are? No, they’re aren’t Capybaras. Or baby Cassowaries. Or even Mongolian Hooded Wombats (Sherry wouldn’t buy me one). But they are almost as cute and fun! They are the Degus! (everyone insert raised eyebrows and “duh” expression here) 🙂 Keep reading my friends and learn about theRead more