Posts filed in: Education
So you like the lemurs…?
Hi again everyone! So it was time to write my next blog post and as I was sitting and thinking and sitting and thinking and sitting (and getting yelled at for sitting too long) and thinking some more I was trying to decide what to write about. I could write about some of the animals here at the museum. Or some of my coworkers. Or about how one day I’ll have my own show on Animal Planet (it could happen!). Read more
A Rough Patch :(
It’s been four days and we’ve lost two animals and a keeper (Kristen is not dead, just gone). We had been concerned about our muskrat and last Friday – he was just not behaving right. By Sunday morning it was time to euthanize him. Cher opossum was under treatment for a UTI. She was getting better but yesterday things seemed worse again. After conferring with Dr. Vanderford we extended Cher’s treatment and had a plan to take her in for x-rays if sheRead more
Christopher goes to School
Christopher, our barred owl that lives outside next to Max the Steer and Chummix the Goat in the Farmyard, recently took a field trip to a local school to visit some second graders. He had a great time. Sherry (the Animal Department Director) gave the students all kinds of interesting information about him (you can read more about barred owls here and here). The students were able to meet several of our eduction animals during a special animal program (IRead more
The trials, tribulations, and benefits of red wolf fostering
Fostering is important because it not only increases the wild population, but it also helps to keep the genetic diversity as high as possible. If you remember from a previous post, genetic diversity is a constant battle when managing the red wolf breeding program. There are many variables that have to fall neatly into place for a successful foster to occur. To start, red wolf field biologists must be able to follow the movements and actions of a wild, radio-collared female wolfRead more
No such thing as a Poisonous Snake… (Part 2)
And now, as promised and to confuse you further, here is the second half of my posting on venomous snakes. For a refresher on the first part, or just cause you can’t get enough of me, here’s a link to the first half. This posting will delve into the different types of venom that venomous species of snakes actually can possess. Oh, and by the way- a little further down is a picture of what can happen to someone’s armRead more