Our sheep were sheared yesterday. Some photos below, as well as a video for those of you that cannot come see them in person. (Click on each photo to enlarge). [youtube]http://youtu.be/Q9seJkpUklg[/youtube] Read more
Posts filed in: Videos
Groundbreaking update.
Groundbreaking for the red wolf center in Columbia, NC occurred last week. Kim Wheeler posted this video of day one of work. (And while we’re talking wolves, BIG THANKS for supporting the Crowdrise challenge: the red wolf coalition took second place and earned an additional $15,000!). [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8O93d8yklo&feature=youtu.be[/youtube] Read more
QuikPost: hoarders
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9f189tR2jVY[/youtube] The last couple of days we have been watching our muskrats closely because we were concerned one of them may have been acting a bit lethargic. So you can imagine what a pleasant surprise it was to see them both running around the exhibit early this morning! Most of our visitors that come regularly usually only see our muskrats sleeping in their wooden house. That’s because they tend to be most active in the morning (at least for theRead more
Poison Dart Frog Video
Kimberly wrote about Aposematic coloration last month. After reading the post, Rachael shared this video of our poison dart frogs, “wrestling”. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mp9IqFdEyHE&feature=youtube_gdata[/youtube]Read more
Alpaca Love
Sherry and I recently visited the Carolina Alpaca Celebration to learn a bit about alpacas. Neither one of us really knew what to expect. We learned about their husbandry, their birthing needs, their food requirements, and just how many things you can make out of alpaca wool. But the best thing we learned is that THEY ARE DARN CUTE and THEY TALK TO YOU (well, sort of). In short, we like them. In fact, I even learned how to kissRead more
Super Bowl prediction
Last year, we had our woodchuck Henry predict the Super Bowl winner. He chose correctly, this year Henry chose the PATRIOTS . I do not have this prediction on video because the camera wasn’t working correctly. However, I do have our opossum Galileo picking the GIANTS to win. I am really torn on what animal I should support. I am from New York so naturally I should side with Galileo, but Henry is my main woodchuck pal! Now, the videoRead more