I mentioned a week or so ago when posting about the copperhead I would tell you a bit more about Keeper Mary. Mary joined our team this past June and has been a great gift to us from the beginning. Before joining our team she worked at the Brandywine Zoo in Delaware for many years. She does our weekly grocery shopping and quickly picked up the routine. Her quirky sense of humor and her positive energy are welcome asset. SheRead more
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Help from our Landscape Staff…
… but not with landscaping or grounds work. During a rainy day last month Jose and James were looking to find some indoor work We put them to work and were very happy to have their help! Read more
Behind the Scenes Programs
About once, sometimes twice, each month we do special behind the scenes programs. These programs are really fun to do- spending extra time with some of the animals and some of our members is a special experience for everyone involved. A couple weeks ago at the bear behind the scenes program I challenged some adults to tattoo themselves and send me the photos. Thanks to Courtney (and Ro), below, for being my first takers. We had a fun night makingRead more
Christmas 2013
Twas the night before Christmas and left at my house, a bag of sweet potatoes for the Museum Bears. (If I were Sarah, I am sure I could have come up with some great rhyme… in fact she probably could write my entire Christmas post to the Poem Twas the night before Christmas– check out her previous poems here and here). The day started with me very very tired, and unable to find my glasses. I’ve got about 10-15 pillowsRead more
Thanks for the Help
While we’ve been short staffed we’ve enlisted the help of any other Museum staffers who volunteered to lend a hand. Maureen, from our Human Resources department, has helped out scooping in the bear yard as well as prepping diets in the Kitchen. I can only assume (or hope) that working with the animal department is WAY more exciting than sitting at her desk doing “human resource” things! I haven’t convinced her yet to act as a bear as her predecessorRead more
Christmas 2012
It’s noon and here’s my report so far. What I learned on Christmas: 1) The Blue Jay does not like head lamps; 2) Lycus may wander, but he comes back; 3) Yona doesn’t like grapes; 4) when you have no donkey treats in the Farmyard and you need the donkey to take his meds, even if you try every single kind of dried fruit known to humankind, you still have to go back to the building to get donkey treats forRead more