Around the animal department, everyone has little things that they get strange satisfaction from doing. Cassidy enjoys scrubbing really dirty walls and then rinsing them clean. Larry finds satisfaction in the battle of wills involved when picking donkey hooves. Kent enjoys feeding snakes and injecting air into dead mice so that they float for the alligators to eat. Katy always insists on being the one to scoop poop in the wolf yard, and Marilyn always likes to be the oneRead more
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Creature Feature: Donald the eastern box turtle
Donald is another of our education animals that lives behind the scenes. He came to us in March of 2004, and was brought in by one of the animal keepers. The animal keeper had acquired him from one of our volunteers at the time, who had found him injured in the road after being grazed by a car. When first found, one of Donald’s legs was injured and his shell was damaged, and the volunteer thought he was dead. However,Read more
Creature Feature: Sponge Bob the Softshell Turtle
Sponge Bob was found as a quarter-sized baby in 1993, and was kept as a pet until he was given to the museum by his previous owner in 2004. He lives on exhibit in Carolina Wildlife, but if you visit the museum regularly there is a good chance that you may not have ever seen him before! His exhibit used to be set up differently, and he had a large sandbox that he stayed buried in the majority of theRead more
Tortoise Physicals Complete
Our radiated tortoises got a clean bill of health during their physicals this year. They have moved inside for the winter, and that’s where all the pictures below were taken. When warm enough, they will head outside again, but for now, you can come see them in the Indoor Viewing area on the Lemur Deck.Read more
With Gratitude
Boxes of gifts seemed to pour in the past few days. (The pile of recycling in my office is hefty). Each time I passed a gift note to the Team to read, another gift would arrive. I am so thankful for the well wishes… and who doesn’t love opening gifts! Yet again I am reminded of the impact gratitude has on life. It’s a gift for the giver and receiver. (Check out Dr. Laurie Santos‘ work, or clickRead more
We miss you!
It’s been an intense two weeks– for everyone. I am happy to report that so far, all is mostly okay with the Animal Care Team. Our operations are very different, and it’s quiet not having loads of people around. Some animals seem to prefer having less people on grounds. For instance, the muskrat is more active when it’s quiet. However, our donkey, Lightning, is one that seems to do better when people are here. We’ve set up a table &Read more