So, we’re short staffed again: vacation, sickness, babysitting…and I’m in on my day off. Oh Well.I don’t keep a camera in pocket so I cannot, yet again, show you what’s going on around here: ERIN– HAVE YOU GONE HOME AGAIN WITH THE CAMERA?!? (To be fair to Erin, I could grab another camera). So, for you faithful Blog readers, here’s the deal. We might be getting a new bear. I’ll know more in the next week or two, but here’sRead more
Posts tagged: #animals
What are you talking about!?
I have often thought of the types of things we (the keepers) say on a daily basis that sound completely normal to us, but would probably sound quite bizarre out of context to another person. The topics of our conversations are obviously very relevant to our jobs, but many of our random one-liner sentences are kind of funny and/or disturbing when heard by themselves! I asked the keepers to help me out by keeping a list of these one-liners asRead more
Power Outage: What To Do.
Thanks for the comments and thoughts about what needs to get done when the power goes out at the Museum. From reading your comments on the last post, I think you got the picture of what’s needed. While it’s true in the real world wild animals don’t need power, it’s not the same for the captive critters, or critter care-takers. Many animals do just fine, and many exhibits do just fine too, but there’s still a lot to take careRead more
Preparing for Power Outage
Usually we prepare for the power going out due to weather. Not this time.A big panel (yes, that’s the technical term) needs to be upgraded and we’re going to be without power for a day+ in the animal department.There’s lots to think about.Can you add your ideas to the comment section please. WHAT WOULD YOU BE THINKING ABOUT IF YOU WERE ME? (I’ll share what were doing a few days from now, but I am curious to see what ourRead more
new baby alligator
This is our new alligator to be used for education programs. He/she lives behind the scenes, so I thought I would give you a sneak peak. This little one hatched in September 2008. You can see he/she fits in my hand quite easily and is not much bigger than a dollar bill. You can see our new exhibit alligators in Carolina Wildlife. These three ‘gators were hatched in September 2007 and are much bigger than this little one. The fourRead more
Creature Feature: 1 3/4 wing barred owl
This is 1 3/4 Wing Barred Owl. She came to the museum in August of 1989, and was already an adult, so she is over 20 years old! When she arrived, she already had part of her left wing missing because it was fractured and had to be removed. The rest of the fractured wing healed incorrectly, and is kind of twisted. With this type of injury, she would obviously never be able to fly properly or live in theRead more