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What’s Lightning dreaming about?

Lightning Donkey is doing much better– his eye has cleared up and his hoof is getting better too, thanks to Dr. Cannedy and his much hated (by Lightning) Epsom salt soaks. So don’t let the picture below startle you! Look closer and you will just see a very sleepy donkey completely konked out in the sun! Lightning will often sleep in this bought-the-farm pose, and we get quite a few radio calls from the guest services desk letting us knowRead more
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Lightning update: he’s sick

The Keepers noticed that Lightning was lame (limping) Sunday night. He was still limping Monday morning so we called Dr. Cannedy to come take a look. By the afternoon, lightning also had a runny eye. If you come by to visit, you’ll see him looking pitiful as he has a hoof abscess and an ulcer in his eye. He’s on medicine for both issues. Help us wish him a speedy recovery.Read more

(Me) Sink or (Bear) Swim…

I am heading to a fancy wedding. I never get dressed up. I typically look like this. (actually, not usually even this good). I was looking for other photos of me to share with you so you could get the idea. (Those of you who know me need not see any photos to get the idea). While looking for photos, however, I came across this video of Ursula swimming and decided you would be much more interested in seeing thisRead more
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Explore the Wild (in the lemur exhibit)

I was feeding the lemurs a while ago, spreading their food around the exhibit on the rocks, the branches and in crooks of trees, and nearly plopped a piece of banana -smeared chow onto this little guy! He’s a gray tree frog. I had the camera with me, and thought I should get a shot of how well he camouflages himself. I had already let the lemurs into the exhibit, and Satyrus was following me around, trying to anticipate myRead more
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Training video

I’ve been meaning to take a video of the keepers and animals doing a training session and finally remembered last week. The keepers each work with a specific animal or group of animals: The red ruffed lemurs are working with Cassidy. The ring tail lemurs are working with Kristen The bears are working with Katy The barred owls are working with Jill Max the steer is working with Kent Lightning the donkey is working with Erin Chummix goat is workingRead more