We don’t usually have much time to play with the animals because we are busy cleaning their exhibits and feeding them. However, when the opportunity arises, we always try to take full advantage! Check out this video of me and Lightning playing fetch. Watch how Lightning actually does a lot more with the ball than just “fetch” it; he swings it around in his mouth, runs it down the fence railing, plays tug-of-war with me, and even picks up hisRead more
Posts tagged: #animals
“Watch it grow!”
Katy called me over first thing yesterday morning to look at our new animal on exhibit… a chia pet!!! (a.k.a. our exhibit box turtle buried under his moss) Ch ch ch chia!Read more
mealworms
Mealworms are a portion of many Musuem animal diets, including the robins in the aviary, the bearded dragons, our Silkie chicken, and our American toads. For weeks I have been hearing rumors about a “national mealworm shortage” but as our supplier never had any problems providing us with our normal 20,000 large mealworms, I wasn’t too worried. Well, I guess this shortage has finally made its way up to the major suppliers, because when I called to order… there wereRead more
Spotlight: Erin Brown
Erin is the Museum’s only animal keeper assistant. She spends most of her time taking care of the animals in Carolina Wildlife as well as the animals used for education programs. You’ll rarely get a chance to see her because she’s hard at work behind-the-scenes, or if you do see her she is behind glass in one of the exhibits cleaning. On Thursday mornings, however, you might actually get a chance to see her not behind glass as she helpsRead more
Bear pictures
I came across some pictures of Virginia and Mimi, two of our black bears, that I thought were worth sharing. Click on the pictures to enlarge them! Virginia as a cub Virginia relaxing in the sun Mimi loves water and grapes! (both taken at the Appalachian Bear Rescue) Mimi takes a nap on some deadfallRead more
Roadkill
I was driving home from work yesterday and as I got close to home there was a lone vulture sitting in the middle of the road. I slowed to a stop, as did the car coming the other direction. The vulture took its time to pick something up from the road and then took off. As clear as could be was a squashed black rat snake, probably about 4 foot long, hanging from the vulture’s mouth. I was very excitedRead more