It’s a long story, but I’ll make it short. I have had a hive of honey bees living in my house. Not in areas where you could see them, just hear them: in the ceiling above the bathroom and below my daughter’s bedroom floor. Yesterday, Bee Keepers came to my house to remove the hive. It was really really interesting. You can see the section of ceiling cut out- about 12×24 inches. The bees are being vacuumed up by aRead more
Posts tagged: #animals
Spotlight: Cassidy Walpole
A few weeks ago Kristen wrote a post about our new keeper, Cassidy. I first met Cassidy about 13 years ago when she started volunteering in the animal department. She was a great “youth partner”. So great, that in 1998 she was the Durham Volunteer Center’s Youth Volunteer of the Year and won the Governor’s Award for Outstanding Volunteer Service that same year. She went off to college, and my interaction with Cassidy was limited to providing references for her,Read more
Catching some rays
I did a post a few months ago about an outdoor playpen that we were working on for our education animals that live inside. We wanted this enclosure to be suitable for many different animals to use, and with some work we made that possible. Now this outdoor area can hold opossums, chinchillas, ferrets, rabbits, chickens, turtles, bearded dragons and alligators (not all together, of course!) We are pretty excited about having this new enrichment possibility for our animals, asRead more
Red Wolf Master Plan Meeting Prep.
I am preparing for next month’s red wolf species survival plan (SSP) master plan meeting. This is an annual meeting where staff from institutions that house red wolves as well as other agencies that support red wolves get together to discuss the goals and issues facing the species. By “preparing” I mean not only dealing with the logistical issues of getting to the meeting but also gathering information to share about our current red wolves, general husbandry and veterinary questions,Read more
Munch Cam Fun
Munch Cam is a new feature of the Museum’s web site that focuses on our animals eating. These clips are short, humorous, and informative. Check out some of the Munch Cam clips below and see others on the Munch Cam page of the Museums web site or on the Museum’s YouTube channel. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfbO1ssRCNg] [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZljWw7Ltpzo] [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBcVLDJvLXI] [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=On04t6OZorg]Read more
Black Bear Cubs: Appalachian Bear Rescue
I got an email from my friend Lisa, the curator at the Appalachian Bear Rescue (ABR). Their mission is to rehabilitate injured or orphaned bears and return them to the wild. Mimi, one of our black bears, came to us from ABR. Mimi was kept illegally in Alabama and made her way to ABR. Lisa determined that Mimi would not be a good candidate to survive in the wild. Lisa then began her search to find Mimi a good captiveRead more