You may have read Marilyn’s post about Godzilla, one of our bearded dragons, and his new cage set up. Well, now that we’ve had some really balmy afternoons, we figured it was about time to get all the supplies ready for the cages to be rolled outside so the dragons can get some some fresh air and most importantly, natural sunlight. As we adjusted Godzilla’s cage and that of his neighbor, Beardy Jr. ( a younger female) there were aRead more
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Animal Videos
We’ve posted a few videos of our animals over the months. Below are links to each post, just click on each one if you’d like to be able to quickly get to the videos. Bears eating. This is a time compressed video, as it states, showing our bears eating. Bear Hammock. This is a time compressed video showing our bears in their new hammock. Wolf enrichment. This shows red wolf #1390 interacting with some really great enrichment. Max running. ThisRead more
Creature Feature: Misha the Red-tailed Hawk
You may have seen a recent post about Birdapalooza, an event held here a few weeks ago. The day-long event included programs that discussed different species of birds, including raptors. Keeper Jill took the opportuntiy to do a program with our red-tailed hawk, Misha. Misha was born in the wild, but in November 1991 he was brought to the Carolina Raptor Center in Charlotte, N.C. with an eye injury.The staff there rehabilitated him and taught him to sit on aRead more
Red Wolf Award
Two weeks ago I received thanks from the Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA) for the Museum’s involvement in the red wolf recovery program. In 2007 the Red Wolf Recovery Program won top honors from AZA: The North American Conservation Award is presented annually by AZA, and is described by AZA as: The Association of Zoos and Aquariums names conservation as its highest priority, and recognizes exceptional efforts by AZA Institution, Related Facility or Conservation Partner members toward regional habitatRead more
Pile of gators
No, it’s not our new version of stackable kapla blocks–it’s just our American Alligators piled up under the basking light in their Carolina Wildlife exhibit. Alligators bask in the sun, or move to cool spots, to help regulate their body temperature. Their hot spot in our exhibit is from a 160 watt heat and UVB light bulb made for reptiles, so you will often see them hanging out under it. I was amused to find them piggybacking like this! TheRead more
Big Word of the Month: When is bedtime
Are there really early birds and night owls in nature? Most animals have normal daily patterns of activity. Biologists often divide behavioral patterns into one of three categories: Diurnal – being most active during daylight hours Nocturnal – being most active during nighttime hours Crepuscular– being most active around sunrise and sunset What kinds of animals do you think would fall into each of these categories?Check the comments section to see some examples.Read more