This week in ETW

Recently I added a hammock to the Ring Tailed Lemur indoor stalls. I have seen both Cassandra and Satyrus snuggled up together in it but when I reached for my camera they jumped up. I got lucky the other day and snapped a pic of Lycus lounging in it. I was working for Keeper Jill this past Saturday (who was attending the AAZK conference) and wanted do some fun enrichment for the Bears and for me to watch. So IRead more

The Bears- June 26.

What a lovely day yesterday was- cool and only 80 degrees- so we were worked  in the bear yard: scooping poop, weed-eating around fences, spreading food, etc. From a service road near the Butterfly House, I pruned a bunch of Russian Olive plants that had ripe berries and put them in the bear yard, along with the bear food and “fruity-ice blocks” for the bears. I happened to have a camera with me and took a bunch of photos toRead more

Bear Hugs

  One Sunday morning while checking on all the Explore the Wild animals I couldn’t tell if there was one or two bears sleeping in the bear cave. So I used our visitor camera at overlook and zoomed in to check it out. Then I saw the cutest thing- Mimi was spooning Gus! Super cute and it brought a great big smile to my face first thing in the morning.   Here are a couple photos of bears having fun.Read more

QuikPost: bear station quiz

Katy was training the bears last week and got them all to their station. YAY KATY for having your camera to document the feat. Each bear has a specific station (stump) that they are supposed to go to. Katy’s been working hard to get the bears to their specific station, and to have all four bears at their specific station at the same time is awesome! Can you name the bears, from left to right? (Sorry Katy, you know theRead more

Gus plays in the hay

Really cute video of Gus playing in the hay a couple weeks ago. Sorry it’s not the best quality- you never have the best camera with you when you need it. (the quality is better if you do not maximize the screen). [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3lQydZv-mk[/youtube]Read more

Gus Bear

Olivia Lattanzi got this shot of Gus at our evening bear program last week. call extension 313 at the Museum to sign up for the last few spots of this fall’s bear programs. Thanks for sharing your photo Olivia!Read more