Every Thursday the animal department staff (along with any volunteers or museum staff that can tolerate the keepers) go to lunch together somewhere off campus. Occasionally we splurge and go to Golden Corral. A few weeks ago some of the keepers noticed there was blue cotton candy in the dessert section. We decided to take all the cotton candy they had (of course, we waited until we were on our way out to snag it all) so that we could seeRead more
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Happy Fathers Day
Recently I did a Mothers Day post and thought I would give the Dads some credit too. Emperor Penguin- The males are the ones that balance the eggs on top of their feet and keep them warm for two months before they hatch. Sea Horse- The monogamous male is the one who gets pregnant. The female deposits her eggs into the male which is where they are fertilized. He can hold up to 1,000 of them! Greg Koch Wolves-Read more
Recognition
A while ago I was in my doctors office and saw a National Geographic that talked about animal recognition. It stated that “A team of British scientists has shown that sheep are able to recognize the individual faces of at least 50 sheep and remember them for more than two years.” I then started to think if sheep can do this with other sheep, do we think that the rest of our animals including the sheep recognize members of theRead more
Know Your Meme!
Sorry, this post isn’t about Mimi It’s about meme (pronounced meem). For those who are not that internet savvy, you can go to Know Your Meme and look up things that are internet phenomena. Now, at this time you may be wondering how this is relevant to this blog. A while ago there was a lot “what people think I do/what I really do” photos going around. That is where I found this I thought it was pretty true andRead more
Happy Mothers Day
Happy Mothers Day to all the moms out there Here are some great moms of the animal kingdom Elephants: After carrying a baby for 22 months, she delivers 250 lbs of cuteness. Octopus- Talk about self sacrifice,this mom (depending on its species) can lay up to 200,000 eggs. As if that’s not enough work she may decide to eat her own arms because she will not leave the area to look for food. The kicker is after all that sheRead more
AAZK Rummage Sale Tomorrow
So,before you attend the Magic Wings Festival you need to head across the street under the picnic dome and do a little browsing. Ok, not just browsing but buying items from our AAZK Rummage Sale. Write in your phone and set your reminder for tomorrow Saturday,May 5th Museum of Life and Science Picnic Dome 7am-11am Read more