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Terms of venery

There are different definitions for this word, but in the form of this blog post,  terms of venery are collective nouns that describe groups that animals are in. No, this is not a English lesson so you don’t have to worry about studying.For example, everyone is familiar with a pack of wolves or a herd of cows. Sometimes these words can change just by action of an animal. An example of this would be a group of geese are aRead more

Tucked in tight!

The other day I was cleaning EHR (our education animal holding room) and the first animal I came across was Jessica Opposum.  She had a sleepover in the playpen the night before and I just had to show everyone where she chose to sleep… in a ferret hammock, now there is a significant difference in the size of ferrets vs opposums.  Enjoy the photos below.  Read more
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Raisins Anyone?

Keeper Jill was organizing some kitchen cabinets and had 8 empty raisin boxes and a brilliant idea- Woodchuck enrichment. Keeper Sarah was scheduled inside the next day, she was warned about the potential mess she had waiting for her. And like a good sport she snapped a few photos before cleaning up.Read more
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Meet Mason and Dixie

Not too long ago, we suffered a few losses in our department. Our ferrets Tinkerbell, Al, Casper and Fluff&Stuff succumbed to their illnesses. Ferrets are susceptible to diseases such as Adrenal Failure and Insulinoma. The two ferrets I personally owned died from these diseases as well. The museum acquired Ladybelle, the ferret, and recently we were able to adopt Mason and Dixie. Mason, is a boy who is sable in color and Dixie, is our albino female ferret. We don’tRead more
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If you could be any animal- which would you be?

I asked my fellow animal keepers this question awhile ago, thinking I’d come up with a funny blog to post. I got a bunch of answers: Kent –  Mottled Rock Snake Sherry-  Eagle Katy-  Elephant Jill-  vegetarian Polar Bear Kristen-  Giraffe Aaron-  Killer Whale Sarah-  Atlantic Puffin Marilyn-  Spectacled Bear Mikey-  Stegosaurus Me-  Clark’s Grebe While all of these are great answers, it wasn’t really as funny as I’d hope it would have been. Insert Interns— As you may haveRead more