Lots of times when Keeper Marilyn and I are together we like to reminisce about the good ole days. You may catch us singing a tune from New Kids on the Block together and performing their fantastic dance moves. Until someone can actually get that on film you will just have to close your eyes and imagine. However,the animal department did catch me performing my own dance moves in our quarantine room when Jessica Opossum first came to us. HoldingRead more
Posts tagged: #Jill
Quik Post: Snow days
Today was the first snowfall that Durham has seen this year. While out in Explore the Wild, I snapped this shot of the bears eating. The lemurs watched the snow fall out of their exhibit window and Max, our steer managed to frolic around in it.Read more
Pumpkins, pumpkins and more pumpkins
Around this time of year we get a lot of pumpkins donated to us. These unused pumpkins are given to us by some of our members or sometimes from local farms that have no use for them anymore. We will generally give these pumpkins to some of our animals for enrichment. As you can see from the pictures below, some animals like to eat them and some just like to stare at them. Have a great holiday!Read more
Opossum snack
The other day I boiled some eggs for our opossums for a treat. Here is a quick video of Sonny and Cher grabbing their snack.[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpgDEX31iqA[/youtube]Read more
Poisonous vs. Venomous
Sometimes while walking through Carolina Wildlife, I see a lot of visitors point to our copperhead or rattlesnake and say “that’s a poisonous one.” Mistakenly, that is an untrue statement.A few blog posts ago, I stated that “all raptors are birds of prey, but not all birds of prey are raptors.” Well, I got another one for you, “all venom is a poison, but not all poisons are a venom.”An animal that injects a toxin into you is venomous whileRead more
Quoth the raven “Nevermore”
Once upon a midnight dreary… I decided to write about crows and ravens. Yea, I know…not as good as old Edgar but,nonetheless I am sure you will learn something in this post. One thing is my birthday falls on Halloween(presents can be left at the front desk),secondly we all know I love birds so I decided to talk about birds associated with Halloween. Crows and their relatives are in the family Corvidae. You can find them everywhere except for theRead more