(Vampyroteuthis infernalis) Photo by MrHyde Since Marilyn has been excited by the newest movie installment of the “Twilight” series, “Eclipse” I thought I would profile this guy. I never heard of this animal until it came up randomly in a search I was doing on sea creatures. Literately, the scientific name of this cephalopod translates to “Vampire Squid from Hell”. It has its own order of classification called Vampyromorphida, and is similar to both octopuses and squid. They measure 4-Read more
Posts tagged: #Jill
Birds of Prey
Many people that know me are aware of the fact that I love birds. I especially like birds of prey and parrots. Being, that I am a new blogger, I decided to do a few posts about birds. In this one, I am going to introduce you to Birds of prey and raptors. All raptors are birds of prey, but not all birds of prey are raptors. Confused? Well, a raptor is defined as birds that kill prey with itsRead more
What is that?!
Hello all. This is my official first post now that I am a blogger with the animal department. Where Sherry has her “Spotlight” and Marilyn has her “Creature Feature”, I have decided to do a “What is that?!” category. We do not have this animal at the museum but, it is an interesting type of animal I thought I would share. (Cordylus cataphractus) Picture by Cindy Shuttleworth Its called a Armadillo Lizard and is native to Southern Africa. What makesRead more
QuikPost: Your Daily Cute
When I weigh the chinchillas, they get a raisin treat while they’re on the scale. Jill didn’t want to get on the scale, but she didn’t refuse a raisin treat! Chinchilla hands vs. Jill handsRead more
Spotlight: Jill Brown
I have been slack on my Spotlight postings, but I will recommit to telling you all about the special people who work in, with, or help the animal department. I’ve written spotlights on the rest of the keepers, so here’s the last one, or as Jill would say, I saved the best for last. This is Jill. She’s been a Keeper here for almost five years ( you can wish her a happy anniversary on September 12). Jill loves birds and Boba Fett. She’sRead more
Creature Feature: 1 3/4 wing barred owl
This is 1 3/4 Wing Barred Owl. She came to the museum in August of 1989, and was already an adult, so she is over 20 years old! When she arrived, she already had part of her left wing missing because it was fractured and had to be removed. The rest of the fractured wing healed incorrectly, and is kind of twisted. With this type of injury, she would obviously never be able to fly properly or live in theRead more