We are always on the look out for new and exciting enrichment. Keeper Marilyn and I are both lemur trainers and work together in Explore the Wild on Wednesdays, so we came up with the idea to make some sort of popsicle for the lemurs. We wanted them to be able to hold the popsicle for the themselves while they ate it. So we froze juice and added green beans, celery, and carrots as the sticks. It didn’t workRead more
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Bath time
Why do snakes soak themselves in water? Because they don’t have a shower Seriously though, snakes often soak in water before a shed. They may also soak because of mites, to warm themselves up, and just because. Want to read more from us about snakes? Check out these posts: copperheads, venomous 1 and 2 Read more
Climb on in
At the end of the day, right before close, we often have a few minutes to ourselves and well… this is what happens 🙂 Actually if I remember correctly I was holding Dixie and Keeper Sarah presented her sleeve- Dixie immediately climbed right in and we of course had to try with Mason and Keeper Jill as well. These are the kind of moments that make any day great! Read more
Match that Red Ruffed
Our Red Ruffed Lemurs are distinguishable by their tails. But can you tell them apart by their faces alone? Cynthia is our oldest lemur and our oldest mammal (not including humans) at the museum, 30 years old! Her tail is the shortest. Her two daughters Jethys and Iris are both 19 years old, Iris has the medium length tail and Jethys tail is the longest. But their faces are very similar! Can you guess correctly??? Read more
Lemurs vs other primates
In my last Lemur post I talked about the history of Lemurs, this blog will help you understand the differences between lemurs and the primates that we are more familiar with. When you hear the word primate- you probably think of a chimpanzee and the various species of monkey you’ve seen at zoos. Primates also include the great apes- orangutans, gorillas, gibbons, and humans as well as lemurs, lorises, bushbabies, and tarsiers. Traditionally primates are divided into two groups- ProsimiansRead more
Tofurkey Day
There are lots of options for a Thanksgiving feast. Everyone eating at my house will have Pecan-crusted Seitan, Jill may have a tofurkey, Sarah’s household has made the decision not to have a turkey this year. Around 46 million turkeys are eaten on Thanksgiving alone. Even if you are a meat eater I think you can agree that that’s a lot of dead bird. Think about adding a kind gesture to your Thanksgiving traditions and check out the adopt-a-turkey project —http://www.adoptaturkey.org/  HereRead more