Often times while I’m training the Ring Tailed Lemurs I over hear visitor’s comments. “Oh look- she’s feeding the…. Raccoons? Monkeys? What is that animal?” At the end of each session I ask, any guests that managed to stay interested long enough, if they have any questions. Typically by this point they have read all the exhibit signs and know that the cute little animals with looooong tails are Lemurs. But what is a Lemur? The word Lemur-which meansRead more
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Bats: Scary or Neccessary?
Why are bats so scary? The answer is that they are highly misunderstood. The 5 biggest myths about bats: 1- they are flying rodents 2- they are blind 3- they get tangled in your hair 4- they suck blood and feed on humans 5- they are dirty and have diseases Myths debunked–> 1- Bats are mammals but they are not rodents and based on evolutionary history they are most closely related to primates 2- BatsRead more
Soon to be destroyed
Enrichment around here comes in all forms. Owls get goldfish, bears get trees stumps, jaybird gets corn husk, and so forth. Every now and then we make fake sheep for the wolves. I thought Keeper Sarah’s fake sheep were particularly cute one afternoon and wanted to share with everyone. It is Wolf Awareness Week- October 16th-22nd. Join us at our 2pm Meet the Keeper program everyday at Wolf Overlook!Read more
Hungry Anyone?
The above pictures are prepared food for the animals inside the main museum building, which include the animals you see in Carolina Wildlife as well as the animals in the Education Holding Room (click here to see all of their pictures) and a few of the reptiles from the Reptile Holding Room. The other reptiles eat twice a week on Monday and Thursday. Join us every Thursday afternoon at 4pm for a reptile program in Carolina Wildlife- we feedRead more
In Memory of J. Pos
I’m sorry to report that Jessica Opossum passed away last week Jessica Opossum enjoying her enrichment Jessica was one of our Education Holding Room animals, she got to educate many school and birthday party children during her time here with us. Earlier this year our other female opossum Cher also passed away, opossums have a very short life span often living no longer than 3 years. Click here to see Jill and baby Jessica dancing WeRead more