Several posts back I wrote about a blog titled If you could be any animal- which would you be? and I choose the Clark’s Grebe. Sherry asked me in the comment section to share a photo or video with everyone. It’s a little late but here it is. People ask this question a lot- what animal you would be- and I always knew I’d be a waterfowl. Strictly because I would be able to swim, float, and fly all inRead more
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Henry Explores Carolina Wildlife
This is Henry our Woodchuck otherwise known as a Groundhog. The other morning, before we opened, Keeper Sarah gave Henry some much needed exercise time, in the people area of Carolina Wildlife. He enjoyed running back and forth, chasing us when he could, and checking out the exhibits. Then Keeper Katy came out and gave Henry a little tour of the snake exhibits. Henry is one of our more active inside animals so we make sure to give him lotsRead more
Lemurs love watermelon too!
The word of the summer for the Animal Department is Watermelon! Ursula, our oldest bear, prefers watermelon to take her medicine in, but she’s not the only animal that enjoys this special summer treat. Cassandra taking her first bite She had to pick it up Cassandra and her son Satyrus Satyrus digging into the watermelon enrichment Cassandra doing the same Lycus and Cassandra sharing. Lycus has the BIG eyes Satyrus enjoying his own piece while looking quite handsome inRead more
Enrichment at home
Enrichment isn’t just something I do at work. At the end of the day I may have several scents on me- snake musk, opossum funk, steer slobber and many many more. So I go home, lay out my clothes and watch my cats- it’s both enriching for me and them. Read more
Education Holding Room
Back on the Animal Support Hall we have an entire room of animals for education purposes which we call the EHR. The animals in the Education Holding Room are taken out by Museum Educators for special events, birthday parties, even trips to local schools.Read more
Kindness is not out-dated
I recently had unexpected surgery. The museum staff is like a big family and many people have offered their help. In lieu of cooked meals (because I’m vegan and didn’t want to make a kind gesture an annoying task) many people donated money and Sherry was kind enough to make several grocery store trips to load me up with pre-packaged goodies for my recovery. I honestly didn’t expect anything and was quite tickled with the kindness of my co-workers. Read more