Black Bear paws are used for many things: Walking Rooting around looking for food Scratching Marking trees Climbing trees Swimming And as plates This last use is one of my favorites and all of our bears do this. Sometimes they will place a piece of food on their paw and raise their paw up to their mouth. So cute and functional.Read more
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Join us May 4th for the AAZK Rummage Sale
Mark your calendars!! 4th Annual AAZK Rummage Sale Saturday May 4th, 2013 7am-12pm under the picnic dome at the Museum of Life and Science 433 N Murray Ave Several of us keepers (Jill, Sarah, Jessi, Katy, and myself) are part of the NC Piedmont Chapter of the American Association of Zoo Keepers, along with keepers and volunteers from both the Duke Lemur Center and Carolina Tiger Rescue. This is our biggest fundraiser of the year and we invite you toRead more
Zookeeper or Hair Stylist?
Our current interns have been mentioned a few times. One of my favorite things about having interns is when they have been here awhile and really relax and let you see who they really are. (actually I think these two were relaxed from day 1) I walked into the office the other day and witnessed this… Wait for it…Read more
Giving me Grief
After our department meeting on Thursday I got a lot of lip from the keepers about the crappy pictures I take of them and then post on the blog. Forever, they now live with ruined lives because the only photos out there of them are poor and ugly. Obviously, I disagree, but we took some new photos right after the meeting. Here you go: A close up of Bugsy sleeping (he did not approve of this photo). Read more
Don’t give bunnies and chicks as Easter gifts
Bunnies and chicks are often given as pets during the Easter holiday. The Human Society is urging people not to give live animals as gifts. Each year they are flooded with unwanted Easter pets. Read the following to find out why giving chocolate bunnies and chicks is a much better idea. Below is an article posted on their Website. The Humane Society of the United States is asking people to refrain from acquiring live chicks and rabbits as Easter giftsRead more