But at least she has nicer teeth. Actually, hoarding acorns has been difficult for squirrels this winter due to an acorn shortage. You can click here to read more about it.Read more
Posts tagged: #Kristen
A tough day
Yesterday was a tough day for the keepers. Our very cool Eastern Spiny Softshell Turtle passed away. Sponge Bob, as we knew him, was highlighted in one of Marilyn’s Creature Features. He was a favorite of many of the keepers. His body was taken to our diagnostic lab to be necropsied, which is standard protocol for all of our animals. This is to try to learn the cause of death, and to glean any information that might help us careRead more
Ferret exercise
The other day, Keeper Katy was attempting to sweep our hallway while the ferrets (Casper, Al, Tinkerbell and Fluff) were out running around and getting some exercise– very entertaining! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMrMVj8yQck[/youtube]Read more
EnrichBits: A new toy
EnrichBits: A monthly look at Animal Enrichment Our newest bear enrichment toy comes from the people at Boomer Ball. It’s made for polar bears, I think, but we thought we’d see how our Black Bears took to it. Remember as you watch this terribly suspenseful video, that it’s really enriching for the animal when they have to think about things and make choices! And the longer they stay interested, the better the enrichment! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMjrpe7Gahs[/youtube] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXgYcqERdFM[/youtube]Read more
Pool party
Once a year, when the stars align, our animal keeping staff performs a ritual task that keepers have done since the beginning of time– we clean the bear pool! This is a pretty big undertaking (made bigger because we didn’t do it last year due to the drought) and to get it done (plus all of our regular work for the day) it took 5 keepers, 1 director, 1 volunteer, 2 other museum staff (shout out to Grover and Courtney),Read more
I was cleaning the goat yard this AM, and took a break for a minute to check over the goats and scratch them for a few minutes. After a bit, I figured I should get back to raking and leaned over to give Rocky a final pat and a hug around the neck. To which he responded by burping loudly in my ear. I think this face says it all.Read more