As Sherry mentioned previously, we have been concerned about a growth on one of the trout living in Carolina Wildlife. She arranged for the trout to travel to the College of Veterinary Medicine at NC State in Raleigh. It was a little strange wheeling a large cooler into the lobby of the small animal hospital where others were waiting with cats and dogs. I bet a lot of folks wondered what Katy and I had in there! The first stepRead more
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A Trip to the Wetlands
The plan was simple. Larry and Katy would put on chest-high waders and wade out to the current wood duck nesting box to take it down. Jill would take the row boat from the other side of the wetlands and (with one paddle) meet them and put the nesting box in the boat. Then they would row to an area of the wetlands that was less dense and install the nesting box there, hoping to increase the chance of theRead more
Ice sculptures in the bear yard
It is hard to believe since it is almost 70 degrees today but just a few days ago there was quite an ice build up in the bear exhibit by the waterfall. While we were in the exhibit on Thursday to scoop poop and scatter enrichment I snapped a few pics. Sherry noticed that water splashing onto the grass had formed some “ice mushrooms”. If you are ever at the bear exhibit and see ice build up you may alsoRead more
Trip to the Vet School…with a fish!
One of our trout has a growth on its chin. I have been emailing with a veterinarian or two at NC State College of Veterinary Medicine about the fish. Larry and Katy were able to get this photo to share with the veterinarians and I thought you would want to see it. Larry will be taking the trout to the vet school on Thursday.Read more
BWOM: Odontochelys
The Big Word of the Month, Odontochelys, is a mouthful and is the genus name of the a newly discovered fossil turtle. It was found in China in late 2008. Odontochelys semitestacea is the oldest known example of turtles and the specimen differs from modern turtles in two important ways. First, the species has a toothed mouth rather than the toothless beak of present day turtles. The “odonto” in the name comes from the Greek word for “teeth”. Secondly, thisRead more
Spotlight: Larry Boles
Larry is one of our Lead Keepers in the department and he’s been working here about 2.5 years. Besides doing all the things that Keepers do, he is responsible for our new computerized record keeping system. He’s got it up and running and has worked closely with Keeper Katy getting the animal health records computerized. We stole Larry away from the world of academia. Prior to working with us, he taught an animal behavior course at UNC-Chapel Hill. He alsoRead more