Posts tagged: #lemurs
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
Second Smallest Primate in the World
Last week at the Lemur -Meet the Keeper program, I meet two grandparents who told me all about the second smallest primate in the world and I wanted to share this adorable creature with you all. The Bohol Tarsier, who lives in the Philippines, belongs to the primate sub-order Prosimian- making them a close relative to the Lemurs here at the museum. They are obviously tiny little animals- no more than 5 inches long and 142 grams. (the smallest primate in the world is theRead more
So you like the lemurs…?
Hi again everyone! So it was time to write my next blog post and as I was sitting and thinking and sitting and thinking and sitting (and getting yelled at for sitting too long) and thinking some more I was trying to decide what to write about. I could write about some of the animals here at the museum. Or some of my coworkers. Or about how one day I’ll have my own show on Animal Planet (it could happen!). Read more
A pleasant morning walk
A few days ago, I set off from the building around 9:00 am to go train the red ruffed lemurs in Explore The Wild (ETW). I decided to take a camera so that I could take pictures of some of our animals along the way. I first stopped off in the farmyard and was greeted by the two nigerian dwarf goats, Patches and Rocky. They are brothers and both like a good head and neck scratch from keepers and visitors alike, but thisRead more
You are now free to Explore the Wild
This past Wednesday was my scheduled day to be checked off by Sherry in Explore the Wild. Last week Marilyn (my trainer) checked me off but before I can work alone in the Lemur, Wolf, and Bear exhibits- I have to spend a day working with Sherry out there. Now my very lovely co-workers like to get me anxious and nervous before things like getting checked off in an area, my first day alone in an area, and my first emergency training. Read more