If you have been reading the blog for a while, you may remember back in March of last year when we constructed an outdoor playpen for our indoor animals to exercise in. More recently, you may remember a post about us receiving two new baby opossums. Well, the opossums (named Sonny and Cher) have grown fast and today was their first time getting to use the outdoor playpen! Now that the weather is nice, we like to give our indoorRead more
Posts tagged: #Marilyn
Creature Feature: Red Wolf Surgery Part 3
This video is the third and final part of a three part series. Watch the first and second part or see all three in the same video. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUhf6ciwZ1E] Well, a lot has happened with red wolf #1227 in the last week or so. Yesterday’s video showed you the procedure of the mass being removed, and today’s video will allow you to see what happened to #1227 after the surgery and how she is doing now. #1227 arrived at the museumRead more
Creature Feature: Red Wolf Surgery Part 2
This video is the second part of a three part series. Watch the first video here. WARNING: This video contains graphic images of surgical procedures that may not be appropriate for all viewers. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo_ejS8Zcmc] In yesterday’s post, I said that I would tell you more about red wolf #1227 for the second part of the video. However, we received the pathology report yesterday afternoon, and I didn’t want to wait until tomorrow to share the results with you. So IRead more
Creature Feature: Red Wolf Surgery Part 1
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R38zibjhaok] You may have read a post last week, or possibly heard about it on twitter, that our female red wolf (#1227) had surgery to remove a large mass from her chest. That was last Monday, and now we have a terrific video of the surgery to share with you! The video has been broken down into three 2-minute parts, which will be posted over the next three days (Tuesday through Thursday). The surgery was a great success, and theRead more
Miss Piggy
We have a new arrival at the museum that just got here 3 days ago! Miss Piggy came to us from Pig Pals because they thought that she would be a great companion for our current pig. She will be in quarantine for at least a month to make sure she is healthy and free of any parasites before joining Pig, but eventually you will be able to come visit her in the farmyard. Stay tuned in the future forRead more
Spotlight: Marilyn Johnson
This is Keeper Marilyn. Marilyn started working in the animal department almost 6 years ago. She started working 10 hours each week, and worked herself into a full time job after about 9 months. (On the right she is trying to get a weight on an opossum). Marilyn’s attention to detail is outstanding. She loves to learn and is always thinking of innovative things for the animals. If you need someone to help you don’t even have to ask, she’llRead more