Our alligators have gotten too big for our housing and it’s time for them to go home. They are on loan to us from the St. Augustine Alligator Farm in Florida. Larry is going to begin his Thanksgiving vacation on November 21 by driving our four alligators to Florida. (It’s always interesting to mix work and family: The last driving trip I made I stayed at my parents house while I picked up a wolf!) It’s taken a bit ofRead more
Posts tagged: #museum
A new look
Well, I know it’s been a while since I have done a blog post. But, I am finally back from my long hiatus, and wanted to update you on the improvements we have made to our farmyard. One of the last posts I did was about remodeling our education holding room, but we were also improving the outside areas at the same time. Although it’s not completed yet, all of the farmyard barns are being re-painted (in the same colorRead more
I’m home sick
I know you don’t really care that I am home sick, but I am lying in bed and I found it amusing that I am coughing up stuff you don’t want to know about, my daughter is lying next to me doing the same, and one of my cats is busy gagging from hairballs.I have to go clean it up now. I’m back: On the list today, once I can stand: call the electrician for some work at the bearRead more
thanks
Thanks everyone for all your nice thoughts about Pig. I’ve worked out in the farmyard twice now since last Thursday, and it’s been weird without him there. One of my favorite stories about Pig happened around this time a few years ago, when we got a huge truckload of pumpkins donated to us. We didn’t have much room to store them, so kept them right behind our fence in the farmyard where we keep all of our tools. We knewRead more
Oh no, someone’s in the bear pool! Oh wait, it’s just Sherry…
You may have read a post recently about the bear pool getting its annual cleaning. Well, the day after we finished, one of the drain covers at the bottom of the pool was seen in the middle of the exhibit yard (no doubt having been used as a toy for our playful bears). We had to get the drain cover back on, and Sherry volunteered herself for the job. She doesn’t usually get to help us with daily routines, butRead more
Spotlight: Kim Wheeler
This is Kim Wheeler on the left. (She’s with Diane Hendry, the Outreach Coordinator for the Red wolf Recovery Program- I’ll spotlight her a different month though). The photo of the wolves is one of the most famous red wolf photos ever taken and it is of red wolves born right here at the Museum of Life and Science! Kim would rather not be the center of attention, but if that’s what it takes to help out red wolves she’llRead more