I walked out of my office to recycle some paper and to my surprise I put the paper on top of a sleeping opossum. I really shouldn’t have been surprised as it is not the first time that our ‘possums have deceided to take a snooze in the recycling box. Jill showed you another photo in her last post about recycling We let our education opossums (and other animals) have exercise on our support hall, but after they’re done withRead more
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Put YOUR pouch to good use
!!!Guest Blogger Keeper Jill!!! Opossums use their pouch to carry their young, but we can put your pouches to a good use too! Recently, the animal department has teamed up with TERRACYCLE implementing a recycling program. TERRACYCLE takes items that normally can’t be recycled and re-uses them. That benefits the environment and the animal department, because for each item that we recycle, the department gets money. Here’s how it works: Drink Pouches– remove straw,cut the tops off and rinse outRead more
Have you seen our YouTube channel?
Thanks for visiting the animal department blog. We enjoy getting feedback and questions from visitors. Almost as much as the Beaker the opossum enjoys some nuts for a snack. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzNDF1HssNI] Did you know the Museum of Life and Science also has a YouTube channel? There you can find our blog videos plus other productions from the museum. When you finish checking out our posts head over the Museum’s YouTube channel for some more information.Read more