Aaron gave me some interesting looking popsicle sticks for lemur enrichment which I immediately had another idea for. Keeper Sarah had some down time as well and decided to take part in my project. So we made a little village for the degus. Read more
Posts tagged: #Sarah
Climb on in
At the end of the day, right before close, we often have a few minutes to ourselves and well… this is what happens 🙂 Actually if I remember correctly I was holding Dixie and Keeper Sarah presented her sleeve- Dixie immediately climbed right in and we of course had to try with Mason and Keeper Jill as well. These are the kind of moments that make any day great! Read more
Photo-Journal: October Moon Wolf Howl!
Here’s a photo-journal from our recent October Moon Wolf Howl events during National Wolf Awareness Week. And finally, the reward for making it to the end of the post! A video of wolf howls… well, not quite. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EHMCDrVj2U[/youtube]Read more
Soon to be destroyed
Enrichment around here comes in all forms. Owls get goldfish, bears get trees stumps, jaybird gets corn husk, and so forth. Every now and then we make fake sheep for the wolves. I thought Keeper Sarah’s fake sheep were particularly cute one afternoon and wanted to share with everyone. It is Wolf Awareness Week- October 16th-22nd. Join us at our 2pm Meet the Keeper program everyday at Wolf Overlook!Read more
In Memory of J. Pos
I’m sorry to report that Jessica Opossum passed away last week Jessica Opossum enjoying her enrichment Jessica was one of our Education Holding Room animals, she got to educate many school and birthday party children during her time here with us. Earlier this year our other female opossum Cher also passed away, opossums have a very short life span often living no longer than 3 years. Click here to see Jill and baby Jessica dancing WeRead more
Henry Explores Carolina Wildlife
This is Henry our Woodchuck otherwise known as a Groundhog. The other morning, before we opened, Keeper Sarah gave Henry some much needed exercise time, in the people area of Carolina Wildlife. He enjoyed running back and forth, chasing us when he could, and checking out the exhibits. Then Keeper Katy came out and gave Henry a little tour of the snake exhibits. Henry is one of our more active inside animals so we make sure to give him lotsRead more