I finally figured out how to use the zoom on my phone. The wolves are difficult to snap good pictures of without a zoom.
The female, 1287
The male, 1414
the female
The male is the one facing the camera
photogenic 1414
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Nap time
May 17th, 2013Godzilla, one of our bearded dragons, is famous for napping in random positions.
Check out this previous post about his strange napping habits.
This particular sleeping position was excitedly pointed out to me by one of our latest interns Jamie.
Check him out:
Godzilla has no issues getting comfortable
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Lemur Tracking Drill
May 15th, 2013We recently had a Lemur Tracking Drill. Sherry informed us that two “lemurs” were hidden around campus and we had an hour to find them. Off we went…
Me, Sarah, Kent, and Aaron begin Lemur tracking
Sarah picking up a strong signal behind the Donkey/Goat yard
Aaron went into the woods between alpaca and pigs to see what he could pick up on his tracker
Duck was curious about Aaron in the woods
As was Max
We then decided to go out to the parking lot since our signal was pointing us in that direction.
Quickly there after, we found the first lemur in a tree.
The first lemur was found in a tree
After feeling successful about finding the first lemur so quickly we decided to split up at the boardwalk. Sarah and I headed to Explore the Wild and Aaron and Kent headed to Catch the Wind. Shortly there after, the guys radioed us to meet them at the Into the Mist exhibit. Kent had spotted the second lemur on top of an umbrella!
With both lemurs found we headed back to the building
Successful Tracking
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10 mins with the Ring Tailed Lemurs
May 10th, 2013After lunch everyday we head out to our respective areas and do afternoon checks. The ring-tailed lemurs have been enjoying their outside exhibit. I snapped some pictures during check recently. Sometimes all they do is sleep and sometimes they are climbing trees this is what they were doing on this particular day…
All 3 ring-tailed lemurs resting on top of their climbing structure
Still hanging out on the structure, just further apart
Lycus stands up…
for a nice stretch!
And sits back in a buddha pose for some nice sunbathing
Satyrus and Lycus, checking out some browse
Here you can see Satyrus in the back sunbathing while Lycus lays in the front
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QuikPost: red wolf quarterly report
May 8th, 2013I get sent the red wolf quarterly report from USFWS. Here’s the link to the most recent report:
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Black Bear Paws
April 27th, 2013Black Bear paws are used for many things:
Walking
Rooting around looking for food
Scratching
Marking trees
Climbing trees
Swimming
And as plates
Virginia using her paw as a plate for her nut shells
This last use is one of my favorites and all of our bears do this. Sometimes they will place a piece of food on their paw and raise their paw up to their mouth. So cute and functional.
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Naked Alpacas
April 23rd, 2013We used to have naked sheep once a year- check out last year’s sheep shearing. The four of them lost about 21 pounds of wool. Much less than the 35 pounds the 4 sheep took off last year This is our first year shearing alpacas and today was the day. They no longer look like this:
Ray experiences her first complete shearing
Jonathan lays the alpacas down, straightens them out, and ties their legs. It goes pretty quickly and easily.
come look how skinny Emily is!
We’ll get some video and more photos up in the near future, but do come by and check out the girls. I am sure the keepers will want to talk about hairdo options and more!
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Awww- Ray was so fluffy before! Now they all look like drenched crazy giraffe poodles.
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What’s going to happen with the wool?
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What’s the difference between good and bad quality wool?
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The good stuff is taken strictly from the body. The neck, legs and head isnt really good enough to use and its not as long as the hairs on the body
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Sounds like a good fund raiser.
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They are so skinny now. Imagine what our bears would look like if we shaved them!
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Another Difficult Goodbye: You’ll be missed Chummix
April 15th, 2013
We started the blog over 5 years ago. Our goal was to bring you into the life of a Keeper at the Museum. Death is a part of life. Some animals die on their own, others are euthanized. In fact our very first blog post was about saying goodbye to Moo.
As we’ve written previously, some days are tough and some days suck. Today has been one of those days. I’ve written in the past year about Chummix and his “old goat disease“. We’ve been monitoring him and the keepers have been working hard to keep him eating. This past week it was determined that it was time to euthanize him.
Chummix will be missed by keepers, guests, staff, volunteers, and likely by Max. I’ve already received condolences from several staff members and friends. For those folks who especially cared about Chummix, my condolences go out to you as well. We’re often asked, “what can I do?”. (A few years back I wrote some suggestions- click here for ideas).
it’s hard to remember that Chummix was once bigger than Max!
Below are links to some of my favorite blog posts about Chummix.
Chummix and successful training
“Chummix’s” New Year’s Resolutions (Resolution # 2)
Chummix would always head butt things when I was around- ALWAYS. I think this is how I will always remember him.
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I’m so sorry for your loss. Chummix was awesome.
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He was the first animal that injured me so that I had to go to the dr!
While Chummix and I didn’t see eye to eye on a lot of things , I will certainly miss him -
I always looked forward to seeing Chum on my daily walks. He will certainly be missed.
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RIP Chummix. We’ll miss you and your crazy eyes.
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A sad time, but comforted knowing that Chummix had good, long life with such a great team looking after him. Thanks to all of the keepers for the care you give to all of the critters that live at the Museum. Thinking of you all.
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QuikPic: furry alpacas…last chance
April 13th, 2013The girls are going to be sheared on April 23 (weather permitting). Get a last look for now at ful coats. Make any hairdo requests in the comment section.
back row L-R: Emily, Equinox.
front row L-R: Retro, Ray
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Mullet!!!!
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Dreadlocks for Retro
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I agree with Jill. I think a “mullet” in the crowd would add the needed cultural diversity to the group.
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Poodle
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Sorry Dad, we don’t have Suri alpacas; they’re the ones with the dreads. Our 4 girls are all Huacayas. I’m voting for at least 1 mohawk.
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Funny opossum photo
April 7th, 2013Katy has been going through her photos and came across this one of Galileo which made us both laugh.
Annie was terrified when she found Galileo in the ball so the ball now looks like this
But, since the opossum got out of the ball just fine, Katy and I think the ball should not be labeled “not for opossum use” but rather “not for Annie use”
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Kent looks thrilled about getting cuddled by Aaron.