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by , Keeper
I have worked in the animal department for about 5 years. Some of my favorites include ferrets and birds. I am also known for my weird obsession with things relevant to the 80's.
I work Tuesday-Saturday and can be seen training our pigs on occasion.
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p00p

May 6th, 2013

“Ewwwwwwww!”

That is one of the most popular words I hear being shouted by children as they watch one of the farmyard animals defecate. But, hey…. we all “do” it. There is that popular book entitled Everyone Poops (that just so happens to be sold in our gift shop) that explains how everyone and everything capable can and will poop.

Poop, can actually be an animal keepers best friend. Now, I don’t go to the movies with a scoop of Scout scat. I just mean that we keepers can tell A LOT about an animal just by looking at its poop.What its eating, if its dehydrated,if they have worms are just some of the benefits of getting close to poo!

In the near future I will be posting some more about poop and will be posting some pics for you guys to identify what animal it came out of!

Don’t get too excited.

 

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  1. I can hardly wait!!!

    Posted by Michele
    9:48 am on May 7, 2013

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by , Director
I've been at the Museum sooooo long - longer than many of our interns have been alive. I do a little bit of everything as part of my job: care for the animals, work with the keepers and other staff, spend time with guests. Lucky me!
I spend a lot of time behind-the-scenes, or here after hours, but if you really want to see me, you'll have to sign-up for a behind-the-scenes program.
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Giving me Grief

March 16th, 2013

After our department meeting on Thursday I got a lot of lip from the keepers about the crappy pictures I take of them and then post on the blog. Forever, they now live with ruined lives because the only photos out there of them are poor and ugly. Obviously, I disagree, but we took some new photos right after the meeting. Here you go:

Kimberly approved this photo.

 

I hope Sarah approves of this photo!

 A close up of Bugsy sleeping (he did not approve of this photo).

 

There was a much better one of Jill, but she didn’t want me to post it. I assume she is fine with this photo!

 

 

And Finally, there is nothing better than an “Aaron hugging Kent” photo:

 

 

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  1. Kent’s expression in the hugging photos are priceless.

    Posted by Leslie
    8:59 am on March 18, 2013

  2. I’ll approve of Bugsy’s photo for him. He looks like a gummy bear with long ears. Anything that adorable deserves to be shared with the rest of the world.

    My photo’s not so bad, either.

    Posted by Sarah
    12:29 pm on March 18, 2013

  3. I want you to post the other one of Jill :)

    Posted by kimberly
    12:57 pm on March 18, 2013

  4. Am I the only one that noticed the stellar picture of Marilyn in the background or Kimberly’s photo? That one deserves and award!

    Posted by Sarah
    9:11 pm on April 21, 2013
  5. Director Comment :

    Shhh…
    (next time I will crop the photo so we don’t see Marilyn’s tongue sticking out!)

    Posted by Sherry Samuels
    7:10 am on April 22, 2013

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by , Keeper
I have worked in the animal department for about 5 years. Some of my favorites include ferrets and birds. I am also known for my weird obsession with things relevant to the 80's.
I work Tuesday-Saturday and can be seen training our pigs on occasion.
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Retro’s Teeth Get a Visit

February 8th, 2013

A while ago, I posted about Lightning getting a visit from the dentist. A few weeks ago our alpaca Retro had to get her teeth looked at too. Her teeth needed to be floated so Dr. Cannedy came and went to work.

Retro has a large under bite, looks like I may need to get my teeth floated too!

A towel gets placed over her eyes to keep her calm and a speculum is put into her mouth so it stays open

He dremmels her teeth while I struggle to keep her still. I learned at this moment that alpacas were much stronger then I thought

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by , Keeper
I have worked in the animal department for about 5 years. Some of my favorites include ferrets and birds. I am also known for my weird obsession with things relevant to the 80's.
I work Tuesday-Saturday and can be seen training our pigs on occasion.
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Henry & Galileo’s Super Bowl Prediction- 2013

February 2nd, 2013

The San Francisco 49ers go head to head with the Baltimore Ravens, so who is our woodchuck and opossum rooting for?

 

A few years ago Henry was right 

Last year we had a snafu with the video and Henry chose incorrectly, but Galileo was right.

Watch the video below to see who Henry and Galileo chose

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  1. I have to agree with Henry even though he dislikes me…go 49er’s!

    Posted by Aaron
    9:15 pm on February 2, 2013

  2. I didn’t really care who won since the Steelers weren’t playing but this was fun to watch. Thanks to Henry, Galileo and the Animal Keepers!

    Posted by Shawntel
    11:52 am on February 4, 2013

  3. Maybe Henry has a future in Vegas? My money is with Henry.

    Posted by Lew
    1:28 pm on February 6, 2013

  4. Opossums Rule!!! Woodchucks Drool !!!

    Posted by Katy
    6:59 am on February 7, 2013

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by , Keeper
I have worked in the animal department for about 5 years. Some of my favorites include ferrets and birds. I am also known for my weird obsession with things relevant to the 80's.
I work Tuesday-Saturday and can be seen training our pigs on occasion.
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QuikPost: Box for Yona Bear

January 18th, 2013

I was going through old blogs and found one I hadn’t posted yet which was a video of Yona playing with a box.

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  1. I have some boxes I need to flatten and recycle here at the house. I think she could be a big help!!

    Posted by Ashlyn
    2:39 pm on January 21, 2013

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by , Keeper
I'm extremely excited to be working at the Museum since October 2010. My favorite part of this job- besides working with the animals- is listening to all of the Keeper stories, I hear a new one each day. In my spare time I enjoy hiking, belly dancing, and vegan cooking.
I work Sunday through Thursday. I can be found mostly behind the scenes or training the Ring Tail Lemurs.
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Henry the Great

January 10th, 2013

Henry is our resident Woodchuck in Carolina Wildlife. Below are pictures of him getting some exercise time on the Keeper Hall. Keeper Katy found it a great opportunity to get him on the scale. We weigh our animals on schedules, some may be once a week, some may be once a month. In addition, anytime we have an opportunity to weigh an animal -we take it! Keeping a good record of animal weights is very important and can help decide diet changes or even bring up health concerns. Henry weighs a whooping 5.96 kg that translates to 13.11 lbs.

 

Keepers Katy, Jill, Kent, and Sarah and Mr. Henry the Woodchuck

 

Henry on the scale

 

So cute!

 

Sherry took advantage of Henry’s good mood and got a scratch in

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  1. Be on the lookout for Henry’s 2013 Super Bowl prediction.

    Posted by Jill
    5:17 pm on January 10, 2013

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by , Keeper
I've been at the museum since 2010. I love to read and learn; it's rare that a day goes by at work when I'm not suppressing the urge to spew out something cool I just learned to my coworkers. In my spare time, I play the 'cello, snuggle my dog and reminisce about snowmen and Nor'easters.
I work Sunday through Thursday. You can find me raking the Farmyard in the morning or training the donkey and dwarf goats in the afternoon.
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Concurrent Accession

December 31st, 2012

“Accession” is a word the zoological world uses to mean, “adding to.” It’s the term applied to newly acquired individuals to a museum/zoo/aquarium’s collection. We don’t have a large turnover in our collection at the museum. Every year we lose some animals due to old age, health problems, or transfers to other institutions and we gain a couple, but our collection stays at about the same number.

Because we don’t take in new animals very often, I found it interesting to learn that the animal keepers here each have a sort of “buddy animal” that joined the animal department at roughly the same time they did.

Sherry Ursula

Sherry and Ursula (Fall 1991)

Kent American Robin

Kent (Summer 1996) and 2 American Robins (Winter 1997)

Marilyn Chummix

Marilyn and Chummix (Fall 2003)

Katy Virginia

Katy and Virginia (Spring 2005)

Jill Scout

Jill and Scout (Fall 2005)

Sarah Robin Owl

Me and Robin Owl (Summer 2010)

Kimberly Ladybelle

Kimberly and Ladybelle (Fall 2010)

Aaron Jaybird

Aaron and Jaybird (Spring 2011)

Jessi Pines

Jessi and the baby Pine Snakes (Summer 2012)

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  1. Director Comment :

    I love this post Sarah!
    FYI- Ursula and I arrived at the Museum in the Fall 1991.

    Posted by Sherry Samuels
    12:18 pm on December 31, 2012

  2. Great post, I love that Marilyn looks like she’s about to attack Chummix

    Posted by Kimberly
    1:33 pm on December 31, 2012
  3. Keeper Comment :

    All fixed, thanks!

    Posted by Sarah Van de Berg
    2:16 pm on December 31, 2012

  4. 2013 for me is about enjoying the ‘moment’ whether that moment is truly a moment or a whole day long; “smell the roses” so-to-speak.

    Posted by Laura H
    2:40 pm on January 7, 2013
  5. Keeper Comment :

    Very cool Sarah! I’m really pleased that my buddy animal is Chummix because I really love that goat and I enjoyed being his trainer.

    Posted by Marilyn Johnson
    3:50 pm on January 8, 2013

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by , Keeper
I've been at the museum since 2010. I love to read and learn; it's rare that a day goes by at work when I'm not suppressing the urge to spew out something cool I just learned to my coworkers. In my spare time, I play the 'cello, snuggle my dog and reminisce about snowmen and Nor'easters.
I work Sunday through Thursday. You can find me raking the Farmyard in the morning or training the donkey and dwarf goats in the afternoon.
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If You Give a “Whistle” Pig a Pancake

December 29th, 2012
Jill and Henry

If you give a Whistle Pig a pancake…

Henry

He’ll chase you down the hallway until you give him another.

pig pancake

It wasn’t quite like the book

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  1. oh he loves him some pancakes!

    Posted by Jill
    2:59 pm on December 29, 2012

  2. This just goes to show that we love all the “staff” here at the museum!

    Posted by Troy Livingston
    7:14 pm on January 8, 2013

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by , Keeper
I have worked in the animal department for about 5 years. Some of my favorites include ferrets and birds. I am also known for my weird obsession with things relevant to the 80's.
I work Tuesday-Saturday and can be seen training our pigs on occasion.
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QuikPic:Rainy Day

December 27th, 2012

I  snapped this photo on a real rainy day while I was waiting the storm out in the barn. The alpaca seemed real relaxed. This position is  cush sometimes spelled kush  in alpaca vocabulary.

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by , Keeper
I have worked in the animal department for about 5 years. Some of my favorites include ferrets and birds. I am also known for my weird obsession with things relevant to the 80's.
I work Tuesday-Saturday and can be seen training our pigs on occasion.
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Scout, the Muscovy Duck

December 10th, 2012

If you travel up to the farmyard, you will notice that we have a domesticated Muscovy duck named Scout. He doesn’t quack because Muscovy ducks hiss. Scout is 6 years old and I know this because he and I have been here at the museum the same time. He came as an egg from Keeper Kent. He hatched only a few days before I started working here. When he was little he was actually on display in  Carolina Wildlife in one of the snake exhibits…minus the snake of course. When he was a little bigger we would put him in a kiddie pool and let him swim around, it was kind of cute because he was afraid of the water at first . Eventually, he got big enough where we moved him into the farmyard during the day and he would follow us back to the building at night for safety. Now, Scout lives permanently in the farmyard.He had a brief roommate encounter with the pig, which you can read about here.

Scout has a lot of personality. He has his moments where he will wander around the farmyard before we open and search for bugs quietly. Majority of the time he is “talkative” and can be real moody.  He can be  nippy and likes to jump on ankles holding on with his feet and beak (it really hurts in the summer time).

Here at the museum the keepers love duck for who he is despite the mood he is in. Its just a part of who he is and we accept it.

If you have any questions about Scout, jot them down in the comment section.

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