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Proper Pet Care: Turtles and Tortoises
Are you considering a turtle or tortoise for your next pet? Our Proper Pet Care series can help you make your decision! Our zookeepers broke down a few considerations a prospective pet owner should make before choosing a species of turtle or tortoise. These animals are a well loved bunch, but caring for one of […]
Kalin PalmatierNational Zoo Keeper Week
In honor of National Zoo Keeper Week, we’d like to take some time to recognize all that our amazing zoo keepers do! Many people probably think of zoo keepers as having the best, most fun job because they get to “play” with all the cool creatures in the zoo; in reality, their job is much more […]
Kalin PalmatierThe 5 Best (or Worst) Zoo Escapes
Last Tuesday, news of the missing red panda named Rusty rocked Washington (and the rest of the country) when the raccoon-resembling mammal escaped from the National Zoo in D.C. Twitter was ablaze with tweets from stuffy politicians to humble animal-lovers, all bearing the same “#redpanda” reference. After hours of news coverage,...
Kalin PalmatierBehind-the-Scenes Tours
Behind-the-Scenes tours at Clyde Peeling’s Reptiland provide a once in a lifetime opportunity to experience the zoo like never before. Have you ever wondered how our zoo keepers safely care for and clean up after venomous snakes and the training they must undergo in order to become confident enough to do so? Are you curious how they can […]
Kalin PalmatierAldabra Tortoise Babies
Being a zoo keeper can be very exciting, especially when we get the chance to acquire and work with baby animals. We care for these young, vulnerable critters and take part in their growth and development into mature healthy adults. Some animals take longer than others to get to the adult stage such as the […]
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