CuriOdyssey – Page 19

San Francisco Business Times | Philanthropic heavyweights behind a science playground

By CuriOdyssey | Fri October 23, 2015

Kat Taylor and Tom Steyer throw their philanthropic weight behind a science playground. Young children are often brimming with energy, enthusiasm and curiosity, especially when they have a chance to play, hang out with animals and soak up new information in a way that seems less like a chore and more like an adventure. That’s…

Happy 4th from our most patriotic -looking birds!

By CuriOdyssey | Thu July 9, 2015

Happy fourth of July! We’re celebrating this day by spotlighting our two most patriotic-looking birds, our golden eagles. CuriOdyssey is home to two golden eagles, one female, Ishta, and one male, Oro. Ishta came to us in 2000 after she was hit by a car and sustained internal injuries, in addition to a fractured beak…

Exploring Prisms + Sunlight

By CuriOdyssey | Mon June 29, 2015

Did you know that rainbows are caused by an aspect of refraction called dispersion? Light waves of different frequencies (colors) bend different amounts. In most cases, this is not noticeable, but prisms make use of this to spread out the spectrum so we can see all of the colors. Violet light bends the most, with…

Conservation Spotlight Series: Sloppy Seconds, Inc.

By CuriOdyssey | Thu June 18, 2015

This post is the first in a series about local conservations organizations. Interview with a Local Animal Rescue Kelli Rockafellow, a former animal keeper at CuriOdyssey, owns and operates an animal sanctuary for animals that have no other home. Kelli along with her husband, Mike, provide their animals with a stable and loving environment, excellent…

Three cheers for volunteers!

By CuriOdyssey | Wed April 15, 2015

Every year, more than 120 volunteers spend time on a regular basis at CuriOdyssey educating visitors, assisting campers, facilitating exhibits and activities, caring for our animals, and helping behind the scenes. In honor of National Volunteer Week (April 12-18, 2015), we’re highlighting two of our volunteers who spend time every month helping visitors explore our…

Out In The Field: Ringtail Research

By CuriOdyssey | Wed February 18, 2015

At CuriOdyssey, we’re committed to not only providing our animals with the best possible care, but also ensuring that our impact goes beyond our walls through a variety of conservation efforts. CuriOdyssey’s Ringtail, “Amala” Our latest conservation effort is focused on ringtail field research. And if the animal name “ringtail” sounds familiar to you, it’s…

California Love: Images of our Great State

By CuriOdyssey | Thu January 22, 2015

This spring, we’re featuring photographs by Kevin Shoban on our North Gallery walls. Kevin is not only a gifted photographer, but he’s also no stranger to CuriOdyssey where he serves as an Animal Keeper Intern, tending to our many non-releasable animals. Kevin’s exhibition is California-focused and features stunning landscapes of places like Cascade Falls and…

Thank You for an Exciting 60th Anniversary Year

By CuriOdyssey | Mon January 12, 2015

CuriOdyssey’s 60th Anniversary year has come to a close, and we’d like to take a moment to express to our supporters our gratitude for a successful 12 months. The year 2014 was an exceptional one that gave us much to celebrate – including the highest attendance in the organization’s recent history. We also received numerous…

Turkey Vultures urinate on their legs (and other things I learned at Curiodyssey).

By CuriOdyssey | Tue November 25, 2014

This post is a guest blog by Curiodyssey’s 2014 Keeper Apprentice, Angela Krall Three years ago, I was finishing up my Bachelor’s Degree at a small school in Wisconsin, expecting to be accepted into veterinary school and move into the next stage in my life. Then I was hit with the hard truth: veterinary school…

Saving Humpty Dumpty with Science

By CuriOdyssey | Wed November 12, 2014

One of the most popular children’s nursery rhymes is the tale of Humpty Dumpty. Most of us even know the rhyme by heart that begins, “Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall…” And we all know what happens to the protagonist in the end – he breaks and can’t be…