Animal Stories: Ferrets
Animals
Animal Stories: Ferrets
This post is third in a series about our animals who are former pets, like our skunk and desert tortoises. Ferrets are often confused for being a legal pet in California, but have you noticed that you cannot buy one from a pet store or adopt one from an animal shelter in California? This is because…
Read MoreAnimal Stories: Desert Tortoises
This post is the second in a series about animals at CuriOdyssey who are former pets. CuriOdyssey is home to two desert tortoises, “Spork” and “Antiguo.” Like Oliver the skunk, both of these tortoises are former pets. Today, it is illegal to have desert tortoises as pets unless they were acquired before August 4, 1989 or were…
Read MoreAnimal Stories: Our Skunk
A common question CuriOdyssey’s Animal Keepers get asked is, “Can I have a (insert one of our education or exhibit animals here) as a pet?” While an exotic animal may seem like a fun companion, the truth is that they are unpredictable, high-maintenance, and often illegal. Many of CuriOdyssey’s animals are actually surrendered pets because…
Read MoreIt’s Springtime at CuriOdyssey
March 20th marked the first day of spring, and our animals have been hard at work vocalizing, defending their territory, building nests, and laying eggs! Because CuriOdyssey specializes in exhibiting rehabilitated wildlife, most of our animals are unmated. This however, doesn’t stop one of our oddest and most well-known animal couples: Jabby, our snowy egret…
Read MoreMeet our new raccoons, Pebbles and Tilly.
On Thursday, February 20, Pebbles and Tilly were released into a brand-new exhibit space at CuriOdyssey. Pebbles and Tilly will be time-sharing this space with Merlin, CuriOdyssey’s 13-year-old (and somewhat crotchety) resident raccoon. But Merlin gets a pass for being slightly grumpy – he’s currently the oldest living racccoon in captivity. And we’re so glad to…
Read MoreMeet CuriOdyssey’s resident socialization dog!
Many days of the week inside the CuriOdyssey animal keeper office, you might spy a friendly, black-furred dog napping under a desk or trotting around, looking for a willing hand to pet her soft back. This friendly dog’s name is “Doobie” and she belongs to our Lead Animal Keeper, Eunice. In addition to enjoying the…
Read MoreBirds are all around us.
Greater Roadrunner, Matthew Dodder Birds are all around us – particularly in our North Gallery exhibit space! With roughly 655 birds in California, you likely have seen quite a few birds in your city, neighborhood, and even your backyard. CuriOdyssey’s newest art installation by artist and birder Matthew Dodder features 30 sketches of native California…
Read MoreNew Animal Digs
From now until early November, there will be a flurry of activity in our outdoor animal exhibit area! Thanks to a generous donor, we’re able to create a larger, brand-new exhibit space in place of our former raccoon exhibit. The expanded urban animal exhibit will be able to house a number of species like the…
Read MoreThree Lessons of a Wildlife Apprentice
It will be difficult to capture in a few brief paragraphs all that I’ve learned during my time as apprentice at CuriOdyssey. When I first walked into Coyote Point two years ago, I was blown away. The museum was a hidden pocket of paradise surrounded by eucalyptus trees and stunning views of the bay. I…
Read MoreAnimal Stories: Our Great Horned Owl, Red-Shouldered Hawk and Golden Eagles
Almost one year ago, our first blog post detailing the history of a few CuriOdyssey animals was published. All three of these animals were former pets and therefore, could not be released into the wild. This post will discuss three more CuriOdyssey animals that are non-releasable for a different reason – “Solo” the great horned owl (Bubo…
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