A Closer Look at Enrichment: Touch
Animals
A Closer Look at Enrichment: Touch
Welcome to the third installment of CuriOdyssey’s “A Closer Look at Enrichment” series, that describes how our keepers think about an animal’s sense of “touch” when making enrichment. Animals use their sense of touch everyday as they explore their environment, search for food, and find shelter. Different textures also appeal to different animals. Snakes that…
Read MoreA Closer Look at Enrichment: Taste
Welcome to the second blog post of CuriOdyssey’s “A Closer Look at Enrichment” series, which describe how animal senses inspire our animal keepers to make enrichment. An animal’s sense of taste is one of the most important senses because most animals are motivated to be active through food. Finding out what animals like to eat…
Read MoreA Closer Look at Enrichment: Hearing
Animal keepers at CuriOdyssey strive to keep our animals stimulated and engaged by creating “enrichment.” Here is a brief overview of what enrichment is from a previous blog post: “So What’s Animal “Enrichment” Anyway?” Our keepers must consider all of the different senses that our animals use when creating enrichment (taste, touch, vision, smell, hearing)…
Read MoreMeet Our Animal Artists!
What are animal keepers to do when they have a porcupine that can hold a paintbrush, a raccoon, ring-tailed cacomistle and tortoise that have adorable foot prints, and lots of nontoxic paint? This conundrum has resulted in some of your favorite CuriOdyssey animals creating beautiful works of art! These paintings are then sold to help…
Read MoreA Closer Look at Enrichment: Smell
Welcome to the final installment of CuriOdyssey’s “A Closer Look at Enrichment” blog series! This last post is about how animal keepers create very smelly enrichment opportunities for our animals to keep them stimulated. How do you feel when you smell your favorite food? Does smelling lavender relax you? Think about how many different smells…
Read MoreCuriOdyssey in Pictures
At CuriOdyssey, there’s a photo opportunity around every corner. You can see otters splashing and birds stretching their wings. Other times your photo subject might be your own child, staring in wonder as they catch sun images on their out-stretched hands. We see our visitors snapping shots all of the time, and we have to…
Read MoreHow Do Animals Come to Live at CuriOdyssey?
Have you ever been curious to know how our animals arrive at CuriOdyssey? From arrival at the airport to release in our habitats, the process by which animals come to CuriOdyssey might surprise you! As you may already know, the animals that come to live at CuriOdyssey are non-releasable animals. They have either been seriously…
Read MoreSeparating Roadrunner Fact From Ficton
When you think of a roadrunner, what comes to mind? Is it a large purple bird that plays tricks on an unsuspecting coyote? CuriOdyssey is home to two greater roadrunners, Juniper and Sage. The mother/daughter pair came to CuriOdyssey from the Phoenix Zoo, and has been with us since late December 2011. If everything you…
Read MoreWhat is a "Threatened" Species, Anyway?
Did you know that CuriOdyssey is home to a variety of “threatened” species? If you’ve ever seen Antiguo walking around the exhibit he shares with the Burrowing Owls, or if you’ve ever seen Spork messily chomping his favorite snack (nasturtiums!) during an enrichment session, then you’ve seen just one of the threatened species we care…
Read MoreBeing a CuriOdyssey Zoo Keeper: Five Things That Might Surprise You
Sure, they get to hang out with cute animals, train them, and feed them each day. But what is it really like to be a CuriOdyssey zoo keeper? And what’s actually required for the job? Read on to find out! 1. Creativity is required! You might not think much creativity is required of a zoo…
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