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Birds are all around us.

By CuriOdyssey | Tue November 26, 2013

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…

Inspiring kinetic sculpture

By CuriOdyssey | Wed November 6, 2013

Inspiring video of the week: We’re amazed by this kinetic sculpture that walks on its own. We’re itching to start building and making after seeing this!

First-Ever Super Families Day

By CuriOdyssey | Fri October 11, 2013

Kids blowing bubbles, meeting native California animals up close, and exploring science exhibits – those are just a few of the fun things that characterize CuriOdyssey’s first Super Families Day. The first-time event gave children with special needs and their families exclusive access to CuriOdyssey before regular visitor hours. This comfortable, less-crowded program kicked off with…

New Animal Digs

By CuriOdyssey | Fri October 4, 2013

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…

Three Lessons of a Wildlife Apprentice

By CuriOdyssey | Thu September 19, 2013

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…

Animal Stories: Our Great Horned Owl, Red-Shouldered Hawk and Golden Eagles

By CuriOdyssey | Tue September 3, 2013

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…

Autumn Science Photo Hunt!

By CuriOdyssey | Sun September 1, 2013

Science is everywhere. From the swirling of water that flows down your tub drain to the heavy fog that rolls in across the Santa Cruz mountains on the coast of California, you can find scientific phenomena all around you in common places. Inspired by some of our most-loved exhibits, we’re challenging families to look out…

Aviary Update

By CuriOdyssey | Thu July 18, 2013

Visitors may have noticed that CuriOdyssey’s Walk-Through Aviary has been closed at various times for the past month. This is because our cattle egrets recently reached sexually maturity and have been displaying behaviors that indicate territoriality. Because of this, the aviary must be staffed when open; otherwise, it is closed for safety purposes. Above: A…

Have you enriched today?

By CuriOdyssey | Mon June 17, 2013

Enrichment is a word with which we’re probably all familiar. Simply put, it’s adding a little spice to your day, task, or object. Little did I know that three months into my internship as an animal care intern at CuriOdyssey, I would be living and breathing ways to add “a little spice” to all the…

Overlapping Wildlife at CuriOdyssey

By CuriOdyssey | Sat May 4, 2013

Although CuriOdyssey is home to many exhibit and education animals, did you know that our animal keepers encounter interesting wildlife outside of our collection everyday? One of the benefits to having CuriOdyssey in a park is getting to observe the naturally occurring wildlife all around us. Some of the most common wild animals that you…