Early morning fox
In Critter Corner, Uncategorized | No commentIt’s chilly out here! Here’s a pic of the exhibit gray fox enjoying the sun. Stay warm this morning.
It’s chilly out here! Here’s a pic of the exhibit gray fox enjoying the sun. Stay warm this morning.
We have 3 turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) on exhibit here at the VLM. All of them came from breeders around the area. The 2 older turkeys, the male, called a Tom or a Gobbler, and the darker female,called a hen, came from a breeder over…
We had created a new shrimp exhibit just prior to the flash flood that destroyed the lower level of the museum. This exhibit was one of the nine exhibits that suffered extensive damage; in fact this exhibit had to be completely replaced. So after nearly…
Meet our newest rehab animals: two baby Eastern grey squirrels. The first was found by aquarium staff Sarah Peake while walking her dog. She brought it back to the VLM for me to take care of. At the time he was only 4-5 weeks old…
All during the month of October, The Living Museum has been having a walk-a-thon to assist with flood relief efforts since the big flood that came through and produced much damage in August. This Saturday, October 27, there is going to be an event called…
Since the weather has been so nice and cool and not so very humid, here’s a lovely picture of our female red fox enjoying some autumnal flare from last year. Enjoy the nice weather 🙂
All of the animals here at The Virginia Living Museum are here because they are unable to survive in the wild. For various reasons, they have been determined to be non-releasable. Because of this, in order for them to be content as captive ambassadors for…
Fall has begun the second wave of breeding among the freshwater fishes here at the museum. Both habitariums – the Cypress Swamp, and the Mountain Cove/Stream/Lake – are exposed to natural light 24 hours a day, and also echo the natural temperature fluctuations outside. The…
Hey everyone! It’s been a bit but I’m back to posting. Have been away from the Museum for a few days. Wow, it’s hard to believe that September is here! What a summer it has been. So much going on this year, whew. Remember that…
This morning at check in, we were pleased to discover that our male lined seahorse (Hippocampus erectus) on exhibit gave birth! Now there are hundreds of newborn seahorses swimming freely in the Seahorse exhibit. It is very common for our seahorses to give birth in…