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Meet CuriOdyssey’s resident socialization dog!

By CuriOdyssey | Fri January 24, 2014

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…

"Science" as Word of the Year

By CuriOdyssey | Thu January 9, 2014

Much to our delight, Merriam-Webster named “science” as the word of the year for 2013. According to the publisher, the word saw a 176% increase in lookups this year over last…

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…

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!

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…