Blog - CuriOdyssey

A Closer Look at Enrichment: Sight

By CuriOdyssey | Fri June 8, 2012

An animal’s sense of sight can be very important when it comes to survival, but it can also play an important role when it comes to the quality of its…

Make it a Summer of Science!

By CuriOdyssey | Mon June 4, 2012

Photo: Graham Paterson Summer is a time for playing in the park, exploring the outdoors, learning new things at camp, and spending time with friends. It’s one of our favorite…

A Closer Look at Enrichment: Touch

By CuriOdyssey | Tue May 22, 2012

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…

Make way! We’re rolling into Maker Faire.

By CuriOdyssey | Wed May 16, 2012

Given our love of science and innovation, it should be no surprise that we’re thrilled to be exhibiting at the world’s biggest DIY festival – Maker Faire! The two-day fest is…

A Closer Look at Enrichment: Taste

By CuriOdyssey | Fri May 4, 2012

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…

A Closer Look at Enrichment: Hearing

By CuriOdyssey | Fri April 20, 2012

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…

Celebrate! It’s Volunteer Week

By CuriOdyssey | Mon April 16, 2012

We’re so lucky to have a fantastic group of volunteers at CuriOdyssey. From the Keepers in Training who care for the animals, to the Docents, Aviary Aides, and Interpretive Guides…

Become a citizen scientist!

By CuriOdyssey | Thu April 12, 2012

Why are people in the San Francisco Bay Area watching and recording the otters they see on river banks? And why are folks from Connecticut to Colorado (and everywhere in…

Meet Our Animal Artists!

By CuriOdyssey | Sat March 31, 2012

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…

CuriOdyssey and Conservation

By CuriOdyssey | Tue March 20, 2012

Conservation projects are an essential part of what we do to fulfill our mission of educating and inspiring people to take care of our earth wisely. Be it a beach…