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BTW, there's a session at the ASTC Conference next month about using
live animals at your center.
Assuming you've got the facilities/staff/$$$ to care for them... Mammals
are, in my experience, less predictable than the cold-blooded types.
Individuals vary more. For example, some folks have worked with
sugar-gliders that are calm and easily handled, the ones we currently
have are very jittery. And an individual mammal may be ok most of the
time, but have his kvetchy days.
For ease of handling, I'd say ferrets + chinchillas are your best bets
(be sure to point out the downsides of keeping these cute little
critters as pets!) Pygmy hedgehogs, opossums, prairie dogs or woodchucks
also have potential... watch out if the latter 2 species are biters -
ouch!
Our sugar-gliders just reproduced,
Jonah Cohen
Outreach & Public Programs Manager
The Children's Museum
"It is Man's indominatable nature to scare himself silly for no good
reason!"
-Calvin and Hobbes
-----Original Message-----
From: Informal Science Education Network
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ingrid Sulston
Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2007 2:25 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: giant skeletons and live mammals
...
The live mammals will add to the current animal collection of insects,
spiders and a couple of reptiles and amphibians. We are looking for
something that can be used for demonstrations, but is not commonly seen
by
the visitors, and is not aquatic. Porcupines and flying squirrels at
other
science centres have sparked our interest in something unusual, but we
are
interested in hearing recommendations (postitive and negative) on any
mammals other science centres have had.
Thanks.
Ingrid Sulston
Research Assistant
Science World
Vancouver, BC, Canada
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