Dr. Tara's blog

Our zookeepers are a highly talented group of people.  There is so much more than meets the eye when it comes to their daily duties.  In short, I couldn't even imagine doing my job withou

As you may have recently heard, our 15 year-old male Bactrian camel Newton has a case of arthritis.  The fact he has arthritis is not unusual, but quite common in other Bactrian camels about h

This week is National Veterinary Technician Week.  Veterinary Technicians are a very integral part of the veterinary medical team, as well as part of the zoo.  In fact, without a veterina

Many of us have watched, heart broken over the images from the Gulf oil spill.  The numbers of affected animals and the spoiled beaches and wetlands have been catastrophic.  Then tragedy

What is involved in the animal’s yearly or every other year physical examinations?  Quite a bit actually!  For example, today two meerkats came to the veterinary clinic in their carrie