Happy International Snow Leopard Day! Oddly enough, although appropriately give the date, it’s felt like ‘All Snow Leopards All the Time’ lately in my world. Zoo New England has become more and more deeply involved in snow leopard conservation in the last few years. A … Continued
It’s the “whistling dog.” It’s the “red dog” of Rudyard Kipling’s 1894 Jungle Book. It’s a fearsome (but not really), forest-dwelling (but not entirely), highly social, pack-hunting canid that is as mysterious as its remote Asian haunts. These wild dogs once ranged across the vast majority of … Continued
With their peppy rodent energy and exceptionally soft fur, it’s no surprise that chinchillas are popular animals. But their numbers in the wild are dwindling. Guests at Stone Zoo have been able to watch a pair of long-tailed chinchillas groom, … Continued