Ratite Enrichment

January – March 2012

A mild winter equals early

fun with mud wallows!!!

Thanks to Dawn Fleuchaus

of Milwaukee County Zoo

for submitting these

photos.

MORE FUN with mud baths at Virginia Zoological Park!

Thanks to Craig Pelke

Curator of Birds and Ectotherms for submitting these photos.

Training and EnrichmentMarch is the time of year when

the North Carolina Zoo’s

ostriches get their yearly

physical exams. The ostriches

enjoy apple treats while

voluntarily standing for blood

draws and exams.

Photos by

Jennifer Ireland, Animal Management Supervisor.