Reid Park Zoo and the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum are teaming up to host a virtual class on Tuesday.
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Quillbert, the North American porcupine, was experiencing gastrointestinal issues for two days before he died Wednesday, February 19.
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From Javelinas that paint and stingrays that swim through hoops, here's how the Desert Museum keeps its animals mentally and physically stimulating
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A javelina places her nose up to the fence after finishing the javelina painting at Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 2021 N Kinney Rd., on Septemb…
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Emily Kornmuller, Mammalogy and Ornithology animal keeper, prepares a painting canvas for the javelina paint on at Arizona-Sonora Desert Museu…
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Emily Kornmuller, animal keeper, holds up the javelina's finish painting at Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 2021 N Kinney Rd., on September 11th,…
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Penny, skunk at Arizona-Sonoran Desert Museum, moves through a cat toy to find food at Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 2021 N Kinney Rd., on Sept…
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Sheldon Plankton, Black Tail Prairie Dog, searches for a peanut in an enrichment toy at Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 2021 N Kinney Rd., on Sep…
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Sheldon Plankton, left, and Sandy Cheeks, black tail prairie dogs, search through newspaper strips in a Quaker Oats container at Arizona-Sonor…
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