EACH
EACH THURSDAY AT 7 P.M. ON FACEBOOK. >> STARTING APRIL 2ND WELL ZOO
KNOXVILLE CONTINUES THEIR WORK
TO BRING THE ZOO TO YOU EACH4@
DAY.
>> THEY'VE SHARED EDUCATIONAL
VIDEOS ON THEIR FACEBOOK PAGE
AND TODAY THEY SHARE THEIR CARE
FOR MADELINE THE PORCUPINE.
SHE'S A SOUTH AMERICAN
PORCUPINE AND4@ SHE ACTUALLY YOU
CAN SEE HER TLC USUASLY AS
ANOTHER HADNS4@.
>> SO UNLIKE A POSSUM SHE DOES
NOT HANG FROM IT BUT SHE WILL
USE IT TO HOLD ONTO THINGS AND
THEN IF SHE'S4@ BEING DEFENSIVE
IF SHE FEELS THREATENED, SHE'LL
STAND ON HER FEET AND SHE CAN
GET SEVERAL FEET OF REACH JUST
BY HOLDING HER TAIL.
SHE CAN REALLY USE IT TO HOLD
ON WITH AND4@ STRETCH OUT REALLY
FAR MORE DARING.
TODAY IT IS BASIC4@ TARGETING
WITH HER.
IT IS IT'S A GOOD FOUNDATION
BEHAVIOR AND HELPS WITH A LOT
OF OTHER THINGS.
IT HELPS, YOU KNOW, 4@TO CALL HR
DOWN TO HER CRATE OR STATION
HER FOR A MEDICAL4@ PROCEDURE.
WE'VE WORKED4@ WITH HER AN
INJECTION TRAINING SO4@ THAT WE
CAN INJECT HER AND HER SHOULDER
AND GIVE HER MEDICINE4@ T4@O THE
CLINIC FOR OUR FOR A PROCEDURE.
SO SHE'S REALLY GOOD WITH THAT
AS SHE PORCUPINES IN GENERAL
TEND TO GET WHAT ARE CALLED
WBIR SORES IN THEIR STO4@MACH.
AND SHE'S HAD TWO SO FAR4@ AS
REALLY COMMON.
WE'RE NOT GOVENOR PERCENT SURE
WHY THEY GET4@ BUT WE'VE WORKED
WITH HER ON TARGETING TO GET
HER TO STAND UP SO WE CAN FEEL
HER BELLY AND SEE IF SHE HAS
ANYTHING IN THERE4@.
IT'S BASICALLY JUST HER
REACTION TO HATERS.
THERE'S4@ SOMETHING HERE.
IT'S JUST KIND OF HER BEING
ALERT4@ AND JUST PAYING ATTENTIN
TO HER SURROUNDINGS SINCE SHE'S
NOCTURNAL4@.
SHE DOESN'T SEE VERY WELL.
SO SHE REALLY RELIES ON HER
WHISKERS.
SHE'S GOT THESE GRAHM HAIRS
ALONG HER BACK LEGS.
THEY HELP HER A LOT WITH BEING
ABLE TO TELL SOME THINGS4@ AROUD
HER.
OBVIOUSLY SHE'S GOT A GREAT
SENSE OF SMELL WITH HER HER
NOSE.
IT'S BASICALLY A GIANT
MARSHMALLOW.
IT'S THE ONLY SOFT AND SQUISHY
THING ON HER.
BUT4@4@ SHE SHE DOESN'T SHOOT HR
QUILLS UNLIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE
THINK SHE CAN FLEX THAT MUSCLE
AND WHEN THEY ALL STAND UP4@
SHE'LL KIND4@ TO ONE SIDE.
THIS WILL SHAKE AND THAT
MOMENTUM WILL4@ WHEN THE QUILLS
OUT THAT SHE CAN'T ACTUALLY
SHOOT THEM.
>> HER QUILLS ARE BARBED UNLIKE
PEGGS OR APNIC ACROSS THE4@ KAWS
OR N4@OT BARB.
AND SO IT DOESN'T TAKE MUCH FOR
HER CAESS TO STICK4@ SOMETHING
AND SHE HAS A RODENT.
SO IF YOU CAN SEE HOW GREAT
THEY ARE TEETH SHE JUST
BASICALLY A GIANT RITTMAN SHE
LOVES PEANUTS, PEANUTS AND
OYSTER CRACKERS ARE HER
FAVORITE TREAT.
SHE'LL SHELL THE PEANUTS.
SHE FEELS HER BANANAS.
SHE WON'T EAT THE SKIN OFF HER
SWEET POTATO4@.
SHE WOULD BE IN SOUTH AMERICA
TO LIVE UP TO THE TREE SO THEY
ONLY COME DOWN TO THE GROUND TO
USE THE BATHROOM SO IT'S REALLY
SAFE4@ LAPTOPS SO SHE DOESN'T
COME DOWN VERY OFTEN.
BUT ALL OUR ANIMALS CHOOSE
WHETHER OR NOT THEY WANT TO
PARTICIPATE IN A TRAINING
SESSION.
IT'S4@ NOT SOMETHING WE EVER
FORCE THEM TO DO.
4@BUT IF SHE WANTS TO COME DOWN
AND PARTICIPATE, SHE'S MORE
THAN W4@ELCOME TO YOU.
BUT SHE'LL STILL GET HER FOOD
AND PARTICIPATE, SHE'S MORE THAN W4@ELCOME TO YOU. BUT SHE'LL STILL GET HER FOOD4@
AND SHE'LL STILL GET A RICH
SPEND THAT DAY.
WHETHER OR NOT SHE DECIDES TO
PARTICIPATE IN TRAINING IT
DOESN'T4@ REALLY HAVE ANY EFFECT
ON ON HER DAY AT MERCY TABLES.
ENJOY THE INTERACTION.
SOMETIMES I'LL GET SPECIAL
EXTRA SPECIAL TREATS4@ STARRING
IS4@ SORRY IT'S ODD.
>> I'LL JUST GET A CALL THAT I
WON'T SHARE.
BUT THAT'S MADELINE THE
PORCUP4@INE.
HOW INTERESTED4@ SAYING SHE'S
VERY CUTE CUTE.
I'M NOT SURE SHE'S COZY BUT WE
LEARN THAT SHE HAS A
MARSHM4@ALLOW NOSE.
THAT'S MANNNNN SQUISHY THING ON
BODY WITH ALL THOSE QUILLS.
BUT YOU CAN TUNE IN EVERY DAY
TO4@ ZOO.
KNOXVILLE IS FACEBOOK PAGE AND
THEY WILL SHARE4@ WITH THEIR
ANIMALS.
BY THE WAY, TODAY THE KNOX
COUNTY COMMISSION WILL VOTE ON
A RESOLUTION TO ALLOW FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM
THE COUNTY'S4@ HOTEL AND MOTEL
TAX FUND TO GIVE AN EMERGENCY
LOAN4@ TO THE ZOO SINCE IT'S
CLOSED RIGHT NOW AND IN WHICH
ANDW LAST WEEK THAT THEY DEPEND
ON THE COMMUNITY TO HELP CARE
FOR THE