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Earthplace maintains a varied collection of
"species ambassadors". The CT Birds of Prey outdoor display cages and
many of the animals in the indoor Animal Hall
house wildlife that cannot be released due to their injuries. These
creatures include two bald eagles, a peregrine falcon, red-tailed hawks, an American
kestrel, several types of owls, two little brown bats, a turkey vulture and a black
vulture, monk parakeets,
blue jays, a mockingbird, an Eastern copperhead snake
and a black rat snake. Click on a picture below to enlarge it.
Meet our Animal Ambassadors
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Guinea Pig
Puff is the newest member of the resident animal
collection at Earthplace. Puff's mother was taken in by a caring
individual who does guinea pig rescue and Puff was born shortly after on
July 1st, 2009. Guinea pigs are nocturnal, herbivorous rodents which are
native to South America. Come to Earthplace and meet Puff and
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Ferrets
Meet Rudy and Tootie, two new Earthplace resident
ferrets. Tootie is a petite female, approximately one year old. Rudy is
a 2 year old male. Rudy and Tootie lived as pets in someone's home
before coming to Earthplace. They have happily joined Sebastian (a 3-1/2
year old male) as species ambassadors for Earthplace.
European Ferrets are carnivores in the weasel family. Their long, sleek
body shape and short legs leave these animals well adapted for traveling
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Bald Eagle |
Bald Eagle |
Peregrine
Falcon |
Turkey Vulture |
Black Vulture |
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| Barn Owl |
Great Horned
Owl |
Sawwhet Owl |
Red-phase
Screech Owl |
Grey-phase
Screech Owl |
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Red-tailed
Hawks |
Kestrel |
Common Raven |
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Mockingbird |
Yellow-breasted
Chat |
Blue Jay |
Ring-necked
dove |
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| Little Brown
Bat |
Little Brown
Bat |
Northern
Copperhead Snake |
Corn Snake |
Hybrid black
rat/Northern pine snake |
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The Animal Hall also houses several domestic animals which are part
of the teaching collection, including a python, rabbits, ferrets,
guinea pigs,
doves and
turtles.
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Guinea Pig |
Ferrets |
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Box Turtle |
Wood Turtle |
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The Smilow Family Foundation Ecology Resource Lab holds more
animals, including some local reptiles, amphibians, fish and insects.
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American Toad |
Madagascar Hissing
Cockroaches |
Honeybees |
Tarantula |
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African Clawed Frog |
Bullfrog Tadpole |
Dace |
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Earthplace is home to an assortment of non-releasable
wild and domestic animals, many of which act as species ambassadors.
Federal regulations prohibit the possession of migratory birds,
eggs, feathers, nests or parts thereof, without special permits.
As an educational facility, Earthplace maintains the many permits to
keep certain migratory birds, as well as reptiles, mammals and
non-migratory birds, as part of a teaching collection.
View a Movie about the Animal Care Program at Earthplace
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The
Mary Eason Swett Wildlife Care and Rehabilitation Program
is
one of
the largest in Connecticut. Staffed by licensed wildlife rehabilitators and
trained volunteers, the program accepts over 700 injured, abandoned or
orphaned wild creatures annually. The program's goal is to rehabilitate
these animals to a healthy state and return them to their natural habitat as
soon as possible.

A
wild turkey, year-round visitors to our sanctuary

Male turkeys displaying their feathers
for females

Wild black and turkey vultures can
often be seen near the outdoor bird cages or flying over the Museum
building.

White-tailed deer
In Remembrance
Kish, an
American bald eagle

Lunis

Elliot
Elliot was acquired by Earthplace in May 2005 as a
transferred permanent non-releasable bird from Ansonia Nature
Center. His original injuries included a severe head injury
resulting in the loss of his eye. His accident was believed to have
been caused by a collision with an automobile.

Buckley

Leo
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