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Taking a Drink
Water is an amazing molecule. The oxygen atom pulls on its two hydrogens in a way that creates a slightly-negative side and a...
Haley Selen
Dec 13, 20181 min read
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Tough Guy
Digger the Western Hognose Snake is usually pretty docile. She arrived at the Museum in 2013 as a hatchling no bigger than a pencil....
Haley Selen
Dec 6, 20181 min read
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Zero Percent
One thing I love about the animal care community – from bird trainers to zoo keepers – is the ability to find delight in small, peculiar...
Haley Selen
Nov 28, 20181 min read
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Turkey Day
Sometimes enrichment is more enriching for me than it is for the birds. I had fun last weekend designing, cutting, and painting ...
Haley Selen
Nov 23, 20181 min read
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Turkey Day
Sometimes enrichment is more enriching for me than it is for the birds. I had fun last weekend designing, cutting, and painting ...
Haley Selen
Nov 20, 20181 min read
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Drawing Snakes
I usually rely on science to learn more about an animal or plant. I instinctively scour scientific articles, my animal physiology...
Haley Selen
Nov 13, 20181 min read
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Science of Behavior Change: Negative Reinforcement
Last week I wrote about positive reinforcement, giving a reward to increase a behavior, as the most important tool in training our...
Haley Selen
Nov 7, 20182 min read
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Science of Behavior Change: Positive Reinforcement
Stepping onto a human’s hand, coming out of a crate, perching calmly while 50 sets of human eyes stare at him. These are not behaviors...
Haley Selen
Nov 1, 20182 min read
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Weighing a snake
How quickly does a 5-year-old hognose snake grow? As animals with indeterminate growth, snakes continue growing throughout their life,...
Haley Selen
Oct 24, 20181 min read
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Aldo Visits Crex Meadows
Last weekend I loaded up the Museum van with biofacts, 30 pounds of rocks, and our American Kestrel, Aldo. Our road trip landed us at the...
Haley Selen
Oct 17, 20181 min read
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