Ryan and I did not win the annual Minocqua Wife Carrying Competition, but we did finish, and I wasn't dropped. Good job, Ryan!
I ran through water and sand with 140 pounds on my back and all I got was this lousy t-shirt.We are still tubing the Bald eagle. He is still throwing up, smelling bad, and being really sad overall. But we've started to force feed him some venison. Let's hope he can keep it down.
All the baby mice died and we released 6 deer, 3 coyotes, 4 Great Horned owls, 1 fox, and 1 squirrel, so the center is getting pretty empty. We've had a couple new additions, but nothing that requires too much work. We spent a lot of time these last 2 days cleaning all these cages of mouse and rat parts, caked-on poop, pellets, and feathers. Gross.
fox releaseWe got a new loon who was caught in fishing hooks and line. He will call back to you if you whistle like a loon. We have to feed him over 100 minnows a day just to keep him quiet. He has quite the healthy appetite.
loon!We also got a raccoon that we think may have distemper, but hope it doesn't. The thing about raccoons is that they are these balls of disease, basically. 86% of raccoons around here carry a roundworm called Baylisascaris that can easily transfer to any mammal, including us humans. If you come into contact with raccoon feces, you have a good chance of contracting or spreading the worms to other mammals. Eventually, these worms burrow through our systems looking for raccoon parts and end up burrowing into our eyes (making us blind) and, eventually, our brain (making us dead). Since baby raccoons require so much handling, we are not allowed to rehab baby raccoons for this reason. Adults, however, we do rehab, but have to be extra-super-for realz-careful with everything raccoon-related. We need to put their food and water bowls in boiling water every day (the worm eggs are only killed by being burned) and use doctor's gloves when going into their cages. Just more things for me imagine crawling on and within me while I lay awake in bed.
But it's so cute
But it's so cute
That's an excellent action shot of the fox. Did you know that the arabic word for fox is "Wowie"? Best arabic word ever.
ReplyDeleteAlso, it looks as if Ryan should have tried #8's technique there of the, uh, upside-down-backwards wife technique. Also, Allah punished you because you are not married. HOW DARE YOU ATTEMPT TO WIN A COMPETITION FOR WEDDED PEOPLE.
Also, the potholders in the final picture are adorable. Perhaps you'll need to melt them with a flamethrower at the end of the month.