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2022 News:

On January 5th, the museum announced its 2022 projects, including a new entrance and lobby area, a reimagined play area for children 5 and under (coming autumn 2022), and a new walkthrough area called The Wetland Walkway (coming spring 2022).

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On January 13th, the museum announced that a (1.0) striped skunk named Florian passed away at age 11 due to multiple cancers and arthritis.

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Goodbyes are never easy

On January 18th, the museum announced they acquired a (1.0) American kestrel named Cricket which is now on exhibit.

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The other side of the coin...animal arrivals

On January 26th, the museum announced that a (0.1) muskrat named Tennile passed away on January 25th at age 6 due to a decline in health.

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On April 3rd, the museum announced that they reopened the Hideaway Woods area to the public after 8 weeks of repairs/renovations.

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On May 17th, the museum announced that a (0.1) domestic chicken (breed not specified) named Camilia and a (0.1) gecko (species not specified) named Gordon passed away.

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On July 14th, the museum announced they have installed a window film into some of the bird exhibits in the Carolina Wildlife area.

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On July 19th, the museum announced they acquired a (0.1) crested gecko named Olive which is now a part of the animal ambassador program.

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On August 11th, the museum announced that (0.0.3+?) poison dart frogs (species(s) not specified) hatched and are now on exhibit.

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On September 12th, the museum announced that they opened The Wetland Walkthrough to the public.

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On September 16th, the museum announced that a (1.0) domestic chinchilla named Salt passed away at age 19.

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On October 4th, the museum announced that they transferred (1.1) red wolves named Eno and Ellerbe to the Red Wolf Center in North Carolina. The museum also announced they are acquiring a new breeding pair in the coming weeks.

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Eno and Ellerbe's next adventure
 
On November 17th, the museum announced they transferred (2.1) American alligators named Jim, Dwight, and Pam to Alligator Adventure in South Carolina. They also announced they acquired (0.0.3) American alligators from Alligator Adventure, which are now on exhibit.

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On November 17th, the museum announced they transferred (2.1) American alligators named Jim, Dwight, and Pam to Alligator Adventure in South Carolina. They also announced they acquired (0.0.3) American alligators from Alligator Adventure, which are now on exhibit.

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On November 28th, the museum announced they named them Snap, Crackle, and Pop.

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On December 15th, the museum announced that their (0.1) copperhead named Stryker passed away.

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On February 9th, 2023, the museum announced that a (0.1) alpaca named Retro passed away at age 16 due to several chronic age-related problems.

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On April 25th, the museum announced that a (1.0) domestic ferret passed away due to a decline in health caused by adrenal cancer.

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On May 3rd, the museum announced that they acquired a (0.1) domestic chinchilla named Nutmeg which is now an animal ambassador.

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On May 23rd, 2023, the museum announced that a (0.1) American black bear named Yona passed away after surgery found several issues that were "impossible to fix".

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Rest in Peace, Yona
 

On September 12th, the museum announced that a (1.0) ring-tailed lemur named Satyrus passed away on September 11th due to a large mass in his liver.

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On September 25th, the museum announced that they secured a $1 million grant from the state of North Carolina for their Magic Wings Butterfly House.

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On September 29th, the museum announced that they acquired a (1.0) Virginia opossum (later named Tater) which is now on exhibit.

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On October 26th, the museum announced they acquired a (1.0) red wolf named Adeyha from the Niabi Zoo in Illinois. It was also announced that the museum transferred a (1.0) red wolf named Niko to the Niabi Zoo.

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On November 21st, the museum announced they acquired a (1.0) American black bear which is now on exhibit.

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On January 30th, 2024, the museum announced that a (0.1) pot-bellied pig named Miss Piggy passed away on January 29th due to a decline in health.

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On November 21st, the museum announced they acquired a (1.0) American black bear which is now on exhibit.

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On December 8th, the museum announced that the bear was named Murray.

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On February 5th, 2024, the museum announced that a (1.0) American black bear named Gus passed away at age 18 due to an inoperable mass found near his heart and lungs. His body and cells will be donated to 4 separate cancer research organizations.

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On March 26th, the museum announced they acquired (0.1.1) pot-bellied pigs named Pearl and Gustav from the Ross Mill Farm in Pennsylvania which are on exhibit.

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7 (4.3) Red Wolf pups have been born to parents Oak and Adheya.
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On April 29th, the museum announced that a (1.0) red wolf pup passed away.

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On May 15th, the museum announced their (1.0) long-tailed chinchilla named Pepper passed away at age 21 due to advanced age.

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7 (4.3) Red Wolf pups have been born to parents Oak and Adheya.
Durham’s Museum of Life and Science celebrates birth of Red Wolf pups | WNCT

On September 9th, the museum announced they will transfer Adeyha and Oak, as well as their pups (now named Cedar, Juniper, Maple, Sassafras, and Tupelo) to the Wolf Conservation Center in New York in October. Also on September 9th, the museum announced they will acquire (1.1) red wolves named Oka and Martha in the future.

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2024 Pupdate #7
 
On May 12th, the museum announced they transferred (2.0) Miniature Hereford cows named Dallas and Dusty to Spring Trail Ranch in North Carolina. On June 11th, the museum announced they acquired 2 Miniature Hereford cows named Owen and Tom, which are now on exhibit.
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On May 13th, the museum announced (3.0) red wolves were born on May 3rd, which are on exhibit.

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On June 20th, the museum announced their (1.0) Virginia opossum named Tater passed away due to a decline in health caused by heart failure.

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On June 21st, the museum announced their former CEO of 18 years (1985-2003), Tom Krakauer, sadly passed away.

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On July 3rd, the museum announced a male (1.0) eastern box turtle named BoxB passed away due to a decline in health.

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On May 13th, the museum announced (3.0) red wolves were born on May 3rd, which are on exhibit.

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On August 4th, the museum announced they named the wolves Ember, Proton, and Scuppernong, respectively. On September 9th, the museum announced they will transfer the wolves, as well as (1.1) red wolves named Oka and Martha, to Wolf Conservation Center in New York in November. The museum also announced they will acquire (1.1) red wolves from Wolf Conservation Center sometime in autumn.

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2025 Pupdate #5

On August 25th, the museum announced their female (0.1) American black bear named Mimi passed away at age 21 due to a decline in health.

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