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Slender-Tailed Meerkat

Riverview Park & Zoo Say hello to the Riverview Park and Zoo mob of Slender-tailed Meerkats! Yes, a group of

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How Dogs Use Their Sense of Smell to Understand Their Environment

Dogs have up to 300 million olfactory receptors in their brain, compared to around 6 million we humans have. This

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Spring Brings Flowers & Muddy Paws

Springtime is a great time of year to get outside with your pup and explore your local parks, but it

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Dwarf Crocodiles – Riverview Park & Zoo

Two baby West African Dwarf crocodiles were recently hatched at the Riverview Park and Zoo in Peterborough. Two eggs hatched

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Kawartha Wildlife Centre

After fall migration is over, and most birds have flown to find warm refuge further south, mammals are left to

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Getting Your Dog Outside This Winter

Getting your dog outside in the winter for work and play is good exercise and lots of fun, it also

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Prickly Patients

Kawartha Wildlife Centre Watch your speed! Porcupines are well adjusted for defense against wild predators but their slow-moving ways make

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Dog Biscuits Home Made

• 1 Beef or Chicken Bouillion Cube • 1/2 Cup Boiling Water • 2 1/2 Cups Flour • 1 Teaspoon

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Puppies for Christmas?

Is giving a dog or puppy as a gift for the holidays a good idea, or bad? Personally, I believe

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Critters Corner ~ Capybara

Riverview Park & Zoo’s Animal Spotlight Meet the largest rodent in the world, the Capybara. Resident of the Riverview Park

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