When checking out a herd of animals at a zoo or wildlife park, do you ever wonder if they all have names? Of course, the wise keepers can tell members of the pack apart . . . but often in strange ways. For a crash of rhinoceroses at Busch Gardens, it's all about the (ear) hair. Get the scoop straight from another keeper's mouth in the video below! Get Flash to see this player. var so3194498 Read more

Curious about what goes on behind-the-scenes with animal caretakers? With all the creatures — and massive amounts of food (yum) and cleanup (yuck) — I can't imagine it's an easy job, but still looks like so much fun. Now, I've already settled on a career path but Sea World and Busch Gardens have super cool Adventure Camps, geared to give teen girls this hands-on experience at their parks and Read more

Well, along with all the other fun animals we saw during our time in Orlando (thank you, Aquatica!), we spent one night at SeaWorld where we caught a glimpse of some killer whales! LilSugar and I watched a preview of Shamu Rocks (officially kicking off Memorial Day 2008), which combined fun music with improvisational movements of two orca whales. I was happy to hear that the tanks were Read more

I admit it — growing up, I was one of the kids who jumped off the bleachers at the killer whale show when they asked for a volunteer for it to kiss. Though I was never selected, the same adolescent excitement pumped through my veins when Busch Entertainment asked me to come down to Orlando and check out their Worlds of Discovery.One of the perks of attending was getting a chance to see the Read more