“Teddy Bear,” the Porcupine, Loves Valentine’s Day Treats

February 1, 2012 · Posted in Animals, Mammals, Native Texas Animals, Zooniversity News · Comment 

We can’t miss one holiday without the delightful antics of our resident viral video star, Teddy Bear, the porcupine. See how much "Teddy Bear, the porcupine, LOVES his Valentine’s Day treats," and see what he does when he runs out of them! Listen carefully and you’ll him answer his human with "Yeah, I did," "It’s [...]

“Teddy Bear” the Porcupine Predicts Super Bowl 46!

February 1, 2012 · Posted in Animals, Mammals, Native Texas Animals, Zooniversity News · Comment 

He’s back again! And, this time "Teddy Bear, the porcupine, predicts the winner of Super Bowl 46."  Watch his latest video as he slams one team to the ground and catches a corn pass from the winning team. Did he pick the winning team? We’ll have to wait and see on February 5, 2012. "GO, TEDDY!" [...]

“Teddy” had WAY TOO MUCH Corn on New Year’s!

December 30, 2011 · Posted in Animals, Mammals, Native Texas Animals, Zooniversity News · 2 Comments 

Our North American porcupine, named "Teddy Bear," shows what happens when you over-imbibe while celebrating the New Year in his newest video "Teddy, the porcupine has WAY TOO MUCH corn on New Year’s." He, and all our staff at Zooniversity, wish you a safe holiday and a prosperous and healthy New Year. Happy New Year, [...]

“Teddy Bear” Wishes You a Merry Christmas!

December 16, 2011 · Posted in Animals, Mammals, Native Texas Animals, Zooniversity News · 4 Comments 

He’s back! "Teddy Bear," the porcupine is back to wish all his friends and fans a Merry Christmas. And, let us answer those questions right up front: "How did you get that hat on him?" Not a problem, he actually LIKED it! Teddy wore his Santa hat for about an hour before it fell off. "Isn’t [...]

“Teddy” the Porcupine is a Viral Video and TV Star

December 7, 2011 · Posted in Animals, Mammals, Native Texas Animals, Zooniversity News · 2 Comments 

Dallas, Texas, USA, December 7, 2011 — Welcome to the unpredictable, rather insane, world of the Internet. Where else would a one-minute, handheld video clip of a porcupine eating his favorite snack, end up being watched by a million people across the globe and be aired on all three major US televison networks in just [...]

Summer Survival at Zooniversity

August 9, 2009 · Posted in Native Texas Animals, Zooniversity News · Comment 

Whew…summer is officially over for Zooniversity and we survived another crazy summer season! While many of you consider summer as a laid-back time to rest, relax, and lounge by the pool, summer for Zooniversity is a whirlwind of travel, shows, animal rescues, more travel and shows, feeding and cleaning, and even more travel and shows. [...]

“I need your help. I found an animal…”

May 10, 2009 · Posted in Animal Rescue, Animals, For Parents, Native Texas Animals · Comment 

Springtime is in full bloom here in Texas and our phones have been ringing off the hook with animal lovers who have stumbled upon a wild species that they think needs our help. Lots of baby bird, baby cottontail, opossum, and "I’m not sure what this is" phone pleas for help and "rescue." Abandoned Babies: One [...]