“Teddy Bear,” the Porcupine, Loves Valentine’s Day Treats
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!
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!
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!
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
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 [...]
“Teddy Bear” the Porcupine Video Goes Viral!
Our simple little video called "Teddy Bear, the Porcupine Doesn’t Like to Share" has gone viral! Last week we had about 2,000 views of the video, featuring "Teddy Bear," our very talkative, and rather grumpy, 8-year old North American porcupine not wanting to share his ear of corn with me. The latest count is 435,000 views and skyrocketing by the hour [...]
Librarians: It’s Time to Book for Summer 2012!
Librarians across Texas – it’s time to book performers for Summer Reading 2012! It’s best to book your summer programming before the holidays or your favorite vendors may already be booked-up. No deposit is required. Nothing to risk to hold your reservation. Call 972-979-9847 or write now to book your favorite dates and times, before they’re all gone! "Zoo’s [...]
PT Animal Keeper Position Open – Sunday Shift & Relief Work
PERMISSION TO CROSSPOST Need a part-time job for a little extra cash? Need to gain more exotic animal husbandry experience? Have another job or school or kids and need flexible scheduling? If you are an experienced zookeeper, vet tech, rehabber or animal caretaker, then consider joining our animal care team! We have a rare opening [...]
Vote for Us! Help Us Keep Our “Best of the Metroplex” Title
You voted Zooniversity as "Best of the Metroplex" for the last two years in a row — and we’d like to keep that title for another year! A big hug and thanks to the many of you who already sent in write-in nominations to earn us a place on this year’s ballot (we knew we [...]
2,500 Thanks To Our 2,500 Facebook Followers!
"You like us…you REALLY like us!" No, it’s not Sally Field’s Oscar speech, but we are equally as thrilled that more than 2,500 of our clients, our audience members, and our friends all care enough about our animals and our progress to have clicked the "Like" button on Zooniversity’s Facebook page. Wow, humbling. More than 2,500 of [...]






