Welcome, newest members of the Science Center family!
The Maryland Science Center has just welcomed their newest family members — two baby brother chinchillas!
The chinchillas will belong to the education department and will be used to help our guests learn about all kinds of different animal characteristics, from feeding to habitat and everything in between. Chinchillas hail from South America and are crepuscular rodents. The term crepuscular refers to animals who are most active around twilight. Unfortunately, Chinchillas are often used for their fur, to make coats and hats and other accessories. These two youngins will never have to worry about meeting such a fate though, as the only place they’ll be worn is possibly on a staff member’s shoulder.
The last thing to do is to think of names for the little guys. The entire staff has submitted entries and here are the top five choices:
-Coil & Spring
-Nano & Pico
-Wilbur & Orville
-Milo & Otis
-Issac & Albert
All votes will be counted by the end of the day Tuesday! Check back to find out what their new names will be!
