Baby Camel Tag-Team - Sunday, December 8th, 2024
The reindeer Peppermint and Gingersnap, pictured in the California Academy of Sciences’ east garden on Nov. 22, 2024, are no longer calling San Francisco home. A pair of baby camels are taking up residence in their place through Dec. 19, while two baby yaks will follow from Dec. 20 through Jan. 5.
The California Academy of Sciences said goodbye Friday to two furry friends just two weeks after they arrived in The City, as the baby reindeer give way to another pair of infant animals.
“Their schedule was arranged so that they could have a visit with us, but then go back to the farm,” said Adrian Van Allen, the senior exhibit-content developer at the museum. “And they have other rendezvous that they need to attend.”
The departure of 7-month-old boys Peppermint and Gingersnap — named by museum guests in a special contest prior to the pair’s Nov. 22 arrival — is part of the museum’s ’Tis the Season for Science program, during which pairs of baby animals are on display in the museum’s east garden through Jan. 5.
On Friday, the reindeer gave way to camels.
“The camels are extra special,” Van Allen said. “Nutmeg is a 6-month-old female, and she has blue eyes and a very unusual two-tone coat. ... Cardamom is an 11-month-old male with a dark coat and brown eyes.”
Nutmeg and Cardamom will take up residence at the Academy of Sciences through Dec. 19. A day later, a pair of yaks will begin their stay, which ends Jan. 5. The museum will also have live music performances, educational workshops about winter climates, and actual snow flurries in the piazza twice every hour.
Cal Academy of Sciences welcomes furry guests for holidays
Greg