Comments on: Orph the Badger

By: Margaret

Margaret — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:43:19 +0000

Sounds like Orph is quite a fellow. I noticed that Louella does not appear to be wearing leather gloves which surprised me. Orph must not be ferocious with Louella.

I also look forward to learning more about this unusual fellow, similar to what I learned from Louella’s blog about the two toed sloth.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:39:32 +0000

I enjoyed your blog entries and video about the two-toed sloth. Now it’s fun to read about Orph. The teaser about how Orph attained rock star status is tantalizing, indeed, but for those of us who live far away, will there be a future blog entry about Orph’s amazing feats (and how he got his name) or maybe even an amazing video of Louella and Orph in action? We have a handsome badger at my local zoo and it is quite enjoyable watching him locomote around. Badgers have an interesting gait!

Thanks for the update and for introducing us to Orph!

By: Susan (UK)

Susan (UK) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 09:12:57 +0000

Orph is lovely, but how different from badgers in the UK. I can see he’s a badger from his stripey face but his fur is a different shade – ours are a silvery grey colour. Isn’t it interesting how the same animal can look so similar but different in other countries?

By: Dave

Dave — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 04:18:18 +0000

Super cool ! !
I read somewhere that badger hair makes the VERT BEST shaving brushes. Any chance that Orpa will be the start of a new line of men’s products at the Zoo gift shop?

By: kimmi

kimmi — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:17:11 +0000

Give him time he will be came the big star. I have like badger for a long time. Nice to see that SDZ is letting people git to know him.

By: Sharon in Fort Worth

Sharon in Fort Worth — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:37:09 +0000

I wholeheartedly agree with CAT – more background on Orph, please. We see a picture of Louella holding Orph, so presumably he is a little less feisty than your run-of-the-mill wild badger. What does he do in the show? Does he perform any special tricks? How easy was he to train and did you start when he was very young? I would also like to know if badgers spray like skunks do.

By: CAT

CAT — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:45:49 +0000

Please post more about Orph, I can not visit the zoo but would love to know more about this interesting creatrue. I was raised in Michigan and know from first hand experience that badgers are not to be messed with. I would love to know more…please