Today I touched...
A jaguar!!
I worked with Loren since Denise doesn't have to work on Saturdays anymore. I think Loren is a little more laid back. We visited other people and took breaks!! We visited the jaguar cage because they were working on the waterfall in the exhibit. It'd be broken for a long time, and Doug had finally got it to work again. So, we were standing around, admiring the waterfall, doubting the cloudy water, and standing on layers of mud, grass seeds, and dry hay. The jaguars were in their holding cages in the back of the exhibit. Loren took me back there and introduced me. There's a black friendly jaguar named Copan and dangerous spotted jaguar named Wailer. They're brothers, but they're different colors. Everyone has to stand at least 3 feet away from Wailer's cage or else he can get you with his paws. Copan likes to roll around on the floor and rub his body against the cage. One time when he was leaning against the cage I got to stick my finger in really quick and touch his back! Whoa! That was it, but it was cool.
I also got to pet a pronghorn. I wasn't real sure what a pronghorn was until I met Claire today, and did some research on pronghorns on the internet. Pronghorns are native to the American Great Plains. They are kind of like small antelope. Apparently they're the fastest animal around; they can run at speeds up to 60 miles an hour! Cheetahs can sprint at speeds of 70 mph, but not for a very long time, and there aren't any cheetahs at the zoo. Claire is a very friendly pronghorn. She doesn't really like to eat crackers that are offered to her, but she likes attention. I got to scratch her head and walk around the exhibit with her. She shares her exhibit with Bif the Turkey Vulture and Smiley the Crane. Smiley has a crooked beak. :-)
Oh, I heard a funny story about Tanzi the elephant. So there was this lady and her daughter who were visiting the elephant exhibit. The mom was throwing crackers to the elephants and the girl wanted to throw something too. She had a sippy-cup so she tossed it in there! Tanzi, (a very smart elephant) picked up the cup with her trunk, squeezed it just enough for the top to pop off, DRANK THE JUICE, then tossed it to a zoo keeper!! Crazy. The elephants are way cool, but very stinky.
There's a pregnant Colobus monkey. These are black monkey with some long white hair around their face. The pregnant monkey, her name is something like Lydia, hasn't had a natural birth before. Last time she was pregnant, she had to have a c-section, and she didn't accept the baby. After a month of hand-raising the baby monkey, it died. Sad story. So, everyone's hoping for a natural birth.
There's still ostrich eggs in the exhibit! You should go see them!
Man! I really like working at the zoo!
I worked with Loren since Denise doesn't have to work on Saturdays anymore. I think Loren is a little more laid back. We visited other people and took breaks!! We visited the jaguar cage because they were working on the waterfall in the exhibit. It'd be broken for a long time, and Doug had finally got it to work again. So, we were standing around, admiring the waterfall, doubting the cloudy water, and standing on layers of mud, grass seeds, and dry hay. The jaguars were in their holding cages in the back of the exhibit. Loren took me back there and introduced me. There's a black friendly jaguar named Copan and dangerous spotted jaguar named Wailer. They're brothers, but they're different colors. Everyone has to stand at least 3 feet away from Wailer's cage or else he can get you with his paws. Copan likes to roll around on the floor and rub his body against the cage. One time when he was leaning against the cage I got to stick my finger in really quick and touch his back! Whoa! That was it, but it was cool.
I also got to pet a pronghorn. I wasn't real sure what a pronghorn was until I met Claire today, and did some research on pronghorns on the internet. Pronghorns are native to the American Great Plains. They are kind of like small antelope. Apparently they're the fastest animal around; they can run at speeds up to 60 miles an hour! Cheetahs can sprint at speeds of 70 mph, but not for a very long time, and there aren't any cheetahs at the zoo. Claire is a very friendly pronghorn. She doesn't really like to eat crackers that are offered to her, but she likes attention. I got to scratch her head and walk around the exhibit with her. She shares her exhibit with Bif the Turkey Vulture and Smiley the Crane. Smiley has a crooked beak. :-)
Oh, I heard a funny story about Tanzi the elephant. So there was this lady and her daughter who were visiting the elephant exhibit. The mom was throwing crackers to the elephants and the girl wanted to throw something too. She had a sippy-cup so she tossed it in there! Tanzi, (a very smart elephant) picked up the cup with her trunk, squeezed it just enough for the top to pop off, DRANK THE JUICE, then tossed it to a zoo keeper!! Crazy. The elephants are way cool, but very stinky.
There's a pregnant Colobus monkey. These are black monkey with some long white hair around their face. The pregnant monkey, her name is something like Lydia, hasn't had a natural birth before. Last time she was pregnant, she had to have a c-section, and she didn't accept the baby. After a month of hand-raising the baby monkey, it died. Sad story. So, everyone's hoping for a natural birth.
There's still ostrich eggs in the exhibit! You should go see them!
Man! I really like working at the zoo!
posted by Lauren at
4:44 PM
2 Comments:
I never thought about giving an animal a c-section before...interesting
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Travis and Erin Bodeker, at 2:44 PM
Yep, c-sections. Also, they give the spider monkeys birth control pills AND all the males in that exhibit are neutered! Monkeys...
By
Lauren, at 4:19 PM
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