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mylifehasazookeepergoodday
mynameismelaniehalfandimathirtyyearoldzookeeperattheoaklazzoandnewzealand
ivebeenazoookeeperforsevenyears
butevennowintwothousandandnine
eachdayfeelslikeanewbeginning
becauseyouneverknowwhattoexpectwhenanimalsareinvolved
rightnowiamworkingwithtigersandcheatas
lastyear
somethingveryextraordinaryhappenedwithoursomuchintigers
molekandoz
theybecametheproulparentsofthreetigercobes
butbeforeigetintothat
letmetellyouabitmoreabouthowibecameazookeeperasalittlegirl
ilovedanimals
ihadapethamsterandtwodogs
myfatherwasavetininarian
ananimaldoctor
andeverysummerhewouldvolunteeratthezoo
sometimesiaccompaniedhim
andiwouldspendmytime
followingallthezookeepersaroundaskinglotsofquestions
ifoundout
quickly
thatzoosarentjustparks
werewildandexoticanimalsareondisplay
zoosareplaces
thatcreatepublicawarenessaboutthekindsofanimalsinourworld
howtheylive
andhowtoprotectthemincollegeistudygeology
abranchofbiology
thatdealswithanimalsandanimallife
ilearnedhowtoclassifyanimalsfromstarfishtoelephants
andbythetimeigraduated
iknewallabouthowdifferentanimalsbehavewhattheyliketoeatandwheretheylive
classroomstudyisveryimportant
butzoosneedpeoplewithhandsonexperiencewithanimalstoosowhyvolunteeredatthezoojustlikemydad
rightnowiamtakingcareofoursumantrantigers
whicharethesmallestofalltigerspecies
theyarefoundinthewild
onlyontheinindonesianislandofsumatra
nowhereelsesuumatrantigersarethreatenedbecauseofthelossoftheirnaturalhabitatandillegalpoaching
theirhabitatisbeingdestroyedinpart
becausethetreesarebeingloggedtomakepaper
andtheyarekilled
becausetigerbonesareusedintraditionalchinesemedicineandhunterswanttheirteethandclawsfortrophes
itispartofmyjobtoeducatepeopleaboutendangeredspecies
butmyfirstpriorityistotakecarethetigers
tothebestofmyability
mydaystartsaroundseventhirty
ameverymorningzookeepersfromthedifferentanimalareasinthezoohaveabriefmeeting
wediscussingachangesinthebehaviordietskinqualityorcooconditionoftheanimalsinourcarenextmcoworkers
andipreparedfoodforthetigers
whichisusuallymeetonthebone
wehidethefoodthroughouttheexhibit
soourtigerscanexperiencemorenaturalforgingbehavior
thenfromeightfifteenuntilnoon
wecleantheanimalenclosuresandtheexhibitareas
duringcleaningthetigersaremovedbackandforthbetweenthedifferentareasorkeptingcagesinthetigerhouse
mostenclosuresusuallyhavepondsandclimbingserviceswithinanaturallookingenvironment
thewaterneedstobefresh
andalltheareas
wheretheanimalsspendtimearesecureandsafeforboththeanimalsandzoopersonnelnewanimalsarriveatourzoo
allthetime
somearefromotherzos
while
whileothersarerescuedfromthewild
iftheyaresharinganenclosure
theytolearntogetalongwiththeotheranimals
sotrainingisveryimportantforexample
azookeepercommunicateswithclearsignals
whichcanbegesturesorvocalpeuestotellanimalstoenterorexitcertainsectionsoftheirenclosuresatourzoo
wehavetwoveryfriendlyasianelephants
theirkeeperhastrainedthesedggticcreaturestowalkaroundthezoo
andremaincalm
evenwhenexcitedvisitorsstreamwithdelight
wealsohavedailyanimalencounters
specifiedtimeswhenvisitorscanseeandlearnaboutsomeoftheirfavoriteanimalssuchasgiraffesaroundattends
andevensnakesupclosethekeepersexplaintheanimalshabits
whattheyliketoeet
andhowtheyliketoplay
sometimesthezookeeperswillallowvisitorstopetsomeoftheanimals
butsafetyisalwaysatoppriority
itsimportanttorememberthatthezooisnotacircusinthepastzoo
animalswerecaptinedsmallcages
andmadetodotrickstoentertainpeople
thankfullythingshavechangedasyoucansee
beingazookeeperisalotofwork
butitsalsoalotoffun
onetimeatelevisionprowwasfilmingatourzoo
andthesoundmanheldupabigmicrophonewithAAluluppycoveronitoneofourcheetaasnoticedthisfluffything
anddecidedtoplaywithit
peopleburstout
laughingbutscarythingshappenedtoo
onedayisurprisedtogorilla
whenitouchedher
andsheturnedaround
andalmostbitmyhand
itwasentirelymyfault
andiwasremindedagainthatthesearewildanimals
thesadispartofmyjobiswhenananimaldiesistillremember
whennisaoneofoursumartrantigersdiedinmaytwothousandsixallofusatthezoostillmissher
butthebestpartofmyjobiswhenwewelcomenewanimalbabiesintoourzoo
familyinearlytwothousandeightnichs
youngersistermoleakmadeitwithozanothersumutrantiger
andgavebirthinjunetothreecobes
twomalesandonefemale
theentirecountrywasexstaticoverthenews
beingazookeeperdoesntpayverywell
anditinvolveslonghours
sowhydosomanypeoplewanttobecomezookeepersbecauseweloveanimals
andwanttodrawattentiontothefragileplanet
weallliveontogetherforexamplefewerthanfourhundredsumartiantigersremaininthewild
sothepublicitysurroundingthebirthofthesecubseducatedpeopleabouthowendangeredsumartiantigersaresuddenly
everyonewantedtohelpsavesumartiantigersfromextinctionthrougheducation
thepubliccomestounderstandtheneedtoreserveanyspecies
thatisindangerofbeingdestroyedandlostforever
ibelievethereisnothingmorerewardingthanmyworkasazookeeper
itisthebestjobofhumancandofortheearthandallitslivingthings
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