This week at the Zoo I switched things up and worked with Greg in Asia. Since I haven't been in Asia in a while, I was excited to be back there and work with the hornbills, red pandas, squirrels, siamings, leopards, and orangutans!
There was some big news that has happened since I last was at the zoo, and that is the fact that Oscar and Ella, the siaming gibbons have welcomed a baby siaming into the zoo family! It's still too early to tell whether it is a boy or a girl, but the baby seems to be healthy and I was lucky enough to get a glimpse! He/she was hanging onto Ella's stomach and looked up at Greg and I as we fed the siamings. This is the first birth I have experienced since working at the zoo, and it was so exciting to share in such wonderful news with the zoo family and Greenville community. I'm excited to see the baby grow and learn what his/her name will be and what role they will play in the family dynamic of the siamings.
For the rest of the day in Asia, we cleaned and fed all of the animals. It wasn't too busy of a day, so Greg and I did a lot of talking about animals, conservation, and travel. I recently just got back from a Spring Break trip in India studying biodiversity and conservation, so I shared with him and the other keepers a lot of details of my trip and even showed them the picture of the wild tiger I saw!
All in all it was a pretty good day at the zoo. I had a lot of great conversations, got to meet a new baby, and obviously worked hard and enjoyed myself. I only have a few weeks left until the end of the semester, so I'm hoping to make the most of them and enjoy the time I have left working at the Greenville Zoo. See you next time for more "tails!"
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