So my first two days have been fun. I have encountered so many animals that I thought I would have never get the chance to work with. They are all amazing! Jackie and Kibbles, the otters never let me down with their cuteness. The cleaning is tough work, but it makes it all worth it in the end. So far, I like doing the animal's nutrition and diets for them. I get jealous of all the fruit they get to have. Also, since I am not a very good making food, this is helping me learn the ropes of how to prepare food haha. Hopefully this counts. Something interesting that I have observed this week was how critical it is to keep sanitation between all of the rooms, down to each species being dealt with their own way. When working with primates, we have to wear face shields to cover our eyes and a medical mask to cover our nose and mouth so we don't transfer diseases from one primate room to another since humans are so closely related. We also have to change our shoes a lot and step into sanitation pads so we don't "walk in" other diseases from other rooms. Procedures have to be taken very seriously in sanitation and aseptic techniques when working with primates. So far, the most intense event to be cautious around is the Howler monkeys. You are OK to work with them, but until you take a full out shower, you cannot visit other primate rooms. However, if you go to a different primate room, then to room that has Howlers, that is OK. Hopefully I can keep all these special tasks straight! Below is a picture of me on my first day and I thought I would throw up a cool picture I took while I toured the zoo yesterday!
