I guess I really need to put more information down when I write things like this.
I offered to make a donation. I am not very well versed in the dynamics that occur in zoo administration but it seems as if smaller zoos have busier staff. Because of this thinking and how hard employees must work to succeed in its missions, I felt an obligation to donate to the zoo. They only have twelve full-time zookeepers, and that twelve includes the full-time volunteers. It seems as if taking time out of keepers who work in bigger zoos' days for conversations, or in lucky situations, a chance to see animals when they are not visible to the public, does not affect their work as much as in small facilities. This thinking may not make the most sense, and I would be eager to here more about the differences in management between big and small zoos (there is probably already a thread for that, though), but is the basis for my decision. In any case, I only typed that I remunerated the zoo to explain that I was aware that the
Patagioenas corensis specimen is kept off-exhibit.