zookeeper

Paraguayan tamandua (Tamandua tetradactyla straminea)

A curious eagle ray (Myliobatis aquila) approached a diver who was cleaning the sides of the tunnel.

Orycteropus afer.

Lost World of Tambun

Are there any care guides for zoo animals that certain zoos make for other zoos? How do zoos know how to care for their animals? Where do they learn?

I don’t know if this has been mentioned before but what’s your opinion on zookeepers and/or owners of dangerous animals like big cats, apes etc interacting with the animals? Like no barrier between them. Do you think it’s right or wrong? Ive seen people hanging out with lions or walking along...

Hi everyone! Just registered to the forum... My name is Nick, from the Netherlands.. I am a BSc Biology student at Utrecht University specialising in animal behavior & conservation. Working as a zookeeper in BestZOO for a bit now, working with quite some interesting species! Also working as a...

So we got a couple of nine-banded armadillos a while back. They lived on a terrible diet at their last home (yoghurt and banana, because "they wouldn't eat anything else"). I got them on a more carnivorous diet, increasing their weight and giving them better stool. Currently, we give them the...

Hello! So I've been fascinated with animals since I was a little kid and I've always wanted to work with animals. My absolute biggest dream in life is to become a zookeeper. I'm currently doing a Certificate 2 in Animal Studies and I'll be doing a Certificate 3 in Captive Animal Management...

Hi everyone, I'm creating a zoo podcast and I'd like if you could listen to it! I'm having guests from zoos all across the USA and hopefully elsewhere too. Here's the link to the podcast website. You can listen to the episodes there or on Anchor.fm or on Spotify. I'm working on making it...

Hi, my name is Nathan Sweeting and I live and work in Florida, USA. I am the owner and Park Director of a newer and growing Zoological/Crocodile Park called Smooth Waters Wildlife Park, and have focused the bulk of my nearly 30 year career in the Zoos & Attractions industry, on husbandry...

Poster presented at AZA 2019 https://media.licdn.com/dms/document/C4E1FAQHCI89vtpfUfw/feedshare-document-pdf-analyzed/0?e=1568563200&v=beta&t=jSKfa-lpePJhoqIlLrVOp2YCDuVI0VEkTL14zlRHPGI

I’m A student biology/ Ecology/zoology/ evolution. Im vegan for the wildlife, climate, forests, animals, world, health. I love zoos and make fantasy zoos. I also work at a zoo!

Okay, okay, I'm going to stop right there because I am terrible at making jokes or executing punchlines. What is this all about then? Well, at the end of November I visited some German and Dutch zoos for work-related reasons. Even before I came back, I already knew that I have to make a trip...

Hey guys! New to this zoo chat malarkey but always followed it. Any zoo-keepers here? I'm an animal keeper, not so much what I'd call a 'proper' zoo keeper just yet, but a keeper in a collection. (I'm from Bristol by the way!). I'm interested in the pathways you took to get to the next step...

Hello All I'm currently doing a Level 3 Advanced Technical Qualification in Animal Management at BCA. Just having a look at options when this finishes. Current thinking is I'd like to work in a Zoo. BCA offer this course - Foundation Degree (FdSc) Animal Behaviour & Welfare but I've also seen...

This is a question for zookeepers: What is your relationship like with the animals you work with? Is it like a parent-child relationship? Or is it like a sibling relationship? Or a friendship relationship? Do animals only like their keepers because they give them food, or is there a deeper...

Back in June , a group of American zookeepers went to Malaysia to learn more about the Malayan tiger situation and to go on "Tiger Walks" that help protect the forest. Here are the videos- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZaPNVLhQpLfCcj01IjWFovIBHleL_77A

Tahi the one-legged kiwi

Free-roaming orang-utans. Not sure if Sumatran or Bornean.