Between my first official day working with the big cats,
bears and a humongous storm, I’m glad to say that I survived it all. Having my
previous experiences from last summer has really helped me a lot. However, there
are some differences. The key thing I learned today is how serious safety is.
Working with large, carnivorous animals is very important to the zoo crew. The
big cats may appear friendly, but we still need to treat them with respect and
space. The snow leopards did not seem to mind me as much, but I had to pay
special attention to the leopards and jaguars as they like to fixate on things
and go into a pouncing mode.
I really enjoyed watching the training session that we did
today with our jaguar, Manny. I remember stopping by during my after hour runs
through the zoo last summer to find him waiting for me to hang out with him for
me to catch my breath. It is really cool to see how he is in training action.
He is very intelligent and fast to grab his reward for a correct command. Even
though today I had to watch, I hope at some point this summer that I can work
with him as well. J
First day!
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