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FLORIDA’S KNOWN FOR AN ARRAY
OF WILDLIFE AND THROUGHOUT THE
STATE THERE ANIMAL EXPERIENCES
PROVIDING A MIX OF FUNDING
EDUCATION. YEAH, NO DOUBT
ABOUT THAT. OUR ZOOS WOULD NOT
BE WHAT THEY ARE WITHOUT THE
ANIMAL CARE TAKERS. THEIR
EDUCATORS AND WILDLIFE
AMBASSADORS NEWS 6 INSIDER
GUIDE. CRYSTAL MOYER JOINS US
NOW TO TELL US ABOUT THE WEEK
DEVOTED.
>> BRIDGETT: TO THE ZOO.
KEEPER.
>> I KNOW WHAT YOU’RE PROBABLY
THINKING. WHAT A COOL JOB. ZOO
KEEPERS GET TO SPEND ALL DAY
PLAYING WITH ANIMALS? NO, NO.
I SPENT SOME TIME WITH TO ZOO
KEEPERS AT THE BREVARD ZOO AND
FOUND OUT IT IS A VERY
PHYSICALLY DEMANDING JOB THAT
TAKES A LOT OF PASSION AND
RESEARCH.
>> I THINK HE IS DEFINITELY A
FACTOR FOR ALL OF US. WE FEEL
IT WHEN IT RAINS WERE STILL
HERE DAY AND NIGHT THROUGH ALL
OF THE ELEMENTS ZOO KEEPERS
HERE AT THE BREVARD ZOO ARE ON
THE JOB. CLEANING INCLUDES.
>> USING GLOVED HANDS, PICKING
UP ALL OF THE SEASON, FEET OFF
THE GROUND, SCRAPPING THE
WINDOWS AND ALLEGES MAKING
SURE EVERYTHING IS CLEAN FOR
THEM. IT’S A LOT OF PHYSICAL
BUT IT’S WORTH TO KEEP HER.
MICHELE QUINN HELPS CARE FOR
THE 11 SPIDER MONKEYS IN THE
RAIN FOREST HABITAT EVERY
MORNING AFTER CLEANING THE
ENCLOSURES, SHE SHIFTS THE
MONKEYS USING THE TUNNEL
SYSTEMS ABOVE IN ADS IN
RICHMOND, WHICH CAN INCLUDE
TOYS, OBSTACLES AND SENSE
ACROSS THE HABITAT TO
ENCOURAGE NATURAL BEHAVIOR.
BUT TODAY I PUT OUT A LOT OF
HANGING OBJECTS. THEY WOULD
CLIMB AROUND, BUT MAYBE
TOMORROW.
>> THEY WANT TO DO MORE
INVESTIGATIONS TODAY. MAYBE
WE’LL PUT BACK AND SENT TO PAY
FOR AND SCENTED TOWELS FOR
THEM TO LIKE ROBIN AND THINGS
LIKE THAT. SO EVERY SINGLE BIT
DIFFERENT. JAY, HERE IS A
PERFECT EXAMPLE USING THAT
CLIMBING BEHAVIOR. SO YOU CAN
SEE HE’S HANGING FROM HIS
TAIL. THAT IS SOMETHING I WAS
TRYING TO ENCOURAGE. I WAS
TRYING TO GET THEM TO USE ALL
OF THEIR APPENDAGES.
>> TO HANG TO CLIMB, TO MOVE
AROUND THEIR SPACE.
>> ACROSS THE ZOO KEEPER MARK
FRANZEN WORKS WITH THE BLACK
BEARS TO THIS IS BRODY ARE 2
AND A HALF YEAR OLD MALE
RESCUED BLACK. THEY’RE ONE OF
THE MOST IMPORTANT PARTS OF MY
JOB. IS TO JUST LEARN HOW TO
SPEAK BLACK BEAR OR LEARN HOW
TO SPEAK, WHATEVER ANIMAL IT
IS. I’M CARING FOR I’M AND
THAT THAT INVOLVES A LOT OF
JUST BEHAVIORAL OBSERVATIONS
OBSERVATIONS THAT LEAD TO SOME
CHANGES IN THEIR ENVIRONMENT.
I WATCHED OUR BEARS TRY TO DIG
OUT OF SPACE TO DAN IN, BUT IT
WASN’T EXACTLY THE SAFEST SPOT
TO PICK LAST YEAR. FRANZEN AND
A TEAM OF KEEPERS, LANDSCAPERS
AND ENGINEERS CONSTRUCTED
THESE BEAR DENS.
>> IF YOU VISITED THE BREVARD
ZOO BETWEEN LATE JANUARY IN
MID-MARCH, YOU MAY NOT HAVE
SEEN IN THE ACTION AND THE
BEAR HABITAT THEY WERE DOING
WITH THEIR SHOULD DO. THEY
WERE SLEEPING IN THEIR DEN AND
IT WAS A REALLY COOL
EXPERIENCE FOR US TO JUST LET
BEARS THE BEARS. MANY OF THE
ANIMALS HERE AT THE BREVARD
ZOO HAVE BEEN RESCUED OR DON’T
HAVE A GOOD CHANCE OF SURVIVAL
IN THE WILD. BUT IT’S VERY,
VERY EMOTIONALLY FOR ALL OF
US. WE DO HAVE AN ATTACHMENT
TO THESE ANIMALS. WE SPEND.
>> THE MAJORITY OF OUR WEEKS
WITH THEM, THEY DO HAVE. VERY
A LARGE PART OF ALL OF OUR
HEARTS. AND FOR THESE BEARS,
MY HEART, ESPECIALLY. AND IT’S
SOMETHING THAT I REALLY TAKE A
LOT OF PRIDE IN DOING.
>> BRANDON QUINN SAY THEY HOPE
THE ZOO WILL HELP PEOPLE GAIN
MORE INTEREST IN PRESERVING
WILDLIFE.
>> THE NEXT TIME YOU GO TO THE
ZOO, DON’T BE AFRAID TO TALK
TO THE ZOO KEEPERS AND STAFF
AND ASK QUESTIONS THEY WANT
VISITORS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT
THE ANIMALS IN THEIR
CONSERVATION PROJECTS. I
POSTED MORE ABOUT MY TIME WITH
THE ZOO KEEPERS AND THE PUSH
FOR A NEW AQUARIUM BREVARD
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>> BRIDGETT: ALL RIGHT. SO I
WOULD DO THAT AS LONG AS IT
WAS AN ANIMAL THAT CAN
SERIOUSLY HURT. YEAH. THAT
WOULD WITH THE MAYOR CATS OR
SOMETHING LIKE AROUND ALL NOT
THE BEARS. THAT GUY’S BRAVE
BRODY, 7, A BAD DAY THAT. YOU
COULD NOT BE MORE RIGHT. BUT
I’M SO INTERESTED TO SEE IF
THEY CAN GET AN AQUARIUM OUT
THERE. THAT’S SOMETHING THAT’S
CERTAINLY LACKING. I LOVE AN
AQUARIUM, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE
IT’S INSIDE. AND IT’S A IT’S
DAY JUST TO DO THE ZOO. IT’S
SO GREAT. SO MUCH TO DO THERE.
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