QUESTION
QUESTION FOR YOU, WE'RE GETTING READY FOR HALLOWEEN, I HAD THE
YOU KNOW THE CANDY CHOICES YOU
MAKE THIS HALLOWEEN COULD HAVE
AN IMPACT ON WILDLIFE?
>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE
SAYING.
SAYING.
SAYING. BUT THERE'S A BOA CONSTRICTOR
MOVING.
MOVING.
MOVING. >> IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL.
>> IT'S NOT BEAUTIFUL.
IT'S A BOA CONSTRICTOR.
>> THIS IS REGINA SMITH.
THIS IS STEVE GETTING SCARED.
AND WE HAVE ANAHI.
>> SHE'S ALMOST TEN YEARS OLD
NOW.
NOW.
NOW. >>
NOW. >> TEN YEARS OLD.
HOW LONG DO -- WHAT'S THE
LONGEVITY?
LONGEVITY? >> IN HUMAN CARE THEY CAN LIVE
INTO THEIR 30s.
MAYBE LONGER.
MAYBE LONGER. SHE'S STILL A YOUNG LADY.
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> YOU GET THIS WHOLE
INTERVIEW.
INTERVIEW. YOU GET THE WHOLE THING.
>> LET'S START WITH THE
HALLOWEEN CANDY.
HALLOWEEN CANDY. THIS IS INTERESTING TO ME.
HOW CAN THE CHOICES WE MAKE
IMPACT WILDLIFE?
IMPACT WILDLIFE? >> A LOT OF CANDIES CONTAIN
PALM OIL WHICH IS A VEGETABLE
OIL.
OIL.
OIL. AND
OIL. AND WE URGE EVERYONE TO CHOOSE
CANDIES THAT USE SUSTAINABLE
PALM OIL.
PALM OIL.
PALM OIL. THAT HELPS ORANGUTANS AND
TIGERS AND GORILLAS HAVE
HEALTHY FORESTS.
HEALTHY FORESTS. >> HOW DO YOU KNOW.
>> WE MADE IT EASY.
IF YOU GO TO ZOO.ORG/PALMOIL.
WE HAVE A LIST OF COMPANIES
THAT USE SUSTAINABLE PALM OILS
IN THEIR CANDIES, SO THEY'RE
HELPING ANIMALS IN THE WILD.
>> YOU SAID NOT TO BE IN HER
FACE.
FACE.
FACE. >>
FACE. >> SHE'S USING THAT TONGUE AND
SMELLING WHAT'S IN THE STUDIO
NOW.
NOW.
NOW. CAM
NOW. CAM IS LIKE REALLY EXCITED
ABOUT THIS.
ABOUT THIS. >> SHE'S A PROFESSIONAL.
SOUTHEAST BEEN AN AMBASSADOR
ANIMAL AT WOODLAND PARK ZOO FOR
FOUR OR FIVE YEARS NOW.
SHE'S GREAT.
SHE'S GREAT. SHE'S ONE OF THE ANIMALS THAT
COMES OUT AT EVENTS LIKE
PUMPKIN BASH COMING UP.
SO EVERYONE HAS A CHANCE TO SEE
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. A
HERE. A LOT OF PEOPLE MIGHT HAVE
FEARS OF SNAKES BUT SHE HELPS
PEOPLE OVERCOME THAT.
BECAUSE THEY'RE COOL ANIMALS
AND THEY LIKE WARMTH.
IT'S COMING UP OCTOBER 26th AND
27th.
27th.
27th. IT'S GOING TO BE A FUN FILLED
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND. KIDS CAN GO TRICK OR TREATING
AROUND THE ZOO AND ALSO ANIMALS
WILL BE ABLE TO INTERACT WITH
PUMPKINS AND GOBBLE OR SMASH.
NOTHING IS BETTER THAN SEEING A
HIPPOPOTAMUS SMART AND EAT A
PUMPKIN.
PUMPKIN.
PUMPKIN. BOO-MASIUM.
BOO-MASIUM. JUST STAY AWAY FROM HER FACE.
PERFECT.
PERFECT.
PERFECT. EXACTLY.
EXACTLY.
EXACTLY. >> BECAUSE IT'S NOT HER
FAVORITE.
FAVORITE.
FAVORITE. >> IT'S LIKE STRANGERS COMING
UP AND TOUCHING YOUR FACE.
IT MAKES YOU A LITTLE
UNCOMFORTABLE.
UNCOMFORTABLE. >> BUT IF SHE COMES UP TO ME.
>> THERE'S ALWAYS THE RULE
BREAKER.
BREAKER.
BREAKER. >> SHE'S DELIGHTFUL.
>> SHE'S THE SAME WAY IF YOU
GET IN HER FACE.
>> ACTUALLY, VERY TRUE, I KNEW
I HAD SOMETHING IN COMMON.
>> SHE'S REALLY COMFORTABLE
RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW. LIKE ALL OUR ANIMALS.
>> HOW MANY AMBASSADOR ANIMALS
DO YOU HAVE?
>> WE HAVE 80 DIFFERENT
ANIMALS.
ANIMALS.
ANIMALS. A LOT OF THEM ARE ARE REPTILES
AND WE HAVE BIRDS AND MAMMALS
AS WELL.
AS WELL.
AS WELL. >> I THINK I STARTLED HERE.
WHAT ABOUT HER MARKINGS?
THEY'RE SO DIFFERENT.
>> THEY ARE, THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL.
>> SO THEY SPEND A LOT OF TIME
ON THE GROUND.
THEY ALSO LOVE TO BE IN THE
WATER.
WATER.
WATER. SO
WATER. SO THE PATTERNS THABO WHAT
CONSTRICTORS HAVE HELP THEM
BLEND IN WITH LEAF LITTER OR
ROCKS ON THE GROUND.
IF SHE SETTLED IN AND WASN'T
MOVING THAT WOULD BE A GREAT
WAY TO CAMOUFLAGE.
>> LIKE CAM'S FINGER.
>> IS SHE CAMOUFLAGING RIGHT
NOW.
NOW.
NOW. IS
NOW. IS SHE AFRAID OF US?
>> SHE'S REALLY COMFORTABLE.
SHE TENDS TO WIGGLE WHEN SHE
FIRST STARTS A PROGRAM.
AND THEN SHE SETTLES IN NICELY
AND HANGS OUT.
SHE'S REALLY COMFORTABLE.
>> HAS SHE BEEN AROUND PEOPLE
HER WHOLE LIFE?
>> SHE'S REALLY AMAZING.
I LOVE TOUCHING HER.
I DIDN'T KNOW HOW I WOULD
RESPOND.
RESPOND.
RESPOND. >> SNAKES ARE WONDERFUL.
THEY JUST WANT TO HANG OUT AND
FIND THEIR DINNER.
THEY WANT TO AVOID HUMANS.
>> IT WON'T BOTHER HER IF
THERE'S TOO MANY PEOPLE AROUND.
>> BUT FOR PETS, YOU HAVE TO
KNOW, THEY LIVE 30 PLUS YEARS.
>> EXOTIC ANIMALS AS PETS ARE
DIFFICULT.
DIFFICULT. WE LOVE TO GUIDE PEOPLE TOWARD
MORE DOMESTICATED ANIMALS LIKE
CATS OR DOGS OR GOLDFISH.
>> AND YOU MIGHT NOT BE
COMFORTABLE FEEDING YOUR PET A
RAT ON A REGULAR BASIS.
>> IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE TO HAVE
YOU THIS MORNING.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> I'M STAYING PUT.
>> WE'RE GOING TO BE RIGHT
BACK.
BACK.
BACK. >>
BACK. >> IT'S GETTING CLOSER.
IT'S LIKE KISSING HER NOW.