3:00 snapshot #1345, #1346: National Zookeeper Week plus bonus piggies!

This past week was National Zookeeper Week! Our zoo has been trying to come together to find ways to celebrate it that honor the people in the career, educate the public, and promote the profession itself. We have a short video playing on a loop in the Tropical Forest, daily encounters with keepers who discuss their personal and professional experiences, and support from the zoo in the form of buttons advertising the week and social media announcements. Many other zoos had various events this year, and I think it's building momentum. Hopefully the public perception of zookeeping is beyond the idea that we throw fish to otters, shovel up after elephants, cuddle baby koalas, and get mauled by lions.

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Holding your goat

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Occupational hazard--except I wasn't at work

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