How can you deny this face when he wants to play? That was the same thing I thought this morning… I drove by the farmyard as I was on my way to Explore the Wild to start my day of cleaning and feeding. Lightning, our donkey, ran up to the fence with the toy he plays with the most, a red Jolly Ball. He plays fetch with it all the time, but he seems to enjoy playing tug-of-war with itRead more
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Holiday Time In The Animal Department
It’s the day before Thanksgiving and everyone is hard at work right now. The holidays are always hectic for us in the Animal Department because we are usually down at least one keeper at any given time from the months of mid November until early January. Of course we all like to take some vacation time to be with our friends and families, but the animals still have to be fed and cared for no matter what. Even though allRead more
Life as a Keeper
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be an Animal Keeper? Many times, I have told people my profession and they light up and say something like,”Oh, what fun! You get to play with animals all day!” Part of that statement I can say is true: I love my job and I think it is very fun. But playing with the animals is somewhat of a misconception. Our job is actually predominantly made up of cleaning. In fact, theRead more