2009 Docent Class Photo
More fun photos from the training days,,
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"Behind the scenes" in Brian Henley's domain we get to see Galapagos Tortoise eggs incubating in plastic boxes and.........
Rattlesnakes growing in jars
One day Docent Barb took the bubble machine over to the Gorillas and let the bubbles float across onto the Island. They all seem intrigued by the bubbles and like human children they tried to catch them.
I forgot what this big skull was from but I am sure it was a cat type creature. I know it was a Carnivore from looking at the teeth and the powerful jaw. See how much we have learned . Connie noticed the skull on shirt framed by the jaw. I never could have planed that one.
This 2 day old Turtle is shown next to my hand.
Sea food in the "walk in cooler" for the Zoo animals.
Sea food in the resaca for the "freeloaders".
More fun photos from the training days,,.JPG)
Rattlesnakes growing in jarsOne day Docent Barb took the bubble machine over to the Gorillas and let the bubbles float across onto the Island. They all seem intrigued by the bubbles and like human children they tried to catch them.
I forgot what this big skull was from but I am sure it was a cat type creature. I know it was a Carnivore from looking at the teeth and the powerful jaw. See how much we have learned . Connie noticed the skull on shirt framed by the jaw. I never could have planed that one.
This 2 day old Turtle is shown next to my hand.
Sea food in the "walk in cooler" for the Zoo animals.Sea food in the resaca for the "freeloaders". We watched this bird wrestle with this fish , loose him and grab the fish again. See how the Bird has got his beak through the eye? Then to our amazement about 20 people watched as he swallowed it whole. It took a while for him to get it in the position of head first because of the scales. His neck expanded as it went down.
This is Martha and she has baby Margret with her [see the little hand] . Her expression is one any mother can relate to. Write me a caption to the photo below and I will add some to the blog.
Rick is bringing the Kangaroos in for their feeding. All animals are fed their dinner inside. This is how they get them inside for the night. If for some reason one refuses to come in , it will not be forced in, it will just get to camp out with no dinner.. Snacks are given outside in the "playground.
At the Australian exhibit we view the Kangaroo's from above. Why you ask? Well the nervous animals have no predators that come at them from above in nature, so if the Public is above and Kangaroos only have to deal with their keepers on ground level they are much calmer and easier to handle.
On one of our Behind The Scenes tours , Sergio explains the 2 door system and takes us all around the zoo to learn about the "secrets".
When we came through the Kitchen Sergio hands us carrots and tell us to take them with us , but we do not know why, lunch maybe?? After walking half way around smiling and reminding us not to loose our carrots, Sergio has us climb over the rock wall into the Tortoise yard . Oh Boy ,do we get their attention. In Tortoise speed they rush us..
The Tortoises do not have teeth but a very powerful beak . I was surprised that they do not snap but are pretty gentle when they take hold of the carrot and if you hang on tight you can feel the power when they break off a piece. The trick to this is to see how short of a carrot you are brave enough to hold on to.
When the carrots are gone it is time to "out run" the Tortoise.
This is Martha and she has baby Margret with her [see the little hand] . Her expression is one any mother can relate to. Write me a caption to the photo below and I will add some to the blog. Comment from Polzin:
"Where's my baby daddy is he off with that other chimp I'll kill him"
Rick is bringing the Kangaroos in for their feeding. All animals are fed their dinner inside. This is how they get them inside for the night. If for some reason one refuses to come in , it will not be forced in, it will just get to camp out with no dinner.. Snacks are given outside in the "playground.
At the Australian exhibit we view the Kangaroo's from above. Why you ask? Well the nervous animals have no predators that come at them from above in nature, so if the Public is above and Kangaroos only have to deal with their keepers on ground level they are much calmer and easier to handle.On one of our Behind The Scenes tours , Sergio explains the 2 door system and takes us all around the zoo to learn about the "secrets". When we came through the Kitchen Sergio hands us carrots and tell us to take them with us , but we do not know why, lunch maybe?? After walking half way around smiling and reminding us not to loose our carrots, Sergio has us climb over the rock wall into the Tortoise yard . Oh Boy ,do we get their attention. In Tortoise speed they rush us..
The Tortoises do not have teeth but a very powerful beak . I was surprised that they do not snap but are pretty gentle when they take hold of the carrot and if you hang on tight you can feel the power when they break off a piece. The trick to this is to see how short of a carrot you are brave enough to hold on to.
When the carrots are gone it is time to "out run" the Tortoise.--
1 comment:
From the incubators, to a two-day-old, to feeding the granddaddies (and then racing away)...who knew turtles could be so interesting.
What IS that "stuff" in the incubator next to the eggs? I wonder if turtle eggs are good sunny-side up?
The jaws of the Unknown Carnivore (UC) make a nice frame for the skull in the background! The gorillas are (always) my favorite. They look like weary parents in these photos.
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