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One thing I love the most is working at the Sedgwick County Zoo in the summers. I love the animals but also the people I work with! I work in the African Veldt, with the elephants, rhinos, zebras, giraffes, and my absolute favorite the tigers! I love my job as a zookeeper an wouldn't trade it for the world. I do just about everything, I can work in the commissary, vet, jungle building, as well as the gift shop or the bistro. Many of my tasks stay in around the veldt; cleaning the entire veldt area inside as well as out, making diets, enrichment, bathing, tiger training, and watching over the people in the Shadow Program with Blake Little! Some of my favorite people I work with are: Mark- is the director or the curator of the zoo and has been for over 40 years! Mike is one of those sarcastic people where if you ask a stupid question he's going to give you a sarcastic answer, he loves playing pranks on the newbys or the shadows or even Blake. He's serious about his job but can still have a good time with us, which makes him an amazing boss in my book. Pete- Jungle Science Nerd! He knows everything about plants and the animals. He's hilarious and loves his job he always makes sure the shadows enjoy what they're doing. Many of the project in the jungle building seem 10 times harder than it is because of the humidity level. Miki is amazing at her job and I cannot wait to see what she does with her future. She is a student at FriendsUniversity and is in love with elephants she loves working with Stephanie and Lucida even if they are stubborn. She is the one the volunteers and shadows relate to the most because she is the youngest and knows how teens are. I am so glad she is here and hope she stays awhile longer! Jan works with the African Prairie and I LOVE helping her with the lion prides at night. Helping with the cubs on 24 hour watch must be our favorite, even if we are exhausted by the end of the day. Sedgwick County Zoo makes me so happy and I love working in the warm weather throughout the summer and I feel like working there is really going to help me get to my future goals! I am hoping to travel with Jack Hanna this summer and help him at the Columbus Zoo! Helping at zoos gives me more experience for the future considering what I want to do is not an easy task. Hopefully one day I will be known for helping animals and educating people about them to get many out of extinction!



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