In the morning, a Keeper has to drive all over the zoo in a cart to feed the birds located all around the zoo. this is just part of those rounds:
Archive for September 16th, 2009
Morning Rounds With Steve
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Bats Alive!
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We had to catch up some Fruit Bats for a Vet Exam and weight check. They weren’t too thrilled about the idea. Mike, from the Nocturnal House stopped by to help the Keepers. I helped by staying the hell out of the way. The video is a little grainy due to the low light in the [...]
200 Pounds of Fruit
Posted in Cincinnati Zoo, Patricia Sund, People in Aviculture, Uncategorized, tagged animals, Bird Blogs, bird food, blogging about parrots, Cincinnati Zoo, feeding birds, Parrot Blog, Parrot Blogs, parrot information, Parrot Nation, Patricia Sund, Steve Malowski, working at a zoo, working in a zoo, Zoo Keepers, zoo work, Zoos on September 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Every other day, the Keepers at the Cincinnati Zoo Bird House cut up and mix 200 pounds of fruit which fits into a plastic container the size of a small trunk. I got the extreme pleasure of mixing it. When I left work, bees were following me:
The Kea Mafia
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I had to clean the indoor Kea enclosure where they stay when it’s hot. In a few weeks they will be going into Lorikeet Landing for the winter. Cleaning an enclosure with 7 Keas underfoot is a challenge! But these are interesting birds and extremely intelligent parrots. You’ll notice their diet is fresh, varied and [...]
The “Cincy Zoo Kinkajou”
Posted in Cincinnati Zoo, Patricia Sund, Uncategorized, tagged Bird Blogs, Bird Talk Writer, blogging about parrots, Children's Zoo, Cincinnati Zoo, enrichment, kinkajou, Parrot Blog, Parrot Blogs, Patricia Sund, Positive reinforcement training, working at a zoo, working in a zoo, Zoo Keepers, zoo work, Zoos on September 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here is an interesting video of an animal you don’t often see or even think about. Cody lives at the Children’s Zoo and Andrea and Tanya are doing a “Meet the Keeper” for people. Cody the kinkajou got quite the crowd as he is a popular resident at the Cincinnati Zoo Children’s Zoo.






