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A little over a year ago I posted a video of Cookie, the little penguin from the Cincinnati Zoo on Youtube and then linked the video to this blog. And there it sat, garnering a few hits along the way, some questions about Cookie and 4 or 5 comments. It’s a cute video of Cookie [...]

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I’ve shot quite a bit of video in my adventures in the bird world, with more to come. Of course, when you work with animals and people, a lot of it ended up on the “cutting room floor” so to speak. But some of those clips had some value when you took them out of [...]

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I was going over some of my files and realized I never posted my video of Cookie the Little Penguin in the break room at the Cincinnati Zoo. I put it up at YouTube, but never posted it here. So wIthout further ado, here’s Cookie. Trust me, you will smile!

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I happened to be walking by the Andean Condor enclosure and saw this. According to Steve, this male Condor is most likely engaging in “Thermoregulation.” He’s regulating his body temperature by spreading his wings out in the sun:

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In the wild, animals are constantly interacting with plants, shrubs, trees and foliage. It is not only nourishment, but for fun and enrichment. It is entertainment and stimulation and animals love interacting with it.  At the Cincinnati Zoo, they have an unusual method of storing for the winter when no browse is available on the [...]

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Karen, Cincinnati Zoo’s long-time Insectarium Keeper, shows me a glimpse of what it’s like to work in Cincinnati Zoo’s Insectarium and straightens up the Madagascar Hissing Cockroach Exhibit:

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I shot some footage of the Giraffes waiting to go into their yard, the Elephant House and finally I managed to get Val, the Elephant Keeper doing his”Meet the Keeper ” moment in the Elephant Yard:

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I lost the internet connection at the Bird House so I had to bring my laptop over to Dutch, the Internet Tech Guru at the Zoo for a little look-see. My schedule is a little cramped as I am following Steve’s schedule. I’m up at 4:45 a.m. and we’re out the door by 5:30 and [...]

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Mel the Emu got a new enclosure to hang out in. The Bird House Staff in collaboration with Wildlife Canyon and “Wings of Wonder” Bird Show Staff helped with Mel’s move. Mel is one big bird!:

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Steve and I had some special guests for lunch. After lunch they had the opportunity to feed lunch to the penguins. It was a fun day:

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