The curatorial position was funded by the Friends of the National Zoo. It was for an 18 month period. These people had to apply for the position. They all had PhDs and they would come in and they would work with our curatorial staff and with the keepers. And they would be assigned to certain areas. And I mean, that was their responsibility to run that area and learn about how the animals were cared for, how we acquired animals, to deal with the keepers. And at the end of the 18 months, they were told that, well, actually, they were told from the get-go, we’re not gonna hire you at the end of your program. Okay, you’re gonna have to go out and apply for other positions.
