Interview 29150 – Caption Index: 341
Zoo and aquarium medicine?… Read More
Zoo and aquarium medicine?… Read More
I th I think I would say a, across the board, if you look at veterinary schools across the board, I, I think the answer is yes. Obviously they have different, they have different levels of expertise and you know, the number of staff that are devoted to zoo and… Read More
Well, there, you know, it’s, it’s, you’re managing a group population. So it’s, you know, it’s not, it’s not 10 birds in a series of exhibits where you can work on all of them individually. So it’s setting up population health programs and, you know, things on a, on a… Read More
What are some of the medical considerations of an exhibit like that?… Read More
Absolutely. I, I think to, to be able to see more than 800 birds and to have hundreds of them take flight and just kind of fly right by you, you know, it’s a, it’s an experience on a, on a different level in terms of the numbers of animals… Read More
And why?… Read More
This in the side. Do you feel the parakeet exhibit at Brookfield Zoo does that kind of thing?… Read More
I, I like we look for sort of the magic moments. Did the idea, you know, when you go in, we have, we have an exhibit, feathers and scales, and it’s a mixed habitat. There’s bird exhibits, reptile exhibits in there, and the, there’s a free flight bird aviary that’s… Read More
They’ll see raccoons, they may see a coyote. And understanding how they fit into the natural world, I think are all parts of reaching kids at different levels and, and having an education program in the zoo, and having the education program have outreach to other local organizations or particular… Read More
They may see, you know, where do those squirrels live?… Read More
So on a personal level, what do you want a visit or when a visitor comes out of an exhibit view building or an exhibit theme, what do you want them to feel?… Read More
What was, you know, did seeing animals in a zoo have a positive impact or a positive effect?… Read More
And, and so I think that’s area that we’ve sort of capitalized on to develop messages and presentation, particularly focused on different groups. I mean, I think that’s part of, you know, why we developed a program of ambassador animals so that, you know, so that the public could see… Read More
And the idea that, you know, what was, what was the best way to reach people?… Read More
With the, you know, having the animals in human care, You’ve had children if you had grandchildren, how do you think Zeus can improve their connection with kids and teenagers to heighten their zeal and awareness of the natural world?… Read More
I think making those, you know, the, you know, like I I talked about Brookfield Zoo, Chicago mantra of connect care and concern or, or excuse me, connect care and conserve. And, and I think it, it’s really developing those connections and developing education programs that are collaborative so that,… Read More
There’s, there’s knowing everything about an animal’s natural history in the wild and knowing what habitat they live in, but that can be different than the adaptations that you need to make to, to have animals in human care and substituting our environment for the national environment. And that’s where,… Read More
Again, curators are leaders of a group of animal care staff. They need to have those keeper skills to have the understanding of the animal skills to, to understand the, the, the animals in their care and have a level of knowledge about not just the scientific aspects, but you… Read More
Discussions falling back on your degrees as you know, my idea trumps your idea, you know, is never gonna work for very long. So your approach to the Keepers was, My approach to the Keepers was they were partners in the care for those animals. I looked at, again, my… Read More
What qualities should a good curator have?… Read More