00:07Hey kids! Have you ever wondered what it's like to take care of baby animals? I'm here at the San
00:11Diego Zoo Safari Park at their Animal Care Center and we're gonna hang out with keeper Lissa and
00:15she's gonna tell us all about her fun job. Oh hey Lauren! We're so excited to have you join us
00:21here
00:21at the nursery at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. We have tons of babies to feed.
00:31Nutritious formula? Check. A warm bottle? Check. And breakfast is served. When the animal takes the
00:39bottle it's very very rewarding. Sometimes we work days to get a baby to nerve.
00:50I'm here with Bambi's friend. Yep that's his name and he's a Bactrian wapiti cat. He'll gulp down his
00:57meal in less than a minute. Sometimes those animals are so hungry and are so hard you have to really
01:04hold on tight to that nipple to make sure they don't run away with the bottle. Nursery keepers
01:08are experiencing a baby boom with more calves than usual from multiple species whose moms didn't care
01:15for them. So keepers have their hands full. This job never gets old. It's always cute. Cute and
01:21unpredictable. A Samarang's gazelle named Rudolph won't take his bottle. But he needs to eat. So keepers will keep trying.
01:31And then there's Steve. He's trying to hide. A natural Steenbach behavior. Just pretend like you can't see him.
01:38The others, well, they aren't so shy.
01:47The special part of being a nursery keeper is we get to be very hands-on. And we get the
01:53cuddles and the kisses and all the fun stuff from the animals.
01:57By building a loving relationship with the calves, keepers gain their trust. Which will help in the future if they
02:03need any special attention.
02:04So in captivity, a lot of times there's different procedures that we need to do. Draw blood, give injections, hoof
02:14trims.
02:15Every pat and hug builds this relationship. But one tough thing about being a nursery keeper.
02:20Oh, today I woke up at three o'clock in the morning.
02:23Sometimes they're needed around the clock.
02:25Holidays. I have spent many Christmases here overnight taking care of babies.
02:31It took 20 minutes, but keeper Ian is finally getting Rudolph to eat.
02:36As for Steve, he still thinks he's hiding.
02:42And playtime for Bambi's friend.
02:44Oh, that was funny. You never know what behaviors you're going to see out there, so it always makes it
02:49exciting.
02:50Really, who wouldn't want this job?
02:55Of course the keepers have to clean up after the animals.
02:59In order for them to have a clean home, yards are raked several times each day.
03:03Oh, this job is a great job if you love to be outside and working with animals and all of
03:10the rewarding experiences.
03:11For now we go home.
03:11To be your alone.
03:11Take care to join.
03:11Of course the keepers have to be at.
03:14I'm gonna get forward with my home.
03:14Please don't be a big catch me.
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