A Zookeeper's Life
A Zookeeper’s life is often envied but is still not a very popular career option. Providing care, shelter and feeding animals of all ages are just some of the perks of being a zookeeper. Here's an insight into their unique and fun-filled world.
Indonesian zoo worker Watmo feeds three hippos, Omon (R), Jaki (C) and Dania (L), at Ragunan Zoo in Jakarta.
A zookeeper holds a six-month old howler monkey (Aluoatta palliata) named "Nieve" (the Spanish word for "Snow") at the Nicaraguan National Zoo in Managua.
Zookeeper Marie Whatmough grimaces as she poses with meerkats during the annual stocktake at London Zoo.
Zookeeper Sebastian Grant makes a record of a giant Galapagos tortoise named Dirk at London Zoo during the annual head count.
Zookeeper Lucy Smith makes a record of Ring-Tailed Coatis at London Zoo during the annual head count.
Diving zookeeper Guido Westhoff uses a ruler to measure a ray during animal stock taking at the Hagenbeck Zoo in Hamburg.
An Australian Sea Lion has its teeth brushed during a daily check-up by Marine Mammals Division keeper Ady D'Ettorre at Sydney's Taronga Zoo.
An Australian Tawny Frogmouth opens its mouth to receive a mouse from it's keeper during feeding time at Sydney's Taronga Zoo.
A zookeeper feeds milk to a newborn baby giraffe at the zoo of Duisburg.
An 8-year-old male macaque Tasik drinks Cahors wine in the Royev Ruchey zoo in Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk.
Kira, a 5-day-old baboon baby, is fed by an employee of the Royev Ruchey Zoo in Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk.
A five-month-old native Australian Common Wombat sleeps in a makeshift pouch after feeding time at Sydney's Taronga Zoo.
A zookeeper feeds a newborn white-eared night heron at a zoo in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China.
A zookeeper holds a six-week-old African lion cub at the Ramat Gan Safari near Tel Aviv.
Source: Reuters
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