Zookeeper Adventures

I'm a zookeeper at The Utica Zoo and I love my animals more than I love most people I know (don't tell my mom or boyfriend). This tumblr is dedicated to those animals and the adventures I have while caring of them. If you love cute animals, you'll...

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Thank you Prisma for making me an artist in the click of a button

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Adventures of a growing joey

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Just my baby and me ☺️

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This girl loves her pool

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Happy International Primate Day from my favorite primate, Negra! 🐵❤️

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The difference between new keepers and seasoned keepers

New keepers finding out about the panda twins:

Seasoned Keepers finding out about the panda twins:

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When the new keepers become the seasoned keepers and the pandas are pregnant with twins again

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Now That's What I Call Zookeeping! A limited time sing-along soundtrack of all your favorite zookeeping tracks such as: "I'm not going to feed the animals" "Please don't climb on the fence" "Did you really just poop?" feat. I just cleaned that yard "That's an ape, not a monkey" "Is this poop or chocolate?" "Yes our peacocks can room free" feat. Please don't feed or chase them "Don't you tap on that glass" "Is this the human exhibit?" "No you can't pet the lions" And of course, back by popular demand, the #1 hit single "Will there be free food at this?" feat. Help me I'm poor

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Look I’m just like the painting!

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Zeke kisses 💋

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I can't believe they force baby kangaroos to live away from their mothers!

Visitor seeing a wallaby for the first time...

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Realizing halfway through lunch that you can’t remember the last time you washed your hands

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Every damn day

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When the public asks if you would let them pet one of your tigers

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There are way too many adults that don't know the difference between a goat and a sheep. Those are basic farm yard animals. Come on now people, it's embarrassing.

And don't even get me started on the thought that all primates are monkeys.

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Never forget... Red pandas were the original panda, so maybe those other ones aren’t so “great”

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Kerplunk 💦

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Mohawk game so strong