Breheny: LIBBY IS A YOUNG FEMALE PUP.
SHE'S AT A POINT IN HER LIFE NOW
WHERE SHE NEEDS TO BE WEANED OFF FROM HER MOM'S MILK.
Woman: LOOK HOW CUTE SHE IS!
-SHE'S SPITTING EVERYTHING OUT. [ SQUEALS ]
-LOOK AT THAT. -WOW.
-ISN'T THAT COOL? -HELLO, WELCOME.
Woman: THE GOAL IS TO HAVE THIS CHICK BACK WITH HIS FAMILY.
♪♪
THEY'VE SEEN OUTSIDE, BUT THEY'VE NEVER BEEN OUTSIDE.
BOTH THE BABIES ARE TERRIFIED TO COME OUT.
[ SQUEAKS ]
LAST NOVEMBER, ERNIE WAS DIAGNOSED
WITH ADVANCED HEART DISEASE.
-TOTALLY GIVING THE EYEBALL. -I KNOW, SIDE EYE.
IT'S TAKEN PERSISTENCE AND TRAINING.
HOLD.
WHERE WE CAN ACTUALLY
GET THE ULTRASOUND PROBE ON HIS HEART.
-GOOD BOY! -YAY!
Breheny: IF YOU ASK A CHILD TO DRAW A PICTURE OF A ZOO,
CHANCES ARE THEY'LL DRAW AN ANIMAL BEHIND BARS.
WE'VE GOT TO TAKE THAT IMAGE AND CHANGE IT.
♪♪
I REALLY ENJOY THIS.
IT STRENGTHENS THE BOND THAT WE HAVE WITH THESE GUYS.
COME ON. I KNOW, YOU DON'T LIKE DOORS.
Woman: GO ON, LADIES.
Breheny: IT'S NOT ENOUGH TO KEEP ANIMALS IN EXHIBITS
JUST FOR PEOPLE TO LOOK AT.
THERE HAS TO BE A HIGHER PURPOSE.
AND FOR US, IT'S CONSERVATION OF SPECIES IN THE WILD.
Man: ARE WE ROLLING?
Breheny: THE GENERAL PUBLIC WOULD NEVER GET THE ACCESS
THAT YOU ARE GONNA GET -- -THAT'S A GOOD GIRL.
...WHICH IS TO SEE WHAT GOES ON BEHIND THE SCENES EVERY DAY.
THAT'S HOW WE DO IT HERE IN THE BOOGIE DOWN BRONX.
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♪♪
[ SEAL BARKING ]
♪♪
-LOOK, LOOK, LOOK, LOOK. -HE'S LOOKING.
HOW COOL IS THAT?
SEA LIONS ARE GREAT ANIMALS TO HAVE AT THE BRONX ZOO.
THEY'RE SOCIAL, THEY'RE COMMUNAL, THEY'RE ACTIVE.
WE HAVE FIVE IN THE POOL.
THE ONLY TWO ADULTS ARE CLYDE...
[ BARKING ] -...AND INDY.
THEY'RE THE BREEDING PAIR.
WE ALSO HAVE TWO ADOLESCENT MALES NAMED JOJO AND BENJI.
AND WE HAVE A FEMALE PUP THAT CLYDE AND INDY
PRODUCED LAST YEAR NAMED LIBBY.
[ BARKING ]
SHE'S AT A POINT IN HER LIFE NOW
WHERE SHE NEEDS TO BE WEANED OFF FROM HER MOM'S MILK.
NOW IN THE WILD, HER MOM WOULD JUST KIND OF EITHER
DRIVE HER AWAY OR JUST SEPARATE FROM HER BY DISTANCE,
AND IT'S KIND OF A HARD PROCESS.
AND ACTUALLY, SOME PUPS DON'T SURVIVE THE WEANING PROCESS.
WE'RE GONNA TRY TO MAKE THAT TRANSITION EASIER FOR LIBBY.
Khambatta: THIS IS ALL LIBBY'S FOOD IN HERE FOR THE DAY.
I'M JUST GONNA MAKE SURE THAT IT WEIGHS
THE CORRECT HALF-POUND FOR THIS FEED.
♪♪
HI, BABY.
-HI, LIB. -WHAT'S THAT?
IS THAT A CAMERA?
SHE'S SO CUTE.
LIBBY'S AT THE HEALTH CENTER TO FINISH UP HER WEANING PROCESS.
WE WERE TRYING TO WEAN HER AT THE POOL,
BUT SHE'S NOT PROGRESSED AS QUICKLY AS WE WANTED HER TO.
SHE'S WATCHING YOU, GUYS. [ LAUGHS ]
LIBBY NEEDS TO BE ON AN ALL-FISH DIET
BECAUSE, EVENTUALLY, LIKE ALL MAMMALS,
SHE CANNOT BE ON MOTHER'S MILK FOREVER.
COME.
[ WHISTLES ]
Tassler: LIBBY IS MY THIRD OR FOURTH PUP I'VE WORKED WITH.
SHE IS A GOOD MIX OF BOTH OF HER PARENTS.
-GOOD GIRL. [ WHISTLES ]
SHE IS REALLY SMART AND ENGAGED IN TRAINING, LIKE HER MOM.
AND SHE'S VERY FOOD-MOTIVATED, JUST LIKE HER DAD.
[ BARKING ]
SUCH A DIFFERENCE. RIGHT, FROM SATURDAY.
SHE'S JUST SO SMART AND SWEET
THAT I CAN'T NOT GET ATTACHED TO A LITTLE FUR BALL.
-WHAT'S THIS? [ BARKS ]
-THAT WAS YOU! -TELL IT!
TO WORK WITH A BABY SEA LION WHO IS JUST STARTING TO LEARN
FOR THE FIRST TIME IS REALLY EXCITING,
'CAUSE YOU HELP SHAPE WHAT KIND OF ANIMAL
THEY ARE GONNA BE FOR TRAINING.
LOOK, THAT'S YOU.
[ LAUGHTER ]
OH, HE'S SO BRAVE!
LIBBY'S GOTTEN THE HANG OF SWALLOWING FISH,
SO WE'RE GONNA KEEP HER AT THE HEALTH CENTER
FOR A LITTLE WHILE LONGER TO TEACH HER SOME BASIC BEHAVIORS
SO THAT WE CAN ENSURE WHEN SHE GETS BACK TO THE POOL,
SHE DOESN'T START NURSING FROM MOM AGAIN.
OH, MY GOSH! SHE LOOKS LIKE A FROG!
[ LAUGHS ]
♪♪
Venetsanos: RIGHT NOW, WE'RE JUST PREPARING TO OPEN
THE CHILDREN'S ZOO FOR THE SEASON.
IT'S ALWAYS NERVE-RACKING
'CAUSE IT'S LIKE EVERYTHING THAT NEEDS TO GET DONE,
NEEDS TO GET DONE IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
Lamattina: THE CHILDREN'S ZOO IS A SEASONAL EXHIBIT.
EVERY WINTER, THE ANIMALS THAT AREN'T REALLY COLD-TOLERANT
GO INTO WINTER HOLDING.
EVERY SPRING, WE BRING ALL THE ANIMALS
THAT WERE IN WINTER HOLDING,
WE BRING THEM OUT TO THE CHILDREN'S ZOO.
-IT LOOKS PRETTY GOOD. -LOOKS GOOD?
YEAH.
BEFORE WE OPEN,
WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE EXHIBITS ARE FUNCTIONING.
THEY HAVE THE HEAT, THE GLASS IS INTACT, THE SUBSTRATE'S GOOD.
Man: AS A SPOTTER, ELIAS, I LOVE THE QUESTION.
YEAH, HOW DO YOU NOT KNOW?
FOR THE ANIMALS, CHANGE OF SCENERY FROM WINTER HOLDING
TO THEIR SUMMER AND SPRING HOLDING,
YOU WANT TO JUST KEEP AN EYE ON THINGS,
MAKE SURE THE ANIMALS ARE COMFORTABLE, CONTENT, HAPPY.
SQUIRREL MONKEY ISLAND IS THE EXHIBIT
THAT WE HAVE THE SQUIRREL MONKEYS ON.
AND THEY'RE OFF.
AND THEY SHARE THE MARSH SETTING WITH FLAMINGOS
AND THE SOUTHERN SCREAMER.
[ CALLS ]
[ SQUEAKING ]
IN PREPARATION FOR THE SQUIRREL MONKEYS COMING OUT,
WE NEED TO PUT SOME NEW PERCHES UP,
MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S STURDY, AND GET IT AS SAFE
AN ENVIRONMENT FOR THEM AS POSSIBLE,
ESPECIALLY FOR THE SQUIRREL MONKEY KIDS, AUTUMN AND BLAZE.
THIS WILL BE THEIR FIRST REAL EXPERIENCE OUT THERE.
CAN WE THREAD THIS ARM THROUGH THAT?
AND THEN MAYBE WRAP AROUND THIS BRANCH.
SQUIRREL MONKEYS LOVE BEING UP HIGH,
SO THAT'S WHERE THEY FEEL THE MOST COMFORTABLE.
SO WE'RE GONNA STILL GIVE THEM ACCESS TO HIGH POINTS
WITH A PIECE OF BITTERSWEET VINE THAT WE FOUND IN THE PARK.
OH, I LIKE THAT, MEL.
AND NOW WE JUST NEED TO DEAD-END IT.
THE SQUIRREL MONKEYS ARE PROBABLY THE MORE
SENSITIVE SPECIES THAT WE HAVE WITHIN THE CHILDREN'S ZOO
AS FAR AS TEMPERATURE.
SO THEY'LL MOST LIKELY BE THE LAST ONES TO COME OUT,
AND IT'S USUALLY, LIKE, WHAT SIGNIFIES
THAT WE'RE OPEN FOR THE SEASON.
SO THE LAST THING WE GOTTA DO IS
JUST GET OUR HANDS ON THESE SQUIRREL MONKEYS,
MAKE SURE EVERYBODY'S HEALTHY,
AND WE'LL PUT THEM OUT ON EXHIBIT.
I THINK IT LOOKS PRETTY GOOD.
♪♪
SPRINGTIME'S A REALLY NEAT TIME AT THE BRONX ZOO, VERY DYNAMIC.
THERE'S KIND OF A WHOLE NEW LIFE THAT COMES TO THE ZOO.
IT'S A TIME OF REJUVENATION, OF BIRTH AND RENEWAL.
AND FOR THE PEOPLE THAT WORK IN THE BIRD DEPARTMENT,
THE SPRING IS THE MAIN TIME
WHERE THE BIRDS THEY CARE FOR ARE BREEDING
AND LAYING EGGS AND REARING CHICKS.
Boy: EW, WHAT'S THAT?
Oehler: THERE, THAT'S THE MALE. AND THIS IS THE FEMALE.
THE HELMETED CURASSOW ARE FROM THE RAINFORESTS
OF VENEZUELA AND COLOMBIA.
THEY'RE ENDANGERED IN THE WILD BECAUSE OF HABITAT LOSS.
SO WE HAVE A PAIR OF BIRDS THAT HAVEN'T BRED BEFORE.
AND WE'VE GOT 'EM TOGETHER.
WE ARE VERY, VERY KEENLY INTERESTED
IN PRODUCING THESE BIRDS FOR THE FUTURE.
NOTHING IS NEW.
-SHE'S SITTING TIGHT. -SITTING TIGHT.
AND HE'S HERE, SO...
OH, DID HE GO UP?
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN BREEDING CURASSOW FOR YEARS,
BUT ALMOST NO ONE HAS HAD A SITUATION
WHERE THE BIRDS ARE PARENT-REARED.
AND WE'RE GONNA TRY TO LET THEM RAISE THEIR CHICKS
IF WE'RE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE THEM LAY EGGS,
INCUBATE THEM, AND THEN CHICKS HATCH.
DID HE GO AND FEED HER? DID YOU SEE?
I DID NOT SEE HIM FEED HER YET.
OUR FEMALE HAS BEEN HERE FOR SOME TIME.
WE JUST RECEIVED THE MALE FROM THE CINCINNATI ZOO.
OUR PAIR PRETTY MUCH TOOK TO EACH OTHER RIGHT AWAY.
WE'VE GONE AHEAD AND WE'VE SOAPED THE GLASS.
WE DO THAT WHEN NEW BIRDS ARRIVE
SO THAT THEY KNOW THAT GLASS IS THERE AND DON'T FLY INTO IT.
Schmid: OUR FEMALE IS SITTING ON EGGS CURRENTLY.
AND THE INCUBATION IS 29 TO 32 DAYS.
SO YESTERDAY WAS DAY 29.
SO RIGHT NOW, WE'RE WATCHING FOR BEHAVIORS TO SEE
IF THERE'S A POSSIBLE HATCH,
BECAUSE SHE'S NOT COMING OFF THE EGGS.
SO I'M NOTICING THAT SHE'S DOING A LOT OF FUTZING AROUND
AND LOOKING DOWN INTO THE NEST.
SO I HAVE A FEELING THAT THERE'S A CHICK IN THERE.
♪♪
IF SHE DID HAVE CHICKS, THEY'RE TYPICALLY
GONNA BE MOVING AROUND AND ON HER SIDE,
UNDER HER WINGS FOR WARMTH AND STABILITY.
OOH, SHE JUST PICKED A WING UP.
OH! I SAW THE HEAD OF ONE.
PATTY, I SAW ONE!
I SAW THE TOP OF ITS LITTLE HEAD POKE UP.
-OH, YEAH. -AND IT'S PERFECTLY DRY.
OH, MY GOD.
THERE'S A BABY IN THERE, I CAN SEE THE TOP OF ITS HEAD.
SO THAT MEANS THAT ONE EGG IS HATCHED.
AND POSSIBLY ONE MORE TO GO.
AND THAT'S WHY SHE'S STAYING UP THERE.
SO SHE'LL ATTEND TO THEM, TILL BOTH CHICKS HATCH.
ALREADY SHE'S A GOOD MOM.
♪♪
CRATE.
CRATE!
I'M EXCITED FOR HER BECAUSE SHE GETS TO GO BACK TO HER FAMILY.
I'M SAD 'CAUSE I LOSE MY ONE-ON-ONE TIME WITH HER.
AH!
OKAY, BOTH THE BABIES ARE TERRIFIED TO COME OUT.
Man: OKAY.
THEY'VE NEVER BEEN OUTSIDE BEFORE.
THIS IS SO MUCH DIFFERENT THAN LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW.
♪♪
McCann: ERNIE IS ONE OF OUR SILVERBACK GORILLAS,
THE LEADER OF A TROOP OF 11.
-MY GOD! -IT'S SO CUTE!
AND HE PUTS A SMILE ON EVERYONE'S FACE.
HE'S THE GLUE OF THE TROOP.
ERNIE, HE'S THE BIG MAN ON CAMPUS, FOR SURE.
OH, LOOK, IT'S ERNIE!
Squillari: PEOPLE LOVE TO SEE ERNIE.
HE'S JUST MASSIVE AND SO IMPRESSIVE.
PEOPLE ARE, LIKE, "OH!"
-I'M COMING, ERNIE. -NO, WE'RE COMING.
LAST NOVEMBER,
ERNIE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH ADVANCED HEART DISEASE.
SEE, THAT'S ALL FLUID.
THAT SHOULDN'T BE THERE.
SO HE HAS A VERY, VERY WEAK HEART.
SO THIS IS SIGNIFICANT.
WE WERE REALLY CONCERNED THAT WE MIGHT LOSE HIM.
WE WERE ABLE TO COME UP WITH A COMBINATION OF MEDICATIONS
AND MANAGEMENT TREATMENT THAT WORKS REALLY WELL FOR HIM.
SEE YOUR CHEST. HOLD.
-OH. -OKAY.
REALLY, THE KEEPERS HAVE BEEN WORKING
WITH DR. BARTLETT ON TRAINING ERNIE
TO ALLOW US TO DO AN ULTRASOUND OF HIS HEART WHILE HE'S AWAKE.
OH, HE'S LIKE, "I'M NOT TOO SURE ABOUT THAT."
DOING IT AWAKE IS REALLY IMPORTANT
BECAUSE AN ANIMAL THAT'S THIS COMPROMISED,
WE REALLY WOULD NOT WANT TO ANESTHETIZE.
AND SO IT'S TAKEN GREAT PERSISTENCE
AND TRAINING TO GET TO THIS POINT
WHERE WE CAN ACTUALLY GET
THE ULTRASOUND PROBE ON HIS HEART.
YOU'RE ALL RIGHT. WE'LL WORK ON THAT.
SO NOW ERNIE SEEMS VERY COMFORTABLE WITH ME
BEING THERE ALONG WITH HIS KEEPER.
CHEST.
HE SEEMS PRETTY CALM.
TODAY, WE'RE DOING AN ULTRASOUND OF ERNIE'S HEART,
WHICH IS ECHOCARDIOGRAM.
SINCE WE'VE STARTED THE PROCESS,
I'VE BEEN ABLE TO PERFORM ULTRASOUND TRAINING
WITH ERNIE MULTIPLE TIMES A WEEK.
I'M ABLE TO SAVE IMAGES AND VIDEO CLIPS,
AND SO I'LL BE ABLE TO SEND THOSE OFF TO THE CARDIOLOGIST.
TOTALLY GIVING THE EYEBALL.
I KNOW, SIDE EYE.
GOOD BOY. CHEST.
NO, I'M TELLING YOU WITH THAT HAND, KEEP THAT UP THERE.
THERE'S A CERTAIN POSITION WE NEED HIM IN
TO GET GOOD READINGS.
HOLD.
-GREAT. -GOOD!
ONE MORE. HOLD.
-GOOD BOY! -YAY.
EXCELLENT.
WE REALLY SEEM TO HAVE STABILIZED HIM.
GOOD JOB, ERNIE.
HE IS STILL ON HIS MEDICATIONS.
WE KNOW WE'RE NOT GOING TO REVERSE HIS HEART DISEASE,
BUT WHAT WE CAN DO IS PROVIDE HIM
WITH A REALLY GOOD QUALITY OF LIFE.
HE IS BACK TO HIS OLD SELF, LEADING THE GROUP,
AND HE'S A GREAT FATHER.
IT'S REALLY FANTASTIC TO SEE.
♪♪
[ BARKS ] -GOOD BOY!
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE MONITOR THE INTAKE
AND THE AMOUNT OF FOOD THAT EACH SEA LION GETS.
WAVE!
KEEPERS GO IN WITH THE ANIMALS,
AND THEY ACTUALLY HAND-FEED EACH INDIVIDUAL SEA LION
THE NUMBER OF FISH IT'S SUPPOSED TO GET PER DAY.
Tassler: ALL RIGHTY.
HI, LIBBY.
HEATHER WILL START FEEDING.
AND THEN WE'LL SET UP THE SCALE.
NOW THAT LIBBY'S EATING FISH, IT'S IMPORTANT FOR LIBBY
TO ASSOCIATE HER KEEPERS WITH FISH,
BECAUSE WE'RE THE ONES WHO WILL BE TRAINING HER
WHEN SHE GETS BACK TO THE POOL.
SO EVERY DAY, CAROLYN AND I
ARE DOING THE SAME FEW BEHAVIORS TO TEACH HER TO KNOW
THAT SHE HAS TO ENGAGE WITH US TO GET FOOD.
TARGET.
LIBBY GETS A FISH AFTER EVERY BEHAVIOR SHE LEARNS.
IT TEACHES HER THAT SHE DID THE BEHAVIOR CORRECTLY
AND SHE'S GETTING A POSITIVE REWARD.
LIBBY, COME. HERE, HERE.
OKAY. COME. TARGET.
WE'RE TEACHING HER HOW TO TARGET.
-HOLD. [ WHISTLES ]
HOW TO HOLD.
CRATE.
GOING INTO THE CRATE.
[ WHISTLES ] -CRATE.
CRATE!
SHE'S GETTING IT SLOWLY.
SHE'S GOING INTO THE WATER ON CUE.
-WATER. [ WHISTLES ]
AND LEARNING HOW TO GO TO THE SCALE.
-SCALE. [ WHISTLES ]
OH, THERE IT IS.
45ISH.
SO FAR WITH LIBBY, I THINKS SHE'S VERY SMART, INTELLIGENT.
I THINK SHE'S A LITTLE SASSY.
GOOD GIRL.
HI.
WE'RE DOING TACTILES AT THE END OF THE SET,
SO WE TAKE OFF OUR GLOVES.
WHEN SHE'S LOOKING AT YOU, JUST BLOW A LITTLE
SO SHE GETS USED TO YOUR SCENT.
SHE'S BY HERSELF RIGHT NOW,
SO THE KEEPERS ARE FILLING IN THAT OTHER SEA LION ROLE,
KIND OF HELP HER OUT WITH THE SOCIAL ASPECT.
YOU A GOOD GIRL?
GOOD GIRL.
Nathan: PUPS CAN BE REALLY UNPREDICTABLE.
AND TO HAVE THE KIND OF CONNECTION WITH US
WHERE SHE FEELS COMFORTABLE FOR US TO TOUCH HER FEELS AMAZING.
I FEEL LIKE THIS SET WAS GOOD. HER TARGETS JUST WEREN'T GOOD.
BUT THE WATER WAS GREAT.
SHE'S A LITTLE CONFUSED WITH CRATE,
BUT SHE WAS DOING BETTER.
WE'RE NOT QUITE READY TO BRING LIBBY BACK TO THE POOL YET.
YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF HER BEHAVIORS ARE SOLID
AND THAT SHE REALLY ASSOCIATES THE KEEPERS WITH FISH.
AND WE'RE DONE.
SO NOW IS A GOOD TIME FOR US TO EXIT.
YEAH.
♪♪
OH, THERE IT IS.
THEY'RE VERY GOOD WITH THE CHICK, BOTH PARENTS.
AWESOME.
Schmid: SO THE FIRST CURASSOW CHICK IS DOING VERY WELL.
HOWEVER, LAST NIGHT, WE ENDED UP PULLING THE SECOND EGG
BECAUSE THE MOTHER LEFT THE NEST WITH THE CHICK.
AND OUR FEAR WAS THAT SHE MAY NOT GO BACK,
BECAUSE NOW SHE HAS A NEWLY HATCHED CHICK TO TEND TO.
SO WE WENT AHEAD AND PULLED THAT EGG,
AND WE PLACED IT IN THE INCUBATOR FOR THE NIGHT.
SHE'S A LOT BETTER THAN I THOUGHT SHE WAS GONNA BE.
ME, TOO, CONSIDERING IT'S HER FIRST TIME.
IN THE WILD, FIRST-TIME MOTHERS,
THEY'RE A LITTLE BIT INEXPERIENCED.
SOMETIMES, THEY JUST GET EXCITED,
SOMETIMES THEY GET OFF THE NEST A LITTLE EARLY.
HERE, THEY CAN HAVE THE CHICKS.
IF SOMETHING DOES OCCUR, WE CAN STEP IN, WE CAN HELP THEM OUT.
-GOOD MORNING. -GOOD MORNING.
-READY? -MM-HMM.
WOW!
JUST LITERALLY POPPED OUT.
ISN'T THAT COOL?
HELLO, WELCOME!
YEAH, HE LOOKS NICE.
LOOK AT THAT.
THEY'RE ONLY THIS SMALL ONCE.
WE'RE GOOD.
WOW, THAT'S WONDERFUL.
I'M REALLY HAPPY TO SEE A SECOND CURASSOW CHICK.
WE COULDN'T ASK FOR A BETTER SCENARIO.
NOW THAT WE HAVE TWO VIABLE CHICKS,
WE HAVE MORE OPTIONS FOR FUTURE BREEDINGS
AND TO CONTINUE WITH THE PROGRAM
AND INCREASING OUR GENETIC DIVERSITY.
HELLO.
WELCOME TO THE WORLD.
THAT'S A FINE-LOOKING CHICK.
FINE-LOOKING CHICK. [ CHUCKLES ]
ALL RIGHT.
THE HELMETED CURASSOW IS A PRECOCIAL BIRD,
SO WHEN IT HATCHES, IT CAN LEAVE THE NEST,
IT CAN START FEEDING ON OWN.
WHERE AS AN ALTRICIAL BIRD HAS TO STAY IN THE NEST
AND THE PARENTS HAVE TO PROTECT IT.
BUT CURASSOW CHICKS STILL NEED TO BE WITH THEIR PARENTS,
BECAUSE THEY NEED TO LEARN WHERE TO FIND FOOD,
HOW TO AVOID PREDATORS,
AND HOW TO STAY SAFE IN THEIR ENVIRONMENT.
WE BETTER PUT IT UP UNDERNEATH THE HEN
AND SEE HOW SHE DOES WITH IT.
I THINK SO.
SHE'S BEING A GOOD MOM RIGHT NOW.
GOOD GIRL.
LIBBY HAS MADE A LOT OF PROGRESS.
SHE GETS TO GO BACK TO HER FAMILY.
READY?
ONE OF THE CONCERNS IS THAT SHE'LL REGRESS.
HEY, ABBY, HONEY.
ABBY HAS SLIGHT SWELLING ON HER LEFT JAW.
DR. SYKES HAS A CONCERN THAT IT MAY BE A TOOTH PROBLEM.
♪♪
[ SEAL BARKING ]
♪♪
HALF!
HI, LIBERTY!
TARGET.
OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS, LIBBY HAS MADE A LOT OF PROGRESS.
-LET'S DO A BETTER TARGET. [ WHISTLES ]
BETTER.
SHE'S TARGETING, SHE'S DOING ALL OF HER BEHAVIORS ON CUE.
-IN THE CRATE. [ WHISTLES ]
IF I'M TELLING HER TO GO WATER,
I'M USING MY FINGERS AND WE HAVE A HAND CUE.
-WATER. -YOU GONNA TARGET HER TO ME?
-MM-HMM. -OKAY.
-HOLD. [ WHISTLES ]
AND THEN SHE WILL GET A WHISTLE CUE, AND THEN SHE WILL GET FISH.
GOOD GIRL. I THINK SHE'S READY.
SHE'S FIGURED OUT HER MAIN BEHAVIORS THAT SHE'S GONNA NEED
WHEN WE BRING HER BACK TO THE POOL.
SHE KNOWS THAT THE KEEPER IS WHERE SHE GETS HER FOOD,
WHICH IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR WHEN SHE GETS BACK.
I'M EXCITED FOR HER BECAUSE SHE GETS TO GO BACK TO HER FAMILY.
[ WHISTLES ]
COME.
I'M SAD 'CAUSE I LOSE MY ONE-ON-ONE TIME WITH HER.
CRATE.
LET'S GO!
THERE IT IS.
ALL RIGHT.
-LET ME JUST GET THIS. -YOU WANT TO FLIP IT?
I'LL GET IT UP, AND THEN I'LL CLIMB IN.
YAY.
HI!
SHE'S LIKE, "I GET TO SEE MY FAMILY."
Nathan: ONE OF THE CONCERNS IS THAT SHE'LL REGRESS.
AND WE'RE HOPING THAT WHEN SHE GOES BACK TO THE POOL
THAT SHE RECOGNIZES THAT THE KEEPERS
WHO WORKED WITH HER AT THE HEALTH CENTER
ARE THE ONES THAT ARE GOING TO BE FEEDING HER.
♪♪
GOT IT.
OVER IN THE SHALLOWS.
OKAY, WHERE ARE WE LETTING HER OUT, RIGHT OVER THERE?
RIGHT OVER HERE, YEAH.
READY?
[ LAUGHS ]
HERE YOU -- THERE THEY ARE.
THERE'S CLYDE.
THERE'S INDY.
MOM!
OH!
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I EXPECTED TO SEE.
YAY!
NICE.
-LIKE, "MOM!" -THAT WAS IT.
-OH, LOOK AT THAT. -MOM!
[ BARKING ] -OH, HERE WE ARE.
-HERE WE ARE. -SHE'S SURFING ON MAMA.
IT WAS GREAT SEEING LIBBY SEE HER MOM AGAIN,
GET REINTRODUCED TO INDY.
THEY DID A LITTLE KISS, WHICH IS A BREATH EXCHANGE FOR THEM.
IT WAS REALLY NICE TO SEE.
NOW THAT LIBBY'S BACK IN THE POOL,
OUR FIRST PRIORITY IS THAT SHE EATS.
OUR SECOND PRIORITY IS THAT SHE STARTS
DOING HER BEHAVIORS AGAIN.
GOOD JOB, GUYS.
WELL DONE.
♪♪
ALL RIGHT, LET'S SEE IF WE CAN GO IN
AND JUST GRAB HER UP REAL QUICK.
WE ARE OVER HERE AT
THE SQUIRREL MONKEY WINTER HOLDING.
WE'RE GETTING CLOSE TO PUTTING THE SQUIRREL MONKEYS
OUT ON EXHIBIT, BUT WE NOTICED
ABBY HAS SLIGHT SWELLING ON HER LEFT JAW.
HI, ABBY, HONEY.
DR. SYKES HAS A CONCERN THAT IT MAY BE A TOOTH PROBLEM.
SO WE'RE GOING TO IMMOBILIZE HER.
AND IF IT IS A TOOTH CONCERN, WE'LL DEAL WITH IT THEN.
YOU'RE GOOD, YOU'RE OKAY.
GET THIS EASY-GOING AS POSSIBLE.
READY?
WE NEED TO GET ABBY TO GO TO SLEEP IN ORDER
TO GET A GOOD LOOK IN HER MOUTH TO TRY TO UNDERSTAND
EXACTLY WHERE THAT SWELLING IS COMING FROM.
ONE OF THE WAYS THAT WE CAN DO THAT IS
WE CAN GIVE HER THE GAS ANESTHESIA.
ABBY'S PROBABLY NOT GONNA HOLD STILL
WHILE WE PUT A MASK ON HER FACE.
SO SHE'S IN A SMALL CONTAINER
WHERE WE CAN GIVE THE WHOLE CONTAINER FULL OF GAS
SO THAT WE CAN KEEP STRESS DOWN TO A MINIMUM.
♪♪
-HER SWELLING IS HERE. -YEAH.
ALL RIGHT, THE BASE OF THIS TOOTH IS RIGHT ABOUT...
THERE.
PRETTY CHALLENGING WORKING ON TEETH THAT ARE THIS SMALL.
IT TAKES A REALLY DELICATE TOUCH
TO TRY TO DO JUST ENOUGH WITHOUT CAUSING ANY DAMAGE.
SO THIS TOOTH BEHIND THE CANINE IS LOOSE
AND HAD ALL THAT TARTAR AROUND IT.
YOU THINK THAT COULD BE THE CULPRIT?
IT COULD BE.
WHEN I'M LOOKING INTO ABBY'S MOUTH,
SHE HAS SOME TARTER AROUND SOME OF HER TEETH.
A COUPLE OF HER TEETH ARE LOOSE,
AND THERE'S GUM DISEASE IN THOSE AREAS.
AND SO ALL OF THAT PUT TOGETHER
LOOKS LIKE AN INFECTION OF HER TOOTH
THAT'S TRAVELED UP INSIDE OF HER MOUTH
AND HAS KIND OF POPPED OUT ON HER CHEEK.
YOU WANT TO PULL IT?
YEAH, THAT ONE NEEDS TO COME OUT.
WE NEED TO REMOVE THAT TOOTH SO THAT THE GUMS CAN HEAL
WITHOUT HAVING THIS INFECTION IN THE WAY.
YOU READY?
♪♪
-SO... -OKAY.
IT'S GOOD CHANCES THAT THAT'S THE PROBLEM.
THESE TEETH THAT ARE INFECTED IN ABBY'S MOUTH ARE PRETTY SMALL.
THEY'RE NOT REALLY NECESSARY FOR HER TO BE ABLE TO EAT HER FOOD.
BUT IT'S DEFINITELY BETTER FOR HER IN THE LONG RUN.
[ SQUEAKS ] -AW, BABY.
OH, MY GOD, SHE HAS THE CUTEST EYES.
-ALMOST DONE. -ABBY, HI.
DO YOU TAKE OUT YOUR KIDS' TEETH BY YOURSELF, TOO?
USE STRING AND THE DOORKNOB.
STRING AND THE DOORKNOB. [ LAUGHS ]
IT'S GOOD TO KNOW DR. SYKES
TOOK CARE OF WHAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF.
WHAT'S GOING ON, EVERYBODY?
I'M VERY HAPPY AND RELIEVED.
IT'S OKAY.
THE PROCEDURE WENT GREAT, SO ABBY'S GONNA GET PUT BACK
WITH HER FAMILY AND THEN AS A GROUP,
THEY'RE ONE STEP CLOSER TO BEING ON THE ISLAND.
Lumba: EVERYBODY'S HERE NOW.
♪♪
LOOK AT THAT!
♪♪
YOU'RE GONNA BE FINE.
YESTERDAY, WE DID INTRODUCE THE SECOND CURASSOW CHICK
WITH THE PARENTS AND THE FIRST CHICK.
LOOK AT THAT. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THAT?
I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS.
SHE'S VERY ATTENTIVE, WATCHING IT.
IT LOOKED PROMISING INITIALLY, BUT AS TIME PROGRESSED,
WE NOTICED THAT THE PARENTS WERE NOT BEING VERY RECEPTIVE
OR ACCEPTING OF THIS OTHER CHICK.
I KNOW, WE'RE ALMOST THERE.
SO WE'RE GONNA TRY SOMETHING NEW TODAY.
[ RADIO BEEPS ] -I'M HERE.
COOPER: Okay, I'm coming.
WE'VE DECIDED THAT WE WILL PLACE THIS SECOND CHICK IN A HOWDY.
A HOWDY IS AN ENCLOSURE WITHIN AN ENCLOSURE.
THIS IS A WAY THAT WE CAN KEEP THE CHICK SAFE
AND NOT REMOVE IT FROM BEING AROUND THE FAMILY.
SO, PATTY, I'VE ALREADY MADE FRESH BREAKFAST
FOR THE LITTLE GUY.
THE SITUATION THAT WE'RE IN NOW WITH THESE CURASSOW,
THE GOAL IS NOT ONLY TO PRODUCE TWO CHICKS,
THE GOAL IS TO PRODUCE TWO PARENT-RAISED CHICKS.
AND IF YOU WERE TO TAKE THEM AND REALLY RAISE THEM
ARTIFICIALLY WITH KEEPERS TAKING CARE OF THEM,
THERE'S A CHANCE THEY COULD BECOME
IMPRINTED ON THEIR KEEPERS
AND NOT REALLY UNDERSTAND THAT THEY'RE BIRDS.
AW. SIBLINGS.
-ARE YOU MY BROTHER? -I KNOW.
-COMING CLOSER NOW. -YEAH.
HERE COMES DAD.
ALREADY, THE CHICK SEEMS MORE RELAXED.
YEP, THERE SHE GOES, NEAR HIM AGAIN.
YEAH.
THAT IS REALLY CONCERNING.
IT'S A LITTLE BIT.
IT'S NOT AS GENTLE AS WE WOULD LIKE.
THEY GOT HIS BEAK PRETTY GOOD,
THROUGH THE WIRE.
THE BEHAVIOR OF THE MALE DOES NOT APPEAR
TO BE THAT OF CURIOSITY.
THE MALE IS ACTUALLY ABLE TO POKE HIS BEAK
THROUGH THE GAPS IN THE MESH, AND THAT IS CAUSE FOR CONCERN
BECAUSE HE COULD INJURE THE CHICK.
I THINK THE BEST THING TO DO IS THAT WE TAKE THE CHICK BACK UP
TO THE NURSERY FOR THE EVENING.
DESPITE OUR BEST EFFORTS TO HAVE THIS CHICK RAISED
BY ITS PARENTS, IT DIDN'T WORK OUT.
-OH. -OH, BUD.
Breheny: THE WAY THAT WE GAIN KNOWLEDGE
IS THROUGH TRIAL AND ERROR.
SOMETIMES IN ORDER TO ADVANCE OUR KNOWLEDGE
OF HOW TO BETTER CARE FOR A SPECIES
OR HOW TO BREED A SPECIES, WE HAVE TO TAKE CHANGES.
OKAY, MAMA, I'M LEAVING.
HIS LITTLE FACE GOT A LITTLE ROUGHED UP,
SO HE DOESN'T LOOK TOO BAD.
OH, RIGHT.
-BOTH SIDES, YOU SEE? -MM-HMM.
-HIS BEAK? -YEAH.
I DON'T WANT THAT TO GET WORSE.
YEP.
THERE YOU GO, BUD.
THE INTRODUCTION ISN'T GOING AS WELL AS WE HOPED.
BUT WE'RE NOT GONNA GIVE UP.
WE WANT TO MAKE EVERY EFFORT THAT THIS CURASSOW CHICK
IS RAISED BY BIRDS AND NOT BY HUMANS.
ONCE WE GET OUT OF HERE, HE'LL QUIET.
SO WE'RE GONNA TRY PLACING HER WITH A FOSTER BIRD PARENT.
OKAY, GOOD NIGHT, LITTLE BOOGS.
-YES! [ WHISTLES ]
OH, SHE'S SPITTING EVERYTHING OUT.
NO? I'M SO CONFUSED.
[ SEALS BARKING ]
McCann: LIBBY'S COME BACK TO THE POOL FOR A DAY,
AND SHE'S BEEN DOING REALLY WELL.
EVERYONE GREETED HER, ESPECIALLY HER MOM, INDY.
BUT WE'RE GONNA SEE IF SHE'S GOING TO COME TO THE KEEPERS
WHEN IT'S FEEDING TIME.
LIBBY IS 10 MONTHS OLD, AND IN THE WILD,
SHE WOULD BE WEANING ON HER OWN.
INDY WOULD BE MOVING AWAY FROM HER,
TEACHING HER HOW TO GET HER OWN FISH.
SO WE'RE JUST GONNA SEE HOW SHE DOES, THOUGH,
WHEN WE ACTUALLY TRY TO GO FEED HER.
EVERYONE READY?
YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE HER IN THE SHALLOWS.
-YOU'RE GONNA GO IN THE MOAT. -MOAT, YEP.
RIGHT, 'CAUSE WE WANT TO FEED HER
WHEREVER SHE WANTS TO GO. -YEP.
IF SHE DECIDES TO HOP OUT STATION ONE WHERE YOU'RE AT,
THEN YOU TAKE HER, AND YOU START FEEDING HER.
OKAY.
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HI, LIB!
WHAT I HOPE TO HAPPEN IS THAT LIBBY WILL COME RIGHT WITH ME
AND JUST START EATING, WHICH WOULD BE GREAT.
LIBBY, HI!
I REALLY HOPE SHE COMES TO ME. [ LAUGHS ]
TARGET.
[ WHISTLES ]
TARGET.
COME ON, YOU GOT IT.
[ WHISTLES ]
HERE.
[ WHISTLES ]
OH, SHE'S SPITTING EVERYTHING OUT.
I WONDER WHY SHE WON'T SWALLOW.
-I DON'T KNOW. -IT'S WEIRD.
SHE'LL TAKE 'EM.
YOU WANT TO TRY A WHOLE ONE?
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NO?
I DON'T KNOW WHY SHE'S NOT HUNGRY.
SHE KNOWS HOW TO SWALLOW.
-RIGHT. -THERE ARE FISH EVERYWHERE.
WE'RE DONE, MY LOVE. YOU DIDN'T WANT TO EAT.
SEA LION PUPS CAN BE UNPREDICTABLE.
TRAINING WITH LIBBY AT THE HEALTH CENTER
WAS A PRETTY CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT.
IT WAS QUIET, THERE WAS A LOT OF ONE-ON-ONE TIME.
WE ARE DONE.
AND NOW THAT SHE'S OUT AT THE POOL,
THERE CAN BE TONS OF PEOPLE, THERE'S LOTS OF NOISE,
AND SHE'S ALSO BACK WITH HER FAMILY,
SO THERE ARE MORE THINGS THAT CAN DISTRACT HER.
I'M SO CONFUSED.
SHE'S CONFUSED, TOO.
SHE'S LIKE, "I WILL PLAY WITH YOU ALL YOU WANT,
BUT I WILL NOT TAKE ANY OF YOUR FISH."
SHE MOUTHED A LOT OF FISH,
BUT I DIDN'T SEE HER SWALLOW ANY.
IT'S GOOD AND ENCOURAGING THAT SHE'S COMING TO THE KEEPER
AND DOING A FEW BEHAVIORS AND WANTING TO STAY WITH US.
BUT IF SHE DOESN'T EAT IN A FEW DAYS,
WE'RE GONNA TAKE HER BACK TO THE HEALTH CENTER
WHERE WE'RE GONNA RESTART THE PROCESS
OF TEACHING HER HOW TO EAT AGAIN.
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SO HERE SHE IS, MAMA SWINHOE.
AND YOU'LL SEE THE FOUR LITTLE JUNGLEFOWL CHICKS.
THE SECOND CURASSOW CHICK IS NOT BEING ACCEPTED BY HIS FAMILY.
OUR PLAN IS TO TAKE HIM AND PUT HIM IN
WITH THE FEMALE SWINHOE PHEASANT
THAT CURRENTLY IS FOSTERING FOUR GREEN JUNGLEFOWL CHICKS.
THEY ROOST UP ON THESE TREE BRANCHES AT NIGHT,
RIGHT ALONGSIDE THEIR MOTHER.
WHEN I COME IN FIRST THING IN THE MORNING,
THERE THEY ARE, THE FIVE OF THEM.
WE'RE HOPING THAT THE FEMALE SWINHOE
WILL ALSO FOSTER THE CURASSOW CHICK.
-WE HAVE ONE SHOT AT THIS. -RIGHT.
SO WE GET IT IN THERE, WE PUT IT WITH THE SWINHOE HEN.
IF IT DOESN'T WORK, WE'LL PULL IT OUT.
AND BASICALLY WE'LL JUST SET UP A BIRD DAY CARE CENTER,
SEE HOW IT GOES.
-ALL RIGHT? -OKAY, PLAY TIME.
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THIS LOOKS LIKE A PRETTY NICE SIZED BOX.
[ CHIRPING ]
OH, LOOK AT THAT BEAUTY.
OKAY, YOU HAVE HIM?
YEAH.
OKAY, LET'S DO THIS.
YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN, PATTY.
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-EASY, BOY. -BABY.
OH.
SHE'S TALKING. SHE'S TALKING.
YOU CAN HEAR HER CLUCKING.
OH, MAMA SWINHOE.
HE NEEDS A FRIEND.
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THEY DEFINITELY KNOW THERE'S A NEW BIRD IN THE ENCLOSURE.
SHE JUST WALKED RIGHT BY IT, LIKE, "OKAY."
OH, THAT'S...
THAT'S CUTE.
WE'LL SEE HOW IT GOES. [ CHUCKLES ]
[ BARKS ]
AS LONG AS SHE'S TRAINING, THERE'S A CHANCE
THAT SHE WILL CHOOSE TO EAT. -ABSOLUTELY.
I'M HOPING FOR THIS FEED THAT SHE'S JUST GONNA START EATING.
HI.
[ SEALS BARKING ]
THAT'S THE DADDY.
-THAT'S THE MOMMY! -SEE HIM?
THERE'S A LITTLE BABY.
AS LONG AS SHE'S TRAINING,
THERE'S A CHANCE THAT SHE WILL CHOOSE TO EAT.
ABSOLUTELY.
SHE'S JUST DOING THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT EVERY OTHER SEA LION
HAS DONE.
NORMALLY, THEY DON'T WANT TO TRAIN, THEY EAT.
SO WHEN LIBBY FIRST GOT BACK TO THE POOL,
SHE STARTED SPITTING OUT HER FISH.
HI, LIBBY!
BUT SHE WAS INTERESTED IN TRAINING, WHICH IS GREAT,
BECAUSE SHE KNOWS THAT
THE KEEPER IS GIVING HER HER FOOD.
I'M HOPING FOR THIS FEED THAT SHE'S JUST GONNA START EATING.
COME.
OKAY, NOT THAT ONE.
OKAY.
[ WHISTLES ]
YEAH? GOOD GIRL!
WE'RE ON, KIDS.
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-OKAY, SHE'S EATING MACKEREL. [ WHISTLES ]
OH, I'M SO HAPPY. ALL RIGHT, GREAT, GREAT, GREAT.
TARGET.
[ WHISTLES ] -WHAT ABOUT THAT ONE?
-SHE'S EATING. -OKAY.
SHE IS A FAST LEARNER.
[ WHISTLES ]
I'M SO RELIEVED THAT SHE DECIDED TO START EATING.
-ALL THE WAY. [ WHISTLES ]
SHE'S NOW TRAINING, SHE'S EATING,
AND THERE'S JUST -- THE SKY'S THE LIMIT WITH HER.
OH, THIS IS GREAT.
McCann: OH, HEATHER, YOU'RE AWESOME.
Nathan: THIS IS WHY I LOVE MY JOB,
BECAUSE OF MOMENTS LIKE THIS.
WANT ONE?
YOU KNOW, TAKING HER AWAY FROM THE POOL, GETTING HER ONTO FISH,
TRYING TO CREATE THAT BOND TO KNOW THAT
WHEN SHE COMES BACK TO THE POOL, THAT SHE'LL ASSOCIATE US WITH,
YOU KNOW, THE KEEPERS, I MEAN, THAT'S WHY WE DO THE JOB.
I THINK SHE FINALLY GOT HUNGRY.
WATER.
[ WHISTLES ]
-LIBBY! -YOU'RE ALL DONE.
WE'RE GONE, MISS LADY. LIBBY, WE'RE DONE.
BYE, LIBBY.
SHE'S LIKE, "NO!"
GO IN THE POOL, LIBBY.
GOOD GIRL.
SHE ATE EVERYTHING. THAT WAS EXCITING.
-SHE WAS SO ON YOU. -UH-HUH.
SHE WAS GONNA FOLLOW YOU OUT.
LIBBY'S WHOLE JOURNEY,
HER STARTING TO EAT AT THE HEALTH CENTER
WAS THE START OF HER BECOMING AN ADULT.
THIS IS STILL THE BEGINNING,
BECAUSE NOW SHE JUST KNOWS HER BASIC BEHAVIORS.
SHE'S THEN GONNA LEARN A WHOLE LOT OF BEHAVIORS,
AND YOU'RE GONNA SEE HER JUST WITH HOW SMART SHE IS,
BECOMING, LIKE, THIS GREAT, AMAZING SEA LION.
LOOK, SHE'S READY FOR UP CLOSE.
SHE'S STARING AT YOU GUYS NOW.
HI.
SHE'S LIKE, "FEED ME! [ LAUGHS ]
OH, PEOPLE, FOOD."
[ BARKS ]
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THESE BIRDS ARE ALL REALLY CHILL.
THE TWO GANNETS ARE HAND-RAISED.
THIS IS FATTY McBUTTERPANTS.
SHE LIKES PEOPLE.
AND MY HOMING PIGEONS.
MY PRIDES AND JOY.
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I THINK HE'S HIDING.
HERE HE IS.
HE'S GOTTEN REALLY BIG.
WHEN WE FIRST PUT THE CURASSOW CHICK IN WITH THE MAMA SWINHOE
AND HER FOUR GREEN JUNGLEFOWL, IT LOOKED GREAT.
HE'S A MALE.
YOU CAN TELL BY HIS COLOR NOW.
HIS CASK IS STARTING TO COME IN AT THE TOP OF HIS HEAD.
BUT THEN WE DID SEE SOME AGGRESSION
FROM THE FEMALE SWINHOE, PUSHING HIM AWAY,
NOT TENDING TO HIM OR TAKING HIM ON
AS SHE DID THE OTHERS.
SO WE HAD TO MOVE THE CURASSOW CHICK
TO ITS OWN ENCLOSURE NEXT DOOR.
INITIALLY, HE DID A LOT OF PACING.
BUT NOW HE'S MUCH MORE SETTLED AND COMFORTABLE.
EVERYTHING'S WORKING OUT.
OUR INITIAL CONCERN WITH HAVING THIS HELMETED CURASSOW ALONE
WAS HIS LEARNING TO BE A BIRD FROM OTHER BIRDS.
FORTUNATELY, HE HAS HIS NEIGHBORS,
THE SWINHOE AND JUNGLEFOWL.
HE CAN ACTUALLY LEARN BY VISUALLY WATCHING THEM.
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HE'S DRINKING SOME WATER FROM THE MISTING.
YOU SEE HIM GETTING THE RAINDROPS.
SO HE LEARNED THAT.
SO THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT. [ CHUCKLES ]
OUR HOPE HAS ALWAYS BEEN THAT THE BIRD
WOULD NOT IMPRINT TO US.
AND WHAT I'VE SEEN IS THE BIRD HAS NOT IMPRINTED.
THE BIRD IS COMFORTABLE WITH US THERE.
HOWEVER, IT DOESN'T APPROACH OR WANT TO BE NEAR TO US.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE WERE HOPING FOR.
THEY GROW UP SO FAST.
I FEEL LIKE A PROUD MOTHER.
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TODAY WE'RE GONNA BRING THE SQUIRREL MONKEYS,
ALL EIGHT OF THEM, FROM WINTER HOLDING
OUT ONTO THE MONKEY ISLAND.
-I FEEL SO STRESSED, ROXIE. -[ LAUGHS ]
Man: EVERYBODY READY?
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[ BLEATING ] -WHOA!
SO I THINK EVERYBODY'S ANXIOUS TO JUST GET GOING.
WE'LL JUST ROTATE TWO PEOPLE CATCHING,
ONE PERSON JUST MOVING OUT,
VACCINATING, PUTTING THEM IN A CRATE.
-OKAY. -ALL RIGHT, LET'S BOOGIE.
TODAY WE'RE GONNA BRING THE SQUIRREL MONKEYS,
ALL EIGHT OF THEM, FROM WINTER HOLDING
OUT ONTO THE MONKEY ISLANDS.
OKAY.
VERY EXCITING.
-YOU'RE OKAY. -OH, MY GOD.
YOU'RE OKAY. LET HIM RELAX, LET HIM RELAX.
WHEN YOU HAVE THESE GUYS IN HAND,
WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO LIMIT THE STRESS.
YOU'RE OKAY, BABY. YOU'RE OKAY.
WE'RE TRYING TO COINCIDE ANY VACCINES
THAT THEY MAY NEED BEFORE THEY ARE PUT OUT ON EXHIBIT.
[ SCREECHES ]
YOU'RE NICE AND RELAXED, SEE? UNCLE TY, ON HIS FOOT.
ABBY'S LOOKING GOOD.
SHE'S RUNNING AROUND, SHE'S EATING.
SO I THINK THAT'S HEALING FINE.
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SO NOW WE'RE GONNA MOVE THEM TO MONKEY ISLAND.
-I FEEL SO STRESSED, ROXIE. -[ LAUGHS ]
THE HARD PART'S OVER.
Venetsanos: FOR BLAZE AND AUTUMN, THE BABIES,
THIS WILL BE THEIR FIRST EXPERIENCE OVER AT THE ISLAND.
BEING THAT IT'S SUCH A NEW ENVIRONMENT FOR THEM,
WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IF THEY DO GO INTO THE WATER,
THAT WE CAN HELP THEM GET OUT OF THE WATER.
-[ GRUNTS ] -ALL RIGHT.
YOU GOOD, KATHLEEN?
-EVERYBODY READY? -WE'RE READY.
-READY. -ALL RIGHT, JACKSON.
-GOOD GIRL. -OH.
YEAH. YOU REMEMBER THIS.
IT'S OKAY.
OH, WE'RE HOME AGAIN.
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IT'S OKAY.
OH, SHE'S SCARED.
IT'S OKAY.
SHE'S REALLY SCARED.
OKAY, BOTH THE BABIES ARE TERRIFIED TO COME OUT.
OKAY.
THEY'RE SCARED.
THEY'RE JUST UNSURE.
YOU SEE 'EM?
THEY'VE NEVER BEEN OUTSIDE BEFORE.
THEY'RE JUST LIKE, "WOW, LIKE THIS IS SO MUCH DIFFERENT
THAN LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW."
THEY'VE SEEN OUTSIDE, BUT THEY'VE NEVER BEEN OUTSIDE.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
LOOK AT ALL THOSE CRAZY MONKEYS UP THERE.
-YEAH, YOU CAN DO IT. -YOU SEE?
WHAT DO YOU SEE?
YOU SEE, LOOK. YEAH, GO AHEAD.
-YOU COULD BE BRAVE. -GOOD GIRL.
YOU'RE SO BRAVE.
-WHICH ONE'S THIS? -AUTUMN.
-GOOD JOB!
WOW. OH, LOOK.
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BLAZE, IT'S OKAY.
IT'S OKAY.
I KNOW YOU'RE NOT SURE.
WELL, HE'S AT THE DOORWAY, HE'S LOOKING OUT.
-OH, THERE YOU GO! -YEAH, BUD!
GOOD JOB, BLAZE!
GOOD JOB, MEL.
THANKS, ROXIE.
Venetsanos: EVERYBODY HAS FOOD IN THEIR HANDS
AS THEY'RE WALKING.
EVERYONE'S OVER HERE.
SO NOW THE MARSH IS READY.
WE GOT ALL OUR ANIMALS OUT THERE,
WE HAVE SQUIRREL MONKEYS, FLAMINGOS, THE SCREAMER.
WE HAVE A FULL HOUSE OUT THERE.
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THERE'S A BABY, THERE'S A BABY, THERE'S A BABY.
LOOK, LOOK, LOOK!
Venetsanos: EVERYTHING'S IN FULL SWING OVER HERE.
NOW THAT THE MONKEYS ARE ON THE ISLAND,
IT KIND OF COMPLETES THE ENTIRE SETTING THE MARSH.
-LOOK AT ALL THE MONKEYS. -I KNOW.
Venetsanos: IT ALSO JUMPS OFF OUR SEASON.
AND IT FEELS GOOD.
ONE OF THE REALLY SATISFYING THINGS ABOUT WORKING IN A ZOO
AND CARING FOR ANIMALS IS WHEN YOU'RE ABLE TO HAVE THE ANIMALS
THAT YOU'RE WORKING WITH SUCCESSFULLY REPRODUCE.
THE ADVANTAGE THAT AN INDIVIDUAL ANIMALS HAS IN A ZOO
IS THE PEOPLE WHO CARE FOR THEM CAN STEP IN AND PROVIDE SUPPORT.
I MEAN, IT'S GOING SLOWLY, TRIAL AND ERROR WITH EACH SPECIES
TO SEE THE BEST TIME TO KIND OF GET INVOLVED AND MAKE SURE
IT CAN LIVE A NORMAL, HEALTHY LIFE.
WE'RE DOING OUR PART TO HELP SUSTAIN THESE SPECIES
AND THESE ANIMALS INTO THE FUTURE.
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