OH, GOOD MORNING. HI.
A WEEK AND A HALF AGO, OUR KEEPERS WERE SURPRISED
TO FIND A BABY RODRIGUES FRUIT BAT
ON THE FLOOR OF THE EXHIBIT.
HI.
LOOK AT YOU LIKE A BIG GIRL.
YOU'RE FLAPPING.
[ BLEATS ]
WE CAN GET A WEIGHT ON THIS GUY.
CECE HAD ONE OF OUR BIGGEST MARKHOR KIDS OF THE YEAR.
YOU GOT ANOTHER A LITTLE BOY.
[ BLEATS ]
THESE ANIMALS WERE DESTINED FOR THE PET TRADE
AND WERE CONFISCATED.
-SO 100? -92.
I THINK THEY'RE STILL UNDER A LITTLE BIT OF STRESS.
YEAH, HE'S REALLY LIMP.
HE'S A REALLY SICK GUY.
DAVE HAS BEEN RECEIVING THE CRYOTHERAPY FOR ARTHRITIS.
WE ALL SEE AN IMPROVEMENT.
All: WHOA.
Breheny: IF YOU ASK A CHILD TO DRAW A PICTURE OF A ZOO,
CHANCES ARE THEY'LL DRAW AN ANIMAL BEHIND BARS.
WE'VE GOTTA TAKE THAT IMAGE AND CHANGE IT.
♪♪
WE REALLY ENJOY THIS.
Man: IT STRENGTHENS THE BOND THAT WE HAVE WITH THESE GUYS.
I KNOW, HE 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 YOU ROLLING?
Breheny: THE GENERAL PUBLIC WOULD NEVER GET THE ACCESS
THAT YOU'RE GONNA GET...
Woman: THAT'S A GOOD GIRL.
Breheny: ...WHICH IS TO SEE WHAT GOES ON BEHIND THE SCENES
EVERY DAY.
THIS HOW WE DO IT HERE IN THE BOOGIE DOWN BRONX.
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[ ROOSTER CALLING ]
♪♪
OUR RODRIGUES FRUIT BAT COLONY IS RIGHT PAST THIS DOOR.
♪♪
THERE IS ONE RIGHT ABOVE US.
♪♪
I'M HANGING UP FRUIT SKEWERS FOR THE FRUIT BATS.
I'M TRYING TO THINK GOOD PLACES WHERE
THEY CAN GET TO THE FRUIT EASILY.
CAN YOU SEE THERE'S ONE RIGHT OVER THERE.
WHAT'S REALLY COOL ABOUT THE RODRIGUES FRUIT BATS
IS THEY'RE SO LARGE.
AND YOU CAN MAKE OUT THEIR FACIAL FEATURES.
I MEAN, THEY LOOK FOX-LIKE OR DOG-LIKE.
OH, I SEE IT! THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL.
Breheny: RODRIGUES FRUIT BATS ARE FOUND
ON THE ISLAND OF RODRIGUES WHICH IS IN MAURITIUS.
AND THEY ARE A HIGHLY ENDANGERED SPECIES.
ONE OF OUR MAIN GOALS HERE AT THE BRONX ZOO
IS TO WORK ON SUSTAINING THE SPECIES
INTO THE FUTURE.
OH, WE GOT ONE LIKE THAT BIG ONE.
Breheny: LAST YEAR WE INTRODUCED AN ENTIRE NEW GROUP
OF MALE BATS TO OUR BREEDING GROUP HERE.
-OH, I SEE IT. -YEAH.
Wrubel: WE HAVE A COUPLE OF BABIES.
ONE CHECKING US OUT RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE LIGHT.
Breheny: NEW MALES HAVE SETTLED IN REALLY WELL.
AND A WEEK AND A HALF AGO, OUR KEEPERS WERE SURPRISED
TO FIND A BABY RODRIGUES FRUIT BAT
ON THE FLOOR OF THE EXHIBIT.
HERE YOU GO.
USUALLY THE BABY BATS CLING ONTO THEIR MOTHER FOR A WHILE
SO THE FACT THAT WE FOUND A BABY BAT ON THE FLOOR
MEANS THAT EITHER IT FELL OFF
OR SHE WASN'T TAKING CARE OF IT.
WE'RE NOT GONNA FIND OUT WHO THE MOM IS
BECAUSE SHE'S BACK UP WITH THE OTHER BATS.
THE BABY BAT'S WEAK AND MAYBE IT WASN'T NURSING.
SO THERE'S A LOT OF REASONS THAT
IT HAD TO GO TO THE HEALTH CENTER.
♪♪
OH, GOOD MORNING.
HI, YOU'RE A GOOD GIRL.
BABY BAT'S OFFICIAL NAME IS BARBARA GORDON.
IN THE LATE 1960s "BATMAN" THE TV SHOW,
BARBARA GORDON WAS THE REAL NAME OF BATGIRL.
HI. IT'S A VERY GOOD GIRL.
WHEN THE BABY BAT FIRST CAME TO THE HEALTH CENTER
SHE WAS FOUND TO BE OVERALL IN GOOD HEALTH.
BUT SINCE WE DON'T KNOW WHO BABY BAT'S MOM IS,
WE MADE THE DECISION TO HAND-REAR HER.
SO MY ROLE IS SUBSTITUTE MOM
OR SUPERCOOL AUNT.
I KNOW, I KNOW.
WE HAVE TO BEST APPROXIMATE WHAT MOM WOULD BE DOING.
IT'S SCHMUTZY.
MOM WOULD BE KEEPING BABY BAT CLEAN.
GOTTA HAPPEN.
THERE'LL BE NO DIRTY BATS.
THAT'S BETTER. [ CHUCKLES ]
AND THEN I HAVE A PIECE OF FABRIC
THAT I'M GONNA WRAP HER WITH.
WE'LL START IN THE CORNER.
AND IT'S LIKE A BURRITO, WE TUCK HER UP.
THIS IS THE BAT BURRITO.
IT'S REALLY MEANT TO APPROXIMATE MOM'S WINGS
PROVIDING BOTH COMFORT AND A THERMAL BARRIER
TO KEEP BABY BAT WARM.
♪♪
I ALWAYS TEST BEFORE I GIVE IT TO HER
TO SEE HOW WARM IT IS.
AND SHE ISN'T NURSING FROM THE NIPPLE,
SHE IS LAPPING WHICH IS TOTALLY FINE.
THAT'S BETTER.
♪♪
THAT'S IT.
I THINK YOU'RE DONE.
THESE GUYS ARE JUST SO SPECIAL TO ME.
EVERYTHING ABOUT THEM IS INTERESTING, IT'S DIFFERENT.
I JUST FIND THEM VERY ENDEARING.
♪♪
BABY BATS, WHEN THEY ARE WITH THEIR MOM,
WILL ALWAYS STAY LATCHED ON TO MOM.
YOU LIKE THAT MOM? I KNOW.
SO THESE STOCKINETTS ARE AS CLOSE
AS WE'RE GONNA GET TO MOM.
THAT'S A GOOD GIRL, YEAH.
AND THE GOAL WHEN SHE LEAVES THE HEALTH CENTER
IS TO BE SUCCESSFULLY REINTRODUCED
TO HER NATAL COLONY IN JUNGLE WORLD.
I'M GENERALLY PLEASED WITH HOW SHE'S DOING.
SEE YOU LATER.
BUT IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR HER
TO START FLAPPING MORE.
SHE HAS TO BUILD UP HER MUSCULATURE
'CAUSE IF SHE DOESN'T DO THAT, SHE CAN'T FLY.
SO GETTING HER OUT OF THE INCUBATOR
A LITTLE BIT OF TIME EVERYDAY
WILL HOPEFULLY GET HER TO START FLAPPING.
[ CHIRPS ]
[ HORN HONKS IN DISTANCE ]
♪♪
Man: AND WE'VE NOW TRAVELED OVER 7,000 MILES
AND ARRIVED IN ASIA.
BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR ANIMALS.
WE'RE VERY LUCKY WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A GIANT CITY
YET WE HAVE 265 ACRES AND WE CAN AFFORD THE ANIMALS
TO ROAM AROUND AS THEY WOULD IN THE WILD.
AND WILD ASIA'S KIND OF THE EPITOME OF THAT.
IT'S REALLY AS CLOSE TO A NATURAL SOCIAL STRUCTURE
AS YOU CAN GET
TO WHERE THEY CAN BREED AND INTERACT SOCIALLY.
SO THERE'S A HERD DYNAMIC.
♪♪
RIGHT HERE IS THIS ADULT MALE MARKHOR
WITH THESE SPECTACULAR SPIRAL HORNS.
AND HE'S BASICALLY JUST LOOKING OUT
OVER HIS TERRITORY AND OVER HIS HERD.
♪♪
MARKHOR ARE REALLY A NEAT SPECIES OF WILD GOAT.
THEY'RE NOTORIOUS FOR BEING
ABLE TO CLIMB UNSCALABLE SURFACES.
WE BREED THE MARKHOR HERD ON ALTERNATE YEARS
SO IF YOU COME AND RIDE THE MONORAIL THIS YEAR
YOU'LL SEE THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL OFFSPRING WITH THE HERD.
♪♪
D'Andrea: ALL RIGHT, GUYS. EVERYONE READY TO COME IN?
ALL RIGHT, HURRICANE, COME ON.
GOOD BOY, HURRICANE.
COME ON, LADIES. LET'S GO.
AGILITY IS ONE OF THE THINGS I LIKE MOST ABOUT MARKHOR.
THEY ARE SUPER QUICK WHICH ISN'T ALWAYS A BENEFIT
WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO HERD AN ANIMAL.
[ WHISTLES ]
COME ON, ROSA.
[ WHISTLES ]
YOU REALLY JUST HAVE TO BE PATIENT.
NOBODY WANTS TO GO IN? [ SIGHS ]
BUT IT DOESN'T HURT THAT THEY'RE ADORABLE.
[ WHISTLES ]
ALL RIGHT, GOOD GIRL, SWEETHEART. GO AHEAD.
GOOD BOY.
[ CHAIN RATTLES ]
OKAY, GUYS.
AT THE END OF THE DAY I JUST DO A REAL COMPLETE SCAN
TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE LOOKS GOOD,
NO ONE'S RECEIVED ANY INJURIES.
IT'S A MATTER OF OBSERVATION.
CECE, SHE'S HEADING THIS WAY.
ONE OF OUR 2-YEAR-OLD MARKHORS, CECE, IS PREGNANT.
WE ARE NOTICING SOMETHING AND IT COULD BE
BEGINNINGS OF LABOR.
OR IT COULD BE AN INJURY.
SO WE'RE GONNA CALL THE VETS AND HAVE THEM COME OVER
AND TAKE A LOOK AT HER.
♪♪
HEY, LONG TIME NO SEE.
I JUST NEED TO GET A LOOK AT HER.
♪♪
SHE'S TAKING A FEW STUMBLY STEPS.
MY GOSH. NOT NORMAL.
♪♪
I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT
WHAT IT IS THAT'S GOING ON ON HER BACK END.
SHE'S A WILD ANIMAL.
WE'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO GET A GOOD LOOK WITHOUT
ANESTHETIZING HER, UNFORTUNATELY.
SO I'M GONNA HAVE TO DART HER.
♪♪
Rivas: SHE'S ABOUT TO GO DOWN.
ALL RIGHT.
THE FIRST THING WE NEED TO DO WITH THE MARKHOR
IS FIGURE OUT WHAT IS GOING ON.
WE DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS RELATED TO HER TRYING TO GIVE BIRTH,
IF IT'S AN INJURY.
YEAH, THE KID'S RIGHT THERE.
I FEEL DEFINITELY ONE LITTLE KID IN THERE
BUT SHE'S NOT ACTUALLY IN LABOR AT THIS POINT.
SHE LOOKS LIKE SHE'S AT LEAST A FEW DAYS OUT.
♪♪
THAT IS RIPPED.
IT'S ALMOST LIKE A GORE WOUND AND MASSIVELY INFECTED.
WHO GOT HER?
IT'S LOOKING LIKE ANOTHER MARKHOR HAS GORED HER.
UNFORTUNATELY, GORE WOUNDS DO HAPPEN FROM TIME TO TIME
AND IT'S JUST A NATURAL BEHAVIOR FOR THEM SPARRING
AND THEY GET STUCK IN THE WRONG PLACE.
I THINK, THE OTHER THING I'M CONCERNED ABOUT IS,
YOU KNOW, ALL THE SWELLING AND STUFF,
OBVIOUSLY, SHE'S GONNA HAVE TO GO THROUGH
WHEN SHE DELIVERS THAT KID. -RIGHT.
I MIGHT SUTURE... [ SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ]
I CAN GIVE HER ANTIBIOTICS.
THAT'S THE BEST WE'RE GONNA DO, BUT IT'S BETTER THAN IT WAS.
HOPEFULLY, WE'RE NOT GONNA HAVE TO DO
ANYTHING ELSE FOR THIS WOUND.
IF EVERYTHING GOES ACCORDING TO PLAN
IT SHOULD HEAL UP NICELY ON ITS OWN.
-INOPPORTUNE TIMING. -YES.
Rivas: WITH MOST OF OUR ANIMALS HERE,
THE HUMANS HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THEM
WHEN THEY GO INTO LABOR.
THEY'RE VERY GOOD AT DELIVERING THEIR KIDS ON THEIR OWN.
WE ONLY GET INVOLVED WHEN THERE IS A PROBLEM
AND WE'RE HOPING THAT THERE ISN'T
GOING TO BE A PROBLEM WITH HER.
THE BIG THING IS JUST GONNA BE WATCHING THAT SITE
AND WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS AFTER SHE GIVES BIRTH.
♪♪
AND ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE END OF THE HALLWAY HERE.
DON BOYER, OUR CURATOR OF HERPETOLOGY
GOT A CALL FROM FISH AND WILDLIFE
AND THE FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
ASKED US IF WE WOULD BE WILLING TO HELP THEM OUT
AND HOLD SOME ANIMALS THAT WERE CONFISCATED
BECAUSE THEY'RE LOOKING INTO THE LEGALITY
OF THE PERMITS FOR THE SHIPMENT.
THESE LIZARDS ARE THE ORNATE UROMASTYX.
THIS IS A MIDDLE-EASTERN SPECIES THAT LIVES IN DESERT REGIONS.
-THERE'S 100? -UH, 92, YEP.
THAT'S A LOT OF UROMASTYX.
Woman: I THINK THEY'RE STILL UNDER A LITTLE BIT OF STRESS.
YEAH, I DON'T DOUBT IT.
HAVE ANY IN FROM THE SHIPMENT DIED?
THERE WERE SOME THAT DIDN'T MAKE IT, YEAH.
IT'S A SHAME.
THAT GUY'S BEAUTIFUL.
SO YOU CAN SEE WHY THEY'RE POPULAR IN THE PET TRADE.
♪♪
THESE GUYS WERE PROBABLY HELD IN PRETTY ROUGH CONDITIONS
FOR A LONG TIME.
AND THAT'S THE SAD THING, REALLY,
ABOUT THE EXOTIC PET TRADE
BECAUSE SO MANY OF THE ANIMALS SUFFER AND DIE
IN THE PROCESS.
THESE GUYS LOOK THE WORST.
♪♪
FORTUNATELY, A SMALL NUMBER OF THEM
SEEM TO BE FAIRLY ILL.
YOU CAN ALMOST SEE HIS RIBS.
HIS ABDOMEN IS EMPTY. HE HASN'T BEEN EATING.
HIS TAIL IS VERY, VERY THIN.
HE'S NOT VERY ALERT OR RESPONSIVE.
THIS IS SICK BAY RIGHT NOW.
AND WE ONLY HAVE FIVE IN IT.
THESE GUYS ARE ALL GONNA GET ANTIBIOTICS AND FLUIDS.
THAT'S THE 2.7 MILs AND YOU NEED 2 MILLIGRAMS.
I THINK THEY'LL ALL PROBABLY NEED FLUIDS AGAIN TOMORROW.
Boyer: SOME OF THEM, THOUGH, THEY LOOK GOOD.
THEIR EYES ARE OPEN, THEY'RE LOOKING WELL.
OH, WE'LL SPLIT THEM UP AS BEST WE CAN
AND GIVE THEM THE BEST SHOT.
A LOT OF THEM DO LOOK PRETTY ALERT
AND SO WE'LL SEE IF WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE
TO HELP THEM BOUNCE BACK.
THERE WE GO.
YEAH, I THINK YOU GOT PLENTY OF SAND.
THESE ARE A DESERT ADAPTIVE LIZARD.
SEVERAL THINGS ARE IMPORTANT TO THEM --
A DRY ENVIRONMENT, THE SANDY SUBSTRATE...
GO.
...AND THEN HIGH TEMPERATURES SO THAT THEY CAN
THERMOREGULATE AND GET UP TO THEIR DESIRED TEMPERATURE.
OH, YEAH, THEY FIND THE LIGHT QUICK.
THAT IS A NICE PILE OF UROMASTYX RIGHT THERE.
[ LAUGHS ]
IT'S IMPRESSIVE HOW QUICKLY THEY'VE GOTTEN ACTIVE
AS THE TEMPERATURE HAS COME UP.
♪♪
Woman: HEY, GUYS. WHO'S HUNGRY? WHO WANTS SALAD?
Boyer: THESE LIZARDS GET MOST OF THE WATER THEY NEED
FROM THE VEGETATION THEY EAT.
THERE'S NOT A LOT OF FREE STANDING WATER IN THE DESERT
NOR IS THERE A LOT OF RAINFALL.
Woman: THERE YOU GO, HE'S EATING.
OH, IT'S DELICIOUS.
Breheny: IF ANIMAL WELFARE IS A CONCERN,
THEN WE'LL DO WHAT WE CAN TO MAKE SURE
THEY'RE CARED FOR.
HOPEFULLY MOST OF THEM, IF NOT ALL OF THEM, WILL SURVIVE.
-THEY'RE STARTING TO RESPOND. -YEAH.
♪♪
Eidlin: OKAY.
♪♪
MORNING.
BARBARA GORDON HAS BEEN REALLY ACTIVE
IN THE INCUBATOR, HAS BEEN LOOKING AROUND,
BEEN STRETCHING OUT HER WINGS.
SHE WANTS TO DO SOMETHING MORE.
SHE'S LIKE, HEY, WHAT'S GOING ON OUTSIDE OF THIS INCUBATOR?
HI, I KNOW.
HER FIRST STEP IN EXERCISING OUTSIDE OF THE INCUBATOR
IS TO TAKE HER INTO A PLACE WHERE SHE HAS
MORE FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT.
WE'RE GONNA BE BUILDING THE BAT HAMMOCK/EXERCISE AREA.
I MADE A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT BAT MOMS.
IT'S ALL ABOUT CHOICES FOR HER.
AS WE KNOW, MOMS COME IN ALL SHAPES AND SIZES.
[ LAUGHS ]
DOESN'T EVERYBODY MAKE BAT MOMS
WHEN THEY'RE WATCHING TV AT NIGHT?
BECAUSE I DO SO... [ LAUGHS ]
IN JUNGLE WORLD, TREES MOVE. STUFF MOVES.
SO IT'S NOT STATIONARY LIKE THE INCUBATOR.
THIS IS YOUR BIG MOMENT.
SO WE'RE GOING OVER TO THE HAMMOCK.
VERY EXCITING.
I'M GOING TO PLACE HER AND SHE'S ON.
[ CHIRPING ]
AND THERE'S THE VOCALIZATION.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
WHERE ARE YOU?
[ CHIRPING ]
UPSIDE DOWN IS RIGHT SIDE UP.
SHE KNOWS THAT SHE CAN MOVE AROUND THE SPACE.
HEARING NEW THINGS, SMELLING NEW THINGS,
SEEING NEW THINGS IS ANOTHER PART OF THE GOAL.
LOOK AT HOW BRAVE YOU'RE BEING.
VERY, VERY BRAVE.
[ CHIRPING ]
SHE'S REALLY BRANCHING OUT.
[ CHIRPING ]
ARE YOU FLAPPING? YOU'RE FLAPPING!
SHE'S FLAPPING. [ LAUGHS ]
THAT'S REALLY COOL.
I'VE REALLY NEVER SEEN HER DO THAT BEFORE.
BIRD WINGS HAVE ONLY A COUPLE OF JOINTS
TO EXTEND OR CONTRACT.
BATS, ON THE OTHER HAND,
HAVE THE SAME BONES AS HUMAN HANDS.
THAT GIVES YOU SOME IDEA ABOUT HOW
BAT WINGS SHAPE THE FLOW OF AIR
AND CAN BE REALLY AGILE IN FLIGHT.
WHEN SHE GETS REALLY GOOD AT THE HAMMOCK
WE WILL TRANSITION HER OUT OF THE INCUBATOR FULL-TIME.
BUT SHE'S NOT QUITE AT THAT LEVEL YET.
Woman: HI, BUDDY. YOU KNOW WHAT'S COMING, RIGHT?
HE'S LIKE, I AM READY.
HI, SWEETHEART.
♪♪
WHERE YOU GOING? COME ON.
HEY, PRINCESS.
[ LAUGHS ]
HEY, BUDDY. GOOD BOY.
Aquino: DAVE IS OUR 15-YEAR-OLD RED KANGAROO.
AND 15 YEARS OLD IS PRETTY HIGH UP THERE
FOR A KANGAROO.
COME ON, DAVID.
-COME ON, BUD. -COME ON, DAVID.
LAST YEAR HE WAS ON PAIN MEDS FOR ARTHRITIS.
THIS IS WHERE IT WAS HOT THAT TIME
AND WE WOULD HEAR THE CLICK.
IT DOES SEEM TO BE WORSE.
Lamattina: IN LONG-TERM, I WORRY ABOUT PAIN MEDS FOR HIS HEALTH,
HIS KIDNEY FUNCTION.
SO RATHER THAN INCREASE HIS MEDICINE,
I THOUGHT WE'D BRING IN SOME ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT.
♪♪
HI, BUDDY. YOU KNOW WHAT'S COMING, RIGHT?
I THINK YOU KNOW.
HE KNOWS.
Lamattina: DAVE'S BEEN GETTING CRYOTHERAPY
FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW.
CRYOTHERAPY IS A METHOD TO MANAGE PAIN.
LIQUID NITROGEN IS IN THE CHAMBER.
IT COMES OUT AS THIS REALLY, REALLY COLD VAPOR,
LIKE NEGATIVE 250 DEGREES.
IT'S, LIKE, A REALLY INTENSE COLD PATCH.
HI, LITTLE BUDDY. YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHERE TO GO.
Lamattina: AND NOW HE'S ON MAINTENANCE.
THEY COME HERE ONCE A MONTH TO TREAT HIM.
Woman: HE'S LIKE, I AM READY.
Aquino: PRIOR TO CRYOTHERAPY YOU COULD TELL HE WAS IN PAIN.
HE WOULD KIND OF SHAKE A LITTLE BIT.
HE WOULD KIND OF LAY DOWN MORE OFTEN THAN USUAL.
HI, SWEETHEART. HOW ARE YOU?
DEFINITELY, WE ALL SEE AN IMPROVEMENT.
-HIS APPETITE IS GREAT. -OH, GOOD.
THAT KNEE ISN'T GETTING WARM?
YEAH, SEEMS TO BE DOING WELL.
FEEL HOW COLD HE'S GETTING NOW.
-OH, THAT'S GREAT. -YEAH, SO MUCH FASTER.
AT THIS STAGE, YEARS OF ARTHRITIS,
IF WE WEREN'T DOING THE CRYOTHERAPY
WE WOULD HAVE HAD TO INCREASE THE PAIN MEDICATION.
WE HAVEN'T HAD TO DO THAT.
-HE EVEN FEELS SOFTER TO ME. -HE DOES.
HIS FUR CONDITION, LOOKS LIKE HE'S THICKENING OUT.
A LITTLE MORE MUSCLY, I THINK.
-I THINK HE LOOKS GREAT. -YEAH.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S SEE IF HE WANTS TO COME OUT.
COME ON, BUDDY.
THERE YOU GO.
GOOD BOY.
Lamattina: OH, HERE HE GOES. HE'S SO CUTE.
NOW HE LOOKS FORWARD TO HIS EXERCISE TIME.
HE HAS MORE MOBILITY.
HE WASN'T LIKE THAT BEFORE CRYO.
-HE LOOKS HAPPY. -YEAH.
DAVE SEEMS A LOT MORE LIVELY, YOUNGER.
HE HAS A LITTLE MORE JUMP IN HIS HOP.
Woman: HE'S MAKING GOOD USE OF THE YARD.
HE'S JUST SO CHARISMATIC. HE'S LIKE A MARSUPIAL SUPERSTAR.
All: OH!
Aquino: HE COMES IN, PEOPLE START CRYING,
PEOPLE START LIKE LAUGHING.
Woman: DON'T BE SHY, HE'S FINE.
Aquino: SEEING DAVE FEELING GOOD MAKES ME HAPPY.
THAT'S ALL I CARE ABOUT.
COME HERE.
THAT WAS GOOD. [ KISSES ]
♪♪
WOW.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
WE'RE GOING TO CHECK THE UROMASTYX.
MAKE SURE ALL THE TANKS ARE DOING OKAY.
OVER THE WEEKEND WE HAD A FEW OF THE HEALTHY ONES DECLINE
SO THEY'RE IN THE QUESTIONABLE GROUP
OR THEY WERE THINNER, THEY NEEDED FLUIDS.
THEY WEREN'T DOING WELL
AND THEY JUST NEVER IMPROVED.
SO THEY DID, WE DID LOSE A FEW.
♪♪
-AND HOW MANY ARE TO BE TREATED? -CLOSE TO 30.
-30 TO TREAT TODAY. WOW. -OOH.
♪♪
WHENEVER ANIMALS ARE COLLECTED FROM THE WILD
FOR THE PET TRADE,
THERE'S THE RISK OF THEM NOT DOING WELL
IF THEY'RE NOT PROPERLY CARED FOR.
Woman: OKAY.
Calle: INITIALLY THE UROMASTYX PERKED UP AND WERE MORE ALERT
JUST BY VIRTUE OF GETTING THE RIGHT
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS.
BUT OVER TIME, THE CONSEQUENCES
OF THE CONDITIONS THEY WERE SUFFERING FROM
BEGAN TO BE EVIDENT.
HE'S REALLY LIMP.
HE'S A REALLY SICK GUY.
OUR CONCERNS AT THIS POINT FOR THE GROUP
IS THAT WE'VE HAD THESE LIZARDS FOR WEEKS NOW
AND WE'RE CONTINUING TO HAVE NEW ANIMALS GET SICK.
AND DESPITE ALL THE CARE THEY'VE RECEIVED,
WE'RE STILL HAVING ILLNESSES AND DEATHS.
♪♪
WE'VE LOST ABOUT A THIRD OF THEM.
ALMOST ALL OF THEM HAVE BEEN IN REALLY BAD SHAPE.
SO EMACIATED, NO FAT STORES WHATSOEVER.
OUR PATHOLOGIST LOTTE AND I
ARE REVIEWING NECROPSY EXAMS
WHICH ARE BASICALLY ANIMAL AUTOPSIES
TO DISCOVER WHY THEY WERE DYING.
WE SEEN DIFFERENT KINDS OF WORMS IN THEM.
WE'VE SEEN DIFFERENT KINDS OF PARASITES
ALONG THE INTESTINAL SURFACE.
THESE ARE THINGS THAT, UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS,
IF THEY WERE HEALTHY,
THEY'D BE ABLE TO DEAL WITH AND SURVIVE
BUT WITH THE EMACIATION AND THE DEBILITATION
THE BACTERIA ARE JUST OVERGROWING
AND CAUSING DISEASE THAT THEN KILLS THEM.
THAT'S VERY DISCOURAGING.
THESE GUYS WERE JUST SET UP TO NOT DO WELL.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP ALL OF THESE
UROMASTYX LIZARDS IN QUARANTINE FOR 30 DAYS
TO MAKE SURE WHEN DISEASE PROBLEMS OCCUR,
IT DOESN'T IMPACT THE REST OF THE ANIMALS
WE CARE FOR HERE.
ULTIMATELY, WE HOPE THAT HEALTHY GROUP
WILL BE ABLE TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO OTHER ZOOS
OR EXHIBITED HERE AT THE BRONX ZOO.
♪♪
Woman: GOOD GIRL, CECE.
IT WAS JUST A WEEK AGO THAT CECE HAD BEEN
GORED BY ANOTHER ANIMAL
AND RECEIVED A VERY SERIOUS INJURY
NEXT TO THE BIRTH CANAL.
THE VET STITCHED IT, CLEANED IT, AND EVERYTHING IS LOOKING GOOD.
[ BLEATS ]
CECE WAS ABLE TO GIVE BIRTH WITH NO PROBLEMS.
Rivas: OH, MY GOODNESS, THIS KID'S BIG.
BEEN RUNNING THROUGH THE MUD.
TODAY WE'RE DOING A NEONATE EXAM ON THE BABY,
INSPECTING THAT IT LOOKS OKAY.
♪♪
YOU GOT ANOTHER LITTLE BOY.
[ BLEATS ] -HE LOOKS REALLY GOOD.
WE CAN GET A WEIGHT ON THIS GUY.
LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU'RE READY, MIKE.
-HE'S .8. -5.8.
-7. -OH, MY GOODNESS.
-7.2? -7.2.
MARKHOR BABIES GENERALLY WEIGH
ANYWHERE FROM THREE TO SEVEN POUNDS
AND CECE'S BABY IS 7.2 POUNDS.
SO HE'S DEFINITELY A BIG BOY.
FOR BIRTH WEIGHT HE SEEMS TO HAVE MADE A RECORD FOR US.
Rivas: POOR CECE HAD ONE OF OUR BIGGEST MARKHOR
KIDS OF THE YEAR.
SHE JUST HAD ONE KID AND WHEN THEY HAVE ONE
THE KIDS DO TEND TO BE BIGGER AND THIS ONE WAS ESPECIALLY BIG.
THIS IS YOUR MOMENT, YOUR BOY.
YOU ARE BIG.
SO I WAS HOPING THAT THIS LITTLE BABY MARKHOR WAS A BOY
BECAUSE HE IS HUGE.
AND THE MINUTE I SAW HIM I THOUGHT OF ANDRé THE GIANT.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO NAME HIM ANDRé.
♪♪
IT'S ALL RIGHT, SWEETHEART. GO AHEAD.
ANDRé HAS HAD HIS NEONATE EXAM.
HE'S GONNA BE READY TO GO OUT IN EXHIBIT
WITH THE OTHER ANIMALS.
ALWAYS WITH MOM.
IT'S GONNA BE HIS FIRST EXPOSURE TO A LARGE GROUP,
A LARGE EXHIBIT.
ONCE HE'S OUT THERE, HE'S GONNA ENJOY HIMSELF.
♪♪
-ALL RIGHT. -LOOK AT THAT FACE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
OKAY, WE'RE GOING IN.
WE ARE GOING TO MOVE BARBARA GORDON
TO THE JUNGLE WORLD EXHIBIT.
YAY!
♪♪
HE'S SO CUTE!
♪♪
Illenye: TODAY WE'RE WORKING ON AN ENCLOSURE FOR THE BAT.
WE'RE JUST GONNA MAKE IT OUT OF COATED BOX WIRE.
THIS IS GREAT STUFF FOR BATS.
YOU KNOW, A LITTLE BAT HAND CAN GRAB ON THERE
AND, YOU KNOW, REALLY HOLD ON.
NOW YOU CAN SEE IT KIND OF COMING TOGETHER.
BATS IS SO COOL, I'LL TELL YOU.
YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ARE NATURALLY AFRAID OF THEM.
THEN YOU MEET A BAT
AND IT'S THEY'RE JUST LIKE THE SHYEST LITTLE CREATURES.
[ SAW WHIRRING ]
♪♪
LOOKS LIKE A FINISHED ENCLOSURE.
♪♪
-HEY, LISA. HOW ARE YOU? -GOOD.
OH, IT LOOKS GREAT.
BARBARA GORDON IS GROWING UP. SHE HAS A BIG TRANSITION TODAY.
IT'S LIKE OUR FIRST TIME CRAWLING OUT OF A CRIB.
[ LAUGHS ]
SHE'S NOT GONNA KNOW WHAT HIT HER.
BARBARA GORDON HAS PRIMARILY LIVED
IN THE INCUBATOR FOR ABOUT SIX WEEKS.
THE INCUBATOR IS MADE OF PLEXIGLASS
AND IT'S TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED WITH A NICE, PADDED BOTTOM.
BUT SHE CAN'T STAY IN THE INCUBATOR FOREVER.
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT SHE GETS FLAP TIME.
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT SHE UNDERSTANDS HOW TO MOVE AROUND.
OH, I LOVE THE DOOR.
YOU HAVE ACCESS TO BOTH SIDES.
IN THE ENCLOSURE, SHE WILL HAVE GREATER HEIGHT,
GREATER WIDTH.
IT'S GONNA BE A GREAT TRANSITION ENCLOSURE
FOR WHEN SHE GOES TO JUNGLE WORLD.
-THANKS, JOHN. -NO PROBLEM.
CABLE TIE THE OUTSIDES.
WE'RE GONNA BE PUTTING FURNITURE IN THE ENCLOSURE.
THIS IS TRANSITION FROM I'M HOLDING ON TO MESH
TO I'M HOLDING ON TO GRAPE VINE PERCHING.
SHE MIGHT LIKE HAVING SOME ON THE SIDES.
Eidlin: A BAT OF SIMILAR AGE IN THE WILD
WOULD STILL BE WITH MOM.
THIS IS VERY EXCITING.
BUT MOM WOULD BE LEAVING THE BABY ALONE MORE OFTEN.
SO THE MOBILE ENCLOSURE IS IMPORTANT FOR HER
BECAUSE SHE'S GONNA BUILD UP MUSCLE.
SHE'S GONNA BECOME MORE INDEPENDENT.
♪♪
HI.
I KNOW, IT'S A LITTLE SCARY.
♪♪
SO SHE'S USING HER THUMBS AND SHE'S HOLDING HERSELF
IN ORDER TO GET A BETTER VIEW.
LOOK HOW TALENTED YOU ARE.
LOOK AT YOU LIKE A BIG GIRL.
SHE KNOWS WHERE THE SOCK MOM IS.
SO NOW I WANT TO PUT HER IN THE HAMMOCK
SO THAT I CAN BE SATISFIED
THAT SHE CAN GET OUT OF THE HAMMOCK BY HERSELF.
SEE, SEE, SHE'S GRABBING THE SOCK MOM.
OKAY, COME ON, YOU CAN DO IT. YOU'RE ALMOST THERE.
COME ON, YES, YES, YES, YES.
YES, ALMOST.
THERE YOU GO.
I NOW KNOW THAT SHE CAN GET BACK
ONTO THE SOCK MOM WITHOUT ANYBODY HELPING HER.
THE MOBILE ENCLOSURE IS IMPORTANT FOR HER TRANSITION
BECAUSE WE'LL BE USING THIS WHEN SHE GOES
DOWN TO JUNGLE WORLD TO BE INTRODUCED.
TO THE COLONY OF RODRIGUES FRUIT BATS THERE.
[ CHIRPING ]
IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR BARBARA GORDON
TO SOCIALIZE WITH OTHER BATS.
THERE'S MANY, MANY THINGS THAT ONLY THE OTHER BATS
CAN TEACH HER AND WE CAN'T.
AND ONE DAY, SHE'LL FLY.
YOU'RE SO SILLY!
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
[ CHILDREN LAUGHING ]
♪♪
WE'RE HERE!
Calle: HOW MANY TOTAL ARE LEFT IN THE GROUP?
WE HAVE 37 ANIMALS TOTAL
AND 22 OF THOSE ARE BEING TREATED.
ABOUT TWO THIRDS OF THE UROMASTYX
THAT WE RECEIVED AS PART OF THE CONFISCATION HAVE DIED
OVER THE COURSE OF TIME WE'VE HAD THEM.
AND THEN WE CONTINUE TO TREAT SPECIFICALLY
FOR ANY ANIMALS THAT ARE WEAK OR DEHYDRATED.
♪♪
EACH ONE OF THEM HAS THEIR OWN INDIVIDUAL TUBE.
THE CONDITION SOME OF THESE LIZARDS WERE RECEIVED,
THE SICKEST ONES PROBABLY SUFFERED
FROM ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
THAT WEREN'T VERY GOOD FOR THEM.
SO YOU ALREADY HAVE ALL THE TREATMENTS PULLED UP?
FOR THE MOST PART, YEAH.
AND YOU ARE GONNA JUST GO THROUGH THE LIST.
WE'RE GONNA GO THROUGH OUR LIST AND RUN THROUGH THE TANKS.
THE NECROPSY EXAMINATIONS OF THESE LIZARDS
HAVE BEEN REALLY IMPORTANT,
THE INFORMATION WE LEARNED HAS HELPED US BETTER CARE
FOR THE LIVING ONES.
WHOA, SORRY, GUYS!
Calle: HIS CURRENT MEDICATION WE'RE GIVING
IS FOR SOME OF THE PARASITES WE'VE IDENTIFIED
IN THE ANIMALS THAT HAVE DIED.
THEY'RE BEING PRETTY COOPERATIVE.
AND THE POINT SEVEN CHASER.
THERE'S INDIVIDUAL TREATMENT PLANS
FOR EACH ANIMAL.
THIS GUY'S NOT DOING AS WELL AS THE LAST ONE.
♪♪
ANTIBIOTICS, FLUIDS...
NEEDS A LITTLE SILVADENE.
Calle: LIZARDS THAT HAVE SKIN WOUNDS,
WE TREAT BY APPLYING AN ANTIBACTERIAL OINTMENT.
WHO'S NEXT?
THIS GUY'S ALSO FLUIDS, ANTIBIOTICS.
OKAY.
FOR THE SICKEST ANIMALS, WE'VE BEGUN TUBE-FEEDING THEM,
TO PROVIDE THEM WITH NUTRITION.
OKAY, HE IS FEISTY!
THAT'S RIGHT, HE'S GOT LIKE SOME OF THE PRETTIEST PATTERN, TOO.
YEAH, HE'S GORGEOUS,
AND HE'S MUCH BETTER MUSCLE CONDITION,
YOU COULD SEE HOW FULL HIS TAIL IS,
AND YOU CAN'T FEEL HIS RIBS OR SPINE
SO HOPEFULLY, THAT GUY'S MAKING IT.
SO THESE GUYS ARE ALL SET?
THIS GROUP IS DONE, YES.
YOU GOTTA GO BACK, BUD.
THEY'RE LOOKING PRETTY GOOD.
♪♪
THIS GUY'S EATING, HERE, THAT'S A GOOD SIGN.
IT'S BEEN VERY DIFFICULT FOR ME
AND EVERYONE ELSE WHO WORKS SO HARD TO CARE
FOR THESE LIZARDS TO HAVE LOST SO MANY,
BUT WE HOPE WE'RE IN THE FINAL PHASES
OF TREATMENT OF THESE UROMASTYX.
THE REMAINING THIRD SEEM TO BE, FOR THE MOST PART,
DOING WELL AND THE DEATH RATE HAS SLOWED,
AND WE'RE HOPING THAT THIS LAST GROUP WILL SURVIVE.
Breheny: WITH THESE UROMASTYX, WE ONLY GOT INVOLVED
BECAUSE THEY WERE SEIZED BY FISH AND WILDLIFE.
AND, YOU KNOW, UNFORTUNATELY,
CONFISCATIONS ARE NOT RARE FOR US.
A LOT OF THESE ANIMALS THAT END UP IN THE TRADE,
THEY'RE COLLECTED FROM THE WILD
AND THEY'RE OFTEN HELD IN PLACES THAT AREN'T OPTIMAL.
THESE GUYS ARE LUCKY
BECAUSE THEY LANDED HERE AT BRONX ZOO
AND THEY'RE GETTING THE BEST CARE THAT THEY CAN GET.
HOPEFULLY FOR THE ONE THIRD OR SO THAT SURVIVE,
WE'RE GONNA KEEP SOME OF THESE ANIMALS HERE
AND WE'LL END UP HAVING A BREEDING COLONY
OF THESE UROMASTYX WE'LL SHARE WITH OTHER ZOOS
THAT ARE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM.
♪♪
ALL RIGHT, SO WE'VE GOT HER IN THE CORNER THERE.
MARKHOR BABIES ARE ALL OVER THE PLACE.
THIS IS GONNA BE EXCITING FOR HIM,
HIS FIRST DAY OUT.
♪♪
Man: WHOA.
♪♪
THERE'S A FEW BATS IN THE FICUS TREE
AND ONE RIGHT ABOVE US.
IT'S GONNA BE REALLY EXCITING
WHEN BARBARA GORDON COMES TO JUNGLE WORLD.
SINCE THIS IS THE SAME EXHIBIT THAT SHE WAS FOUND IN,
THIS IS WHERE SHE'LL EVENTUALLY BE INTRODUCED TO ALL THE BATS.
I EXPECT HER TO BE A LITTLE NERVOUS
WHEN SHE COMES HERE AT FIRST,
IT'S A LOT DIFFERENT THAN THE HEALTH CENTER.
SHE'S NEVER REALLY MET ANOTHER BAT SINCE SHE WAS A BABY
SO WE DON'T WANNA JUST PUT HER OUT INTO THE EXHIBIT
AND LET HER FEND FOR HERSELF,
WE WANNA TAKE IT BABY STEPS, YOU KNOW, SHE'S A BABY.
♪♪
Eidlin: WHERE ARE YOU?
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
HI, WILL YOU COME HERE?
WILL YOU COME HERE?
COME ON, SMART GIRL, COME ON.
WHO'S SO SMART?
[ LAUGHS ]
WE'VE BEEN PROGRESSING WITH GETTING BARBARA GORDON USED TO
SOME OF THE SENSORY THINGS THAT SHE WILL EXPERIENCE
WHEN SHE TRANSITIONS TO JUNGLE WORLD.
♪♪
SO WE ARE GETTING HER USED TO SOUND.
THE RADIO, IT WILL COME OFF AND ON
AND THAT'S JUST KIND OF AMBIENT IN THE BACKGROUND
BECAUSE THIS ROOM IS VERY QUIET,
AND JUNGLE WORLD BEING A PUBLIC EXHIBIT IS VERY LOUD.
♪♪
WE'VE ALSO BEEN SLOWLY INTRODUCING HER
TO BEING LIGHTLY MISTED WITH WATER.
THE HUMIDITY IN JUNGLE WORLD IS SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER
THAN IT IS HERE AT THE WILDLIFE HEALTH CENTER.
SO WE'RE TRYING TO GET HER ACCUSTOMED TO HIGHER HUMIDITY.
YOU SEE HOW MUCH MORE AGILE SHE IS?
THAT'S AMAZING, HOW SHE'S USING THE GRAPE VINES
SO MUCH MORE NOW.
I MEAN, THAT'S LIKE A REAL BAT.
RIGHT, IS THAT COOL?
SHE'S A BIG GIRL NOW.
WE'RE ALSO CONTINUING WITH THE FLIGHT TRAINING.
SHE'S PRETTY ACTIVE TODAY.
SO I'M GONNA PUT ON A FLEECE JACKET.
FLEECE IS EASIER TO GRAB ON TO THAN STRAIGHT COTTON FABRIC.
YOU READY TO FLY?
HI, DO YOU WANNA COME OUT?
YES, HI.
YOU GOTTA GO OVER HERE.
♪♪
THAT A GIRL, HI!
AND THEN WHAT SHE REALLY WANTS TO DO,
IS REMEMBER, RIGHT SIDE UP IS UPSIDE DOWN.
I'M JUST A BIG FRUIT TREE.
THAT'S IT. [ CHUCKLES ]
♪♪
I'M GONNA BE HAPPY WHEN SHE GOES,
BECAUSE THEN SHE'S GONNA MEET OTHER BATS.
THAT'S THE GOAL.
♪♪
IT'S A VERY EXCITING DAY.
TODAY IS ANDRé'S FIRST DAY ON EXHIBIT,
AND HE'S ACTUALLY A WEEK OLD TODAY.
AND ANDRé IS WALKING TOWARDS US?
YES.
HE'S GONNA HAVE A LOT OF EXPLORING TO DO. [ LAUGHS ]
WHEN AN ANIMAL IS GOING OUT FOR THE FIRST TIME,
THEY COULD BE SUPER EXCITED,
THEY COULD BE TENTATIVE AND NERVOUS
BUT CECE HAS BEEN SUPER ATTENTIVE, SHE'S DOING GREAT.
♪♪
ALL RIGHT, BUDDY, IT'S YOUR FIRST DAY.
YOU'RE OKAY, BUDDY, MAMA WENT OUT.
Woman: HOW CUTE IS THAT?
IT'S OKAY, BUDDY, YOU'RE ALL RIGHT.
COME ON, YOU'RE ONE WEEK OLD,
YOU'RE A BIG BOY.
I'M GONNA CLOSE IT SO HE DOESN'T FOCUS ON US.
Man: YEAH.
Rivas: OH, MY GOD LOOK AT THE BABES IN THE BACK.
Man: AW.
Rivas: OH, ARE YOU KIDDING ME, OH, SO CUTE!
WELL, MOM'S DOING HER JOB AND SHE CAME BACK FOR ANDRé.
♪♪
MARKHOR BABIES ARE ALL OVER THE PLACE.
THEY'RE MOUNTAIN CLIMBERS,
SO RIGHT FROM BIRTH, THEY'RE CLIMBING.
THEY'RE CLIMBING ON THEIR MOMS,
THEY'RE CLIMBING ON ROCKS, THEY'RE CLIMBING BRANCHES.
IT'S VERY ENTERTAINING.
ANDRé IS DEFINITELY AN ENERGETIC LITTLE ANIMAL.
I DON'T FORESEE ANY PROBLEMS WITH HIM.
AND THE FACT THAT OUR HERD HAS DOUBLED,
DEFINITELY MEAN THAT THE ANIMALS ARE HAPPY.
♪♪
Rivas: YOU READY TO ROLL?
Eidlin: TODAY WE ARE GOING TO MOVE BARBARA GORDON
TO THE JUNGLE WORLD EXHIBIT.
IT'S VERY HARD TO BALANCE, I KNOW.
AND I'M NOT GONNA CRY. [ LAUGHS ]
♪♪
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
♪♪
-ALL RIGHT. -READY TO MOVE HER?
READY TO MOVE HER.
[ CHIRPS ]
Rivas: YOU READY TO ROLL?
YOU READY TO BE A BAT?
BARBARA GORDON HAS BEEN HERE FOR THREE MONTHS.
TODAY IS A VERY GOOD DAY.
TODAY WE ARE GOING TO MOVE BARBARA GORDON
FROM THE HEALTH CENTER TO THE JUNGLE WORLD EXHIBIT.
HEY!
OKAY, YOU READY? IT'S A BIG MINUTE, YEAH.
IT'S ALL THE EMOTIONS THAT YOU CAN IMAGINE.
IT'S FEELING PROUD THAT SHE'S DONE SO GREAT,
SHE'S GONNA MAKE NEW FRIENDS
AND SHE'S GONNA LEARN HOW TO FLY,
AND YEAH, BUT I DON'T GET TO SEE HER EVERY DAY ANYMORE.
AND I'M NOT GONNA CRY. [ LAUGHS ]
OH, THAT'S...
-ALL RIGHT, READY TO GO. -OKAY.
♪♪
IT'S VERY HARD TO BALANCE, I KNOW.
ALL RIGHT.
WHAT HAPPENED, THE CAR STOPPED.
♪♪
LAST TIME I SAW HER WAS THE DAY WE FOUND HER
AND SHE WAS ABOUT THAT BIG.
-SHE'S BIGGER. [ LAUGHS ] -YEAH, SHE LOOKS CUTE.
WE'VE DONE EVERYTHING WE CAN POSSIBLY DO
TO PREPARE HER TO GO AND I'M VERY INTERESTED
TO SEE HOW SHE REACTS TO THE ADULT BATS
AND HOW SHE REACTS TO SEEING THE LARGE EXHIBITS
AND HEARING ALL OF THE SOUNDS.
♪♪
WHAT'S THAT, WHAT'S THAT?
GOOD GIRL.
HER EARS ARE IN OVERDRIVE. [ LAUGHS ]
AND SHE'S JUST LOOKING AROUND.
SHE'S NOT SHOWING ANY SIGNS OF DISTRESS.
WATCH YOUR HEAD.
LOOK AT THAT FACE! [ LAUGHS ]
OKAY, WE'RE GOING IN.
-AND JUST LET HER DO HER THING. -OKAY.
CEREMONIAL HANDING OVER OF THE SOCK MOM. [ LAUGHS ]
THANK YOU.
WE'RE JUST BEGINNING TO ACCLIMATE HER TO THE BUILDING,
SO SHE'S STILL IN HER LITTLE ENCLOSURE
INSIDE THE PERGOLA ENCLOSURE.
BYE, BE A BAT.
SEE WHAT THEY DO!
OUR PERGOLA ENCLOSURE IS AN INTERESTING ONE,
WE HAVE CRICKET BAT, SHE WAS GOING DOWN
TO THE PUBLIC AREA A LITTLE TOO MUCH FOR OUR COMFORT,
SO SHE'S IN THERE RIGHT NOW,
SHE'S THERE WITH LUCKY, SHE HAD A BROKEN WING AT ONE POINT,
AND SHE'S DOING REALLY WELL,
BUT IT HEALED A LITTLE CROOKED.
AND WE HAVE SPLIT LIP, AN ADDITIONAL MALE.
THE THREE BATS ARE INQUISITIVE.
Wrubel: I THINK THEY'LL BE A REALLY GOOD INTRODUCTION
TO BAT LIFE FOR BARBARA GORDON.
SHE HAS A LOT OF HURDLES TO GET THROUGH, STILL,
BUT WE'LL TAKE THEM ONE AT A TIME.
♪♪
I'M GONNA CONTINUE TO CHECK
IN ON BARBARA GORDON FOR A WHILE.
HELLO!
I WANT HER TO BE COMPLETELY INTEGRATING SEAMLESSLY
INTO HER NEW ENVIRONMENT WITH HER NEW BAT FRIENDS.
Wrubel: HOW'S CRICKET?
ARE YOU READY?
COME HERE, GOOD GIRLY!
I KNOW THAT THE KEEPERS WILL DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE
TO MAKE HER FEEL COMFORTABLE
AND SAFE AND HAVE EVERY OPPORTUNITY
TO GROW AND REACH HER FULL POTENTIAL.
LOOK HOW BIG HER WINGS ARE WHEN SHE'S ALL SPREAD OUT NOW.
Eidlin: ONE DAY BARBARA GORDON COULD BE A BAT MOM
AND IF SHE KEPT HER BABY WITH HER
AND TOOK CARE OF IT PROPERLY THEN MY JOB HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL.
COME ON, LITTLE LADY, IT'S FLIGHT SCHOOL TIME.
Wrubel: SHE'S READY.
I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE HER OUT ON EXHIBIT EVENTUALLY.
BARBARA GORDON FLIGHT SCHOOL!
COME ON. YAY!