JASMINE IS THE BOSS, LIKE ALL MOMS.
Wrubel: READY FOR LUNCH?
[ SCREECHES ]
HEY, JAZZY.
THE KEEPER SAID SHE LOOKED LIKE SHE WAS IN PAIN.
Rivas: A MESS THAT I DID NOT EXPECT HERE.
Oehler: WESTERN CAPERCAILLIE ARE ONE OF
THE MOST FASCINATING BIRDS
WE HAVE HERE AT THE BRONX ZOO.
WE NEED TO HAVE A VIABLE MALE WITH THE HENS.
OKAY, YOUR GIRLFRIENDS ARE OVER THERE.
Walters: COME ON, BUD.
THIS IS WHERE WE MOVED THE SAND TIGERS AND THE SANDBARS.
IT'S A LOT OF ANIMALS.
Walters: YEAH, SHE'S GOOD.
IT IS A VERY INTENSE, TIME-SENSITIVE SITUATION.
WE'VE RELEASED KRAKEN NUMBER-ONE.
Mendez: YOU GUYS READY TO GO OUT?
OKAY.
ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR.
WHOA.
AS SOON AS YOU OPEN THE DOOR,
THEY'RE JUST SO EXCITED.
YOU'RE GOING FOR A RIDE?
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.
♪♪
[ HONKING ]
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?
THE GENERAL PUBLIC WOULD NEVER
GET THE ACCESS THAT YOU ARE GONNA GET...
Woman: 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.
[ LAUGHTER ]
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♪♪
-THAT'S SO CUTE. -OH, MY.
Breheny: THEY'RE ALWAYS ACTIVE.
THEY'RE ALWAYS MOVING AROUND, SWIMMING AROUND.
VISITORS LOVE SMALL-CLAWED OTTERS.
THEY'RE VERY SOCIALLY INTERACTIVE.
THEY'RE ALSO REALLY SMART, REALLY INQUISITIVE,
AND IF YOU WATCH THEM, YOU CAN SEE THAT
THEY'RE TOUCHING EVERYTHING, TRYING TO FIGURE THINGS OUT.
HEY, SARA. HEY.
OTTER LUNCH TIME?
SOUNDS GOOD.
WE HAVE A FAMILY OF FOUR SMALL-CLAWED OTTERS --
JASMINE AND GYAN ARE THE PARENTS,
AND MONTY IS THE OLDER SIBLING.
ZUCCHINI IS THE SMALLEST ONE.
READY FOR LUNCH?
YOU WANT TO GET JASMINE?
SURE.
JASMINE IS LIKE THE EPITOME OF SMALL-CLAWED OTTER.
LIKE, SHE IS RAMBUNCTIOUS.
OTTERS LIVE FOR ABOUT 12-TO-14 YEARS IN A ZOO SETTING.
AND SHE'S 14 YEARS OLD THIS YEAR.
SHE'S KIND OF A JUNGLE WORLD LEGEND.
JASMINE IS THE BOSS LIKE ALL MOMS.
[ SCREECHES ]
Wrubel: MY FAVORITE THING ABOUT JASMINE
IS THE WAY THAT SHE SCREAMS IN YOUR FACE
WHENEVER YOU'RE TRYING TO FEED HER. [ CHUCKLES ]
WHEN JASMINE'S FEELING WELL,
SHE'S JUST YELLING FOR HER FOOD ALL THE TIME.
HEY, JAZZY.
UNFORTUNATELY, WHEN WE DIDN'T HEAR THAT,
WE KNEW THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE.
VET'S HERE TO LOOK AT JASMINE.
-ARE YOU COMING DOWN? -YEAH, WE'RE COMING DOWN NOW.
THE KEEPERS CALLED US,
AND THEY SAID THAT JASMINE IS MOVING REALLY SLOWLY.
SHE LOOKED LIKE SHE WAS IN PAIN.
SHE HARDLY ATE.
SHE ATE MAYBE HER MEATBALL,
AND WHEN WE GOT READY TO SHIFT THEM ONTO EXHIBIT,
SHE KIND OF, LIKE, PUT HER HANDS UP ON THE LEDGE
AND WAS TRYING TO PUSH HER HIND UP.
AND COULDN'T GET HER HIND UP.
-OKAY. -SO LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT HER.
OH, THERE SHE IS.
OH, HELLO.
SHE LOOKS LIKE AN ANIMAL THAT FEELS REALLY SICK.
I THINK IT'S ALL PAIN IN HER ABDOMEN.
IT'S WHY SHE'S LYING FLAT OUT-STRETCHED,
TRYING TO RELIEVE SOME OF THAT TENSION AND PAIN
SHE LOOKS LIKE SHE'S HAVING.
MY TOP CONCERN FOR HER IS THAT SHE HAS A KIDNEY STONE
THAT SHE'S TRYING TO PASS.
UNFORTUNATELY, KIDNEY STONES ARE COMMON IN OTTERS,
AND SHE'S AN OLDER GIRL, SO IT'S REALLY LIKELY.
WE CERTAINLY COULD GIVE HER PAIN MEDS AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS,
BUT I HATE FOR HER TO GET WORSE OVERNIGHT.
Wrubel: YEAH. LOOKS ROUGH.
SO THE PLAN IS FOR US TO GET HANDS ON HER RIGHT NOW
AND PUT HER ON A CRATE AND START DRIVING BACK
TO THE HEALTH CENTER WHERE WE CAN GET RADIOGRAPHS
TO HELP US FIGURE OUT IS THIS REALLY A STONE,
IS SOMETHING ELSE GOING ON,
AND DO THE FULL PROCEDURE.
DEFINITELY ONE OF THE HARDEST PARTS OF THE JOB
IS WHEN WE DON'T KNOW.
-ALRIGHT. -I'M ON IT.
Gonzalez: BUT DR. RIVAS IS GOING TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO FOR HER.
MOVE. YEAH, CLOSER.
♪♪
Breheny: CONEY ISLAND'S A NEIGHBORHOOD IN BROOKLYN
THAT'S REALLY EXCITING, DYNAMIC, ECLECTIC,
AND IT'S IDENTIFIED WITH THE AMUSEMENT PARK THAT'S THERE.
BUT RIGHT DOWN THE BOARDWALK IS THE NEW YORK AQUARIUM.
GOOD MORNING.
HOW ARE YOU?
I'M STOPPING BY THIS TANK TO FIND THE CATFISH
THAT I RAISED IN A TANK IN MY OFFICE AT THE BRONX ZOO.
THERE HE IS. HE'S A FIREWOOD CATFISH.
THAT'S THE COMMON NAME.
I MEAN, I REALLY LIKE THIS FISH.
I COME BY TO LOOK AT HIM EVERY TIME I COME OUT HERE.
OOH!
I SEE A STING RAY!
EVER SINCE WE OPENED THE AQUARIUM IN CONEY ISLAND,
WE'VE SHOWCASED MARINE LIFE FROM ALL AROUND THE WORLD.
THE REALLY NEAT THING ABOUT THE NEW YORK AQUARIUM --
IT'S LOCATED RIGHT NEXT TO THE ATLANTIC OCEAN,
AND PRETTY SOON, WE'RE GOING TO PUT A SPOTLIGHT
ON THE BIO-DIVERSITY OF SPECIES THAT LIVES JUST OFF SHORE.
Walters: YOU HAVE THE HUDSON CANYON
OFF THE COAST OF NEW YORK.
IT IS AN ENORMOUS MIGRATORY CORRIDOR
FOR A LARGE NUMBER OF MARINE ANIMALS, LIKE SHARKS.
WE'RE AT THE TOP OF THE TEMPORARY SHARK-HOLDING POOLS.
THERE ARE THREE POOLS.
IN THIS POOL, THERE ARE SIX ADULT SANDBAR SHARKS.
THEY WEIGH ANYWHERE FROM 250 TO 400 POUNDS.
THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL ANIMALS.
WE'VE ALSO GOT SAND TIGER SHARKS.
IF PEOPLE WANT TO SEE A SCARY-LOOKING SHARK,
A SAND TIGER SHARK IS A REALLY GOOD BET.
SAND TIGER SHARK TEETH ARE ALWAYS ON DISPLAY.
THEY CAN'T RETRACT THEM INTO THEIR MOUTH
LIKE A SANDBAR SHARK,
BUT THEY TEND TO BE REALLY DOCILE.
THEY CAN ALSO TELL TIME.
IT'S 11:15.
IT'S TIME TO EAT.
FUNNY, A LOT OF PEOPLE GET FREAKED OUT
WALKING ACROSS THAT BRIDGE.
THIS ONE POOL IS THE ONLY PLACE TO SEE SHARKS HERE
AT THE AQUARIUM RIGHT NOW, BUT THAT'S ALL ABOUT TO CHANGE
BECAUSE WE'RE OPENING UP A BRAND-NEW,
STATE-OF-THE-ART EXHIBIT MUCH BIGGER THAN THIS ONE.
Breheny: FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, WE'VE BEEN WORKING
ON THE COMPLETION OF A NEW EXHIBIT
CALLED OCEAN WONDERS: SHARKS!
IT'S AN ALMOST 58,000-SQUARE-FOOT EXHIBIT
THAT WILL HAVE 800,000 GALLONS OF WATER IN IT.
Dohlin: YOU'LL LOVE THIS.
YOU CAN SEE THESE MASSIVE STORM DOORS THAT WE HAVE
BECAUSE WHAT WE SAW DURING HURRICANE SANDY
IN THE BUILDINGS THAT WERE DOWN ON THIS LEVEL
IS WATER COMING UP SEVEN FEET HIGH,
SO WE SHOULD BE SAFE UNDER ANY WEATHER CONDITIONS
THAT YOU COULD IMAGINE.
AT THE BRONX ZOO, PEOPLE WANT TO SEE THE LIONS,
THEY WANT TO SEE THE TIGERS.
WHEN THEY COME TO THE NEW YORK AQUARIUM,
THEY WANT TO SEE SHARKS.
HERE WE HAVE WHITETIP REEF SHARKS.
AND THEN THOSE ARE THE BLACKTIP REEF SHARK.
THESE SHARKS WILL ALL GO INTO THE CORAL REEF TANK.
YOU CAN ACTUALLY WATCH THESE GUYS.
HE'LL COME UP, AND HE'LL ROLL SO THAT HE CAN EYEBALL US
A LITTLE RIGHT AS HE'S COMING PAST.
PEOPLE ALWAYS THINK OF SHARKS AS "JAWS,"
AND IT'S GOING TO CRUNCH YOU UP AND KILL YOU.
AND, IN FACT, IF YOU LOOK AT SHARKS,
THEY'RE SO IMPORTANT TO THE HEALTH
OF ALL THESE PLACES WE LOVE.
PEOPLE LOVE CORAL REEFS, AND SHARKS,
AS THE TOP-LEVEL PREDATORS, ARE WHAT KEEP THOSE REEFS
HEALTHY FROM AN ECOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE.
THEY'RE GONNA GO INTO ABOUT 120,000 GALLONS OF WATER.
YOU CAN IMAGINE THESE GUYS WILL BE SWIMMING OVERHEAD
AND AROUND YOU.
IT'S LIKE MOVING FROM A SINGLE-ROOM OCCUPANCY
TO A FOUR-STAR HOTEL.
Breheny: AS CONSERVATIONISTS ENGAGE IN SAVING SPECIES,
IT'S EASY TO GET PEOPLE TO CARE ABOUT GORILLAS
OR TIGERS OR POLAR BEARS,
BUT WE HAVE TO WORK REALLY HARD TO CHANGE THE IMAGE OF SHARKS
IN THE EYES OF THE PUBLIC
BECAUSE SHARKS ARE REALLY IMPORTANT TO BOTH HEALTHY OCEANS
AND HEALTHY FISH POPULATIONS.
PRETTY SOON, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO START MOVING
ALL THESE SPECIES OF SHARKS.
IT'S A MONUMENTAL TASK.
IT'S BIGGER THAN ANYTHING WE'VE EVER DONE HERE AT THE AQUARIUM,
BUT WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO GET THIS EXHIBIT OPEN.
♪♪
Boy: WHAT KIND OF BIRD IS IT?
THE WESTERN CAP-- CAPER -- CAPHER?
WESTERN CAPERCAILLIE ARE ONE OF THE MOST FASCINATING BIRDS
WE HAVE HERE AT THE BRONX ZOO.
LOOK AT THAT ONE! HE'S HIDING.
YOU SEE HIS HEAD? WEIRD.
HE'S GOT, LIKE, A RED EYE.
THEY MAKE ALL THESE REALLY COOL SOUNDS.
THESE ARE GROUND BIRDS, SOMEWHAT RELATED TO PHEASANTS.
THERE'S ONE FEMALE RIGHT HERE. OH, LOOK.
THERE'S ONE UP HERE. LOOK.
YEAH, THAT'S THE ONE I WAS LOOKING FOR.
THAT ONE'S COOL.
THE FEMALE CAPERCAILLIES BLEND INTO THEIR ENVIRONMENT.
YOU WOULD WALK RIGHT BY THEM.
THE MALES, ON THE OTHER HAND, ARE BIGGER.
THEY HAVE BLACK PLUMAGE WITH WHITE SPOTS, RED EYE PATCHES.
THEY WANT TO BE SEEN, AND SO THEY'RE OUT THERE DISPLAYING.
THEY WANT THE FEMALES TO SEE THEM FROM A LONG DISTANCE.
[ CAPERCAILLIE CALLING ]
OH, THEY'RE SLOWLY DISAPPEARING.
IN THE UK, THEY'RE ALMOST GONE.
IN THE NORTHERN PART OF EUROPE,
THEY'RE STILL HANGING ON IN CERTAIN AREAS,
BUT THEY'RE THREATENED DUE TO HABITAT DESTRUCTION.
NOW WE'RE PRODUCING ENOUGH THAT WE'RE SENDING THEM OUT TO ZOOS
AND JUST MAKE SURE WE HAVE THESE BIRDS IN A LONG-TERM,
VIABLE POPULATION IN THE UNITED STATES.
♪♪
THIS IS SPIKE HERE THAT WE'LL BE REMOVING
AND SWAPPING HIM OUT WITH ANGUS.
SO WE HAVE SEVERAL BREEDING GROUPS,
BUT WE HAVE ONE BEHIND THE BIRD HOUSE
THAT THE MALE'S NOT DOING WHAT HE NEEDS TO DO.
SO, COME ON, SUE.
YOU'RE GOING TO BE WITH ME.YEP.
THIS GUY MIGHT JUST HAVE HIS SCHEDULE OFF A LITTLE BIT,
BUT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD A VIABLE MALE WITH THE HENS
WHILE THEY'RE PRODUCING EGGS.
HE'S FEISTY.
ALRIGHT. SETTLE.
♪♪
Schmid: SO I'M GOING TO LET SPIKE OUT.
WE REALLY WANT TO JUST GIVE HIM SOME TIME TO SETTLE IN
BEFORE WE RELEASE THE BIRD ONTO EXHIBIT.
I'M JUST GOING TO LET HIM COME OUT ON HIS OWN.
OKAY, NEXT. -YOU READY?
YEP.
Oehler: SO THIS IS OUR OTHER MALE CAPERCAILLIE.
HIS NAME'S ANGUS.
YOU CAN SEE THE DIFFERENCE IN THE BEHAVIORS.
THIS GUY'S IN FULL COURTSHIP MODE.
HE'S READY.
Wrubel: WE'RE REALLY NOT SURE WHAT'S CAUSING JASMINE'S PAIN.
THEY CAN LOOK UNDER THE MICROSCOPE AND TELL US
IS THIS SOMETHING WE REALLY HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT OR NOT?
THIS IS THE HARD PART, EVERYBODY.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ALL OUR SANDBARS,
OUR SAND TIGERS, INTO OCEAN WONDERS.
Newton: COME ON, BIG GUY.
♪♪
-GOT HIM? -YEAH.
THERE WE GO.
RIGHT NOW, WE'RE MOVING ANGUS IN WITH THE HENS.
ALRIGHT.
HIS HORMONES ARE UP.
HE COURTS NO MATTER WHAT,
SO NOW WE'RE JUST MOVING HIM WHERE HE NEEDS TO BE.
YOU READY? YEP.
THEN WE'LL JUST LET THEM DO THEIR THING.
ALRIGHT. HERE'S YOUR NEW DIGS.
OH, YEAH. HE'S READY TO GO.
OKAY. YOUR GIRLFRIENDS ARE OVER THERE.
THEY'LL BE OVER TO VISIT YOU IN A FEW MINUTES.
YOU DO YOUR THING.
THEY PUT THE BEARD OUT. THEY PUT THEIR TAIL UP.
THEY DROP THEIR WINGS, SO THAT THEY HAVE THAT WHITE PATCH
ON THE SHOULDER SHOWING,
AND THEN THEY MAKE ALL THESE REALLY COOL SOUNDS.
A LOT OF TIMES, BIRDS WILL USE THAT LOWER FREQUENCY SOUND
BECAUSE IT WILL TRAVEL FARTHER.
BUT EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT A LOUD CALL, THE BIRDS
CAN HEAR IT OVER LONG DISTANCES.
THEY'RE ALREADY LOOKING AT HIM.
THEY KNOW HE'S HERE.
WELL, HE IS HANDSOME.
YES, YOU ARE. YOU'RE HANDSOME.
HE'S GOING TO GET THE JOB DONE.
WE SHOULD HAVE FERTILE EGGS BY THE END OF THE WEEK.
♪♪
Dohlin: THIS IS A BIG DAY FOR US.
GETTING OCEAN WONDERS POPULATED WITH ANIMALS
IS AN INCREDIBLE STEP.
WE ARE GOING TO MOVE IN OUR SANDBARS,
OUR SAND TIGERS FROM THE HOLDING POOLS INTO OCEAN WONDERS.
♪♪
THIS IS OUR SEA WATER INTAKE SYSTEM.
THE WATER THAT YOU SEE IN ALL OF OUR EXHIBITS
COMES FROM THE ATLANTIC OCEAN, AND THE COOL THING ABOUT IT,
IT COMES IN, IT'S CLEANED UP, IT'S FILTERED,
AND THEN WE DISCHARGE IT BACK OUT INTO THE OCEAN CLEANER
THAN IT WAS WHEN WE BROUGHT IT IN.
ALL OF THIS IS INCREDIBLY COMPLEX,
AND IT'S GOT TO BE KEPT IN AS GOOD A CONDITION
AS THE TANK ITSELF IF WE WANT THIS TO BE SUCCESSFUL
AND WE WANT THESE ANIMALS TO THRIVE.
LOOK HOW MUCH WORK HAS GONE INTO THE DETAIL
OF CREATING THIS DIVERSITY OF CORAL LIFE.
THESE BIG BRAIN CORALS, THE SHELF CORALS.
THE SHARKS ARE REALLY THE LAST COMPONENT THAT ARE GOING IN.
WE ALREADY MOVED A LOT OF SMALL FISH IN.
WE'VE GOT BLUE, OUR LOGGERHEAD SEA TURTLE.
WE GOT RAY CHARLES, OUR BIG SOUTHERN ROUGHTAIL RAY.
AND THIS IS REALLY THE FIRST TIME WE'RE GOING TO GET A CHANCE
TO SEE OUR SANDBARS,
OUR SAND TIGERS OUT OF THE HOLDING POOLS
AND INTO THIS NEW EXHIBIT.
Walters: THE FIRST THING WE'RE GOING TO DO
IS LOWER THE LEVEL OF THE POOL
WHERE THE STAFF CAN SAFELY CATCH THE SHARKS.
THESE SHARKS WEIGH ANYWHERE FROM 250 TO 400 POUNDS.
WE PUT PLENTY OF PRECAUTIONS IN PLACE,
BUT MOVING EIGHT SHARKS IS NOT AN EVERYDAY OCCURRENCE.
PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS SURPRISED WHEN THEY SEE US
JUST CLIMB DOWN INTO THE WATER WITH THE SHARKS.
LET'S FIND OUR BOY, AND WE'LL GET ON EITHER SIDE OF HIM.
BUT THEIR FIRST INCLINATION IS TO AVOID YOU.
THIS IS THE HARD PART, EVERYBODY.
IN THE STRETCHER, BUD.
THAT'S A BOY.
WE HAVE STRETCHER TRAINED ALL OF THESE SHARKS.
THEY'VE BEEN IN THE STRETCHER ENOUGH TIMES
TO WHERE THEY KNOW IT'S NOT THE WORST THING IN THE WORLD.
-SEND THE CRANE DOWN. -WE GOT THIS.
Walters: NICE JOB, TEAM. YOU GUYS WERE ON IT.
WE FILL THE TUB 50% WITH THE WATER
THAT THE SHARKS ARE CURRENTLY LIVING IN AND 50% WITH THE WATER
WHERE THE SHARKS ARE GOING TO LIVE.
IT IS A BIGGER VERSION OF WHEN YOU GET A NEW FISH
IN YOUR HOME FISH TANK, TO ACCLIMATE THE FISH.
ALRIGHT. LET'S ROLL.
Breheny: WE HAVE TO ACTUALLY TRANSPORT
THE ANIMALS OUTSIDE THE AQUARIUM
ALONG SURF AVENUE AND THEN BACK IN ANOTHER GATE.
WE HAVE ONE TEAM WHERE THE ANIMALS ARE NOW.
WE HAVE A TEAM THAT TRANSPORTS, AND WE HAVE A TEAM
THAT ACCEPTS IT AND DOES THE HEALTH ASSESSMENTS.
♪♪
DOING GOOD, BUDDY.
WE NEED TO START DROPPING THE POOL AND OPEN THE DRAIN VALVE.
Breheny: THE GREAT THING ABOUT THE NEW EXHIBIT --
THERE'S A SMALL POOL THAT'S ATTACHED TO THE LARGER POOL.
YOU CAN KEEP THE SHARK IN A BIT OF WATER
SO THAT YOU CAN EASILY WORK ON IT.
Newton: THAT'S GOOD.
WE'RE JUST GOING TO GO RIGHT IN TO EXAMINE THE BLOOD,
AND WE'LL DO A MEASUREMENT AFTER.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE TOOK ADVANTAGE OF WITH THIS MOVE
IS GET US STARTED ON A PROGRAM OF ANNUAL EXAMS.
WE'RE CHECKING THEIR GILLS, DOING ULTRASOUND OF THEIR BELLY
TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S NORMAL,
AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO START DOING
A REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ASSESSMENT ON ALL OF OUR SAND TIGER SHARKS.
ALRIGHT. WE GOT SEMEN.
THERE'S JUST VERY LITTLE KNOWN
ABOUT SHARK REPRODUCTION, PERIOD,
BECAUSE THEY ARE THREATENED IN SOME AREAS.
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE UNDERSTAND
WHAT THEY NEED TO REPRODUCE.
OH, DARYL.
DARYL IS MY FAVORITE SHARK.
DARYL! YOU GOT IT, TED.
Newton: COME ON, BIG GUY. DARYL HAS THIS HABIT OF --
IF I STAND IN FRONT OF THE VIEWING GLASS,
HE WILL STOP WHATEVER HE'S DOING,
AND HE WILL COME AND HE WILL MAKE A PASS.
♪♪
Walters: WE'VE RELEASED KRAKEN NUMBER ONE.
Newton: DARYL DIXON HAS BEEN RELEASED.
-BUT HE'S THICC. -HE LOOKS GOOD.
Walters: OTIS, MY MAN.
THERE YOU GO.
OH, THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO SEE, RIGHT THERE.
COME ON, GING.
BIG OL' GINGER.
WOW. HOW GREAT DO THESE GUYS LOOK IN THERE?
YEAH. YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE THE SORT OF DIFFERENT AREAS.
YOU KNOW, THE SANDBARS TEND TO BE A LITTLE LOWER ON THIS END.
TIGERS TEND TO BE A LITTLE BIT HIGHER.
Breheny: I LOVE THE HUDSON CANYON'S EDGE EXHIBIT
'CAUSE WE'VE MANAGED TO RECREATE THIS WONDER OF NATURE
JUST OFF SHORE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK,
THIS GIANT CANYON'S EDGE.
YOU'RE STARING INTO THE DARKNESS,
AND THEN OUT OF THAT DARKNESS COMES THESE GIANT SHARKS.
Walters: IT IS SPECTACULAR.
YOU KNOW, TO HAVE EVERYBODY BE HEALTHY AND HAPPY,
AND IT'S JUST SUCH A RELIEF.
WE'RE ALL VERY HAPPY THAT IT WENT REALLY, REALLY WELL,
BUT THE NEXT MOVE, THE BLACKTIP REEF SHARKS --
I THINK THAT'S GOING TO PROVE A BIGGER CHALLENGE.
♪♪
Wrubel: WE'RE REALLY NOT SURE WHAT'S CAUSING JASMINE'S PAIN.
SHE'S USUALLY A VERY ACTIVE OTTER,
AND SHE ISN'T REALLY USING HER LEGS ALL THAT MUCH.
SHE'S NOT VOCALIZING MUCH.
DR. RIVAS IS GOING TO GO SOME RADIOGRAPHS TO SEE
IF WE CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT'S WRONG WITH HER.
WE WERE CONCERNED.
SHE COULD HAVE A KIDNEY STONE BECAUSE SHE'S AN OLDER ANIMAL.
HEART RATE'S 160.
Gonzalez: HOPEFULLY WHATEVER IT IS, IT'S ABLE TO BE TREATED,
AND SHE'LL BE ABLE TO STAY WITH HER LITTLE ONES
FOR A LITTLE BIT LONGER.
Wrubel: TURN THAT LIGHT ON BEHIND YOU.
Rivas: YEP.
♪♪
HEY, RON. I GOT IT.
[ BEEPING ]
WE'LL HAVE TO SEE WHAT THAT IS.
ON HER FLANK, ALMOST LIKE A LYMPH NODE.
WE FOUND A MASS RIGHT BY HER LEG.
WORST-CASE SCENARIO IS THAT JASMINE
MIGHT HAVE A TYPE OF CANCER THAT'S PRETTY ADVANCED
AND THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO HELP.
YEAH.
Sykes: WE ARE ASPIRATING THIS MASS ON JASMINE'S LEG
WITH A NEEDLE SO THAT I CAN COLLECT A BIOPSY
TO GIVE TO THE PATHOLOGIST,
AND THEY CAN LOOK AT THAT UNDER THE MICROSCOPE AND TELL US
IS THIS SOMETHING WE REALLY HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT OR NOT?
Rivas: ALRIGHT. REVERSE IS GOING IN.
SO WHAT'S YOUR RECOMMENDATION FOR NOW?
WE'RE GOING TO GIVE HER SOME PAIN MEDS
TO GET HER MORE COMFORTABLE, ANTIBIOTICS
IN CASE SHE DOES HAVE AN INFECTION ON BOARD.
WAIT TO SEE WHAT THE REST OF THE BLOODWORK COMES BACK AS.
SEE IF THESE CELLS FROM THAT MASS THAT WE TOOK OUT
ARE ANYTHING THAT WE SHOULD BE REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT.
Wrubel: WE'RE BRINGING HER BACK TO JUNGLE WORLD,
AND WE'RE GOING TO FINISH RECOVERING HER
NEXT TO THE OTHER OTTERS.
THEY CAN TOUCH EACH OTHER, SEE EACH OTHER,
AND WE'LL SEE HOW SHE IS TOMORROW MORNING.
NICE, COLD APPLES ON A HOT DAY.
WANT YOUR APPLES? OKAY.
THEY'RE ALL VERY CURIOUS AND WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.
HEY, GET OUT OF THE POUCH.
♪♪
-OH, LOOK. -OH, LOOK. LOOK UP THERE.
LOOK. YOU COMING?
LOOK. HE'S A PORCUPINE.
Mendez: YOU GUYS READY TO GO OUT?
OKAY.
ARE YOU GUYS COMING?
TODAY, I'M GOING TO BE FEEDING
THE RING-TAILED LEMURS THEIR SNACK.
ARE YOU READY, GUYS?
COME ON.
I REALLY ENJOY WORKING WITH THE RING-TAILED LEMURS,
ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THEY'RE FREE CONTACT,
WHICH MEANS I CAN ACTUALLY GO IN AND HAND FEED THE LEMURS,
AND THEY'LL JUST COME UP TO YOU.
ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR.
RING-TAILED LEMURS ARE RECOGNIZABLE
BECAUSE OF THEIR RINGED TAILS.
THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT KINDS OF LEMURS,
BUT WHEN PEOPLE USUALLY HEAR THE WORD "LEMUR,"
THEY TYPICALLY THINK OF THE RING-TAILED LEMURS.
HERE AT THE BRONX ZOO, THE SPINY FOREST REPLICATES
THE FOREST OF SOUTHWEST MADAGASCAR.
YEP, THERE'S ANOTHER ONE.
LIKE MANY OF OUR EXHIBITS,
WE LIKE TO SHOW A MIXED SPECIES EXHIBIT.
RING-TAILED LEMURS ARE THE MOST COMMON LEMUR
THAT YOU FIND IN ZOOS,
BUT DESPITE THE FACT THAT THEY'RE SO COMMON IN ZOOS,
THEY'VE BEEN LISTED AS ENDANGERED SINCE 2014.
THEY ARE THREATENED LARGELY BY HABITAT DESTRUCTION.
Mendez: THEIR SPINY FOREST OUT THERE IN THE WORLD,
THAT HABITAT IS DECREASING.
WHEN WE TALK TO THE PUBLIC, WE TRY TO LET THEM KNOW
THAT THERE ARE PROBABLY FEWER
THAN 2,000 RING-TAILED LEMURS OUT THERE IN THE WORLD.
EVERYTHING IS DECREASING.YEAH.
AND ALSO, UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S A LOT DUE TO THE PET TRADE,
THE ILLEGAL PET TRADES.
-AWW. -MM-HMM.
♪♪
Mendez: THEY REALLY LIKE APPLES.
NICE, COLD APPLES ON A HOT DAY.
SO WE'RE JUST GOING TO PUT THEM IN OUR LITTLE TREAT PATCHES.
WANT YOUR APPLES?
AS SOON AS YOU OPEN THE DOOR, THEY'RE JUST SO EXCITED
TO SEE YOU AND RUN OUT AND GREET YOU.
WE DO THE SNACK JUST TO GET A GOOD EYE AND VISUAL ON THEM
TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY'S DOING OKAY.
OKAY. HERE.
EVERYBODY'S BEHAVING THEMSELVES,
AND JUST TO GIVE THEM A LITTLE SNACK,
A LITTLE BIT OF ENRICHMENT. HI, HON.
YOU WANT ONE? WHOA.
THEY'RE ALL VERY CURIOUS AND WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.
HEY, GET OUT OF THE POUCH.
HERE.
HERE YOU GO.
THEY WILL EAT INSECTS, BUT OUR RING-TAILED LEMURS --
THEY'D RATHER HAVE THE APPLES.
[ LAUGHS ]
OKAY. HERE YOU GO.
YOU GOING FOR A RIDE?
LISA, WAVE TO HIM.
-SEE YOU LATER. -BYE, Y'ALL.
[ LAUGHTER ]
♪♪
HIS TAIL.
♪♪
Wrubel: JASMINE IS BACK FROM THE HEALTH CENTER.
WE'RE WAITING ON RESULTS OF THE BLOOD WORK
AND THE BIOPSY THEY TOOK FROM THE MASS
THAT THEY FOUND ON JASMINE'S LEG.
JASMINE AND HER FAMILY HAVE BEEN OFF-EXHIBIT
WHILE JASMINE'S RECOVERING.
OTTERS ARE REALLY SOCIAL ANIMALS,
AND THEY HAVE A TIGHT FAMILY GROUP,
SO WE DON'T WANT TO SPLIT THEM
WHILE SHE'S NOT FEELING WELL ESPECIALLY.
SO I GUESS THE GOOD NEWS IS OUR THOUGHT RIGHT NOW
IS THAT MESS THAT WE FOUND --
IT'S BENIGN, SO WE'RE NOT WORRIED ABOUT THAT.
THE FRUSTRATING THING IS WE DON'T KNOW
EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE STILL GOING AFTER RIGHT NOW.
I'M REALLY RELIEVED TO HEAR THAT JASMINE'S TUMOR IS BENIGN,
SO THAT'S NOT CONSIDERED CANCER.
Rivas: SHE IS AN OLDER GIRL.
SHE DOES HAVE A LOW-GRADE BACTERIAL INFECTION.
ANTIBIOTICS COULD HELP WITH THAT,
SO WE'RE JUST TRYING TO KIND OF THROW THE KITCHEN SINK AT HER
AND DO A SHOTGUN APPROACH WHERE WE HIT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE
AND, HOPEFULLY, GET HER FEELING BETTER,
SO WE'LL SEE HOW SHE DOES.
NOW THAT WE KNOW THAT THE TUMOR'S BENIGN,
WE'RE JUST GOING TO BE FOCUSED ON GETTING HER MEDS INTO HER
AND, HOPEFULLY, SHE'LL TAKE THEM WILLINGLY,
BUT WE'LL DO WHAT WE HAVE TO.
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JASMINE IS NOT THE EASIEST ANIMAL TO MEDICATE.
WE HAVE TO GET A LITTLE CREATIVE.
THE BEST WAY WE FIND TO GET AN OTTER TO TAKE MEDICINE
IS BY INJECTING IT INTO THINGS THEY LIKE.
SO, HOPEFULLY, WE'LL BE ABLE TO TRICK HER WITH IT.
AND SHE'LL JUST THINK SHE'S GETTING A BIG TREAT.
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HELLO, MISS JAZZY.
SEE HOW SHE'S FEELING ABOUT IT.
HI. WANT TO TRY THAT ONE?
Gonzalez: SHE'S MUNCHING ON IT BACK THERE.
YEP.
[ JASMINE SCREECHES ]
THAT SCREAMING IS A GOOD SIGN THAT SHE WANTS MORE FOOD, TOO.
[ LAUGHS ] LOOK AT HER.
-YOU'RE SO SILLY. -LOOK AT HER, CRAZY THING.
HOPEFULLY NOW THAT JASMINE IS RECEIVING HER MEDICATION.
SHE'S TAKING IT READILY.
SHE'S START FEELING BETTER AND MOVING AROUND
AND GETTING BACK TO HER OLD SELF.
BUT WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR IN HOLDING
BEFORE SHE GOES OUT ON EXHIBIT WITH THE FAMILY AGAIN.
IS THAT ALL DONE?
AND YOU'RE ALL DONE FOR NOW.
BYE.
[ JASMINE SCREECHES ]
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WE'VE HAD SUCCESS NOW WITH MOVING ANGUS
IN WITH THESE TWO HENS.
WHAT'S UNIQUE ABOUT THE CAPERCAILLIE IS THE MALES
PUT ON A LITTLE BIT OF A SHOW.
THEY USE THEIR FEATHERS TO CREATE MORE OF A SCENE
TO CATCH THIS FEMALE'S EYE.
WE ACTUALLY DID OBSERVE THE FEMALE
HENS SOLICITING TO THE MALE CAPERCAILLIE.
DOESN'T NECESSARILY ALWAYS LOOK VERY PRETTY,
BUT IT IS NOT AGGRESSIVE.
THIS IS A NATURAL BEHAVIOR.
THEY COPULATED AT LEAST TWICE.
AND NOW, WE SHOULD BE GETTING SOME FERTILE EGGS FROM OUR TRIO
OUT HERE BEHIND THE WORLD OF BIRDS AREA.
♪♪
SO LET'S SEE OUR LITTLE GUY HERE.
THIS IS A PERFECT HATCH.
LOOK AT YOU.
WELCOME.
HE'S SO CUTE.
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Schmid: OKAY.
THE EGG LAYING HAS BEGUN.
WELL, LET'S TURN IT ON UNTIL WE GET SET UP.
Walker: WE TAKE THE EGGS FROM THE CAPERCAILLIE
BECAUSE IN THE PAST WE'VE LET THEM TRY TO INCUBATE THEMSELVES
AND TRY TO PARENT REAR, AND IT JUST HASN'T WORKED OUT.
OKAY. YOU READY?
MM-HMM.
THE CAPERCAILLIE EGGS -- THEY'RE ALL AT DIFFERENT STAGES,
SO WE'RE JUST SEEING HOW EACH ONE IS PROGRESSING.
Schmid: CANDLING IS WHEN YOU TAKE THE EGG
AND HOLD THE EGG UP TO THE LIGHT
AND CHECK FOR FERTILITY AND DEVELOPMENT.
LOOKS NEW. WHEN WAS THIS LAID?
JUST A FEW DAYS AGO.
OKAY, SO WE'RE NOT SEEING ANYTHING YET.
Walker: SOME OF THESE CAPERCAILLIE EGGS --
IT'S A LITTLE TOO EARLY TO TELL IF THEY'RE FERTILE,
BUT WE CAN TELL THAT THERE ARE DEFINITELY SOME ON THE WAY,
SO THAT'S ALWAYS VERY EXCITING.
I CAN FEEL THIS LITTLE GUY MOVING.
Schmid: I'M ANXIOUS, BUT VERY EXCITED.
THIS IS -- THIS IS WHY I GET UP IN THE MORNING EVERY DAY.
LOOK AT HIM. YEAH.
YOU SEE HOW DARK IT IS?
IT'S BECAUSE THE CHICK IS IN THERE, FILLED UP THE EGG NOW.
PERFECT.
THE BIRD HAS BROKEN THE OUTER SHELL.
HE SHOULD CONTINUE AROUND THE ENTIRETY OF THE EGG.
CAP THIS AND ALL.
WE CAN EXPECT TO SEE IT HATCH NOW ANY TIME
WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
OKAY, SO I'M GOING TO PUT THIS GUY IN.
OKAY. CAN YOU HOLD THIS UP?
Schmid: THE HATCHER IS THE SAME TEMPERATURE.
HOWEVER, THE HUMIDITY IS A BIT HIGHER,
WHICH AIDS THE CHICK IN HATCHING
AND PREVENTS IT FROM DRYING OUT DURING THE HATCHING PROCESS.
I USUALLY DO COME AND TAKE LITTLE PEAKS THROUGHOUT THE DAY,
AND THEN, YOU KNOW, IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE
THERE'S ANYTHING HAPPENING,
AND THEN THAT LAST TIME WILL COME,
AND IT WILL JUST BE A PERFECT CHICK.
RIGHT. SHE'S A SECRET PEEPER, I THINK.
I AM.
I DON'T TELL HER HOW MANY TIMES I COME IN HERE.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
♪♪
DAVE, WE'RE GOING TO GO FOR IT.
DeNardo: TODAY, WE'RE MOVING BLACKTIP REEF SHARKS.
BLACKTIPS ARE A LITTLE MORE SENSITIVE
THAN THE SANDBARS AND THE SAND TIGERS
BECAUSE THEY NEED TO KEEP MOVING
OR THE ANIMAL COULD GO INTO SHOCK.
Walters: WATCH YOUR TOES, EVERYBODY.
WE JUST GOT A NEW TRANSPORT TUB.
WHEN YOU MOVE AN ANIMAL LIKE THIS,
YOU GIVE IT A SPACE THAT IT CAN SWIM
IN CONSTANTLY TO OXYGENATE ITSELF.
ALRIGHT. WORK YOUR MAGIC, LADY.
ALRIGHT.
GO THAT WAY, BUDDY.
OKAY, BLACKTIP COMING.
HI, BABY.
HANNAH, SHE'S IN THE NET.
-GOT HER. -OKAY, LET'S GO. LET'S GO.
GOT IT?
ARE THEY SWIMMING CORRECT?
-THEY'RE SWIMMING. -GOOD.
POOL TO POOL, WE ARE TRYING TO KEEP THE MOVE TIME DOWN
TO SEVEN MINUTES OR LESS.
WE NEED TO GO AS FAST AS I CAN DRIVE THE FORKLIFT.
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WHICH IS NOT THAT FAST, BY THE WAY.
SHARK FIVE, THIS IS ANIMAL ONE.
SHORTEST DISTANCE TO GET THESE GUYS
TO THE CORAL REEF TUNNEL SERVICE AREA
IS TO GO UNDER THE CONEY ISLAND BOARDWALK.
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE NO CLUE
THAT SHARKS ARE BEING MOVED DIRECTLY BENEATH THEIR FEET.
Woman: HUSTLE UP, SHARK TEAM!
4:30!
SHE'S STILL SWIMMING.
SO WE TRANS-NET IT.
GET IN THE ELEVATOR.
♪♪
OOP. OOP.
ALRIGHT. WE READY?
6:10.
OKAY, OKAY.
6:30 ON THE DOT.
ONE DOWN.
THE PLAN WENT ACCORDING TO PLAN.
THE PLAN WENT PERFECTLY.
LET'S REPEAT THIS WITH NUMBER TWO.
WELL, YOU GOT SOMEBODY.
-OOP. -COURTNEY.
LET'S DO IT.
3:28.
LITTLE TO THE RIGHT, HANSY?
YEP.
LOOK AT THE FIRE ALARMS GOING OFF.
DOES THAT MEAN THE ELEVATOR'S NOT GOING TO WORK, HANS?
OH, GOD. I HOPE NOT.
MOVING THESE BLACKTIP REEF SHARKS NEEDS, OF COURSE,
TO BE DONE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE,
BUT IT NEEDS TO BE DONE AS HANDS-OFF AS POSSIBLE AS WELL.
FIVE MINUTES TEN!
GOT HIM? GO.
RIGHT THERE, HARLEY.
-OOPS. -GO. GO.
NO. NOT GOING. UP THE STAIRS.
-OH, MY GOD. -GO! GO! RUN!
-RUN! -RUN! RIGHT NOW!
GO!
-6:10. -RUN!
-GET IN THE POOL.
-GO! GO! GO! GO!
JUST LET HER GO. JUST LET HER GO.
DON'T FIGHT WITH HER. JUST LET HER GO.
6:30 ON THE DOT!
MAKE SURE SHE SWIMS.
-SHE LOOKS GOOD. -NO, SHE'S FINE.
Walters: DESPITE THE FACT THAT WE HAD TO RUN HER UP THE STAIRS,
SHE WENT INTO THE EXHIBIT NICELY AND IS NO WORSE FOR THE WEAR.
THIRD TIME'S THE CHARM, HARLEY.
DeNardo: TO OPEN UP AN EXHIBIT OF THIS SIZE AND COMPLEXITY,
IT'S VERY RARE.
SHE'S SWIMMING?
-YES. -WE'RE THREE FOR THREE.
THREE BEAUTIFUL YOUNG LADIES.
DeNardo: IT'S FUN TO EXPERIENCE WHAT YOU'VE BEEN LOOKING AT
FOR MONTHS AND MONTHS AND MONTHS.
WE'RE HEADING FOR THE OPENING, AND THAT'S THE EXCITING PART.
IS THAT COURTNEY THERE?
OH, YEAH. THAT'S COURTNEY.
MY STRESS LEVEL HAS GONE LIKE THIS.
THEY'RE NAVIGATING THE ENTIRE TANK.
IT LOOKS LIKE A REALLY COOL INDO-PACIFIC ECOSYSTEM,
A HEALTHY ECOSYSTEM BECAUSE YOU NEED SHARKS
TO HAVE A HEALTHY ECOSYSTEM.
I CAN GO DOWN THERE, AND I CAN WATCH THEM,
AND I CAN ENJOY THEM AND THINK, "WOW.
WHEN THE PEOPLE GET HERE WHEN THIS THING OPENS,
HOW AWESOME IS THIS GOING TO BE?"
Wrubel: OPENING THE DOOR.
WE ARE PUTTING THE OTTER FAMILY BACK OUT IN EXHIBIT.
Gonzalez: ALRIGHT, GUYS.
IF SHE SWIMS AROUND AND SHE RUNS AROUND,
IT WILL BE REALLY GREAT TO SEE THAT.
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Man: LOOK. LOOK AT THAT.
SO LET'S SEE OUR LITTLE GUY HERE.
OH, BEAUTIFUL.
LOOK AT YOU.
WELCOME.
AND YOU CAN SEE, THIS IS A PERFECT HATCH.
HE WORKED HARD.
HE'S CALLING.
[ WHISTLES ]
[ CHICK CHIRPING ]
[ LAUGHS ] HE'S CO CUTE.
I DON'T THINK I'VE SEEN A CUTER CHICK.
HE'S NOT READY TO BE MOVED UPSTAIRS TO HIS BROODER.
OKAY, LITTLE GUY.
WE HAVE HAD INSTANCES WITH OUR HENS
WHERE THEY HAVEN'T CARED FOR THE CHICKS ADEQUATELY.
HERE WE GO.
SO WE DO KEEP THE CHICKS IN THE BROODER FOR THE FIRST MONTH,
AT LEAST, UNTIL WE SEE THAT THEY ARE GROWING AND DEVELOPING.
AND HE'S BEAUTIFUL.
HERE YOU GO.
WE'RE GOING TO START YOU OFF IN A LITTLE WORLD.
HEY, LITTLE NUGGET.
LET'S SEE HOW MUCH YOU WEIGH.
IT'S IMPORTANT AT THIS STAGE THAT WE WEIGH THEM DAILY
TO BE SURE THAT THEY ARE EATING.
36.2.
♪♪
ALRIGHT, LITTLE GUY.
HE'S GOING TO DO A LOT OF SLEEPING
FOR THE REST OF THE DAY.
HE DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO USE HIS LEGS YET,
AND IT'S SO CUTE.
Man: HE LOOKS LIKE ME ON THE COUCH AT NIGHT.
HE LOOKS GOOD, RIGHT?
HE LOOKS GOOD.
SO I GIVE HIM A LITTLE DOUGHNUT HERE,
JUST SO HE CAN LEARN HOW TO STABILIZE HIMSELF.
[ LAUGHS ]
THERE AREN'T A LOT OF CAPERCAILLIE IN AMERICAN ZOOS,
SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT ANYTHING WE LEARN
CAN DEFINITELY BE APPLIED TO WILD POPULATIONS,
WHICH MAY BE NEEDED AT SOME TIME
IF THEY SHOULD REACH A CRITICAL LEVEL.
HE'S SLEEPING.
IT'S TOUGH BREAKING OUT OF AN EGG.
I LIKE TO WATCH THEM SLEEP.
♪♪
Wrubel: HEY, JAZZY.
SHE LOOKS GREAT.
THE OTTERS HAVE BEEN OFF EXHIBIT FOR ABOUT A WEEK
BECAUSE JASMINE'S STILL RECOVERING.
SHE'S DEFINITELY HERSELF AGAIN.
SHE'S GAINING STRENGTH, AND SHE'S MOVING AROUND A LOT MORE.
OPENING THE DOOR.
WE'RE LETTING THE OTTER FAMILY ON EXHIBIT
FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE JASMINE'S RADIOGRAPHS,
SO I'M EXCITED TO SEE THEM GO BACK OUT IN EXHIBIT.
I REALLY WANT TO SEE HOW JASMINE ACTS.
-ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR. -WHOA.
HE CAME OUT THROUGH THE OTHER END.
JASMINE'S RIGHT THERE.
Wrubel: IF SHE SWIMS AROUND AND SHE RUNS AROUND,
IT WILL BE REALLY GREAT TO SEE THAT.
SHE'S DIGGING, THOUGH.
ANY KIND OF NATURAL BEHAVIOR THAT SHE DOES
IS A REALLY GOOD SIGN.
SHE'S HAVING A LOT OF FUN.
[ JASMINE SCREECHES ]
SHE'S VOCALIZING.
[ JASMINE SCREECHES ]
SO SHE'S DOING WHAT SHE NORMALLY DOES.
HEY, JAZZY.
I DON'T THINK SHE'S GOING TO PAY ANY ATTENTION TO ME RIGHT NOW.
SHE'S VERY BUSY.
PUTTING HER BACK OUT ON EXHIBIT
AND JUST SEEING HER RUNNING AROUND WITH HER FAMILY
LIKE NOTHING EVER HAPPENED, IT'S -- IT'S AMAZING.
SHE LOOKS FANTASTIC.
[ CHEERING ]
SO COOL.
SEEING THEM IN THIS ENVIRONMENT --
IT FEELS REALLY AWESOME.
Boy: LOOK. SHARK!
TODAY, WE'RE CELEBRATING THE OFFICIAL OPENING
OF OCEAN WONDERS: SHARKS!
WE REALLY GOT THE LIGHTING.
I MEAN, IT JUST LOOKS LIKE SUN COMING THROUGH THE WAVES
IN THE SURFACE OF THE OCEAN.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
HOW COOL IS THAT?
IT'S SO AMAZING.
AFTER YEARS OF WAITING, IT'S FINALLY HERE.
[ CHEERING ]
TO SEE IT DONE AND TO INVITE PEOPLE IN,
IT'S KIND OF AN AMAZING MOMENT FOR US.
Walters: THE MAIN GROUPS OF ANIMALS ARE IN.
WE'RE READY FOR OUR VISITORS TO COME EXPERIENCE SHARKS
THE WAY THEY NEED TO BE SEEN.
Boy: WE ALL GO SEE SHARKS.
♪♪
-YOU WANT TO GO SEE THE SHARKS? -YES.
TO SEE THESE EXHIBITS THROUGH PEOPLE'S EYES
FOR THE FIRST TIME...
THERE HE IS.
...TO SEE THAT SENSE OF WONDER AND AWE
BECAUSE THEY'RE LOOKING AT THESE MAGNIFICENT CREATURES,
I MEAN, LOOK.
AND THEY'RE NOT AS SCARY.
Boy: LOOK. SHARK!
LOOK, LOOK. MANTA RAY. RIGHT THERE.
MANTA RAY.
Walters: IT FEELS REALLY GOOD TO SEE THEM IN HERE.
THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS HAVE BEEN EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED.
THERE WAS A LOT OF LONG HOURS.
SEEING THEM IN THIS ENVIRONMENT AND SEEING THEM SAY,
"OH, LOOK AT WHAT I GOT NOW".
IT FEELS REALLY AWESOME.
Breheny: SO COOL.
-WHAT IS THAT? -SHARK.
Breheny: WHEN YOU VISIT OCEAN WONDERS: SHARKS!
AND YOU SEE THE DIFFERENT SPECIES OF SHARKS
IN THESE DIFFERENT HABITATS,
YOU'LL GET AN APPRECIATION FOR THEIR ROLE IN NATURE,
AND YOU'LL SEE THEM AS PART OF AN ECOSYSTEM,
HARMONIOUS, WHERE THEY'RE EXISTING WITH OTHER SPECIES.
AND HOPEFULLY PEOPLE WILL WANT TO JOIN WITH US
IN HELPING TO PROTECT SHARKS IN OCEANS AROUND THE WORLD.
Boy: SEE SHARK.
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