HELLO, PENGUINS.
THEY'RE VERY ENTERTAINING.
IT'S KIND OF LIKE A SOAP OPERA IN THERE.
TURTLE AND TJ, YOU'RE MAKING THIS DIFFICULT.
WHERE'S YOUR NEST? THIS IS NOT YOUR NEST.
WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A CRAZY BREEDING SEASON.
OH, HI, CUTIE.[ CHICK CHEEPS ]
SO THIS WILL BE CORETTA'S FIRST TIME GOING ON EXHIBIT.
SHE'S DEFINITELY A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS.
GO FOLLOW YOUR MOM!
KING VULTURES ARE REALLY A NEAT ANIMAL.
Schmid: POWERFUL BEAKS, POWERFUL TALONS.
-I'M HELPING YOU WITH THE HEAD. -YEAH. GO AHEAD.
Oehler: THE KING VULTURES WILL ACTUALLY GO UP TO THE QUEENS ZOO
SO THEY CAN MAKE THEIR DEBUT.
OKAY. GO.
OFF TO QUEENS WITH THE KINGS.
MANDRILLS, THEY HAVE THOSE FLUSHES OF COLOR ON THEIR FACE,
THOSE IRIDESCENT BUMS.
WE'RE PRETTY EXCITED. WE HAD A BIRTH.
OH, LOOK AT THE BABY.
WHENEVER THERE'S AN INFANT BORN, THE SOCIAL DYNAMICS
OF THE TROOP CAN CHANGE.
-OH! -WHAT'S GOING ON?
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... -IT'S A GOOD GIRL.
Breheny:...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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♪♪
[ RADIO CHATTER ]
♪♪
I'M GONNA BE GOING TO GET THE MANDRILL EXHIBIT READY
FOR OUR MANDRILL TROOP.
♪♪
ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS I'M ALWAYS LOOKING FOR
IS TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY VINES DOWN OR ANY TREE BRANCHES DOWN,
AND MAKING SURE THE MESH IS INTACT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT
BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT THE MANDRILLS STAY IN THE CONGO GORILLA FOREST
AND NOT IN THE CONCRETE FOREST OF THE BRONX.
SO WE JUST SCRUB THE VIEWING GLASS
FOR THE PUBLIC EVERY MORNING.
THIS IS ACTUALLY ONE OF MY FAVORITE PARTS OF SETTING UP AN EXHIBIT.
I FIND IT VERY THERAPEUTIC BUT ALSO FEELS LIKE A LOSING BATTLE
'CAUSE THE MINUTE THE MANDRILLS GET OUT HERE,
THEY'RE GOING TO DIRTY THIS GLASS.
IT'S GONNA LOOK LIKE I DID NOTHING.
WE'RE READY TO PUT THE MANDRILLS' BREAKFAST OUT.
TRYING TO SPREAD IT IN FRONT OF THE VIEWING WINDOWS.
ZOOKEEPER TIP -- FIRST THING IN THE MORNING
AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, FEEDING TIMES,
IS WHEN THE ANIMALS ARE MOST ACTIVE.
♪♪
I WOULD SAY MANDRILLS ARE ONE OF MY FAVORITE ANIMALS.
I DO REMEMBER ONE OF MY FIRST DAYS
HERE IN CONGO GORILLA FOREST SEEING THE ADULT MALE MANDRILL
UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL...
...TOTALLY BLEW MY MIND.
THEY HAVE THOSE FLUSHES OF COLOR ON THEIR FACE,
THOSE IRIDESCENT BUMS.
MANDRILLS USE A LARGE VARIETY OF WAYS
TO COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER.
THEY USE DIFFERENT FACIAL EXPRESSIONS,
INCLUDING A SMILE-LIKE GRIMACE,
WHICH IS KIND OF LIKE A TIMID HELLO.
♪♪
THE MANDRILL EXHIBIT IS A MIXED-SPECIES EXHIBIT.
THE MANDRILLS SHARE IT WITH OUR RED RIVER HOGS.
THAT'S HOW THEY WOULD BE FOUND IN THE WILD.
THE BRONX ZOO TROOP OF MANDRILLS
CONSISTS OF ONE DOMINANT MALE AND THREE FEMALES.
NIGEL IS ACTUALLY A VERY LAID-BACK MALE.
-IS THAT HIS BUTT? -YES, THAT IS.
IT'S A PRETTY GOOD-LOOKING BUTT.
HE CAME TO US ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO.
WE BROUGHT HIM HERE TO BREED WITH OUR THREE FEMALES.
OUR THREE FEMALES ARE ALL SISTERS.
YOU'RE GOING TO SEE AN INTERACTION
AMONGST THE THREE FEMALES AS TO WHO'S THE MOST DOMINANT.
RIGHT NOW, THAT DOMINANT FEMALE IS SANDY,
WHICH IS WHY SHE HAD THE BABY.
[ CHEERING, CHATTER ]
Woman: ARE YOU LOOKING AT THE BABY?
THE BABY'S RIGHT THERE.
[ CHATTER ]
IT'S ALWAYS VERY REWARDING WHEN WE HAVE A FIRST BIRTH
OF A NEW TROOP THAT WE PUT TOGETHER.
THE GOAL IS TO BREED THIS TROOP UP
SO THAT WE HAVE A LARGE, DYNAMIC,
COMPLEX GROUP OF MANDRILLS.
BEING THAT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME FOR THE MALE
AND THE FIRST TIME FOR THESE FEMALES TO BE AROUND AN INFANT,
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING GOES RIGHT.
WHENEVER THERE'S AN INFANT BORN,
THE SOCIAL DYNAMICS OF THE TROOP CAN CHANGE.
OH, MY GOD.[ CHATTER ]
WE JUST DO A LOT OF OBSERVATIONS
AND SEE IF THEY'RE HOLDING THE INFANT APPROPRIATELY,
LETTING IT NURSE, MAKING SURE THE OTHER FEMALES IN THE GROUP
AREN'T BEING AGGRESSIVE TOWARDS HER,
AND THE JOB OF THE MOM AND THE REST OF THE TROOP
IS TO MAKE SURE SHE DOESN'T GET INTO TROUBLE.
[ CHATTER ]
ARE YOU LOOKING AT THE BABY? THE BABY'S RIGHT --
♪♪
[ CHATTER ]
♪♪
THIS ONE'S 7.2.
WE'RE GETTING WEIGHTS ON THE CRATE
SO THAT WHEN WE PUT THE BIRDS IN,
WE'LL REWEIGH THE CRATE AND THE BIRD,
AND WE'LL KNOW WHAT THE WEIGHT IS.
SACRAMENTO ZOO SENT US A YOUNG FEMALE
AND AN OLDER MALE KING VULTURE.
WE GOT THEM, SO LET'S GO.
Breheny: KING VULTURES ARE FOUND IN CENTRAL AMERICA AND MEXICO.
THEY'RE UNIQUE AMONG NEW WORLD VULTURES
BECAUSE THEY'RE SO COLORFUL.
MOST NEW WORLD VULTURES ARE DARK IN COLOR.
THESE GUYS HAVE A LOT OF WHITE ON THEM,
AND THEY HAVE THESE BRILLIANT COLORS ON THEIR FACE AND HEAD.
THEY JUST WENT THROUGH 30 DAYS OF QUARANTINE AT OUR HEALTH CENTER.
GRAB THE OTHER END OF THIS ONE.
WE NOW GET THE BIRDS, EXAMINE THEM, WEIGH THEM,
MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING'S STILL GOOD.
THEN THEY'LL GO TO THE QUEENS ZOO,
AND THEN THEY'RE GONNA GO OUT ON EXHIBIT.
ALL RIGHT, JOHN, SO WE'RE JUST GONNA PULL THEM OUT HERE,
BRING THEM HERE. -YEP.
SUE'S GONNA DO A PHYSICAL EXAM
AND THEN PUT HIM IN THE CRATE.
-OKAY. COOL. -OKAY.
Schmid: THEY DO HAVE VERY POWERFUL BEAKS
AS WELL AS VERY POWERFUL FEET AND TALONS.
THEY ARE NATURE'S CLEANUP CREW.
THAT POWERFUL, HEAVY BEAK HELPS THEM TO RIP OPEN THE CARCASSES.
-SUE'S GONNA NET. -I'M GONNA GRAB
WHEN IT'S DOWN IN THE GRATE. -AND KEVIN IS GONNA GRAB.
WHOEVER'S CLOSEST.
OKAY, BUDDY.
OH, THAT WAS REALLY NICE.
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU GET AHOLD OF THE FEET IMMEDIATELY
AS WELL AS THE HEAD.
-YOU OKAY? -ALL RIGHT. I THINK I'M OKAY.
Oehler: WE DON'T WANT TO TAKE OUR TIME.
ONCE THE BIRDS ARE IN HAND, WE HAVE A FEW MINUTES
BEFORE THEY ACTUALLY GET A LITTLE BIT MORE STRESSED.
SO WE KEEP IT TO A MINIMUM.
SO EVERYTHING SOUNDS REALLY GOOD.
-YEAH. -OKAY, WE'RE GOING STRAIGHT.
-I'M HELPING YOU WITH THE HEAD. -YEP. GO AHEAD.
-OKAY. I'M LETTING GO. -ALL RIGHT.
THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL.
I THINK I'M EVEN FASTER THAN I USED TO BE.
FOUR COFFEES WILL DO THAT.
-THERE WE GO. -YOU'RE OKAY, KEVIN?
YEAH, WE'RE FINE.
-KEVIN WAS TRYING TO WARN ME. -SHE'S CUTE.
Oehler: YOU NOTICE THE DIFFERENCE IN THE FEET?
YES.
OLD VERSUS YOUNG -- SHE'S GOT THE NICE-LOOKING FEET.
WHAT IS SHE, 3 YEARS OLD, I THINK?
SHE'S AN OLDER BIRD.
♪♪
-GRABBING THAT WAY. -OKAY. GO.
-[ LAUGHING ] -HERE WE GO.
OFF TO QUEENS WITH THE KINGS.
HERE WE GO.
Cardillo: THE CHICK IS YOUNG AND STARTING TO WANDER.
WE TRY TO SAVE THEM FROM TAKING AN ACCIDENTAL STUMBLE
INTO THE POOL.
WE'RE GOOD.[ CHICK CHEEPS ]
♪♪
THE CENTRAL PARK ZOO IS PART OF
THE WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY
FAMILY OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS.
IN ADDITION TO THE FACT THAT IT'S LOCATED
IN THE MIDDLE OF MANHATTAN, THE OTHER THING THAT MAKES
THE CENTRAL PARK ZOO UNIQUE AMONG WCS ZOOS
IS THE FACT THAT WE FEATURE DIFFERENT ECOSYSTEMS
SUCH AS THE TROPIC ZONE AND THE POLAR CIRCLE
AND THESE REALLY NEAT SPECIES THAT LIVE IN THOSE AREAS.
IT ALLOWS US TO PACK A REALLY RICH ZOO EXPERIENCE
INTO 6 ACRES.
[ PENGUINS HONKING ]
THE PENGUIN EXHIBIT IN THE POLAR CIRCLE
IS DEFINITELY ONE OF THE MORE POPULAR EXHIBITS HERE.
EVIDENTLY I HAVE A PENGUIN FRIEND
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE GLASS.
[ HONKING CONTINUES ]
♪♪
LOOK, THESE PENGUINS ARE PORPOISING OUT OF THE WATER.
PRETTY COOL.
EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, YOU CAN SEE ONE JUMP,
REALLY WITH AMAZING AGILITY, ONTO THE SHORE.
UNLIKE THE PENGUINS THAT WE HAVE AT THE BRONX ZOO,
THESE ARE COLD-WEATHER PENGUINS, ALL FOUND IN THE ANTARCTIC.
IF YOU PUT YOUR HAND ON THE GLASS,
YOU CAN GET AN IDEA OF HOW COOL THAT WATER ACTUALLY IS.
THE WATER'S AROUND 40 DEGREES,
AND THE AIR TEMPERATURE IN THERE IS IN THE LOW 30s.
[ CHATTER ]
WE HAVE OVER 70 PENGUINS HERE IN THE MIDDLE OF NEW YORK CITY.
WE HAVE KING PENGUINS, CHINSTRAPS.
WE HAVE MACARONIS, AND WE HAVE GENTOO PENGUINS.
HELLO, PENGUINS.
[ PENGUINS HONKING ]
COME ON, [INDISTINCT], LET'S GO.
MAURICE, THAT SHOULD BE YOUR GIRLFRIEND.
YOU TWO NEED TO HANG OUT.
TURTLE AND TJ, YOU'RE MAKING THIS DIFFICULT.
WHERE'S YOUR NEST? THIS IS NOT YOUR NEST.
THEY'RE VERY ENTERTAINING.
IT'S KIND OF LIKE A SOAP OPERA IN THERE.
Cardillo: WHAT'S THE MATTER, FLOWER?
FLOWER IS ONE OF OUR GENTOO PENGUINS.
SHE'S A REALLY NICE PENGUIN.
WE HOPE THAT SHE'S GONNA PAIR UP.
THERE'S A LOT OF AVAILABLE MALES OUT THERE,
BUT INSTEAD SHE'S REALLY ATTACHED
TO THE KEEPERS RIGHT NOW.
HEY, FLOWER.
OH, SHE'S RIGHT BEHIND YOU, KIM.
SHE'S MY SHADOW. [ LAUGHS ]
SO MRS. POTTS, SHE'S HAD THREE MATES
SINCE SHE'S ARRIVED AT THE CENTRAL PARK ZOO.
SHE'S BEEN HAVING A GOOD TIME HERE.
RIGHT NOW, WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A CRAZY BREEDING SEASON.
THE PENGUINS WE HAVE HERE AT THE CENTRAL PARK ZOO
ARE PART OF A BIGGER EFFORT TO MAINTAIN POPULATIONS IN ZOOS.
GETS A LITTLE TRICKY.
WE HAVE PAIRS THAT ARE FIGHTING
FOR REALLY POPULAR SPOTS IN THE EXHIBIT.
SOMETIMES, THEY'LL TRY TO STEAL EGGS FROM EACH OTHER.
WILD POPULATIONS DO THIS, AS WELL,
BUT WE HAVE A GREAT STAFF.
THEY KEEP TABS ON ALL THE INDIVIDUALS.
THERE SHOULD BE TWO EGGS UNDER HERE.
WE KNOW WHERE THEY CAME FROM.
WE KNOW WHO THEIR PARENTS ARE,
AND WE KNOW THEIR GENETIC INFORMATION.
WE GET RECOMMENDATIONS EACH YEAR ON WHO SHOULD PAIR UP.
WE HAVE WASABI AND FIONA,
WHO ARE A VERY VALUABLE PAIR FOR US,
BUT THEY'RE NOT THE BEST AT SITTING ON AN EGG.
THEIR EGGS USUALLY GO MISSING.
CURRENTLY, WE HAVE AQUA AND SILO,
WHO ARE REALLY GOOD PARENTS
BUT NOT A RECOMMENDED PAIR TO BREED,
SO WE'RE GONNA LET THEM FOSTER THE EGGS.
ALL RIGHTY.
SO RIGHT NOW, THEY HAVE ONE OF WASABI AND FIONA'S EGGS.
HOPEFULLY, YOU'LL BE PIPPED.
LET'S SEE. DO YOU HAVE A PIP?
THE CHICK IS ACTUALLY USING ITS BEAK TO BREAK OUT OF THE EGG.
RIGHT THERE.
WE FOUND A PIP TODAY, SO WE'RE JUST WAITING FOR IT TO HATCH,
AND HOPEFULLY, THAT CHICK WILL BE OUT WITHIN A DAY,
AND THE FOSTER PARENTS WILL TAKE CARE OF IT.
♪♪
MY EYES ARE ON THE ROAD, BUT MY EARS ARE IN THE REAR,
AND I DON'T HEAR ANYTHING, SO THAT'S GOOD.
EVERYBODY SEEMS TO BE CALM AND NOT MOVING AROUND.
WE ARE HEADING TO THE QUEENS ZOO WITH OUR KING VULTURES.
THEY'RE GONNA GO INTO A NICE, BIG ENCLOSURE,
BUT TODAY THEY'RE GOING INTO A HOLDING AREA,
LET THEM SETTLE IN,
AND THEN WE'LL RELEASE THEM INTO THAT FLIGHT
IN A COUPLE OF DAYS.
Breheny: THE KING VULTURES ARE GONNA BE EXHIBITED
IN AN AVIARY WITH THICK-BILLED PARROTS,
WHICH ARE FOUND IN MEXICO, AND BURROWING OWLS,
WHICH ARE FOUND IN THE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST
AND ALSO IN MEXICO.
WHEREVER WE CAN, WE TRY TO HAVE MORE THAN ONE SPECIES IN EXHIBIT
BECAUSE IT BEST MIMICS THE NATURAL HABITAT
FOR THE ANIMALS THAT LIVE THERE.
IT PROVIDES ENRICHMENT TO INTERACT
WITH MEMBERS OF THEIR OWN KIND
BUT ALSO INDIVIDUALS OF OTHER SPECIES
THAT THEY WOULD EXPERIENCE IN THE WILD.
[ PARROTS SQUAWKING ]
OH, HI, GUYS.
YOUR FRIENDS ARE GONNA COME IN IN A MINUTE.
THIS IS OUR THICK-BILLED PARROT EXHIBIT.
THEY LIKE TO STAY UP HERE IN THE SHADE
WHEN IT'S HOT IN THE SUMMER.
THEY'RE ONE OF THE FEW BIRD SPECIES OF PARROT
THAT CAN WINTER OUTSIDE.
THEY'RE VERY HARDY,
AND THEY REALLY STICK TOGETHER AS A FLOCK.
THEY'RE EXTREMELY GREGARIOUS AND VERY, VERY, VERY LOUD.
[ SQUAWKING LOUDLY ]
YOU CAN'T HAVE A CONVERSATION, HEAR YOURSELF THINK.
[ SQUAWKING CONTINUES ]
IT'S MOST DEAFENING, FOR SURE.
IT'S A MIXED-SPECIES EXHIBIT.
WE ALSO HAVE SOME BURROWING OWLS IN THERE.
OUR THICK-BILLED-PARROT EXHIBIT
IS ACTUALLY A NICE REPRESENTATIVE
OF A SOUTHWEST DESERT-SORT OF A HABITAT,
WHICH WAS WHERE YOU'D FIND THE THICK-BILLED PARROTS
AND BURROWING OWLS, BUT WE THINK KING VULTURES,
ANOTHER CENTRAL AMERICAN SPECIES,
WOULD BE A NICE EDITION.
Vasquez: SO NOW THAT WE OPENED UP THE FLAPS
AND THE CHUTE'S COMPLETELY OPEN,
THEY HAVE A FREE-FLIGHT ENTRYWAY INTO THEIR HOLDING AREA.
WE'RE GONNA MOVE OUR THICK-BILLED-PARROT FLOCK
INTO HOLDING JUST SO WE CAN INTRODUCE THE VULTURES
AND GET THE VULTURES USED TO THEIR SURROUNDINGS,
GET USED TO HEARING THE THICK-BILLS
SO THEY CAN GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER A LITTLE BIT.
ALL RIGHT, DINNER'S COMING, YOU GUYS.
Schmid: DO I NEED TO PARK ANY PARTICULAR PLACE ON THE...
Oehler: YOU KNOW, I'D JUST PULL UP RIGHT UP HERE.
WELL, SCOTT, HOW YOU DOING, MAN?
GOOD. THANKS VERY MUCH. HOW ARE YOU?
-I HEAR THICK-BILLS. -THANKS FOR COMING.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'VE HAD KING VULTURES HERE AT THE QUEENS ZOO.
Woman: HI.
Silver: WE'VE GONE AHEAD AND WE'VE PREPARED
THE HOLDING AREA FOR THEM.
WE'VE ALSO GOTTEN THE EXHIBIT PREPARED,
AND WE'VE GOT OUR PLANS READY FOR INTRODUCING THEM
TO THE THICK-BILLED-PARROT EXHIBIT.
Vasquez: OH, HI, HANDSOME.
OH, YOU'RE ADORABLE. I'M ALREADY IN LOVE.
Schmid: GOOD-LOOKING, ISN'T HE?
-SHE'S A NIPPER. -OH, GOOD. [ LAUGHS ]
WELL, YOU KNOW, AS LONG AS YOU DON'T STICK YOUR FINGER IN IT,
YOU'RE ALL RIGHT.
OKAY. YOU READY?
COME ON OVER. COME ON.
[ PARROT SQUAWKING ]
OKAY, LITTLE MAMA.
[ PARROT SQUAWKING ]
WHO ARE YOUR NEW NEIGHBORS?
I HOPE YOU DON'T HAVE SENSITIVE HEARING. [ CHUCKLES ]
THEY MAKE NOISE.
Schmid: THEY SEEM QUITE COMFORTABLE.
THEY'RE RELAXED, NOT UPSET WITH THE MOVE.
Vasquez: SOMETIMES WHEN YOU DO ADD DIFFERENT SPECIES TOGETHER,
THERE IS A RISK THAT YOU'RE TAKING
THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE A BAD INTERACTION.
WE TRY AND ANTICIPATE THINGS AS MUCH AS WE CAN,
AND THINGS DON'T ALWAYS GO THE WAY WE PLAN --
SHOULD BE INTERESTING.
Nappi: SO THIS WILL BE CORETTA'S FIRST TIME GOING ON EXHIBIT.
EASY.
GO FOLLOW YOUR MOM!
♪♪
Nappi: RIGHT NOW, WE'RE IN THE ZEBRA EXHIBIT.
WE HAVE TO SET THE EXHIBIT UP EVERY DAY --
CLEAN, PUT FRESH HAY OUT,
CHECK THE FENCE LINE.
WE JUST HAVE TO KIND OF KEEP AN EYE ON EVERYTHING.
Doherty: HERE AT THE BRONX ZOO, WE HAVE GRéVY'S ZEBRA.
WE HAVE FIVE IN TOTAL -- A MALE, THREE FEMALES,
AND OUR NEWEST FOAL, CORA.
♪♪
OUR ZEBRA FOAL WAS BORN IN JANUARY...
...ON MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY.
SHE WAS NAMED AFTER CORETTA SCOTT KING,
AND HER NICKNAME IS CORA.
TODAY WE ARE PUTTING OUR ZEBRA FOAL
OUT ON EXHIBIT FOR THE FIRST TIME.
CORA GOING ON EXHIBIT IS A BIG STEP FOR HER.
SHE'S GONNA SEE VISITORS FOR THE FIRST TIME,
SO IT'S A WHOLE NEW WORLD FOR HER.
Nappi: KIRA IS ABOUT 8 YEARS OLD.
SHE'S THE MOM, AND CORETTA'S HER DAUGHTER.
SHE'S BOLD, BUT SHE ALSO GETS SCARED EASILY, TOO,
SO IT'S KIND OF FUNNY.
GOING OUT ON EXHIBIT FOR THE FIRST TIME
IS ALWAYS A LITTLE BIT NERVE-RACKING.
THERE'S ALWAYS THE DANGER OF HER RUNNING INTO A FENCE
OR A TREE OR ANYTHING IF SHE GETS SPOOKED
AND DOESN'T KNOW WHERE SHE IS.
WE'RE GONNA BE PUTTING THE MOM AND FOAL IN THE YARD.
♪♪
[ ZEBRA GROANS ]
EASY.
WE KEEPERS GO OUT TO OPEN AND CLOSE GATES
WITH OUR ZEBRA FEMALES.
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT STAGE FOR HER
BECAUSE SHE'S GONNA HAVE TO GET USED TO US
BEING IN THAT SPACE EVERY DAY,
SHIFTING THEM ON AND OFF THE EXHIBIT.
I DEFINITELY HAVE AN ADRENALINE KICK, FOR SURE.
I THINK IT'S EXCITING, BUT AT THE SAME TIME,
IT'S NERVE-RACKING,
BEING ABLE TO REACT IF ANYTHING DOES GO WRONG.
Doherty: ZEBRAS, BY NATURE, ARE STANDOFFISH.
THEY'RE NOT GONNA BE LOOKING TO SOCIALIZE WITH THE KEEPER.
IT'S IN THEIR NATURE AS A WILD ANIMAL TO STAY AWAY.
Nappi: IT'S OKAY.
Man: JOE, WHY DON'T YOU BACK OFF?
[ RADIO BLIPS ]
-FEEL ALL RIGHT? -YEAH, I THINK SHE'S OKAY.
Woman: 10-4.
♪♪
GO FOLLOW YOUR MOM!
Nappi: SO RIGHT NOW CORETTA IS BEHIND THE ONE CHUTE GATE.
HERE SHE COMES.
♪♪
KIRA AND CORETTA ARE VERY CLOSE AND VERY BONDED.
SHE WAS A GOOD MOM, AND SHE CAME BACK UP TO FIND HER.
♪♪
[ RADIO BLIPS ]WHAT'S THEIR STATUS RIGHT NOW?
THEY'RE ON EXHIBIT.
LOOKING GOOD. [ CHUCKLES ]
-YEAH, IT LOOKS REALLY GOOD. -YEAH.
I MEAN, INITIALLY, SHE WAS AFRAID OF HER SHADOW.
SHE'S COME A LONG WAY.
Nappi: SHE'S RUNNING AROUND,
EXPLORING THE EXHIBIT.
HER WHOLE WORLD IS NOW MUCH BIGGER.
[ ZEBRA YIPPING ]
MY HOPES AND DREAMS FOR CORETTA IS THAT SHE'LL GROW UP,
YOU KNOW, MAYBE EVEN HAS A FOAL OF HER OWN ONE DAY,
WHICH WOULD BE EXCITING.
[ BIRDS CALLING ]
♪♪
WOW!
ARE WE WEIGHING THEM OUT HERE, OR ARE WE WEIGHING THEM IN THERE?
WE'RE GONNA WEIGH THEM ON THE EXHIBIT.
ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT. YOU READY? -YEP.
FLOWER, YOU'RE NOT INVOLVED. THIS IS...
FLOWER.
Cardillo: WE HAVE A NEW CHINSTRAP THAT HATCHED ON EXHIBIT.
THIS CHICK HATCHED FROM AN EGG
THAT WE MOVED TO FOSTER PARENTS AQUA AND SILO.
THE CHICK'S ORIGINAL PARENTS, WASABI AND FIONA,
ARE IMPORTANT GENETICALLY,
BUT THEY'RE NOT VERY GOOD PARENTS.
THAT'S WHY WE MOVED THE EGG.
-3.48. -WOW. HE WAS 2.95 YESTERDAY.
HE LOOKS GOOD.
HI, BUDDY. YOU'RE GETTING SO BIG.
THEY'RE TAKING EXCELLENT CARE OF HIM.
HE LOOKS REALLY GOOD, REALLY HEALTHY.
[ PENGUINS SQUAWKING ]
Cardillo: WE'RE MOVING THE NEW CHECK AND HIS FOSTER PARENTS,
AQUA AND SILO, OFF EXHIBIT.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO MOVE THE CHICK AT THIS STAGE
SO THAT IT CAN START GETTING USED
TO BEING HAND-FED BY KEEPERS.
-HEY. -HOW'S HE LOOK?
OH, HI, CUTIE.
♪♪
GO SEE YOUR BABY.
[ SQUAWKING ]
Cardillo: IT HELPS TO HAVE THE PARENTS WITH THE CHICK DURING THIS TIME
TO HELP THE CHICK ADJUST TO ITS NEW ENVIRONMENT.
[ SQUAWKING ]
CHICK LOOKS REALLY GOOD.
PARENTS ARE DOING A GREAT JOB.
Smith: THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE TIMES BEING A PENGUIN KEEPER.
I LOVE WORKING WITH THE BABY PENGUINS, HAND-FEEDING THEM.
IT MIGHT BE OUR CUE TO LEAVE. [ LAUGHS ]
♪♪
I AM SETTING UP SOME TRAINING CUPS
SO THAT WE CAN DO A TRAINING SET WITH OUR MANDRILL TROOP
BEFORE THEY GO OUT ON EXHIBIT.
WE TRY TO DO THIS WITH THEM EVERY MORNING.
IT'S ENRICHING FOR THE ANIMALS,
AND IT GIVES US A GOOD OPPORTUNITY
TO LOOK AT THEM UP CLOSE
AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY IS HEALTHY.
YOU CAN TAKE SANDY EITHER...
TRY TO GET SANDY ON THIS SIDE?
-YEAH, THAT'S IT. -YEAH, WHEREVER IS EASIER.
OKAY. COME HERE, MAMA.
RIGHT HERE, COME DOWN. GOOD.
GOOD GIRL.
SIT.[ CLICKER CLICKS ]
WHAT A GOOD BOY.
STAND. GOOD.[ CLICKER CLICKS ]
SIT. FOOT.[ CLICKER CLICKS ]
Nielsen: SANDY SEEMS TO REALLY ENJOY TRAINING.
SHE ALWAYS SEEMS EXCITED TO LEARN NEW BEHAVIORS.
GOOD. OPEN.[ CLICKER CLICKS ]
GOOD.
THE TRAINING SETS HAVE EVOLVED A LITTLE BIT
SINCE THE BABY HAS BEEN BORN.
TARGET.[ CLICKER CLICKS ]
TARGET, STAND UP.
THERE ARE CERTAIN BEHAVIORS
THAT SANDY CAN'T PHYSICALLY DO WITH THE BABY.
I HAVE ASKED HER TO TRY TO PRESENT HER CHEST,
WHICH IS A BEHAVIOR SHE KNOWS, BUT IT'S A LITTLE DIFFICULT
WHEN BABY'S CLINGING TO HER FRONT.
GOOD. STAND.[ CLICKER CLICKS ]
TARGET. GOOD, SANDY.[ CLICKER CLICKS ]
I HOPE THAT AS BABY GETS OLDER,
SHE IS JUST AS ENGAGED AND EXCITED TO TRAIN
AS HER MOM, SANDY.
GOOD. SANDY'S ALL DONE.
[ CLICKER CLICKS ]GOOD GIRL.
THERE GOES NIGEL.
♪♪
LOOKS LIKE BABY'S OFF MOM
AND WALKING AROUND A LITTLE BIT ON EXHIBIT.
I DON'T THINK WE'VE SEEN THAT TOO MUCH BEFORE.
AND AS LONG AS SANDY, HER MOM, FEELS COMFORTABLE,
SHE'LL LET HER START EXPLORING MORE AND MORE ON HER OWN.
BUT IT KIND OF HAPPENS ON SANDY'S TERMS.
Child: OH, LOOK AT THE BIG GUY!
THE DYNAMICS HAVE CHANGED A LITTLE BIT BUT NOT DRASTICALLY
BECAUSE SANDY IS OUR DOMINANT FEMALE IN THIS GROUP.
SANDY AND MATILDA HAVE GOTTEN A LITTLE BIT CLOSER,
AND SANDY'S RELATIONSHIP WITH MAUDE
HAS BECOME A LITTLE BIT MORE DISTANT.
♪♪
NIGEL'S DOING A GOOD JOB OF PROTECTING THE LADIES,
SO EVERYBODY'S DOING WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING
IN THE MANDRILL WORLD.
Cardillo: IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THIS CHICK TO LEARN SOCIALIZATION SKILLS.
[ SQUAWKING ]
BE NICE TO EACH OTHER.
HEY. BE NICE.
♪♪
[ PARROTS SQUAWKING ]
Gibbs: IN EXHIBITS, ESPECIALLY BIRD EXHIBITS
WITH BIG VIEWING WINDOWS,
A LOT OF TIMES, JUST FOR SAFETY, WE'LL PUT A SHEEN OF SOAP.
IT JUST GIVES IT A BACKING SO THAT THE BIRDS KNOW
THAT THERE IS SOMETHING THERE
AND THAT THEY WON'T TRY TO GO THROUGH IT
IF SOMETHING SPOOKS THEM AND THEY SEE,
"OH, THERE'S THIS BIG OPENING HERE."
THE KING VULTURES HAVE BEEN OUT ON EXHIBIT FOR SEVERAL DAYS,
AND THEY'VE ADJUSTED WELL TO THEIR EXHIBIT
WITH THE BURROWING OWLS IN THERE.
THEY ARE OUT.
Vasquez: IT'S LIKE STIMULATION OVERLOAD FOR THEM RIGHT NOW.
WE TOOK THE PARROTS OFF
SO THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE DISTRACTION OF THESE PARROTS
SCREAMING AT THEM OVERHEAD.
OH, HE'S GONNA GO RIGHT TO THE TREE.
-AWESOME. -AWESOME.
-THERE WE GO. -OH, GREAT.
-THERE WE GO. -THEY LOOK AMAZING.
[ PARROTS SQUAWKING ]
THIS MORNING, WE'RE GONNA ALLOW THE THICK-BILLED PARROTS
ACCESS TO THE EXHIBIT.
I ALWAYS EXPECT THINGS TO GO WELL,
BUT YOU NEVER KNOW HOW ANIMALS ARE GONNA REACT,
ESPECIALLY TO NEW SITUATIONS,
BUT, ULTIMATELY, WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE
IS THE THICK-BILLED PARROTS
GOING ABOUT THEIR NORMAL BEHAVIOR --
PREENING, CHEWING ON THEIR PERCHING AREAS, FEEDING.
[ RADIO BLIPS ]ALL RIGHT, JACKIE.
YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND LET THEM ALL THE WAY OUT.
[ RADIO BLIPS ]10-4.
[ PARROTS SQUAWKING ]
AH, SHE'S OPENING IT.
[ PARROTS SQUAWKING LOUDLY ]
THERE THEY GO, OFF TO THE RIGHT.
[ SQUAWKING CONTINUES ]
YEAH, YEAH, SO NOW WE KEEP AN EYE ON THE VULTURES.
THIS VULTURE LOOKS A LITTLE BIT MORE...
-UNCERTAIN? -UNCERTAIN, THAT'S THE WORD.
LOOK.
"I THINK I'M OKAY."
YEAH, HE LOOKS MORE INQUISITIVE THAN ANYTHING --
WANTS TO SEE WHAT THEY ARE.
Silver: SHE'S MOVED TO A PLACE WHERE SHE GETS TO A HIGHER VANTAGE POINT
WHERE SHE CAN KEEP AN EYE ON THE PARROTS A LITTLE BIT BETTER.
WHAT WE DIDN'T WANT TO SEE WAS PARROTS FLYING AROUND IN A PANIC
AND FLYING IN ALL DIRECTIONS.
SOME OF THEM ARE BRAVER THAN OTHER ONES.
BUT EVEN THOUGH HE'S COMING DOWN, HE'S STILL ASSESSING.
HE'S LIKE, "WHAT IS THAT THING? IT'S A BIG PARROT."
AND QUIET.
[ LAUGHTER ]
[ SQUAWKING CONTINUES ]
SO FAR, SO GOOD.
THE THICK-BILLED PARROTS SEEM PRETTY COMFORTABLE.
KING VULTURES SEEM VERY SETTLED DOWN.
THEY REMIND ME VERY MUCH OF WHEN I SEE THEM
IN BELIZE IN CENTRAL AMERICA.
THEY'RE KEEPING AN EYE ON THE THICK-BILLED PARROTS
AND EVERYTHING ELSE IN THEIR EXHIBIT,
BUT THAT'S WHAT THEY DO IN THE WILD.
NOW IT'S JUST A MATTER
OF WATCHING THEM CLOSELY FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS
AND SEEING THAT EVERYBODY BEHAVES APPROPRIATELY.
♪♪
Smith: OH, YOU GUYS ARE MUCH CALMER NOW.
YOU WANT TO GET AQUA FIRST? -SURE.
Cardillo: IT'S BEEN TWO WEEKS.
WE'RE MOVING AQUA AND SILO BACK ON EXHIBIT TODAY
BECAUSE THE CHICK NO LONGER NEEDS THEM TO SURVIVE.
[ PENGUINS HONKING ]
THERE YOU GO, GUYS.
Smith: WE DON'T HAVE SEXES ON ANY OF OUR PENGUIN CHICKS YET.
WE'LL WAIT AND NAME THEM ONCE WE HAVE A SEX ON THEM.
MAVIS LIKE THE TIRE?
HAVEN'T QUITE COME UP WITH A THEME YET,
BUT I THINK WE'RE THINKING OF VINTAGE BABY NAMES.
MY GRANDMOTHER'S NAME WAS BOYDUS.
YEAH.
WE'RE JUST GONNA GO FEED THE LITTLE CHICK.
HE'S STARTING TO EAT WELL FROM US.
GIVE YOU SOME BLANKETS.
HERE YOU GO, BUD.
SOMETHING TO CUDDLE UP AGAINST.
Cardillo: THE CHICK ISN'T STANDING UP STRAIGHT.
LET'S MOVE YOU UNDER THE HEAT LAMP.
AND ON ITS OWN, IT TENDS TO BE DOWN FLAT AND A LITTLE FLOPPY,
A LITTLE WEAKER THAN WE'D LIKE TO SEE, WHICH IS CONCERNING,
SO THE VET IS ACTUALLY GONNA ASSESS IT TODAY.
-GOOD MORNING. -HEY.
-POOR LITTLE GUY. -HE IS KIND OF SQUISHY,
ISN'T HE?
BUT THEN HE'LL STAND UP AND LOOK FINE.
MOM WAS SITTING A BIT TIGHT ON HIM,
SO I DON'T KNOW IF HE JUST DIDN'T, LIKE,
QUITE DEVELOP MUSCLE TONE HE NEEDED.
AND MOM WAS SITTING WITH HIM
JUST KIND OF RECUMBENT THE WAY HE IS NOW? OKAY.
THERE WAS CONCERN THAT HE COULD HAVE SOME NOT TRAUMATIC INJURIES
BUT JUST SOME CONSEQUENCES OF BEING SQUISHED BY THE PARENTS.
LET ME JUST EXAMINE HIM.
HEY, LITTLE BUDDY.
HAS HE SHOWN MUCH ABILITY OR INTEREST IN WALKING AROUND?
HE WILL WALK AROUND OCCASIONALLY,
BUT HE SPENDS MOST OF THE TIME JUST LAYING DOWN.
HEY, LITTLE BUDDY. HI.
HE SHOWS NO MUSCULOSKELETAL PROBLEMS.
HE LOOKS GOOD. HE CAN STAND WELL.
SO RIGHT NOW, THE PROGNOSIS IS GOOD
FOR HE OR SHE DEVELOPING INTO A NORMAL HEALTHY PENGUIN.
TAKE IT LIKE A BIG BIRD.
AND HE'LL GET, YOU KNOW, ADDITIVES TO HIS DIET
TO MAKE SURE THAT HE DOES NOT DEVELOP ANY PROBLEMS.
TRY TO GET HIM STRONG ENOUGH,
THEN WE CAN PUT HIM IN WITH OTHER PENGUINS.
♪♪
HI, BUDDY.
IN CASE YOU'RE HUNGRY.
Vasquez: THERE SHE IS.
-WHO'S THAT? -THAT'S REINA.
-YOU LIKE HER, DON'T YOU? -I DO.
I DO. I TRIED TO HAND-FEED HER YESTERDAY.
SHE WASN'T HAVING IT. -REALLY?
THE KING VULTURES HAVE BEEN HERE A LITTLE OVER TWO WEEKS NOW,
AND THINGS SEEM TO BE GOING PRETTY WELL.
IT WAS A FISH, SO THAT MIGHT'VE BEEN IT.
EVERYONE SEEMS TO BE ADJUSTING TO ONE ANOTHER.
NOW THAT WE PUT TWO NEW PERCHES UP,
THE THICK-BILLS ARE MORE VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC
'CAUSE THEY'RE LANDING ON THE PERCHING,
AND THEN, EVERY TIME THE VULTURES MOVE,
IT ALSO MAKES THE THICK-BILLS MOVE MORE,
SO THEY'RE MORE VISIBLE ON EXHIBIT,
SO THAT'S GREAT, YOU KNOW?
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE DIDN'T EXPECT.
WE GOT THE NEW VULTURES, AND YOU MIGHT LIKE TO SEE THOSE.
OH, COOL.
-WHERE ARE THE VULTURES? -THERE THEY ARE IN THE BACK.
PRETTY COOL.
YEAH, SO THE MALE IS...
HE'S 47 YEARS OLD,
AND THE FEMALE'S 3.
[ LAUGHING ] REALLY?
SO THEY PROBABLY DON'T DISCUSS MUSIC OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
[ LAUGHTER ]
OH, MY GOSH, RIGHT THERE, RIGHT THERE, RIGHT THERE.
OH, MY GOD.
MULTI-SPECIES EXHIBITS ARE MORE INTERESTING,
MORE DYNAMIC, CERTAINLY, FOR THE VISITORS
AND FOR THE ANIMALS THAT LIVE THERE.
AND WHEN IT COMES OFF THE RIGHT WAY,
LIKE IT DOES HERE IN THE THICK-BILLED-PARROT AVIARY,
IT'S REALLY REWARDING.
Smith: ALL RIGHT. POOL ACCESS.
GO FOR A SWIM?
Cardillo: THERE'S TWO OTHER CHICKS THAT WE TOOK OFF EXHIBIT
TWO WEEKS AGO.COME ON.
COME ON.THEY HAVE
THEIR ADULT FEATHERS NOW, SO IT'S TIME
FOR THEIR FIRST SWIM.YOU GOT IT. DO IT.
JUMP. JUMP.
ARE YOU GONNA SHOW YOUR SIBLING HOW TO GET IN THE WATER?
THERE YOU GO. LOOK AT YOU. -YAY! WHOO-HOO!
YOU GUYS ARE PROS.
THAT WAS REALLY GOOD. TOO CUTE WITH HIM WATCHING.
SINCE THE VET CHECK, THE CHICK HAS MADE SOME GOOD PROGRESS.
IT'S STANDING MORE, BUT IT DOESN'T QUIET YET
HAVE ALL OF ITS ADULT FEATHERS,
SO IT'S NOT QUITE READY FOR THE WATER.
-YAY! GOOD JOB. -GOOD JOB, GUYS. [ LAUGHS ]
IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THIS CHICK TO LEARN SOME SOCIALIZATION SKILLS,
SO PUTTING HIM IN WITH THE TWO OLDER CHICKS IS A GOOD START.
THAT'S NOT NICE.
Smith: CHINSTRAPS' INTRODUCTIONS AREN'T ALWAYS THE EASIEST.
CHINSTRAPS CAN BE A LITTLE BIT AGGRESSIVE TOWARDS EACH OTHER.
I KNOW. YOU'RE ALL EXCITED.
WE DO THIS SO THAT THEY GET SLOWLY ACCLIMATED TO EACH OTHER.
COME SEE YOUR FRIENDS. LOOK.
YOU HAVE FRIENDS.
Cardillo: HE'S GROWN ATTACHED TO THE KEEPERS
BECAUSE HE HAS LIVED BY HIMSELF FOR A LITTLE WHILE,
BUT THIS IS WHEN HE REALLY NEEDS TO LEARN HOW TO BE A PENGUIN.
YOU GOT TO MAKE PENGUIN FRIENDS, OR YOU'RE GONNA BE LIKE FLOWER.
[ LAUGHTER ]
THEY'RE GETTING USED TO EACH OTHER.
IN THE END, WE WANT TO RELEASE THEM ONTO EXHIBIT TOGETHER.
IF THERE'S A REALLY GOOD, STRONG,
LITTLE SUBSET OF PENGUINS,
RELEASING THEM ONTO EXHIBIT MIGHT HELP THEM ACCLIMATE BETTER
WHEN THEY HAVE TO MEET 70 OTHER PENGUINS.
Smith: THEY'RE DOING BETTER, STAYING CLOSE TOGETHER WITHOUT,
LIKE, REALLY GOING AFTER EACH OTHER,
SO THAT'S A GOOD THING.
♪♪
[ INDISTINCT CHATTER ]
ALL RIGHT,
I AM GOING TO BE MAKING THE MANDRILL DIET.
WE HAVE SETS FOR EACH GROUP.
SO, THIS IS OUR DIET CARD FOR NOT ONLY THE MANDRILL DIETS
BUT ALL THE OTHER MONKEYS.
IN THE WILD, MANDRILLS WILL EAT FRUITS, VEGETABLES, VEGETATION,
SMALLER ANIMALS, BIRDS, RODENTS, WHATEVER FITS IN THEIR MOUTH.
THEY GET A MIXTURE OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF PRODUCE,
SO THEY GET APPLES, CARROTS, YAMS, AND BANANA.
THEY ALSO GET TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF SUPPLEMENTS
JUST TO GIVE THEM THE EXTRA NUTRIENTS OR VITAMINS
THAT THEY'RE NOT GETTING PRIMARILY
FROM THE OTHER VEGETATION.
700 GRAMS OF APPLES,
WHICH WE TYPICALLY GIVE THEM IN THE MORNING.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO MEASURE HOW MUCH EACH MANDRILL
IS GETTING WITHIN THE TROOP BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT THEY'RE AT A GOOD AND HEALTHY WEIGHT.
EACH KEEPER TENDS TO CUT THE MANDRILL DIETS
A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY,
SO THEY'LL BE IN DIFFERENT SIZES AND SHAPES,
AND THAT WORKS AS A GREAT FORM OF ENRICHMENT
FOR THE MANDRILLS EVERY DAY.
I HAVE DONE THIS AN INNUMERABLE AMOUNT OF TIMES,
AND EVEN THEN, SOMETIMES I CAN'T QUITE GET IT.
I THINK THIS ONE NEEDS THE WALL.
YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE'S BEEN PLENTY OF EVIDENCE
OF THE PRIMATE NOT COMING OUT OF THE CAN.
THERE WE GO.
SO THE A.M. DIET IS ALL SET.
IN THE P.M., THEY GET 550 GRAMS OF CARROT.
THIS IS ROMAINE.
ROMAINE IS A FAN FAVORITE.
HERE'S SOME SPINACH.
HERE IS SOME DANDELION.
WE HAVE A NICE, FULL BUCKET OF GREENS, AND...
IT'S READY TO GO.
♪♪
LOOKS LIKE THE MANDRILL FAMILY IS FORAGING FOR THEIR BREAKFAST.
WHAT THEY TYPICALLY DO IS GRAB AS MUCH FOOD AS THEY CAN
AND SHOVE IT INTO THEIR CHEEK POUCHES,
SO THAT'S WHAT SANDY'S DOING,
AND BABY IS NOT QUITE SURE
WHAT SHE'S SUPPOSED TO DO WITH IT YET,
ALTHOUGH SHE WILL OCCASIONALLY
PUT A PIECE OF FOOD IN HER MOUTH.
-OH, MY GOD. THAT'S SO CUTE. -SHE'S SO CUTE.
Nielsen: SHE IS REALLY GETTING A LOT MORE INDEPENDENT.
LOOK AT THAT BABY CLIMB. -OH, YEAH.
McCann: THIS IS A PERFECT EXHIBIT FOR HER
TO LEARN HOW TO CLIMB AROUND.
STRAYING FURTHER FROM MOM THAN JUST ARM'S REACH AND...
SHE'S DEFINITELY TESTING THE EXHIBIT.
TESTING HER BOUNDARIES EVERY DAY?
YEAH. I THINK, AS LONG AS SHE'S IN SIGHT, IT'S GREAT.
ALL SHE HAS TO DO, THOUGH, IS SQUEAL, AND I'M SURE...
MOM WILL BE THERE.
...MOM WILL BE THERE AS WILL NIGEL.
-THAT MONKEY OVER THERE. -AND LOOK AT THE BABY. LOOK.
LOOK AT THE BABY. -OH, MY GOD!
Child: LOOK AT THE BABY MONKEY OVER THERE.
McCann: WE ARE TRYING TO MAINTAIN A VIABLE, HEALTHY POPULATION
OF MANDRILLS THROUGHOUT OUR ZOOS HERE IN NORTH AMERICA,
AND EVERY TIME YOU GET A BIRTH,
IT'S CONTRIBUTING TO THIS POPULATION
AND HELPING TO SUSTAIN IT.
♪♪
-THEY LOOK FANTASTIC. -THEY ARE READY TO GO.
Smith: LET'S PUT THEM DOWN.
FLOWER, BE NICE TO THE BABIES.
[ INDISTINCT CHATTER ]
HI, GUYS. YOU ARE RIGHT THERE.
WILL YOU GO FOR A SWIM?
SO THEY'RE ALL GETTING ALONG PRETTY WELL NOW,
SO IT'S NICE TO RELEASE THEM AS A GROUP ONTO THE EXHIBIT.
WE'RE INTRODUCING OUR THREE YOUNG CHINSTRAP PENGUINS
TO THE REST OF THE PENGUIN COLONY.
Smith: THESE TWO OVER HERE, WHICH ARE ZIPPY AND ONION'S CHICKS --
BOTH BOYS, AND THE OLDEST ONE IS EUGENE,
AND THE YOUNGEST ONE IS MILTON.
SO, THIS LITTLE CHICK RIGHT HERE IS FIONA AND WASABI'S CHICK,
WHICH WAS FOSTERED BY AQUA AND SILO.
WE FOUND OUT THAT THE YOUNGEST CHICK IS A BOY.
I KIND OF ASSUMED IT WAS A BOY BASED ON THE SIZE OF THE CHICK.
NOW WE CAN NAME IT. MIGHT GO WITH ALFONSO.
IT SEEMS TO BE ONE OF THE FAVORITES OF THE KEEPERS.
[ SQUAWKING ]
-THEY LOOK FANTASTIC. -THEY ARE READY TO GO.
Smith: ALL RIGHT, BABIES. YOU GET TO SEE THE REAL WORLD.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S PUT THEM DOWN.
JUST ALL NEW FOR THEM -- THERE'S A LOT GOING ON RIGHT NOW.
TODAY'S A REALLY IMPORTANT AND EXCITING DAY FOR OUR CHICKS.
COMING THROUGH, VALENTINE.
THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TO LEARN TO GET ALONG
WITH ALL THE OTHER PENGUINS.
FLOWER, BE NICE TO THE BABIES.
EVERYONE'S GONNA CHECK THEM OUT.
THIS IS WHEN THEY LEARN SOME HARD LESSONS, ACTUALLY.
THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TO LEARN HOW TO GET IN AND OUT OF OUR POOL.
COME ON, GUYS. GO IN.
YOU GOT TO JUST JUMP IN.
IT'S LIKE A LITTLE KID ON THE DIVING BOARD
TRYING TO GO IN FOR THE FIRST TIME.
-OOH. YAY! -OP, THERE GOES ONE
AND THE OTHER. -YAY!
-THERE THEY GO. -WE'VE GOT A SWIMMER.
THE OLDEST TWO CHICKS WENT IN THE WATER.
GETTING IN AND OUT IS THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE
'CAUSE GETTING OUT, THEY KIND OF HAVE TO HAVE A LITTLE VELOCITY
TO GET OUT OF THE WATER AND GET UP ON LAND.
GOOD JOB.
Smith: THE TWO OLDER ONES ARE GETTING IN AND OUT OF THE WATER NICELY.
THE YOUNGEST ONE STILL HASN'T GOTTEN IN THE WATER.
GO IN THE WATER, BUD.
YOU GOT TO GO IN THE WATER.
Cardillo: BECAUSE HE'S BEING SUCH A SCAREDY-CAT
AND NOT GOING IN ON HIS OWN WILL,
HE'S GOING TO GET PUSHED IN EVENTUALLY.
-OH. HE'S IN. [ LAUGHS ] -OOH.
Cardillo: NOT ON HIS OWN WILL, BUT HE DID JUST FINE.
ALL THREE CHICKS WENT IN AND OUT OF THE POOL ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.
THEY LOOK GOOD, SO WE'RE REALLY HAPPY ABOUT
HOW THINGS WENT TODAY.
HI.
-IS THAT HIM? -YEAH. THIS IS HIM.
♪♪
Smith: WE DO GET REALLY CLOSE TO THE CHICKS,
BUT IT IS NICE TO SEE THEM GO OFF ON EXHIBIT,
GET TO START THEIR LIFE OUT THERE.
HE SEEMS TO BE HAPPY RIGHT NOW, ENJOYING HIMSELF IN THE POOL.
HOPEFULLY IN A FEW YEARS,
THEY'LL BE HAVING BABIES OF THEIR OWN.