WE HAVE A PAIR OF GREAT HORNBILL'S COMING IN TODAY.
[ SQUAWKING ]
Schmid: THAT'S A BIG VOICE.
WHEN NEW BIRDS ARRIVE, IT'S EXCITING AND NERVE-RACKING
ALL AT THE SAME TIME.
Dr. Bartlett: SO, THIS BABY HAS A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT AILMENTS GOING ON.
THERE'S SO MUCH FLUID THAT'S RIGHT HERE.
SO, WE MADE THE DECISION TO PULL THAT ANIMAL,
AND BEGIN HAND-RAISING IT.
WE NEED YOU TO GET BETTER.
Vasquez: WE'RE SCHEDULED TO RECEIVE OUR THREE GAUR.
THEY MIGHT BE REALLY STRESSED.
THEY MIGHT COME OUT OF THE TRAILER HOT.
I'M A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS. I HOPE IT GOES WELL.
Man: WHOA, 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 GOT TO TAKE THAT IMAGE AND CHANGE IT.
I REALLY ENJOY THIS.
IT STRENGTHENS THE BOND THAT WE HAVE WITH THESE GUYS.
-COME ON. -I KNOW -- YOU DON'T LIKE DOORS.
Woman: GO ON, LADIES.
Breheny: IT'S NOT ENOUGH TO KEEP ANIMALS IN EXHIBITS
JUST FOR PEOPLE TO LOOK AT.
THERE HAS TO BE A HIGHER PURPOSE.
AND FOR US, IT'S CONSERVATION OF SPECIES IN THE WILD.
Man: ARE WE ROLLING?
Breheny: THE GENERAL PUBLIC WOULD NEVER
GET THE ACCESS THAT YOU ARE GONNA GET,
WHICH IS TO SEE WHAT GOES ON BEHIND THE SCENES EVERY DAY.
THAT'S HOW WE DO IT HERE IN THE BOOGIE DOWN BRONX.
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Flores: I'M WALKING TO THE MIDDLE OF THE EXHIBIT
TO MEET UP WITH THE TWO OTHER KEEPERS
WHO ARE READY TO PUSH ALL THE HERD THIS WAY, INTO HOLDING.
WE TYPICALLY DON'T LEAVE ANY ANIMALS OUT OVERNIGHT.
I'VE BEEN IN THE BRONX ZOO FOR 20 YEARS NOW,
AND FOR ABOUT 15 OF THOSE YEARS,
I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH SAMBAR DEER,
AND THERE'S NOTHING LIKE IT. I LOVE THEM.
OUR SAMBAR COLLECTION CONSISTS OF 11 MALES AND 4 FEMALES.
THEY ALSO SHARE AN EXHIBIT WITH INDIAN MUNTJAC,
NILGAI, ALSO HOG DEER.
A FEW DAYS AGO, I WALKED IN, AND I FOUND A SAMBAR FAWN.
Woman: COME ON. IT'S TIME TO GO HOME.
SHE WAS VERY LETHARGIC,
SO WE KNEW THERE WAS SOME CONCERN THERE.
THE KID WAS A REALLY SMALL KID, SO MOM WAS JUST --
LITERALLY, SHE CAME UP TO MOM'S KNEE.
AND BECAUSE SHE'S SO SMALL,
SHE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO REACH THE MOTHER'S UDDER.
IT WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO FEED. IT WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO NURSE.
I CALLED THE SUPERVISOR OVER.
THEY DETERMINED THAT THIS ANIMAL HAD TO BE HAND-REARED.
Dr. Bartlett: THIS FAWN IS HAVING SOME COMPLICATIONS,
WHICH MAY IN LARGE PART BE DUE TO THE FACT THAT
SHE DIDN'T NURSE FROM HER MOM,
AND SO, DID NOT GET ENOUGH COLOSTRUM,
WHICH IS HOW FAWNS AND CALVES GET ANTIBODIES
AND A PROPER IMMUNE SYSTEM.
AND SO, WE MADE THE DECISION TO PULL THAT ANIMAL,
AND BEGIN HAND-RAISING IT.
SO, THIS BABY HAS A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT AILMENTS GOING ON.
HER BLOOD GLUCOSE WAS VERY LOW.
IN HER HEART, SHE HAD A MURMUR,
AND SHE WAS BECOMING LAME ON ONE OF HER FRONT LEGS.
AND THEN, A BIT OF A WOUND THAT DEVELOPED
OVER ONE OF HER JOINTS ON HER FRONT LEG,
AND IT WAS BECOMING INCREASINGLY SWOLLEN.
THERE'S SO MUCH FLUID THAT'S RIGHT HERE.
AND SO, WE ASPIRATED THAT OUT.
SHE'S GOT A FRONT LEG THAT SHE CAN'T WALK ON.
PUT A CATHETER IN THE OTHER FRONT LEG.
IF THIS ANIMAL WAS BORN LIKE THIS IN WILD,
IT WOULDN'T HAVE SURVIVED MORE THAN A DAY OR TWO.
SHE'S GONNA BE A VERY TOUGH COOKIE AFTER ALL OF THIS.
WE'RE GONNA GO THROUGH EVERYTHING WE CAN
TO TRY TO KEEP THIS FAWN ALIVE AND HEALTHY,
AND HOPEFULLY GET HER TO THRIVE.
WE NEED YOU TO GET BETTER.
♪♪
Breheny: WE'RE GONNA GO UP TO THE WORLD OF BIRDS.
WE'RE GONNA LOOK AT THIS GALLERY WHERE WE EXHIBIT OUR HORNBILLS.
WE'RE GETTING READY TO BRING IN GREAT HORNBILLS
FROM THE SACRAMENTO ZOO,
WHICH WE HAVEN'T EXHIBITED HERE FOR QUITE A WHILE.
WE HAVE SEVERAL SPECIES OF HORNBILLS AT THE BRONX ZOO,
BOTH ASIAN AND AFRICAN.
THIS IS OUR PAIR OF KNOBBED HORNBILLS.
♪♪
ONE OF THE REALLY COOL BEHAVIORS THAT HORNBILLS EXHIBIT IS,
YOU CAN WATCH THE MALE OR THE FEMALE OFFER EACH OTHER FOOD.
AND THAT MEANS THAT THEY ARE REALLY A SOLIDLY BONDED PAIR,
AND THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE THAT THEY'RE GONNA BREED.
THEY ARE ONE OF MY FAVORITE GROUPS OF BIRDS.
THE REASON THAT WE'RE BRINGING THE HORNBILLS IN --
'CAUSE WE WANT TO USE THIS SPECIES TO EDUCATE PEOPLE
ABOUT THE PLIGHT THAT THESE BIRDS ARE IN,
BECAUSE THEIR HABITAT IS BEING CUT DOWN AND CLEARED
TO MAKE ROOM FOR OIL-PALM PLANTATIONS.
SO, WE'RE GONNA LOAD EVERYTHING UP HERE.
David: WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO TRIM SOME OF THIS UP, TOO.
-YEAH. -WE'RE GONNA NEED MORE THAN THIS.
DAVID, KEVIN, AND MYSELF ARE OUT TODAY
SCOUTING THE PARK
FOR APPROPRIATE PERCHING IN PREPARATION
FOR THE GREAT HORNBILLS' ARRIVAL.
IT'S KIND OF BIG.
I'M GONNA MAKE IT.
THERE'S A LOT TO CONSIDER WHEN SELECTING PERCHING.
YOU WANT SOMETHING THAT IS APPROPRIATE IN DIAMETER,
AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO LOOK AT THE TEXTURE OF YOUR BRANCH.
THEY NEED DIFFERENT TEXTURES THAT ARE GOOD FOR THEIR FEET.
AM I STICKING OUT MUCH ON THE SIDES?
NO, YOU'RE FINE. YOU'RE ALL RIGHT.
YOU'RE OKAY.
WE'RE SETTING UP QUARANTINE
BECAUSE WE'RE BRINGING BIRDS IN FROM ANOTHER ZOO.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT BIRD DOESN'T HAVE ANY DISEASES
THAT WILL COME IN TO OUR COLLECTION.
AND SO, WE'RE GONNA DO EXAMS ON THEM,
MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE ALL FINE.
LET'S DO THE LONG ONE FIRST.
Schmid: NOW, THE TRICK TO GETTING IT THROUGH THE DOOR IS TO GO FAST.
THE HORNBILLS WILL BE IN QUARANTINE FOR 30 DAYS
BEFORE THEY COME OVER TO THE WORLD OF BIRDS BUILDING,
WHERE THEY WILL GO ON EXHIBIT.
ALL RIGHT. SO, NOW, I NEED SOME TIE WIRE.
ALL RIGHT.
Schmid: WELL, ONCE YOU GET IT SECURED, YOU WANT TO PUSH IT BACK, RIGHT,
SO THEY CAN HOP FROM THIS TO THAT?
I THINK WE'VE DONE A NICE JOB IN SELECTING THE PERCHING.
OKAY. THAT'S IT FOR NOW.
ALL RIGHT.
Hils: WHEN NEW BIRDS ARRIVE, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT THEY ARRIVE SAFELY.
SO, YEAH, WE'RE EXCITED THAT THEY'RE COMING,
BUT THERE'S ALSO A BIT OF TREPIDATION AND NERVOUSNESS
ABOUT MAKING SURE EVERYTHING GOES PROPERLY.
I THINK WE'RE JUST ABOUT DONE.
♪♪
Fernandez: THIS IS THE ANGKOR FOREST.
THIS IS THE EXHIBIT WHERE WE HAVE OUR GAUR.
WE'RE GONNA BE TAKING SOME BAMBOO UP INTO THE EXHIBIT,
ALONG WITH SOME TREATS --
CUT-UP CARROTS, AND APPLES, AND SOME BANANAS.
SO, I'M GONNA BE PLACING SOME OF THIS BAMBOO HERE FOR OUR GAUR.
HEY, GUYS.
♪♪
EVEN THOUGH THEY DON'T DO MUCH THROUGHOUT THEIR DAY,
JUST THEIR SIZE ALONE WILL MAKE YOUR JAW DROP.
THAT'S THE START OF THEIR DAY --
PRETTY MUCH MINE, AS WELL.
Thomas: GAUR ARE THE THE WORLD'S LARGEST WILD CATTLE.
ADULT MALES CAN BE OVER 6 FEET AT THE SHOULDER,
AND WEIGH MORE THAN 2,000 POUNDS.
MASSIVELY BUILT ANIMALS, AND A MASSIVE SET OF HORNS.
HISTORICALLY, GAUR WERE FOUND THROUGHOUT MUCH OF SOUTH
AND SOUTHEAST ASIA.
TODAY, YOU CAN STILL SEE POPULATIONS IN INDIA AND NEPAL.
♪♪
WHILE GAUR ARE REALLY QUITE ADAPTABLE,
THEY ARE LISTED AS A VULNERABLE SPECIES.
THERE ARE ONLY FOUR ZOOS IN NORTH AMERICA THAT HAVE GAUR.
WE'LL BE RECEIVING A YOUNG MALE GAUR
AND A COUPLE OF FEMALES FROM SAN DIEGO
TO ADD TO THE GENE DIVERSITY OF OUR POPULATION.
WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS FOR THE GAUR?
Woman: OUR SHIPPER'S COMING TUESDAY,
AND SHOULD ARRIVE HERE AROUND NOON.
Thomas: OUR HOPE IS THAT, WHEN WE BRING THEM IN,
THEY'LL GO THROUGH THEIR QUARANTINE PERIOD
WITHOUT ANY INCIDENT.
AND THEN, WE'LL INTRODUCE THE GAUR,
AND ALLOW THEM TO BREED WITH ALL OF OUR FEMALES.
Vasquez: THESE ARE, OBVIOUSLY, LARGE ANIMALS.
I'M A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS.
Dr. Bartlett: WE THINK OUR BEST CHANCE OF BUILDING UP
THIS FAWN'S IMMUNE SYSTEM IS TO COLLECT BLOOD.
DO YOU CARE WHICH ONE I DART?
♪♪
SO, SHE GETS 10 MILLS OF COLOSTRUM.
♪♪
HI, BABY.
HI.
YOU TAKE IT?
WHAT A GOOD GIRL.
Dr. Bartlett: SO, THIS FAWN IS CERTAINLY NOT OUT OF THE WOODS.
BECAUSE SHE DIDN'T NURSE PROPERLY FROM HER MOTHER,
SHE DIDN'T GET PROPER IMMUNITY THROUGH THE COLOSTRUM.
Woman: YOU DRANK THE WHOLE BOTTLE.
WHAT A GOOD GIRL.
WE CAN'T TRY TO PLACE HER WITH ANOTHER NURSING SAMBAR DEER
BECAUSE WE ACTUALLY DON'T HAVE ANY MORE RIGHT NOW.
AND SO, WE THINK OUR BEST CHANCE OF BUILDING UP
THIS FAWN'S IMMUNE SYSTEM
IS TO ANESTHETIZE A HEALTHY ADULT SAMBAR, COLLECT BLOOD,
SO THAT WE CAN THEN GET THE PLASMA FROM THAT ANIMAL.
Man: ALL RIGHT. LET'S DO IT.
PLASMA IS JUST THE CLEAR COMPONENT OF THE BLOOD.
IT DOESN'T HAVE ANY CELLS IN IT.
SO, THE COOLER BAG IS IN THERE?
COOLER BAG.
-VACCINES, ET CETERA? -UH-HUH.
WE'RE GONNA TRANSFUSE THIS INTO OUR FAWN.
DO YOU CARE WHICH ONE I DART?
THAT ONE THAT'S CLOSEST IS PROBABLY THE EASIEST.
IT DOESN'T MATTER WHICH DEER WE TAKE THE BLOOD FROM.
FROM AN ANIMAL THE SIZE OF THIS MALE,
I CAN PROBABLY TAKE A COUPLE OF LITERS OF BLOOD SAFELY,
AND HE WOULDN'T EVEN NOTICE.
AND SO, IT WAS A PRETTY BENIGN PROCEDURE FOR HIM.
HE WON'T NOTICE THE EFFECTS.
I DID THE FAR ONE, 'CAUSE IT WAS THE BEST SHOT.
IT'S IN. IT'S GOOD.
HE JUST WENT DOWN.
YEAH, WE CERTAINLY HAVE ENOUGH FOR THE BABY, HERE,
SO LET'S TAKE OUT THE NEEDLE.
-ONE, TWO, THREE. -WE'RE GONNA ROLL HIM?
YEAH. ROLL HIM.
-OKAY. -OKAY.
-THERE YOU GO. -THERE HE IS.
-UH-HUH. -I AM HAPPY.
ANIMAL IS WAKING UP GREAT.
GOT A GOOD AMOUNT OF BLOOD.
ALL GOOD THINGS.
ALL RIGHT. SO, HERE WE GO.
HERE'S THE SAMPLE THAT WE COLLECTED IN OUR BLOOD BAG.
WE NEED TO LET THE BLOOD SIT OVERNIGHT IN A REFRIGERATOR,
'CAUSE IT NEEDS TIME TO HAVE THE HEAVY
RED BLOOD CELLS AND WHITE BLOOD CELLS
SETTLE OUT TO THE BOTTOM OF THE BAG,
SO THAT JUST THE CLEAR PLASMA REMAINS ON THE TOP.
AND WE DO IT IN A COLD ENVIRONMENT
SO THAT, IF THERE'S ANY RISK OF BACTERIA
THAT MIGHT HAVE CONTAMINATED THE BAG,
AT LEAST THAT'LL BE KEPT IN CHECK BY KEEPING IT COLD.
TOMORROW, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO PULL THAT PLASMA OUT OF THE BAG,
AND THEN TRANSFUSE OUR SAMBAR DEER WITH IT.
♪♪
Thomas: I DON'T KNOW HOW HIGH THE TRAILER IS,
SO WE SHOULD HAVE TWO OR THREE BAILS.
AND THE MANURE AND THE GRAIN BAG?
THAT, YOU CAN COLLECT, AND JUST KIND OF MAKE TRAILS
FROM EACH OF THE SHIP DOORS.
NO PROBLEM. I'LL GET STARTED.
TODAY, WE'RE SCHEDULED TO RECEIVE OUR THREE GAUR.
WE'RE GONNA BE UNLOADING OUR TWO FEMALES FIRST,
SHIFTING THEM OVER TO AN ADJACENT CORRAL.
THEN, WORK ON UNLOADING THE MALE.
AND THEN, IF EVERYTHING'S OKAY, THEN WE'LL REUNITE THEM.
ALL RIGHT. NOW THE FUN PART.
IN ORDER TO MOVE THE FEMALES TO THAT OTHER CORRAL,
WE'RE GONNA KIND OF JUST PUT A LITTLE FECES TRAIL...
...IN HOPES THAT THEY'LL FIND A LITTLE COMFORT IN THAT SCENT,
AND GET A LITTLE CURIOUS.
THIS IS LIKE A BREAD-CRUMB TRAIL --
JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE MESSY, AND A LITTLE BIT MORE STINKY.
ALL RIGHT.
HEY, WHAT'S UP, BUDDY? HOW YOU DOING, MAN?
WE'RE JUST GOING ALL THE WAY THROUGH.
WE'RE GONNA HEAD OUT TO ASIA.
OKAY.
♪♪
THESE ARE, OBVIOUSLY, LARGE ANIMALS.
THEY MIGHT BE REALLY STRESSED.
THEY MIGHT COME OUT OF THE TRAILER HOT.
SO, OUR MAIN GOAL AND CONCERNS ARE TO MAKE SURE THAT,
NOT ONLY THE ANIMALS ARE UNLOADED SAFELY,
BUT ALSO THAT THE PERSONNEL THAT ARE INVOLVED
ARE ALSO AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE.
I'M A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS. I HOPE IT GOES WELL.
NICE AND SMOOTH.
EVERYBODY'S GOT TO BE QUIET.
EVERYBODY'S GOT TO BE QUIET, 'CAUSE HE WANTS TO OPEN THIS UP
WITHOUT THESE GUYS GETTING REVVED UP.
♪♪
Man: I THINK THAT'S GOOD.
WHOA!
[ SNORTS ]
YEAH.
Thomas: GAUR ARE A LITTLE STANDOFFISH, SOMETIMES,
IF THERE IS A CHANGE IN THEIR ENVIRONMENT.
♪♪
Vasquez: GOT ONE DOWN.
Man: THAT'S TWO.
Vasquez: ONE'S OVER.
THEY'RE BOTH OVER.
AS SMOOTH AS IT CAN GO.
THAT WAS PRETTY FAST.
WE'RE JUST EMPTYING OUT THIS HALF OF THE TRAILER
SO WE CAN MAKE MORE ROOM FOR THE MALES WHO ARE GOING THROUGH.
♪♪
YOU WANT ME TO RELEASE? -YEP.
Man #2: THAT WAS QUICK.
JUST TRYING TO GET HIM SHIFTED OVER.
-HE'S IN. -CLOSE IT. -HE'S OVER.
Breheny: SMOOTH AS SILK.
♪♪
A MOVE LIKE THIS IS SUCCESSFUL
BECAUSE EVERYBODY INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS,
FROM THE PEOPLE IN SAN DIEGO,
TO THE TRANSPORTER, TO THE PEOPLE HERE IN THE BRONX,
ARE ALL INVESTED IN GETTING THESE ANIMALS HERE,
AND GETTING THEM HERE SAFELY.
Thomas: WE'LL LET THEM SETTLE IN.
YOU KNOW, THEY'LL HAVE THEIR 30-DAY QUARANTINE PERIOD,
AND, YOU KNOW, AFTER THAT, WE'LL BEGIN THE PROCESS
OF INTRODUCING THEM INTO OUR HERD.
WE HAVE A PAIR OF GREAT HORNBILLS COMING IN TODAY.
Man: OH, MAN. HE'S COOL.
Dr. Bartlett: NOW THAT SHE'S DOING A BIT BETTER,
I CAN NOW FOCUS A LITTLE BIT MORE ON HOW CUTE SHE IS.
♪♪
Woman: HEY, KIN.
WE TOOK PLASMA FROM A HEALTHY ADULT SAMBAR
AND TRANSFUSED IT INTO OUR SICK FAWN.
I'M TRYING TO TAKE A RESPIRATORY RATE EVERY COUPLE MINUTES,
AND I'M ALSO WATCHING IF THERE'S CHANGES IN HOW SHE'S BREATHING.
Dr. Bartlett: TRANSFUSIONS CAN HAVE COMPLICATIONS,
BUT OUR FAWN DID GREAT.
♪♪
THE FAWN'S 6 WEEKS OLD NOW.
SHE'S CONTINUED TO SUCKLE REALLY WELL.
SHE'S GAINING WEIGHT.
Woman #2: VERY GOOD JOB.
SHE'S BEARING MORE WEIGHT ON THAT SORE LEG.
THE SWELLING IS STARTING TO GO DOWN.
NOW THAT SHE'S DOING A BIT BETTER,
AND I CAN MAYBE WORRY A LITTLE BIT LESS ABOUT HER.
I CAN NOW FOCUS A LITTLE BIT MORE ON HOW CUTE SHE IS.
I'M IMPRESSED WITH HOW FAR SHE'S COME,
AND SO, SHE'S READY TO GET SOME UPGRADED QUARTERS.
SHE'S READY TO HAVE SOME MORE SPACE,
SO THAT SHE CAN STRETCH HER LEGS,
GET MORE EXERCISE, GET HER MUSCLES STRONGER.
-OOH. -NICE.
♪♪
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
GETTING USED TO HER NEW SURROUNDINGS,
SNIFFING THE SMELLS, AND WALKING AROUND.
VERY ENCOURAGING.
FOR HER TO GET TO THIS POINT OF MOVING OUT TO THE BARN,
AND LOOKING STRONG,
WE'RE PLEASED WITH THE PROGRESS SHE'S MAKING.
WE'RE HOPING TO BE ABLE TO GET HER BACK OUT WITH THE HERD SOON.
♪♪
-ALL RIGHT. -GOOD MORNING.
Oehler: WE HAVE A PAIR OF GREAT HORNBILLS
COMING IN TODAY FROM SACRAMENTO ZOO,
AND WE'RE GONNA SET THEM UP IN QUARANTINE.
THEY'LL HAVE THEIR HEALTH CHECK THERE,
TO HAVE SOME MEDICAL EXAM, AND MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S GOOD.
HOPEFULLY, WITHIN THE NEXT SEASON OR TWO,
WE'LL GET THEM TO START PRODUCING SOME OFFSPRING.
[ SQUAWKING ]
Schmid: THAT'S A BIG VOICE.
THAT BIG VOICE IS VERY IMPORTANT.
THESE BIRDS HAVE TO BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE
IN A VERY, VERY LARGE AREA.
SO, THAT IS QUITE NORMAL, THAT SOUND.
Man: OH, MAN. HE'S COOL.
WHICH ONE DO YOU WANT? YOU WANT A WING?
ALL RIGHT. WE'RE READY?
WE'RE GOOD.
OKAY.
Schmid: THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS THAT I'M GONNA BE LOOKING FOR
WHEN THEY'RE RELEASED --
THAT THEY IMMEDIATELY FLY UP TO THE PERCHING.
THEY'RE NOT A GROUND-DWELLING BIRD.
GOOD BOY.
NEXT.
OKAY. PUT HER DOWN ON A PERCH.
♪♪
THE BIRDS ARE BEAUTIFUL -- ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL.
IT'S GREAT TO HAVE THEM HERE.
IMMEDIATELY, WE ALREADY SAW THE MALE OFFERING THE FEMALE FOOD.
HE WAS ACTUALLY PREENING HIS FEATHERS.
THEY BOTH SETTLED IN QUITE COMFORTABLY.
Oehler: FIRST TWO NIGHTS, GIVE THEM A LOT OF LIGHT,
AND THEN WE BACK IT DOWN A LITTLE AT A TIME.
Oehler: THEY'LL SPEND 30 DAYS IN THE QUARANTINE ENCLOSURE.
WE'LL MONITOR THEIR HEALTH, WE'LL MAKE SURE
THAT THEY'RE ACCLIMATED, THAT THEY'RE FEEDING WELL.
AND THEN, AFTER THAT, WE'LL MOVE THEM TO THEIR DISPLAY AREA
IN THE WORLD OF BIRDS.
-HOW YOU DOING? -YOU READY?
Woman #3: YEP.
LET'S SEE WHAT SHE DOES.
♪♪
Vasquez: ALL THREE ARE IN THE BARN?
YEAH, THAT MALE IS TUCKED AWAY IN THE CORNER.
OKAY.
WELL, LET'S GIVE IT A SHOT.
SO, THE THREE GAUR THAT WE RECEIVED FROM SAN DIEGO
HAVE BEEN IN QUARANTINE FOR TWO WEEKS,
AND WE NEED TO GET THEM USED TO SHIFTING INTO DIFFERENT SPACES,
JUST LIKE THE REST OF OUR HERD.
IT'S VERY BASIC TO TRAIN ANY ANIMAL TO SHIFT.
YOU JUST USE WHATEVER THEY LIKE.
THEY'RE VERY FOOD-MOTIVATED.
THEY'LL COME AND SHIFT OVER FOR GRAIN.
THEY'LL SHIFT OVER FOR HAY.
SOMETIMES, WE'LL THROW CUT FRUIT.
THEY'RE ALL SECURED IN THERE, RIGHT, DAVE?
YEAH, THEY'RE ALL LOCKED OVER.
HEY THERE, GAUR.
WE'LL SHAKE THE TUBS. WE'LL CALL OUT TO THE GIRLS OR THE BOYS...
HEY THERE, GAUR.
...SO THAT THEY HEAR THAT, AND THEY ASSOCIATE THAT SOUND
AND THAT VOICE WITH SOMETHING POSITIVE.
GOOD IDEA TO KIND OF PUT SOME BAIT IN FRONT OF THE SHIFT DOORS
SO THAT THEY CAN SEE IT FROM A DISTANCE.
AND, AS YOU CAN SEE, THE PEACOCKS ENJOY IT, AS WELL.
WELL, THEY'RE ALREADY UP. -ALL RIGHTY.
Fernandez: SO, I'M GONNA OPEN UP THIS SOUTH DOOR.
YEP. THAT'S WHERE THEY'RE AT.
♪♪
GO ON, KIDS.
COME ON, GUYS.
COME ON.
RIGHT NOW, THE MALE'S INSIDE THE BARN,
AND THE TWO FEMALES ARE FACING TOWARDS THE DOOR
THAT WE WANT THEM TO GO THROUGH.
Fernandez: IT'S A PROCESS.
IT'S TAKING THEM SOME TIME TO GET USED TO THIS ROUTINE.
Vasquez: EVENTUALLY, THEY'LL KIND OF WANDER OVER,
BUT THERE'S NO NEED TO RUSH THINGS.
GUESS THEY'RE GONNA LAY DOWN.
SO, WE GOT OURSELVES A GAUR LOGJAM.
LOOKS LIKE THERE'S NO RUSH ON THEIR PART.
Vasquez: I BET ONCE WE PUT THEM WITH THE REST OF THE HERD,
IT'S GONNA BE MUCH FASTER.
♪♪
THAT ONE IS SMALL.
♪♪
Woman: GOOD JOB. ALMOST DONE.
THAT'S IT.
NICE.
GOT A LOT OF ENERGY.
YOU WANT TO TAKE THIS?
YOU CAN EAT THIS.
MAYBE?
YOU'RE SO SILLY.
OH. LOOK. SHE HAS IT IN HERE MOUTH RIGHT NOW.
GOOD GIRL.
Dr. Bartlett: THE FAWN HAS BEEN MAKING GREAT PROGRESS.
SHE'S CONTINUED TO FEED WELL, REALLY, SINCE SHE CAME HERE.
HER WOUNDS ARE HEALED UP.
SHE'S GETTING STRONGER.
I THINK THIS FAWN IS HEALTHY ENOUGH
TO GO BACK TO THE UPLANDS.
IT'S JUST A MATTER OF GETTING HER TRANSITIONED SOCIALLY.
THAT'S OUR NEXT BIG HURDLE.
HI, GUYS.
Woman #2: COMING TO TAKE MY LITTLE BABY GIRL AWAY?
-A LITTLE BIT. -WE'LL BRING HER BACK.
Flores: MAYBE.
THE ULTIMATE GOAL HERE IS TO GET THE FAWN BACK WITH THE HERD,
SO SHE CAN LIVE ON-EXHIBIT, AND BE WITH OTHER DEER.
WE DON'T WANT TO RUSH THE PROCESS,
BECAUSE THERE CAN BE NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES.
SHE CAN INJURE HERSELF.
SHE COULD NOT BE ACCEPTED BY THE REST OF THE HERD.
Woman #2: ONE, TWO, THREE.
Flores: THE FIRST STEP IN THE PROCESS WOULD BE TO ACCLIMATE HER
TO HER NEW SURROUNDINGS.
Woman #2: ALL RIGHT. WE'LL SEE YOU IN A COUPLE HOURS, BABY GIRL.
Flores: HOW YOU DOING?
Woman #3: THE GENERAL GOAL FOR TODAY IS TO INTRODUCE HER
TO WHAT WILL BE HER NEW HOME,
SO THAT SHE'LL HEAR THE SOUNDS, AND THE SMELLS,
AND GET A VISUAL OF A BIG CORRAL.
SHE HASN'T HAD THAT KIND OF EXPOSURE BEFORE.
SHE'S BEEN KIND OF SHELTERED, LIVING IN THE HOSPITAL.
SO, WE'RE DOING A TRIAL RUN FOR HER,
TO SEE HOW SHE REACTS TO EVERYTHING.
♪♪
OH, BOY.
♪♪
WHERE'S HER HEAD?
OKAY.
YOU READY? -YEP.
Woman #3: LET'S SEE WHAT SHE DOES.
HI, KIN.
♪♪
Flores: HELLO.
THERE YOU GO.
♪♪
ALL RIGHT. THE SOUND DOESN'T SEEM TO BOTHER HER.
NO. SHE'S NOT NERVOUS AT ALL.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE SEEN HER
SINCE SHE WAS BROUGHT UP TO THE HEALTH CENTER.
THIS IS ACTUALLY VERY GOOD.
SHE'S TAKING HER TIME, PICKING UP DIFFERENT SCENTS AROUND.
SHE'S VERY CALM WITH THE NOISE IN THE BACKGROUND.
I FEEL ALMOST LIKE A PROUD PARENT, YOU KNOW?
YOU WATCHED THIS SAMBAR FAWN GROW UP.
YOU WATCHED THEM, YOU KNOW, BORN.
SO, LIKE, IT JUST HAS THAT FEELING.
I HAVE A FEELING OF BEING VERY OVERPROTECTIVE, VERY FATHERLY.
TODAY, IT SEEMS LIKE SHE DID REALLY WELL.
SHE DIDN'T SEEM ANXIOUS OR SCARED.
NEXT TIME SHE COMES BACK,
WE'LL INTRODUCE HER TO OTHER DEER.
AND HOPEFULLY, IT'LL GO WELL,
AND SHE CAN BE ABLE TO STAY HERE.
Hils: TODAY, WE'RE MOVING THE GREAT HORNBILLS
INTO THEIR EXHIBIT AT THE WORLD OF BIRDS.
Schmid: THERE WAS A LOT OF BUILD UP...
...BUT NOW, THE ICING ON THE CAKE.
THE BIRDS ARE GONNA BE HERE.
-SHE'S READY TO GO. -OKAY, MAMA, HERE WE GO.
Hils: SHE'S READY TO GO.
TODAY, WE'RE TAKING OUR SAMBAR FAWN OUT TO ASIA,
AND SHE IS GONNA MEET SOME OF OUR HOG DEAR.
♪♪
Woman: COME ON.
LET'S GO INSIDE.
HI, GIRLY.
OKAY. COME ON.
LET'S GO.
WHO'S A BIG GIRL? WE CAN DO IT.
HEY, WE'RE HERE FOR THE SAMBAR.
I'LL BE RIGHT OUT.
Doherty: TODAY, WE'RE TAKING OUR SAMBAR FAWN OUT TO ASIA.
Woman: YOU CAN DO IT. YOU'S A BIG GIRL.
IN WE GO.
Doherty: SHE IS GONNA MEET OTHER DEER.
SO THIS IS GONNA BE A BIG DEAL FOR HER,
'CAUSE WE'RE JUST GONNA SEE WHAT HER REACTION IS
TO SEEING OTHER ANIMALS.
OKAY. WE'LL SEE YOU IN A LITTLE BIT.
WE'RE SCHEDULED TO BE OUT THERE MOST OF THE DAY.
-OKAY. -BUT WE'LL SEE HOW IT GOES.
-OKAY. -HOPEFULLY...
YEP.
-...IT'LL BE GOOD. -THANKS, GUYS.
-THANK YOU. -OKAY. SEE YOU IN A LITTLE BIT.
Doherty: SO, WE'RE NOT GONNA INTRODUCE THE FAWN TO THE SAMBAR HERD
JUST BECAUSE SHE'S A LITTLE BIT SMALL.
SHE'S GONNA GET INTRODUCED TO THE HOG DEER,
JUST 'CAUSE THEY'RE SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT MORE HER SIZE,
AND PROBABLY LESS PROBLEMATIC FOR HER.
OUR SAMBAR HERD IS MOSTLY MALES,
AND RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE GOING INTO BREEDING MODE.
SO, THEY'RE IN A LITTLE BIT MORE OF AN AGGRESSIVE PHASE.
SO, THEY COULD BE MORE TROUBLESOME
FOR SOMEBODY HER SIZE.
OKAY.
-JUST GONNA PUT HER HERE ON THE EVEN GROUND. -YEP.
SO, I GUESS WE'LL LET HER OUT.
HE'S GONNA -- CARLOS AND THOSE GUYS
ARE GONNA PUSH THE HOG DEER INTO THAT CORRAL.
YEP.
ONCE EVERYTHING IS SETTLED, WE'LL OPEN THAT DOOR AND...
-YEP. SEE WHAT HAPPENS. -...LET THE GAMES BEGIN.
-YEP. -I'LL JUST CALL.
THERE YOU GO, LITTLE GIRL.
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YOU'RE GONNA SEE SOME HOG DEER.
SUPERVISOR TWO, ARE YOU READY?
YEAH, GO AHEAD. YOU COULD OPEN THE DOOR.
♪♪
COME ON. YOU GOT TO GO SEE YOUR FRIENDS.
COME ON.
SHE'S A LITTLE NERVOUS.
IT'S OKAY. IT'S OKAY.
COME ON. IT'S OKAY, MAMA.
Doherty: SHE'S NEVER HAD A SOCIAL LIFE,
SO SHE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT IT IS TO BE SOCIAL WITH OTHER ANIMALS.
SO, I THINK THE BIGGEST CONCERN IS JUST THAT,
HOW SHE'S GONNA REACT TO SEEING OTHER ANIMALS --
SO, WHETHER OR NOT SHE'S GONNA BEHAVE APPROPRIATELY,
IF SHE'S GONNA GET NERVOUS, SCARED.
WE'RE JUST GONNA HAVE TO WATCH HER OVERALL BEHAVIOR.
-IT'S OKAY, MAMA. -IT'S OKAY.
-THERE YOU GO. -HERE THEY COME.
GO SEE THEM.
-IT'S OKAY. -YOU'RE FINE.
Man: OH, THIS IS GREAT.
THIS IS GREAT.
Doherty: GOOD GIRLS.
THAT WAS GOOD.
YEAH, IT WAS GOOD. SHE KNOWS THAT THEY'RE THERE.
ARE YOU DONE? YOU MET ONE OF THE FEMALES.
YEAH, WE MAY WANT TO JUST BACK OUT OF HERE FOR RIGHT NOW...
-OKAY. -...AND SHE HOW SHE DOES BY HERSELF.
SHE KNOWS THEY'RE THERE.
THEY KNOW THAT SHE'S HERE.
THERE SHE GOES.
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SHE'S, LIKE, RUNNING WITH THE HERD.
YOU'RE A SHOW-OFF.
Man #2: OH, NOW SHE'S -- NOW SHE'S HAVING FUN.
-YEAH. SHE'S ENJOYING IT. -NOW, SHE'S SHOWING OFF.
SHE'S LIKE, "OH, I GOT MY BACK HERE.
EVERYTHING'S COOL." LOOK, LOOK.
GOODBYE.
SEE YA.
Flores: I THINK TODAY'S INTERACTION WITH THE HOG DEER
WAS DEFINITELY A SUCCESS.
THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT WE LOOK FOR --
A LITTLE BIT OF INTERACTION, BUT NOTHING OVERBOARD.
NO FIGHTING, NO FLARE-UPS.
I THINK THIS WENT REALLY WELL.
THERE YOU GO.
SHE'S COME SUCH A LONG WAY FROM THE MOMENT
I FOUND HER TO THIS MOMENT RIGHT NOW.
IT'S A GREAT FEELING.
I FEE LIKE THAT WE'VE DONE OUR JOB WELL.
WHEN I LOOK AT THIS SAMBAR FAWN,
I SEE A LOT OF HOPE, A LOT OF PLANS FOR THE FUTURE.
♪♪
HEY, THAT'S AWESOME.
HERE AT THE ZOO, WE MAINTAIN THE HEALTH OF THE FOREST,
AND WE PRUNE WHERE NECESSARY.
AND THEN, WE USE THE PRUNED BRANCHES FOR OUR EXHIBITS.
WE'RE MOVING ONE OF THE BRANCHES INTO THE WORLD OF BIRDS
TO USE AS PERCHING FOR THE GREAT HORNBILLS.
WE ARE TRYING TO REPLICATE THEIR HABITAT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
IT'S IMPORTANT FOR AN ANIMAL THAT LIVES
IN THE TOP OF THE CANOPY TO BE HIGH UP.
AND SO, YOU'VE GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU GET THEM HIGH UP
WITH GOOD PERCHING AND LARGE EXHIBITS.
Man: READY? ONE, TWO, THREE.
LET'S GO.
Schmid: OKAY. THIS IS THE HARD PART.
WE WANT TO BRING THE PERCH IN AS INTACT AS POSSIBLE.
-YOU'VE GOT TO LIFT THAT SIDE A LITTLE. -GO UP.
Man: YEAH, GO UP. KEEP YOUR HEAD DOWN.
SORRY.
Schmid: THE GOAL IS TO GET THE ENTIRE BRANCH INTO THE EXHIBIT
WITHOUT LOSING ANY LIMBS.
SO, I'M GONNA BE HOLDING MY BREATH A LOT
AS THE GUYS COME THROUGH THE DOORS.
Man: YEP, YEP.
YEP, JUST GO.
Man #2: GONNA DIG THE HOLE FIRST?
Hils: I'M FIGURING THAT WE'RE GOING RIGHT HERE.
Schmid: SO, THE PLAN IS, WE'LL PUT IT IN THE HOLE,
AND THEN, I'M GONNA GO UPSTAIRS AND SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.
Hils: THE GREAT-HORNBILL EXHIBIT IS ABOUT 70 FOOT TALL.
IT'S GOT HEAVY VEGETATION --
THE COMBINATION OF LIVING TREES AS WELL AS DEAD,
FALLEN BRANCHES FROM OUR OWN FOREST.
WE'LL SWAP OUT THE OLD BRANCHES EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS,
AND THEN, WE PUT IN NEW ONES.
I THINK THAT MIGHT BE DEEP ENOUGH.
YEAH. I THINK YOU'RE FINE.
-ARE WE IN YET? -PULL THIS SIDE UP.
-ONE, TWO, THREE. -GO UP.
-ALL RIGHT. -UP, UP, UP. -UP, UP, UP. STAY UP.
SO, IT'S LIKE MOVING FURNITURE.
WE'RE GONNA DO IT THREE OR FOUR TIMES.
NO, WE ARE NOT DOING IT THREE OR FOUR TIMES.
WE ARE DOING IT ONE TIME.
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Schmid: OKAY. SO, NOW, YOU NEED TO ROTATE IT LEFT TO RIGHT.
-OKAY. -ALL RIGHT. READY?
ONE, TWO, THREE.
-WHAT'S THAT LIKE? -Okay.
ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOOD.
GENTLEMEN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ROCK 'N' ROLL. UNBELIEVABLE.
THE EXHIBIT IS READY.
THERE WAS A LOT OF BUILD-UP, BUT NOW IS THE ICING ON THE CAKE.
THE BIRDS ARE GONNA BE HERE.
OKAY, SO, HOPEFULLY, SHE'S GONNA GO UP THERE.
-SHE'S READY TO GO. -OKAY, MAMA. HERE WE GO.
SHE'S READY TO GO.
OH, NICE.
THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL.
ALL RIGHT, BUBBY. LET'S GO SEE HER.
HE'S FACING YOU.
OKAY, HERE. HE'S GONNA...
YEP. OKAY. HE'S OUT.
NOW, I JUST WANT TO STARE AT THEM.
THAT WAS A BEAUTIFUL RELEASE.
THEY IMMEDIATELY FLEW TO THE PERCHING,
WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
SO, EVERYTHING WAS JUST PERFECT.
ALL RIGHT. SHE'S ON THE NEW BRANCH.
SO, THE NEW TREE IS DEFINITELY ABLE TO HANDLE THEIR WEIGHT.
SHE'S GETTING AROUND WELL.
SHE JUST HOPPED FROM ONE LIMB TO THE OTHER.
AND HE'S KIND OF JUST SITTING BACK HERE.
SO, THEY'RE ALL KIND OF TAKING IT IN, 'CAUSE THIS IS NEW.
WE DID A LOT OF MODIFICATIONS TO THE EXHIBIT
IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE SUCH A LARGE SPECIES OF BIRDS
AS THE GREAT HORNBILL.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF PERCHING,
SO THAT THE BIRDS CAN MAKE THEIR WAY UP
TO THE TOP OF THE CANOPY.
OH, SHE WANTS US TO SEE.
YEAH, SHE DOES.
SHE WANTS YOU TO LOOK AT HER.
OH, LOOK AT HER, THERE. THAT'S GREAT.
SHE LOOKS TOTALLY COOL.
Girl: IS THAT IT? SOMETHING'S MOVING UP THERE.
Oehler: WE'RE ALL EXCITED TO HAVE THE GREAT HORNBILLS ON EXHIBIT.
AND IN THAT AREA THAT'S SO VERTICAL,
AND SHOWS THE BIRDS OFF SO WELL.
SO, THE FEMALE'S UP ON TOP, AND THE MALE'S DOWN BELOW.
THEY GARNER THE ATTENTION OF THE PUBLIC,
SO THAT WE CAN IMPART THAT EDUCATION
AND CONSERVATION MESSAGE.
AND, OVERALL, IT'S JUST A HUGE SUCCESS.
SO, THESE GUYS ARE VERY SUSPICIOUS OF CHANGE.
GO AHEAD, KIDS.
YOU'RE ABOUT TO MEET SOME NEW FRIENDS.
♪♪
Doherty: YOU SEE MORE THAN A NOSE?
Vasquez: I THINK THEY'RE ALL IN THIS ONE.
YEAH.
ALL I SAW WAS A NOSE PEEKING OUT
FROM UNDERNEATH ONE OF THE FLAPS.
Vasquez: OUR THREE GAUR THAT CAME FROM SAN DIEGO
ARE DONE WITH QUARANTINE,
SO WE'RE READY TO INTRODUCE THEM TO OUR GAUR HERD.
SO, THE FIRST PHASE IS TO GET THEM INTO NUMBER EIGHT,
SO MAYBE WE SHOULD ALL STEP BACK.
Phil: DO WE WANT TO GET A LITTLE MORE GRAIN?
YOU CAN PUT THIS GRAIN IN. I TOOK THE GRAIN OUT.
Doherty: SO, IF YOU WANT TO PUT THAT IN...
-OKAY. -OKAY.
WE'RE GOOD?
Thomas: SO, WE SHOULD JUST MOVE AWAY, SO PHIL CAN DO HIS THING.
YOU GUYS ARE UP.
Vasquez: OH, THAT'S NICE.
♪♪
THE GOAL IS TO SPLIT OFF AT LEAST A COUPLE OF OUR FEMALES
FROM OUR GAUR HERD, AND START THIS INTRODUCTION.
Fernandez: IT'S BETTER FOR OUR NEW GAUR
TO BE INTRODUCED INTO A SMALLER GROUP.
IT'S A LITTLE LESS INTIMIDATING FOR THEM.
IT'S KIND OF LIKE YOU STEPPING INTO A ROOM,
AND MEETING A TON OF NEW PEOPLE THAT YOU DON'T KNOW,
AND YOU CAN GET KIND OF NERVOUS.
LOOK AT THE GIRL WANDERING TOWARDS US.
WANT TO START PLAYING WITH IT. -I THINK WE CAN TRY.
OKAY.
♪♪
Vasquez: YOU'RE GONNA TELL US, RIGHT?
YOU GOT ONE GIRL, AND THEN, YOU GOT BOYS BEHIND YOU,
SO MAYBE SHUT IT.
GET READY, DAVE.
-CLOSE IT. -OKAY. CLOSE IT.
TWO FEMALES.
IT'S OPEN.
THEY'RE LOOKING.
LOOKING AT THE CAMERA.
COME ON, GIRLS.
YEAH, SHE'S LOOKING AT THE CAMERA.
COME ON, GIRL. FORGET ABOUT THE CAMERA.
ONE IS THROUGH.
COME ON, GIRL. GO ON.
SHE'S THROUGH.
SO, THESE GUYS ARE VERY SUSPICIOUS OF CHANGE.
SO, ONCE WE START CLOSING DOORS THAT WE NORMALLY DON'T CLOSE,
AND SPLITTING THAT HERD INTO A SMALLER NUMBER,
THEY KIND OF DIG THEIR HEELS IN.
THEY MIGHT MOVE SLOW,
AND IF YOU GET THEM ONE OR TWO AT A TIME, THAT'S FINE.
HEY, YOU GOT A GIRL COMING.
OKAY. TAKE THAT. TAKE IT.
OH, YEAH.
YOU'VE GOT TWO GIRLS, RIGHT?
-TWO GIRLS. -EXCELLENT.
OKAY.
SO, WE WERE ABLE TO SEPARATE THE FOUR FEMALES AWAY FROM OUR HERD.
WE'LL JUST MOVE THEM FROM ONE CORRAL TO THE OTHER...
...AND THEN, FINALLY MOVE THEM INTO THE CORRAL,
WHERE WE'RE GONNA INTRODUCE THE THREE SAN DIEGO GAUR.
IT'S NOT THAT EASY TO TAKE APART AND REARRANGE A GAUR PUZZLE.
Fernandez: GO AHEAD, KIDS.
YOU'RE ABOUT TO MEET SOME NEW FRIENDS.
HOPING THEY TURN OUT TO BE FRIENDS.
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
JUST KIND OF STANDING THERE, LOOKING AT EACH OTHER.
JUST WHAT YOU WANT.
IT'S NICE. NICE AND CALM.
GOOD.
Vasquez: EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE GOING PRETTY SMOOTH.
EVERYBODY SEEMS TO BE GETTING ALONG.
THEY'RE KIND OF CURIOUS.
WE'RE ONE STEP CLOSER TO OBTAINING OUR GOAL,
WHICH IS TO HAVE THESE FEMALES BRED,
AND EVENTUALLY HAVE SOME CALVES.
YEAH, THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT WE WANT.
SO, WE'RE GETTING THERE.
WELL, GOOD JOB, EVERYBODY. IT WAS NICE.