BATU AND SARNAI ARE BEING HELD IN OUR CLINIC SPACE.
THEY HAVE POLAR OPPOSITE PERSONALITIES.
IT'S GONNA BE REALLY INTERESTING TO SEE
HOW THE TWO CATS INTERACT.
HI, SWEET GIRL.
YOU COULD SAY THEY ARE THE ORIGINAL GRUMPY CAT.
ANYTIME I'M TEACHING ANYONE ABOUT HYENAS
AND TRAINING THEM, YOU JUST HAVE TO BE
SUPER FOCUSED AND DILIGENT.
THEY HAVE THE MOST POWERFUL BITE OF ANY MAMMAL.
IRAY WAS FOUND WITH A WOUND THIS MORNING.
BY FAR THE WORST LEMUR WOUND I'VE EVER SEEN.
WOW. "WOW" IS RIGHT.
YELLOW-HEADED BOX TURTLES
ARE A CRITICALLY ENDANGERED SPECIES.
VERY CLOSE TO HATCHING,
SO HOPEFULLY WITHIN THE WEEK OR TWO,
WE'LL HAVE SOME MORE BABIES.
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, 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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♪♪
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
♪♪
[ ANIMALS CALLING ]
♪♪
Moore: IRAY WAS FOUND WITH A WOUND THIS MORNING.
SO OUR PLAN NOW IS TO GET OUR HANDS ON HIM OF COURSE,
SO WE CAN ADDRESS THE WOUND.
WE'LL GIVE THE INJECTION OF THE ANESTHETIC DRUG
FROM THE NET INTO THE CRATE.
BY THE TIME WE GET TO THE HEALTH CENTER,
HE SHOULD BE HOPEFULLY PRETTY MUCH ON HIS WAY
TO BEING ANESTHETIZED.
ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY.
ALL RIGHT, VERY GOOD.
EVERYONE'S GOT A FACE MASK?
YES, THEY HAVE MASKS.
SO YOU SEE HIM, HE'S UP HERE.
♪♪
COME ON LITTLE MAN.
HI, COME!
THIS MORNING I WAS CHECKING ON OUR RED RUFFED LEMURS
AND I NOTICED IRAY, ONE OF OUR RED RUFFED KIDS
WAS JUST ACTING A BIT OFF.
COME ON HANDSOME!
I NOTICED THAT HE WAS LIMPING.
I COULD SEE THAT HE HAD THIS LACERATION
IN HIS INNER THIGH.
HI!
GOOD BOY!
VERY GOOD BOY.
WE NEVER LIKE TO SEE ANYTHING NEGATIVE
HAPPEN TO OUR ANIMALS.
SORRY, LITTLE BUDDY.
THERE YOU GO, ALL RIGHT.
McCann: OUR KEEPERS ARE CRITICAL
TO THE DAILY CARE OF THE ANIMALS.
AND IN THIS CASE, THERE WAS AN INJURY
THAT WAS NOTICED IMMEDIATELY.
I'LL CHECK, ONE SECOND.
SO CUTE!
IRAY IS OUR FIVE-MONTH-OLD RED RUFFED LEMUR.
HE'S ONE OF THREE BORN THIS YEAR.
THERE HE IS. COME ON.
HE IS VERY ENERGETIC.
HE JUST NEEDS TO BE THE CENTER OF ATTENTION.
OH, HI!
WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 11 RED RUFFED LEMURS
HERE AT THE BRONX ZOO.
[ LEMURS CALLING ]
RED RUFFED LEMURS ARE CRITICALLY ENDANGERED,
AND THEY'RE ONLY FOUND IN MADAGASCAR.
WHEN THEY'RE ON EXHIBIT,
YOU MAY SEE THEM SUNNING THEMSELVES.
THEY'LL EITHER BE DOING ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.
OR THEY'LL BE LEAPING AND JUMPING ALL AROUND.
I LOVE HOW CURIOUS THEY ARE.
WHAT ARE THEY DOING?
THEY'RE JUST BEING NOSEY.
THEY'RE JUST VERY SPECIAL.
[ LEMURS CONTINUE CALLING ]
OKAY.
♪♪
IT'S WORSE THAN I THOUGHT IT WAS.
YEAH. GOOD THING WE GOT HIM IN HERE.
YEAH.
IT'S SHOCKING HOW THERE COULD BE SUCH A LARGE WOUND,
AND THEY DON'T REALLY SHOW IT.
WHEN A KEEPER SAW HIM COME OFF EXHIBIT, HE WAS WALKING.
A PERSON WOULD JUST BE FLAT OUT ON THE FLOOR.
LIKE HE WAS JUST WALKING AROUND.
THERE'S A FAIR AMOUNT OF CONTAMINATION IN THERE,
SO WE'LL HAVE TO DO SOME FLUSHING.
HEART RATE IS STEADY.
Woman: 132 STABLE.
WE'LL FLUSH THE WOUND TO REMOVE
ANY DEBRIS THAT KIND OF GOT INSIDE THE WOUND
FROM IT BEING OPEN DURING THE EVENING.
THERE'S DEEPER TRAUMA THERE.
I AM SUSPICIOUS THIS IS MORE OF A LACERATION
FROM JUST SOMETHING IN HIS ENVIRONMENT.
IT'S REALLY HARD TO TELL BECAUSE WE DIDN'T SEE IT HAPPEN.
SO I JUST GOT TO PUT SOME SUTURES IN.
WE'RE ALMOST DONE THERE, BUDDY.
[ MONITOR BEEPING ]
OKEY DOKEY.
Wrubel: HE'S LOOKING AT YOU NOW, HE'S PRETTY AWAKE.
HE'S AWAKE.
YOU'RE GOOD!
HI, WHAT HAPPENED?
HI, DRUNK MONKEY.
AS SOON AS HE'S SEEMINGLY BRIGHT ENOUGH
TO COME OUT OF THE CRATE, YOU CAN LET HIM COME OUT.
Wrubel: IT'S GONNA BE A PROCESS TO LET HIM HEAL,
BUT IT'S PROBABLY GONNA BE SEVERAL BANDAGE CHANGES
AND START HIM ON ANTIBIOTICS.
HE'S GONNA GO BACK WITH HIS FAMILY,
THAT'S USUALLY THE BEST THING TO DO.
AND THEN THE KEEPERS ARE GONNA JUST MONITOR HIM,
MAKE SURE THAT HE'S MOVING OKAY, EATING OKAY.
WE'LL HAVE TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
♪♪
Breheny: WCS OPERATES FOUR ZOOS AND AN AQUARIUM
IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK.
EVERYBODY ALL OVER THE WORLD KNOWS ABOUT THE BRONX ZOO.
BUT THE COOL THING ABOUT HAVING THE SMALLER ZOOS
IN THE OUTER BOROUGHS,
IS WE CAN REALLY FOCUS ON SMALLER ANIMALS
AND INTIMATE EXPERIENCES.
IF YOU'RE A CHILD GROWING UP IN BROOKLYN, CHANCES ARE,
YOUR FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH WILD ANIMALS
IS GONNA BE HERE AT THE PROSPECT PARK ZOO.
♪♪
Sawyer: THIS IS OUR CURRENT HOLDING SPACE
FOR PALLAS'S CATS.
YOU COULD SAY THEY'RE THE ORIGINAL GRUMPY CAT.
[ LAUGHS ]
BUT IT'S JUST THE MARKINGS ON THEIR FACE.
THEY ARE VERY EXPRESSIVE.
PALLAS'S CATS ARE FOUND IN CENTRAL ASIA.
THEY CAN RANGE FROM HIGH TO LOW ALTITUDES.
THEY TEND TO PREFER COLDER CLIMATES.
THE PALLAS'S CATS MIGHT LOOK LIKE
YOUR HOUSE CAT AT HOME, THEY HAVE SIMILAR BODY SIZE,
BUT THEY'RE NOT DOMESTICATED CATS.
THEY'RE WILD ANIMALS.
THEY HAVE A LOT OF FEATURES THAT MAKE THEM UNIQUE.
THEY HAVE WIDE SET EARS,
AND THIS ALLOWS THEM TO PEEK OVER ROCKS
WITHOUT THE TIPS OF THEIR EARS GIVING THEM AWAY
SO THAT THEY CAN STALK PREY AND THEN POUNCE IT.
♪♪
SO THIS IS BATU'S LITTER PAN.
CURRENTLY AT THE PROSPECT PARK ZOO
WE HAVE SARNAI AND BATU,
AND THEY'RE OUR NEW BREEDING PAIR.
WE LINE THEIR LITTER PANS WITH STRAW.
SOMETIMES THEY WILL USE REGULAR KITTY LITTER
LIKE YOUR HOUSE CAT,
BUT WE FOUND FOR THESE PARTICULAR TWO PALLAS'S CATS
THEY PREFER TO GO IN THE STRAW.
SARNAI AND BATU ARE GONNA BE OUT HERE
UNTIL OUR NEW EXHIBIT THAT WE'RE BUILDING FOR THEM
IS READY.
THE EXHIBIT IS DESIGNED TO MIMIC THEIR NATURAL HABITAT.
AND THIS HELPS THE PALLAS'S CATS TO BE ABLE TO
EXHIBIT NATURAL BEHAVIORS.
MOVE AROUND ON THE ROCKS LIKE THEY WOULD IN THE WILD.
♪♪
SO WE'RE NOT GONNA GO IN HERE.
BECAUSE SHE WON'T SHIFT FOR US,
SO WE WON'T GO IN AND GRAB HER LITTER BOX RIGHT NOW.
SARNAI I WOULD SAY, IS A TYPICAL PALLAS'S CAT.
SHE PREFERS THE SAFETY OF HER LITTLE NOOK UP THERE.
SHE'S DEFINITELY GIVING ME THE EYES OF
MOVE AWAY FROM ME, I WOULD LIKE A LITTLE
PERSONAL TIME RIGHT NOW.
I KNOW LADY.
[ CHUCKLES ]
SHE WAS GIVING ME THE FACE OF...
HER REGULAR FACE?
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
♪♪
BATU OUR MALE PALLAS'S CAT
IS THE MOST OUTGOING PALLAS'S CAT I'VE EVER WORKED WITH.
THIS IS BATU'S PM DIET.
IN THE WILD, HIS NATURAL BEHAVIOR IS TO STALK PREY.
SO I TRY TO PUT HIS PREY ITEMS, OR HIS DIET,
IN DIFFERENT ENRICHMENT ITEMS.
IT GIVES HIM SOMETHING ELSE TO KIND OF
BE AN OBSTACLE FOR HIM TO GET AT HIS PREY ITEMS.
I THINK HE'S PROBABLY GONNA GO THIS WAY.
OR HE COULD TOTALLY PROVE ME WRONG AND JUMP ON THE TOP.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW,
I'M EXCITED TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
[ LAUGHS ]
READY BATU?
[ DOOR SLIDES, CLANKS ]
♪♪
ME AND BATU HAVE REALLY STARTED TO DEVELOP A GOOD RELATIONSHIP.
HEY, YOU.
WITH SARNAI, I'M WORKING ON DESENSITIZING HER
TO MY PRESENCE,
AND MAKING MY PRESENCE REWARDING TO HER.
BATU AND SARNAI HAVE POLAR OPPOSITE PERSONALITIES.
IT'S GONNA BE REALLY INTERESTING TO SEE HOW
THE TWO CATS INTERACT WITH THEIR NEW EXHIBIT.
[ PALLAS'S CAT HISSES ]
♪♪
[ ANIMALS CALLING ]
♪♪
WELL THERE'S A BEAST!
SO THESE ARE CALLED GOLD COIN TURTLES,
AND THE REASON THEY GOT THAT NAME IS
THESE TURTLES WERE PURPORTED TO CURE CANCER.
THE USE OF TURTLES IN TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE
HAS PROBABLY BEEN GOING ON FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS.
CERTAIN KEY SPECIES ARE THOUGHT TO HAVE
EXTRA MEDICINAL PROPERTIES.
THAT LED TO THEIR QUICK DEMISE IN THE WILD,
AND THEIR OVER-COLLECTION.
THIS IS A YELLOW-HEADED BOX TURTLE.
THIS IS A SPECIES THAT,
PROBABLY LESS THAN 100 ANIMALS LEFT IN THE WILD.
WITHOUT INTERVENTION, TURTLE SPECIES AROUND THE WORLD
ARE IN REAL TROUBLE,
AND WE COULD PERMANENTLY LOSE SPECIES.
AND SO IT'S THE GOAL AT THE BRONX ZOO
TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN.
THE TURTLES ARE PART OF AN ASSURANCE COLONY.
WE CAN KEEP THE ADULTS, REPRODUCE THE YOUNG.
SHARE THE YOUNG BETWEEN OTHER ZOOS.
AND EVENTUALLY WE HAVE LARGE ENOUGH NUMBERS,
WE COULD RE-INTRODUCE THESE TURTLES
BACK INTO THE WILD.
Man: THIS IS ONE OF OUR FEMALE
CHINESE YELLOW-HEADED BOX TURTLES.
THIS FEMALE'S BRED FOR US CONSISTENTLY IN THE PAST,
SO SHE IS A REALLY IMPORTANT PART OF THE BREEDING PROGRAM.
WE'RE GONNA FEED HER SOME EARTHWORMS TODAY.
SHE'S LOOKING AT ME. SHE'S SO READY.
LOOK AT THAT.
SHE'S COMING RIGHT UP.
THERE YOU GO.
EARTHWORMS ARE A GOOD SOURCE OF CALCIUM AND PROTEIN,
AND WE NEED THESE FEMALES TO HAVE ENOUGH
PROTEIN AND CALCIUM IN ORDER TO PRODUCE HEALTHY EGGS.
Boyer: AND THEY HAD A GREAT YEAR THIS YEAR.
IT WAS THESE TWO THAT DID THE MAJORITY OF THE BREEDING.
NICE JOB TURTLES.
YEAH, WAY TO GO!
Kathriner: WE ARE GOING TO CHECK UP ON OUR
CHINESE YELLOW-HEADED BOX TURTLE EGGS
THAT ARE VERY CLOSE TO HATCHING,
SO HOPEFULLY WITHIN THE WEEK OR TWO
WE'LL HAVE SOME MORE BABIES.
THERE ARE FIVE EGGS CURRENTLY INCUBATING
IN THIS BUNCH.
WE'RE JUST CHECKING UP ON THE EGGS.
I'M LOOKING FOR ANY SIGNS OF MOLD GROWTH.
MOLD GROWTH WOULD INDICATE THAT
EITHER THE EMBRYO HAS DIED, OR THE EGG IS INFERTILE.
BUT THEY'RE FULL,
THEY'RE NICE AND WHITE THE EGGS ARE HEALTHY,
THE EGGSHELL'S HEALTHY.
THEY'RE VERY CLOSE TO HATCHING,
SO HOPEFULLY WITHIN THE WEEK OR TWO
WE'LL HAVE SOME MORE BABIES.
I'LL BE HAND-FEEDING IRAY HIS MEDS.
HE USUALLY DROPS IT.
OOH!
♪♪
THEY'RE VERY CUTE.
[ LEMURS CALLING ]
♪♪
HI, GUYS!
HELLO, LITTLE BOY.
IRAY, ONE OF OUR RED RUFFED KIDS,
HAD THIS LACERATION IN HIS INNER THIGH.
WE'RE STILL NOT EXACTLY SURE HOW THE INJURY HAPPENED.
I HAVE HIM.
WOMAN #2: Okay. Thank you, we'll be down.
NICE JOB.
Wrubel: IT'S BEEN FOUR DAYS SINCE IRAY'S WOUND,
AND WE'RE GONNA CHANGE HIS BANDAGE FOR THE FIRST TIME
AND SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.
I WILL FOLLOW YOU OVER.
THANKS.
Moore: I'M A LITTLE BIT ANXIOUS TO SEE HOW THINGS LOOK.
NOT KNOWING WHAT TO EXPECT,
YOU'RE HOPING FOR THE BEST
BUT I GUESS WE'LL SEE.
HOPEFULLY, IT'LL BE CLEAN,
IT'LL BE INTACT,
AND WE'LL JUST DO THE SAME THING WE DID
LAST TIME AS FAR AS PUT THE BANDAGE BACK ON.
♪♪
IT'S A LITTLE BIT WET DOWN HERE.
ALL RIGHT, LITTLE BUDDY.
♪♪
THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF INFECTION.
♪♪
ALTHOUGH WE GAVE HIM PENICILLIN LAST TIME,
THERE IS SOME INFECTION, THERE IS SOME INFLAMMATION,
MORE THAN WE WOULD LIKE THERE TO BE.
SO WE'LL HAVE TO DO MORE OF AN AGGRESSIVE WOUND CARE
AND CLEAN-UP THAN WE WERE PLANNING ON DOING.
WE'RE OFFICIALLY INVESTED FOR THE LONG HAUL.
THAT IS UNFORTUNATE.
HE DEFINITELY NEEDS HIS ANTIBIOTICS,
LET'S PUT IT THAT WAY.
SO I'M FLUSHING IT,
I'M SEEING THERE'S CONTAMINATION AT THAT LOWER END.
WE MISSED THIS. PRETTY SIGNIFICANT.
WOW."WOW" IS RIGHT.
WHAT IS THAT?
PIECE OF WOOD.
THAT MUST'VE BEEN THERE LAST TIME,
THERE'S NO WAY THAT GOT IN THERE
WITH THE BANDAGE ON.
THAT LITTLE FOREIGN BODY PROBABLY IS WHAT
INDUCED THIS INFECTION.
IT'S BASICALLY A BIG SPLINTER,
I MEAN, INITIALLY, WE DIDN'T SEE IT BECAUSE
IT WAS IN THAT PART OF THE WOUND THAT LOOKED HEALTHY.
WE HAD THAT PART WRAPPED UP,
AND UNFORTUNATELY IT KIND OF ELUDED US
THE FIRST TIME AROUND.
NOW THAT WE'VE GOTTEN IT OUT OF THERE,
WE CAN GET THIS WOUND WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE TO HEAL.
WE'RE GONNA PUT GAUZE ON, WE'LL WET IT.
OVER THE COURSE OF 24 TO 48 HOURS
THIS WILL KIND OF DRY.
AND NECROTIC TISSUE WILL STICK TO THIS.
AND THEN WHEN YOU COME DO YOUR BANDAGE CHANGE
AND YOU PEEL IT AWAY,
THAT'LL HELP TO KIND OF PEEL AWAY THE NECROTIC TISSUE.
McCann: THIS IS NOT A QUICK FIX.
THIS IS GONNA TAKE A LITTLE TIME FOR THAT TO HEAL
AND IT'S IN A DIFFICULT SPOT,
BECAUSE IT'S WHERE HIS LEG BENDS SO IT'S
PULLING ON THE SUTURES.
BUT WE'VE HAD OTHER WOUNDS THAT HAVE HEALED WELL,
AND DR. MOORE WILL SEE TO IT THAT WE KEEP IT
HEALTHY AND FRESH,
AND MAKE SURE THAT THE INFECTION IS GONE.
♪♪
Wrubel: HEY, BUDDY.
CAN YOU GET UP?
LIFT YOUR HEAD, OKAY.Reitmayr: THERE HE IS, HI!
Moore: PRIMATES HAVE GREAT HEALING ABILITY,
SO HE AND MOTHER NATURE WILL HELP US
WITH THIS WOUND.
AND I'M CERTAIN WE'LL GET IT CLOSED.
YOU CAN DO YOUR SLEUTHING.
I APPRECIATE IT.
I'M GONNA BRING IT BACK TO MADAGASCAR.
SHOW THE KEEPERS.
DO SOME INVESTIGATION, SEE WHERE IT CAME FROM.
♪♪
-I LOVE MY FRIEND! -HE'S MY FRIEND, TOO!
SO WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND GET A VISUAL UPDATE
ON OUR YELLOW-HEADED BOX TURTLES.
THEY HATCHED OVER THE WEEKEND.
WE HAVE FIVE NEW HATCHLINGS.
THEY'VE HAD SOME TIME TO ABSORB THEIR YOLK,
AND HOPEFULLY THEY'RE HUNGRY.
TODAY ON THE MENU,
WE HAVE THESE DELICIOUS LITTLE BLACKWORMS.
THEY'RE PERFECT FOR TEENY TURTLES.
THEY WIGGLE A LOT.
THE BEST PART ABOUT COMING TO WORK EVERYDAY
IS COMING IN FIRST THING IN THE MORNING
AND SEEING THE LITTLE BABIES STARING BACK AT YOU.
SO PART OF THE DAILY PROCESS IS JUST TO MAKE SURE
THEY'RE GROWING NICELY, THEIR SHELLS LOOK NORMAL,
AND THEY'RE ACTING NORMAL.
THERE'S ONE JUST HANGING OUT IN THE WATER RIGHT THERE.
COME HERE LITTLE GUY.
♪♪
SO I'M KIND OF JUST FEELING AROUND GENTLY
BECAUSE THEY LIKE TO BURY THEMSELVES IN THE MOSS.
THERE IS THE LAST ONE.
COVERED IN MOSS.
FIVE TOTAL, JUST A FEW DAYS OLD.
NOW YOU CAN SEE THAT SOME OF THEM HAVE THESE
BLUE DOTS ON THEIR SCUTES.
SO EACH PART OF A TURTLE'S SHELL IS COMPOSED OF SCUTES.
WHICH ARE MADE UP OF KERATIN,
SAME THING OUR FINGERNAILS ARE COMPOSED OF
AND OUR HAIR.
SPECIFICALLY WITH TURTLES,
WE CAN MARK A SCUTE ON THEIR SHELL.
WE USE NAIL POLISH.
HE HAS A BLUE DOT ON HIS FIRST MARGINAL SCUTE,
SO YOU START TOWARDS THE FRONT OF THE TURTLE
AND YOU CAN COUNT ALONG THE SIDES HERE,
AND THIS IS THE FIRST MARGINAL SCUTE.
AND THAT ESSENTIALLY IDENTIFIES THEM.
THE BLUE DOTS KIND OF GO DOWN THE SHELLS,
INDICATING THEIR NUMBER ALONG THOSE MARGINAL SCUTES.
SO THIS GUY IS L1.
ALL RIGHT WELL WE CAN START WEIGHING THEM,
BEFORE WE PUT THEM BACK IN.
11.26.
I TAKE REGULAR WEIGHTS ON THESE ANIMALS
TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE EATING,
AND ENSURE THAT THEY ARE GROWING.
A POSITIVE GROWTH RATE, OF COURSE,
MEANS A HEALTHY, HAPPY TURTLE.
IN A COUPLE WEEKS THEY'LL GO ON EXHIBIT.
THESE TURTLES ARE AMBASSADORS FOR THEIR SPECIES.
JUST HAVING THEM ON EXHIBIT WILL HOPEFULLY
INSPIRE PEOPLE TO VALUE NATURE, AND THESE TURTLES IN PARTICULAR.
ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS
WITH WORKING WITH HYENAS IS,
NOT TO GET LULLED INTO A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY.
SHE KNOWS SOMETHING'S UP.
ANYTIME YOU CAN EASILY MAKE A MISTAKE AND THEN,
THERE GOES YOUR FINGER.
♪♪
MY FAVORITE PART OF WORKING WITH HYENAS IS,
I DEFINITELY LIKE ENRICHING THEM.
I REALLY LIKE TRAINING WITH THEM.
'CAUSE YOU DON'T GO IN WITH THEM,
EVERYTHING IS POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT
SO YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO KIND OF
MANIPULATE THEIR BEHAVIOR, BASED ON REWARD.
TARGET.
ANY TIME I TEACH ANYONE ABOUT HYENAS AND TRAINING THEM,
YOU JUST HAVE TO BE SUPER FOCUSED AND DILIGENT
NOT GET DISTRACTED OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
THEY HAVE THE MOST POWERFUL BITE OF ANY MAMMAL.
DOWN.
ANYTIME YOU CAN EASILY MAKE A MISTAKE AND THEN,
THERE GOES YOUR FINGER, SO.
YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO KEEP THAT IN MIND.
♪♪
YOU WANT TO GO OUTSIDE?
THERE'S STUFF OUT THERE FOR YOU, READY?
ALL RIGHT.
♪♪
SO COOL!
♪♪
WE HAVE ALL OUR NOVEL MEAT ITEMS IN HERE.
THIS IS KIND OF OUR CARNIVORE FREEZER.
KNUCKLE BONES, THE HYENAS LOVE THEM.
THIS, LIKE IT TAKES A WHILE TO EAT.
IT'S GOOD FOR THEIR TEETH TO JUST KIND OF GNAW ON IT
THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
HYENAS ARE A VERY DANGEROUS ANIMAL.
WE HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM.
AND I THINK ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS
WITH WORKING WITH THEM IS,
NOT TO GET LULLED INTO A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY.
NOW SHE'S COMING OVER TO CHECK US OUT.
SHE KNOWS SOMETHING'S UP. [ CHUCKLES ]
YOU WANT TO THROW ONE?
Man: YEAH.
THE HYENAS ARE ACTUALLY UNIQUE BECAUSE
THEY'LL CHEW THROUGH THE BONE.
SO THEY'LL ACTUALLY INGEST THE BONE.
THE WHOLE KNUCKLE BONE WILL DISAPPEAR.
HERE WE HAVE QUBA SHE'S THE FEMALE,
SHE'S NINE YEARS OLD.
YEAH, ROBY'S STILL IN THAT LITTLE CORNER OVER THERE.
HE'S 16.
THEY'RE SMART, THEY DON'T WANT EACH OTHER
MESSING WITH EACH OTHER WHILE THEY HAVE
THEIR KNUCKLE BONES, THEY JUST KIND OF GO INTO THEIR SPOTS.
HIM ESPECIALLY 'CAUSE HE IS A MALE,
SO HE IS SUBORDINATE TO HER.
SHE MAY LOOK LIKE A DOG, BUT THEY'RE NOT DOGS.
A TOTALLY DIFFERENT ANIMAL.
THE FEMALES ARE DOMINANT.
THERE'S AN ALPHA FEMALE
AND EVEN IF A MALE IMMIGRATES INTO A CLAN,
THE FEMALE CUBS WILL ACTUALLY BE OVER THEM
IN THEIR SOCIAL HIERARCHY.
THEY'RE UNIQUE LOOKING,
THE BACK LEGS ARE SHORTER THAN THE FRONT LEGS
SO THEY DEFINITELY HAVE THIS HUNCHED APPEARANCE.
I DON'T KNOW, THEY'RE JUST REALLY FASCINATING.
THAT'S SO COOL!
NOT THE TROUBLEMAKERS
THAT A LOT OF TV PORTRAYS THEM OUT TO BE.
♪♪
Reitmayr: WHILE IRAY IS RECOVERING FROM HIS INJURY.
WE ARE TEMPORARILY KEEPING OUR RED RUFFED LEMURS
OFF EXHIBIT,
UNTIL WE FIND OUT HOW IRAY REALLY
GOT THIS WOUND ON HIS LEG.
THIS IS AN ANTIBIOTIC FOR IRAY'S WOUNDS.
SO IRAY'S WOUND DID GET INFECTED,
AND HE'S PRESCRIBED THIS MEDICATION
TO HELP WITH HIS RECOVERY.
SO WE JUST KIND OF HOLLOW OUT A GRAPE,
AND WE STICK THE MEDS IN THERE.
MASK THE TASTE OF THE MEDS.
I'LL BE HAND-FEEDING HIS MEDS FROM INSIDE OF THE HOLDING.
HE'S THE ONLY ONE GETTING IT,
IF HE DROPS IT I'M IN THERE
I CAN PICK IT UP AND GIVE IT BACK TO HIM.
TO MAKE SURE HE TAKES IT 100%.
GOOD JOB.
OOH.
SO THIS IS TYPICAL, HE USUALLY DROPS IT ONCE OR TWICE.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE IN HERE WITH HIM,
AND THAT'S WHY HE'S SEPARATED.
SO NOBODY ELSE CAN STEAL IT OFF THE GROUND.
NOW THAT HE TOOK HIS MEDS,
WE CAN GIVE HIM ACCESS TO THE REST OF THE GROUP.
AND WE CAN ALSO JUST FEED EVERYBODY BREAKFAST.
EVERYONE LOVES BREAKFAST TIME!
♪♪
I LIKE TO SPREAD THEIR FOOD AROUND,
JUST BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY OF THEM.
SO I MAKE SURE THEY EACH HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY
TO GET ALL THE GOOD STUFF.
THIS IS THE PIECE OF WOOD
THAT DR. MOORE HAD FOUND IN IRAY'S INNER THIGH.
HE MUST'VE HAD SOME TYPE OF PENETRATION WITH WOOD
OUT ON EXHIBITS.
FOR THE SAFETY OF THE ANIMALS
McCann: IT'S ALWAYS ON THE ANIMAL CARE STAFFS
TO LOOK THROUGH THE EXHIBIT THOROUGHLY.
AND WHEN AN INJURY HAPPENS LIKE THIS
TO GO THROUGH IT AGAIN AND MAKE SURE THAT
THERE AREN'T ANY POTENTIAL HAZARDS
THAT WE COULD REMOVE,
AND ENSURE THAT NO ONE GETS INJURED.
I'M GOING TO SEE IF I SEE ANY UNSAFE
AND REALLY SHARP PIECES OF PERCHING,
AND TRY TO REMOVE THEM.
A LITTLE DIFFICULT, I'M SURE THERE'S A POINT
ON EVERY ONE OF THESE PERCHES.
SO EVEN THOUGH WE CAN'T REACH ALL OF THEM,
WE'RE STILL GONNA TRY OUR BEST TO ELIMINATE
ANYTHING THAT WE DO SEE.
I'LL HAVE TO GET VANESSA. SHE'S A BIT TALLER THAN ME.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE OUR CHINESE YELLOW-HEADED BOX TURTLES
ON EXHIBIT.
HI, LITTLE TURTLE!
WITH SARNAI, THE BIGGEST THING IS
JUST DEVELOPING A RELATIONSHIP.
HI, SWEET GIRL!
QUEEN OF THE DIRTY LOOK. [ LAUGHS ]
♪♪
-HE'S LOOKING RIGHT AT US. -OH, MY GOD!
♪♪
Sawyer: BATU AND SARNAI ARE BEING HELD IN OUR CLINIC SPACE
BECAUSE THEIR NEW EXHIBIT IS BEING BUILT.
WE'RE ALL VERY EXCITED.
♪♪
WITH SARNAI, OUR FEMALE PALLAS'S CAT,
THE BIGGEST THING THAT I'M WORKING ON WITH HER RIGHT NOW
IS JUST DEVELOPING A RELATIONSHIP.
[ LAUGHS ]
HI, SWEET GIRL!
QUEEN OF THE DIRTY LOOK. [ LAUGHS ]
I'VE NEVER FELT SO IN TROUBLE IN MY LIFE.
PALLAS'S CATS COME FROM MONGOLIA,
A VERY ROCKY, VERY DESOLATE HABITAT.
WE WANTED TO RECREATE THAT AT PROSPECT PARK.
THE ROCKS IN MONGOLIA ARE KIND OF A GRANITE, COARSE ROCK.
THEY'RE NOT REAL COMMON, BUT WE FOUND THE ROCKS
RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF CENTRAL PARK ZOO.
THAT'S PERFECT, YEAH.
THAT WOULD BE THE WALLS, AND THEN THIS WOULD BE
THE GAP IN BETWEEN.
YEAH, IT'S PRACTICALLY DONE!
YEAH, I KNOW!
WE'RE ATTEMPTING TO EXACTLY RECREATE
THE HABITAT OF THE PALLAS'S CAT.
SO WE'RE GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS OF MOLDING
THAT TYPE OF TERRAIN, WHICH ALLOWS US
TO MAKE AN EXACT REPLICA.
AND JUST POUR IT ACROSS THIS WAY.
THIS ONE'S GONNA COMPLETE THE SURFACE COVERING
OF THE FIRST MOLD.
THAT'S WHAT WE WANT RIGHT THERE.
HE'S A SILICON-OLOGIST, THIS ONE!
ALL RIGHT!
BASICALLY, AFTER THE MOLD SETS AND DRIES,
WE'RE GOING TO PULL IT OFF THE ROCKS.
THE TEAM WILL TAKE IT BACK TO THEIR SHOP
AND MAKE THE FINAL MOLD OF THE ROCKS,
AND THEN THE ROCKS WILL BE INSTALLED AT PROSPECT PARK ZOO.
LOOKS GOOD!
ALL RIGHT GUYS, YOU READY?
ALL RIGHT, SO WE GENTLY HAVE TO GRAB THESE EDGES,
SO WE DON'T CREATE ANY RIPS, AND SLOWLY WORK THE SILICONE
OFF THE ROCK.
SO YOU CAN SEE, THIS RIDGE HERE IN THE MOLD
LINES UP PERFECTLY WITH THAT RIDGE ON THE ROCK,
SO WHEN WE CAST THIS BACK AT THE SHOP,
YOU WILL SEE THAT EXACT RIDGE.
McCaskill: THAT REALLY LOOKS GOOD.
I LOVE THAT.
YEAH, IT'S COOL.
IT'S GREAT TO BE ABLE TO DUPLICATE
AN ANIMAL'S NATURAL HABITAT, SO THEY CAN EXPRESS
THEIR NATURAL BEHAVIORS, WHAT THEY WOULD DO IN THE WILD,
RIGHT HERE AT THE ZOO.
PERFECT ROCK!
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WHERE'S THE MONKEY?
WHERE ARE THE BABIES?
Woman #3: THE BABIES? OOH, LOOK AT THAT.
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Kathriner: SO, TODAY, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE
OUR CHINESE YELLOW-HEADED BOX TURTLES ON EXHIBIT.
ALL RIGHT, I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND START GRABBING SOME.
WE'VE HATCHED OUT FIVE HATCHLINGS, WHICH IS GREAT.
THIS IS A GREAT SPECIES TO HIGHLIGHT THE IDEA
THAT YOU CAN HAVE ZOOS ESSENTIALLY CREATING A RESERVOIR
OF A GENETICALLY DIVERSE POPULATION OF TURTLES.
TURTLES!
HEY, BUDDY.
EACH ONE OF THE ENCLOSURES THAT WE HAVE IN THE NURSERY
IS CONSIDERED AN EXHIBIT, SO WHEN THE TURTLES HATCH,
WE CAN PLACE THEM ON EXHIBIT, AND PEOPLE CAN SEE THEM
AND READ ABOUT THEIR STORY.
THESE GUYS WILL BE AMBASSADORS FOR THEIR SPECIES.
HI, LITTLE TURTLE!
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THIS IS A WHOLE NEW ENVIRONMENT FOR THEM,
IT'S A LOT OF NEW STIMULI, THEY'RE JUST SWIMMING AROUND
RIGHT NOW, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE STUFF IS
AND WHAT'S GOING ON.
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EVENTUALLY THEY'LL FIGURE OUT WHERE THE NICE WARM SPOT IS,
UNDERNEATH THE HEAT BULB, AND THEY'LL COME OUT AND BASK.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
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THIS IS A CRITICALLY-ENDANGERED SPECIES.
BUT THESE ANIMALS WILL GROW AND EVENTUALLY THEY'LL REPRODUCE
AND CONTINUE TO ADD TO THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS
WITHIN THE ASSURANCE COLONY.
ONE DAY WE COULD POTENTIALLY REPATRIATE THEM
BACK INTO THE WILD.
WHEN YOU SEE THESE CUTE LITTLE TINY TURTLES,
IT'S A FANTASTIC FEELING,
ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE CONTRIBUTING TO THE SURVIVAL
OF THE SPECIES.
YOU GUYS ARE GONNA TRY AND GO UP,
WE'RE GONNA GO DOWN.
ALL RIGHT, THERE YOU GO.
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[ ANIMALS CALLING ]
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Reitmayr: IRAY SEEM REALLY WELL.
HIS WOUND IS HEALING NICELY.
HE HAD A BANDAGE CHANGE YESTERDAY.
I'M HOPING THAT IRAY'S WOUND LOOKS WELL ENOUGH
TO HAVE THE BANDAGE COME OFF AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD
TO HIM GOING BACK ON EXHIBIT.
CAN YOU HANG?
DOING PRETTY WELL.
IT'S BOUND TO FRAY.
WE HAD TO GO IN WITH SCISSORS, JUST GIVE IT A LITTLE CUT,
AND THAT DOESN'T BOTHER THEM.
UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S THE OTHER SIDE.
GOOD JOB!
McCann: WE'VE BEEN TREATING IRAY'S LEG WOUND,
SEVERAL WEEKS NOW DOING REGULAR BANDAGE CHANGES.
WE'RE REALLY HOPING THAT THE WOUND IS HEALING ENOUGH
SO THAT WE CAN TAKE THE BANDAGE OFF
AND THEN LET HIM GET BACK TO HIS GROUP AND OUT ON EXHIBIT.
TAKE HIM OUT AND START OUR PROCEDURE.
OOH, IRAY, HI BUDDY.
IF YOU HOLD HIM FOR A SEC, I'LL SWITCH SIDES.
THIS GAUZE IS ADHERED ON REALLY TIGHTLY TO THE WOUND,
SO I'M TRYING TO TEASE IT OFF.
THERE'S DEFINITELY A LITTLE BIT OF TISSUE THAT'S OPEN,
BUT THE SKIN IS CLOSED.
USING Q-TIPS MOISTENED WITH SOME GAUZE...
IRAY HAS BEEN HAVING A BANDAGE CHANGE
EVERY TWO TO THREE DAYS, AND WE'RE FINALLY TO THE POINT
WHERE IT IS 85%, 90% HEALED, JUST A VERY SUPERFICIAL LAYER.
I THINK WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO LEAVE THIS UNBANDAGED.
WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO JUST GET AWAY WITH SOME COLLASATE
OR SOMETHING TO COVER THIS TEENY BIT.
-YOU MEAN TODAY? -YEAH.
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IT'S LIKE A MIRACLE HAS HAPPENED.
THAT'S EXCITING.McCann: IT'S VERY EXCITING.
HI, BUD! YAY.
PROGRESS.
ALL RIGHT, IRAY, LET'S GO HOME.
SO THIS IS FANTASTIC NEWS THAT WE CAN FINALLY TAKE THIS BANDAGE
OFF AND WE'LL GIVE IT A COUPLE OF DAYS
TO MAKE SURE THAT THE WOUND IS SORT OF SCABBED OVER
AND IS PROTECTED, AND THEN WE CAN WORK
TOWARDS GETTING HIM BACK ON EXHIBIT.
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ALL RIGHT, THE CREW'S ALL HERE, WE'RE READY TO GET ROLLING.
SO EXCITING.
JUST ANXIOUS TO SEE EVERYTHING COME TOGETHER.
HI, GUYS!
READY TO GET STARTED? WE ARE.
THIS WAS THE PIECE THAT WE MOLDED
FROM CENTRAL PARK.
WE JUST HAVE TO PUT THEM TOGETHER.
YOU GUYS ARE GONNA TRY AND GO UP, WE'RE GONNA GO DOWN.
PERFECT!
THIS IS AN EXHIBIT FOR OUR TWO PALLAS'S CATS
THAT WE BROUGHT IN FROM EUROPE, BATU AND SARNAI.
RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE, SEAN, IS GONNA BE FACING THIS WAY,
THE FRONT OF THE EXHIBIT.
RIGHT ABOUT THERE, YEAH.
TODAY WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO IS PUT THE FINISHING TOUCHES
ON THE EXHIBIT.
THE ROCK WORK IS ALL DONE,
I'VE GOT JOHN, OUR LANDSCAPER, HERE.
I'M GONNA GO OVER AND PLACE THE PLANTS.
IT'S EXCITING FOR ME TO SEE IT ALL COME TOGETHER.
GET SOME OF THOSE CREEPERS COMING OUT,
IT'LL LOOK REALLY NICE.
IT'S REALLY CLOSE TO WHAT I WAS ENVISIONING.
THE LAST PIECE, YEAH?
WOW. THAT LOOKS GREAT.
BEAUTIFUL JOB! BEAUTIFUL.
DRUM ROLL.
McCaskill: NICE, NICE, NICE.Man #2: THAT'S BEAUTIFUL.
ALL THAT'S MISSING NOW ARE THE CATS.
SENIOR THREE?
SAWYER: Go ahead.
WE'RE READY TO LET A CAT OUT IF YOU ARE.
PALLAS'S CATS ARE FROM CENTRAL ASIA, MONGOLIA.
IT'S COLD, IT'S BARREN, IT'S DESOLATE,
AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE REALLY EXCITED
TO HAVE THEM HERE AT THE ZOO, BECAUSE WE HAVE A SIMILAR TYPE
OF HABITAT WHERE THEY CAN EXPERIENCE COLD WEATHER, SNOW,
IT'LL BE GREAT FOR THEM.
I'M GONNA OPEN THE SHIFT TO THE EXHIBIT.
10-4.
FEELING ANXIOUS AND A LITTLE NERVOUS, LOT OF EXCITEMENT.
IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING
ON THE EXHIBIT.
BATU, COME!
YOU READY FOR YOUR DEBUT?
ALL RIGHT, HERE YOU GO.
McCaskill: SHOW TIME!
THERE HE IS!
THERE'S OUR ROCK STAR.WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
COME ON!
THERE YOU GO.
CHECK IT OUT.
LITTLE STALKER.
YEAH.
THERE'S THE TAIL! YEP.
HE'S STALKING.
LOOK AT THAT, RIGHT UP THE ROCK WORK.
JUST LIKE HE WOULD IN THE WILD.
Sawyer: BEING ABLE TO WATCH THEM IN THEIR NEW EXHIBIT
IS PROBABLY THE BIGGEST REWARD THAT YOU COULD ASK FOR.
NOW HE'S GETTING MORE COMFORTABLE,
HE'S EATING EVERYTHING OUT.
YEAH.
McCaskill: AFTER A WHILE, WE CAN TELL THAT THEY'RE COMFORTABLE
AND ACCLIMATE TO THE EXHIBIT.
WE'LL PROBABLY KEEP THEM IN THE EXHIBIT DURING THE DAY
AND THEN I'LL OBVIOUSLY BRING THEM IN AT NIGHT.
YEAH, IT'S LOOKING LIKE SARNAI IS BEING SARNAI.
YEAH. NOT COMING OUT.
Sawyer: SARNAI DOES HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME OUT
ON EXHIBIT IF SHE WANTS.
I WANT THE EXHIBIT TO BE A POSITIVE EXPERIENCE
THAT SHE IS ABLE TO BECOME COMFORTABLE
WITH IN HER OWN TIME.
WHAT'S UP?
McCaskill: YOU PICTURE IN YOUR MIND HOW YOU WANT TO SEE THE CATS
USE THE HABITAT, BUT ONCE THEY GET OUT IN IT,
IT'S REALLY COOL TO SEE THEY'RE DOING
PRETTY MUCH WHAT YOU HAD HOPED THEM TO DO.
[ BIRD CALLS ]
WHAT'S THAT?WHAT WAS THAT NOISE?
I CAN'T SEE WHAT YOU SEE, DUDE.
AND THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT THE VISITOR TO SEE
WHEN THEY COME TO THE ZOO, IS SEEING CATS,
OR ANY OF THE ANIMALS, ACTING AS THEY WOULD IN NATURE.
Reitmayr: OKAY, KIDS!
IRAY AND THE REST OF HIS GROUP ARE GOING BACK OUT ON EXHIBIT.
IT'S BEEN A LONG ROAD FOR HIM.
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OKAY, KIDS!
IRAY AND THE REST OF HIS GROUP
ARE GOING BACK OUT ON EXHIBIT.
ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE.
IT'S BEEN A LONG ROAD FOR HIM,
BUT HE'S FINALLY HEALING NICELY
AND IT'S TIME TO GO BACK OUT.
WE ARE READY TO GO.
ALL RIGHT, SO THERE ARE GOING TO BE SIX RED-RUFFEDS
GOING OUT ON EXHIBIT.
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THEY'RE HEADING OUT NOW.
McCANN: Okay, we're here.
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THIS IS HIM ON THE VINE.
AND, YEAH, HE'S DEFINITELY BEING CAUTIOUS,
BUT IT'S KIND OF GOOD THAT HE'S BEING CAUTIOUS,
WE WOULDN'T WANT HIM TO OVEREXERT HIMSELF
AND GET RE-INJURED.
HE HAS A LOT TO INVESTIGATE RIGHT NOW.
HEY, BUD, HOW DO YOU FEEL?
OCCASIONALLY, YOUNG ANIMALS WILL INJURE THEMSELVES.
WE'RE NOT EXACTLY SURE HOW HE DID IT
BUT WE KNOW HE PROBABLY TOOK A LITTLE BIT OF A FALL
IN THE EXHIBIT AND LANDED IN JUST THE WRONG WAY ON A BRANCH.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
IT'S LIKE A LITTLE CHICKEN LEG.
HAIR NEEDS TO GROW BACK A BIT MORE,
BUT OTHERWISE, HE'S USING THAT LEG FINE.
YAY!
I THINK HE'LL BE FINE IN NO TIME.
IT'S REALLY NICE TO SEE THAT HE'S FEELING BETTER
AND HE'S OUT HERE WITH HIS FAMILY AGAIN.
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