GIRAFFES OFTEN DON'T LIKE CHANGE.
THEY'RE VERY SKITTISH ANIMALS.
THEY'RE LARGE BUT THEY ACT LIKE THEY'RE THE SIZE OF A CHIPMUNK.
-OH, WOW. -ISN'T SHE BEAUTIFUL?
YEAH, SHE IS.
I'M HOPING FOR CLOUD RAT BABIES 'CAUSE WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY
IN A VERY LONG TIME.
I'VE NEVER SEEN HIM DO THIS
WITH ANY OF THE FEMALES.
IT'S EARLY SPRING AND THIS IS THE SEASON
WHERE WE'RE GONNA START HAVING A LOT OF EGGS
COME INTO THE CLINIC AND HOPEFULLY
HAVE AS MAN HATCHES AS WE CAN.
THERE YOU GO.
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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♪♪
I ALWAYS LIKED THIS ENTRANCE.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
THE TISCH CHILDREN'S ZOO IN CENTRAL PARK IS SEPARATE
FROM THE MAIN ZOO HERE IN MANHATTAN.
KIND OF LIKE ENTERING A LITTLE SECRET WORLD HERE.
WHO'S THAT FELLA?
THIS IS STEWIE. HE'S VERY FRIENDLY.
HE'S GOT COOL EYES.
WHAT'S HE FOLLOWING YOU AROUND FOR?
HOPING YOU'RE GONNA GIVE HIM A TREAT?
YES.
HEY STEWIE.
I THINK STEWIE LIKES YOU JIM.
AND OF COURSE THE CENTERPIECE OF THE CHILDREN'S ZOO
IS THE WATERFOWL POND
WHERE WE HAVE ALL THESE DIFFERENT SPECIES OF DUCKS.
OH, THESE ARE BABY DUCKS.
Cardillo: WE BREED A LOT OF WATERFOWL HERE
AT THE CENTRAL PARK ZOO AND SOME OF THE SPECIES
ARE ENDANGERED AND SOME OF THEM TELL THE STORY
OF THEIR CONSERVATION IN THE WILD.
WE HAVE DUCKS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD HERE
FROM ASIA, AUSTRALIA, EURASIA.
I THINK IT'S A PLACE WHERE KIDS CAN COME
AND ACTUALLY LEARN ABOUT THE DIFFERENT DUCKS
THAT LIVE ALL OVER THE WORLD, NOT JUST
WHAT LIVES IN NEW YORK CITY.
WHICH SPECIES HAVE YOU BEEN MOST SUCCESSFUL WITH?
THE SCALY-SIDED MERGANSERS,
THE BAER'S POCHARD, JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING OUT HERE
WE'VE BRED HERE.
MOST OF THE TIME, WE WILL NEED TO
ARTIFICIALLY INCUBATE THE EGGS,
EITHER BECAUSE THE HENS WILL NOT SIT
OR THERE'S A DANGER TO THE EGGS BY KEEPING IT IN THE NEST.
SOMETIMES THERE'S COMPETITION BETWEEN
THE SPECIES AND SOMETIMES THERE'S NATURAL PREDATORS
THAT COULD EAT THE EGGS.
WEIGHT IS 46.2.
TEMP IS 91.2.
WE RECENTLY HAD OUR FIRST DUCKLING OF THE SEASON HATCH
OF BAER'S POCHARD CHICK.
THE WORK THAT WE DO HERE WITH THE BAER'S POCHARDS
IS REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE THEY ARE
A CRITICALLY ENDANGERED SPECIES OF DUCK.
AND WE'RE GONNA TAKE A LOOK AT OUR NEW POCHARD
SO NOW THAT HE'S ABOUT A DAY AND A HALF OLD,
WE'RE GONNA GIVE HIM HIS FIRST SWIM TIME.
ALL OF THE BIRDS THAT WE PRODUCE HERE
PLAY A REALLY IMPORTANT ROLE IN
CONTRIBUTING TO THE U.S. ZOO POPULATION
OF BAER'S POCHARDS, WHICH, IN TURN,
WILL HELP CREATE A SPECIES SURVIVAL PROGRAM FOR THEM.
HI, LITTLE ONE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
WE TRY TO GET THEM TO START EATING WITHOUT ACCESS
TO WATER FIRST AND THEN WE JUST WANT
TO MONITOR THEM FOR THE FIRST DAY
JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT HE LOOKS LIKE HE'S WALKING
OKAY BEFORE WE GIVE HIM ACCESS TO A POOL.
YOU WANT TO GO RIGHT IN?
OH, NO, GOT A LITTLE CHICKEN.
COME ON. GOOD.
COME ON. GOOD, DUCKIE.
GOOD.
COME ON.
COME ON IN.
THERE YOU GO.
NICE. COME ON. YOU CAN DO IT. YAY.
YAY. GOOD JOB, LITTLE BUDDY.
HE'S JUST LIKE THE CUTEST THING EVER.
IT'S DIFFICULT WHEN THERE'S JUST ONE
BECAUSE THEY DO LEARN FROM EACH OTHER.
IN THE WILD THEY'LL HATCH OUT IN A BIG CLUTCH.
WE KIND OF HAVE TO BE MOM AS WELL AS ALL THE SIBLINGS
IN THIS SITUATION.
OH! -DID YOU JUST EAT?
YES!
THAT FIRST SWALLOW IS ALWAYS SO MOMENTOUS.
[ DUCKLING CHIRPING ]
OKAY, MELISSA, YOU WANT TO LOOK AT THIS HARLEQUIN?
YEAH, SURE.
WEIGHT IS 32.2.
TEMP IS 93.6.
HARLEQUIN DUCKS ARE ACTUALLY REALLY RARE
TO FIND IN ZOOS.
THEY'RE REALLY DIFFICULT TO BREED.
-WHAT'S IT LOOKING LIKE? -IT'S VERY, VERY DARK.
DEFINITELY ALIVE. I JUST WANT TO SEE SOME MOVEMENT.
-WHAT DAY? -DAY 20.
-THAT'S A BIRD. -THAT'S A BIRD IN THERE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
WE'VE ACTUALLY BEEN TRYING TO BREED
HARLEQUIN DUCKS FOR 10 YEARS
AND HAVE NOT HAD ANY SUCCESS AS OF YET.
WE HOPE THIS IS THE YEAR.
[ LAUGHS ]
♪♪
Nappi: WE'RE JUST GONNA DO A GROUP SET
WITH THE GIRAFFE AND SEE WHO COMES UP.
I'M JUST GONNA PUT A LITTLE BIT OF THIS GRAIN OUT
AND THEN ONE WILL LIKELY COME UP TO TRAIN.
GOOD BOY.
EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE SO BIG, THEY'RE A VERY SKITTISH ANIMAL
SO ANYTHING THAT KIND OF IS OUT OF PLACE, THEY'LL NOTICE.
SO WE'RE BASICALLY TRAINING THEM TO CURL THEIR FOOT
ON THIS BLOCK SO WE WANT THEIR FOOT
TO KIND OF BE LIKE THIS
AND THAT WAY WE CAN TAKE LIKE A HOOF PICK
AND CLEAN OFF THE BOTTOM OF THEIR HOOF.
ANYTIME WE TRAIN THEM, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT THEY ARE COMFORTABLE.
WE TAKE KIND OF BABY STEPS WITH THEM,
WORK AT THEIR PACE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE
NOT PUSHING THEM BEYOND THEIR COMFORT ZONE.
THAT WAS SCARY.
THEY'RE LARGE BUT THEY ACT LIKE THEIR THE SIZE
OF LIKE A CHIPMUNK.
WANT TO COME OVER?
♪♪
[ TOOL CLICKS ]
THIS IS ZEE ZEE. SHE'S ONE OF THE SHYER ONES.
SHE'S STARTING TO GET MORE COMFORTABLE
WITH COMING UP TO THE WALL.
WHEN WE TRAIN GIRAFFES, WE USE A CLICKER.
BASICALLY THAT'S A BRIDGE, THEY KNOW THAT
WHEN THEY HEAR THE SOUND OF THE CLICK,
THAT THEY DID SOMETHING RIGHT
AND THAT THEY'RE SOON GONNA GET A REWARD.
TOUCH IT.
[ TOOL CLICKS ]
ANYTHING THAT'S NEW [CLICKS] THEY GET WORRIED ABOUT.
SO JUST THE FACT THAT THEY'LL TAP IT
AND NOT BE UPSET IS DEFINITELY GREAT PROGRESS.
SOME OF THE OTHER GIRAFFES
HAVE A MORE DOMINATING PERSONALITY.
THEY'LL JUST KIND OF PUSH HER OUT OF THE WAY.
LIKE THAT.
WE HAVE SIX GIRAFFES HERE AT THE BRONX ZOO.
FIVE FEMALES AND ONE YOUNGER MALE
THAT'S NOT USED FOR BREEDING.
THIS IS ASANI. HE'S PROBABLY OUR BEST TRAINER.
THAT FOOT? [ TOOL CLICKS ]
GOOD.
TOUCH.
[ TOOL CLICKS ]
I'M JUST GONNA BRUSH OFF THE BOTTOM
OF HIS HOOF.
IT'S ESSENTIALLY KIND OF THE POSITION THAT WE WANT.
[ TOOL CLICKS ]
IT'S OKAY. TOUCH.
YOU HAVE TO SOMETIMES TAKE A STEP BACK
AND LIKE IT'S KIND OF A SURREAL EXPERIENCE
TO HAVE THIS GIANT HEAD NEXT TO YOU
THAT TAKES UP LIKE A THIRD OF YOUR BODY,
BUT AS LONG AS YOU'RE PATIENT AND KIND OF
WORK AT THEIR SPEED, YOU'RE ABLE TO DO A LOT WITH THEM.
GOOD BOY.
♪♪
Breheny: RIGHT NOW AT THE BRONX ZOO,
WE DON'T HAVE A BREEDING MALE FOR OUR GROUP OF FEMALES.
THE LAST MALE WE HAD, YOUTOO,
WENT TO THE COLUMBUS ZOO ABOUT A YEAR AGO.
SO WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING A NEW MALE
SO WE CAN START OUR BREEDING PROGRAM AGAIN.
WE GOT OUR FIRST PAIR OF GIRAFFES
AT THE BRONX ZOO IN 1903.
AND SINCE THAT TIME, WE'VE PRODUCED OVER 40
GIRAFFE CALVES HERE.
I SEE HIM!
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE FOR ANY SINGLE ZOO
TO HAVE ENOUGH INDIVIDUALS TO SUSTAIN THE SPECIES
INTO THE FUTURE.
SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT ALL ZOOS
WORK TOGETHER COOPERATIVELY TO MAKE SURE
WE HAVE A HEALTHY GIRAFFE POPULATION MOVING FORWARD.
WANT TO GO OUT? COME ON, LADIES.
WE ARE VERY EXCITED HERE.
WE ARE GETTING A NEW BREEDING MALE FROM THE INDIANAPOLIS ZOO.
WE HAVEN'T HAD CALVES IN SEVERAL YEARS.
JUST LIKE PEOPLE, EACH GIRAFFE HAS
A SPECIFIC INDIVIDUAL PERSONALITY THAT WE HAVE
TO GET TO KNOW AND KIND OF WORK WITH.
THEY COULD BE REALLY SKITTISH, THEY COULD BE REALLY BOLD.
SLOWLY, HOPEFULLY, HE'LL KNOW THAT WE'RE NOT SCARY
AND THAT WE'RE HIS FRIENDS.
COME ON OUT.
GOOD GIRL.
♪♪
THIS IS A REALLY NEAT SPECIES, THE CLOUD RAT.
MOST CITY DWELLERS THINK OF MICE AND RATS
JUST AS VERMIN.
BUT THE MOUSE HOUSE SHOWS PEOPLE THAT
IN THEIR ENVIRONMENT, DIFFERENT SPECIES
OF MICE AND RATS ARE REALLY IMPORTANT
TO THE LOCAL ECOSYSTEMS.
WE'RE HEADING TO MOUSE HOUSE WITH TWO FEMALE CLOUD RATS.
ONE'S GONNA GO ON EXHIBIT AND THE OTHER
WILL BE IN A HOLDING AREA RIGHT NEXT TO THE EXHIBIT.
-HERE WE GO. WE'RE HERE. -HEY, MARY.
-HOW YOU DOING? -GOOD.
SO TODAY LUNA, WHO'S ONE OF OUR NEW CLOUD RATS,
IS GOING ON EXHIBIT
FOR THE FIRST TIME.
YEAH, THAT'S FINE.
♪♪
THERE YOU ARE.
-HELLO, PRETTY. -THERE SHE IS.
SEEING HER COME OUT OF THE BOX RIGHT AWAY
IS A PLEASANT SURPRISE.
I SEE HER. SHE'S STARTING TO CLIMB OUT.
NOW THAT SHE'S COMFORTABLE WITH HER SURROUNDINGS
AND SHE KNOWS THAT THIS IS HER NEW HOME,
WE'RE GONNA HAVE OUR KEEPER, MARY,
WORK ON TRAINING HER TO COME ON THE SCALE,
SO THAT WE CAN GET REGULAR WEIGHTS.
-SO SHE'S UP IN THE CORNER. -OKAY.
MAYBE WE'D HAVE YOU TRY AND OFFER SOME FOOD
ON THE SKEWERS AND SEE HOW SHE RESPONDS TO YOU.
OKAY.
SKEWERS ARE AN EXTENSION OF THE HAND
SO THE ANIMAL FEELS MORE COMFORTABLE.
HI.
LUNA.
THEIR CLAWS TEND TO BE VERY LONG AND SHARP
SO WE ALSO HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL GOING IN.
COME ON.
GOOD GIRL.
THE MORE WE WORK IT, THE EASIER IT WILL BE.
SO THAT LOOKED GREAT.
YEAH.
JUST GETTING HER MOVING WITH THE FOOD.
YEP, THAT'S GREAT THAT SHE'S TAKING SOMETHING.
I KNOW. I THINK IT'S GREAT.
MARY'S THE CLOUD RAT WHISPERER.
[ LAUGHS ]
CLOUD RATS ARE DIFFERENT FROM OTHER RODENTS.
THEY DO HAVE UNIQUE PERSONALITIES.
THEY CAN BE SOCIAL IF THEY WANT TO BE,
BUT MOST OF THE TIME THEY KEEP TO THEMSELVES.
THAT'S A GOOD GIRL.
LOOK AT THAT. GOOD GIRL.
BEAUTIFUL.
WE'RE GOING TO BE INTRODUCING LUNA
TO OUR RESIDENT MALE CLOUD RAT, STRATUS,
AND THE GOAL IS THAT THEY ARE COMPATIBLE
AS A BREEDING PAIR.
ONE OF THE FUN THINGS WE'VE DONE WITH MSHANGAO
IS GET HIM TO PAINT.
-GOOD BOY. -EVERY DESIGN IS DIFFERENT.
THE MORE HE'S INTO IT, THE CRAZIER THE DESIGN WILL BE.
Bailey: OH, MY GOODNESS.
THE LAST TIME WE LOOKED AT IT, IT WAS TRYING REAL HARD.
♪♪
McCann: MOST OF THE SPECIES IN THIS BUILDING
ARE ACTIVE DURING THE NIGHT, SO WE REVERSE THE LIGHTING
SO THAT VISITORS CAN SEE WHEN THE ANIMALS ARE MOST ACTIVE.
-OH, WHAT IS THAT? -I DON'T KNOW.
ONE OF MY FAVORITE SPECIES HERE IS THE CLOUD RATS.
A CLOUD RAT IS A RODENT.
IT'S ONE OF THE LARGEST RATS IN THE RODENT ORDER.
IT'S ENDEMIC TO THE PHILIPPINES
AND WE'VE PRIMARILY BEEN THE ONLY ZOO
IN NORTH AMERICA BREEDING CLOUD RATS.
WE RECENTLY IMPORTED FOUR CLOUD RATS
FROM THE JALAVA ZOO IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC
IN ORDER TO BOLSTER OUR BREEDING PROGRAM
HERE AT THE BRONX ZOO.
THE FEMALE ON EXHIBIT IS DOING REALLY WELL.
THE KEEPERS NAMED HER LUNA.
IT'S BEEN ABOUT THREE WEEKS
SINCE WE BROUGHT LUNA TO THE MOUSE HOUSE
AND SHE'S EXPLORING HER ENCLOSURE.
SHE'S EATING AND SHE SEEMS VERY COMFORTABLE.
SO WE'RE READY TO DO AN INTRODUCTION
WITH THE MALE.
OKAY, SO LET'S GET STARTED WITH THE INTRO.
I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE BRANDON GO IN THE BACK
AND HE CAN CONTROL WHAT'S GOING ON THERE
AND YOU CAN STAY WITH ME HERE.
-ALL RIGHT. -WHAT DO YOU THINK?
THEY'LL LOVE EACH OTHER. [ LAUGHS ]
Moore: SO RIGHT NOW, LUNA IS IN THE EXHIBIT SPACE
AND STRATUS IS IN THE BACK ENCLOSURE.
THOSE TWO SPACES ARE CONNECTED BY A CHUTE.
WE SIMPLY OPEN UP THE DOORS AND KIND OF
LET THINGS PLAY OUT.
McCann: HERE WE GO.
THERE HE GOES. THERE HE IS.
McCann: WE'RE HOPING IT WILL BE CALM
AND THEY'LL JUST SORT OF SIZE EACH OTHER UP
AND GENTLY APPROACH ONE ANOTHER.
[ RADIO BEEPS ]
He's making his way out, Brandon.
[ RADIO BEEPS ]HAS SHE MOVED AT ALL?
She's just watching from there.
HE'S SNIFFING THE BRANCHES, CLEARLY FOR HER SCENT.
RIGHT UP TO EACH OTHER.
NOSE TO NOSE.
OH, THIS IS GREAT.
SO THAT WAS A LOT FASTER THAN I EXPECTED.
Gremler: I'VE NEVER SEEN HIM DO THIS WITH ANY OF THE FEMALES.
[ RADIO BEEPS ]THEY'RE SNIFFING EACH OTHER
AND HE'S TRYING TO GROOM HER.
OKAY.
Moore: SO THE INTRODUCTION BETWEEN STRATUS AND LUNA
IS GOING REALLY WELL.
WE'RE SEEING THEM GROOM EACH OTHER,
WE'RE SEEING THEM BEING NOSE-TO-NOSE.
IT SEEMS REALLY POSITIVE.
THEY'RE FACE-TO-FACE AGAIN.
Gremler: HE MUST REALLY LIKE HER.
WELL, THAT'S GOOD, YEAH.
YEAH.
WHAT DO YOU SAY MARY?
PRETTY GOOD, RIGHT?
PRETTY GOOD.
SEE, I TOLD YOU THEY'D LOVE EACH OTHER.
YEAH, MARY CALLED IT.
[ LAUGHTER ]
Moore: SO WE'RE HOPING THAT THE INTRODUCTION CONTINUES
TO GO WELL.
WE'RE HOPING THAT WE SEE THEM SPENDING
A LOT OF TIME IN THE NEST BOX TOGETHER
AND THAT WE'LL HOPEFULLY SEE BREEDING BEHAVIOR AS WELL.
LOOK AT YOU.
HE LOOKS GOOD.
♪♪
OH, MY GOODNESS,
THE LAST TIME WE LOOKED AT IT, IT WAS TRYING REAL HARD.
♪♪
WE JUST HAD OUR VERY FIRST EVER HARLEQUIN DUCK CHICK HATCH.
WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
ALL RIGHT. HERE YOU ARE.
Cardillo: OH, LOOK AT YOU.
[ GASPS ] WOW!
SO WHITE.
NOW THAT WE GOT THE HATCH AFTER WAITING FOR SO LONG,
NOW WE REALLY NEED TO FOCUS ON DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN
TO KEEP IT HEALTHY.
SO WE'RE JUST CHECKING THE SEAL RIGHT NOW,
ITS UMBILICUS, AND JUST ADDING A LITTLE BETADINE
TO CLEAN THE AREA JUST IN CASE A PART OF IT WAS EXPOSED.
♪♪
ALL RIGHT. HATCH WEIGHT IS 30.1.
SO IT'S STILL A LITTLE WET.
WHEN WE PUT IT IN THE DRY BROODER,
IT'LL HAVE A NICE HEAT LAMP
AND IT SHOULD DRY UP IN JUST AN HOUR OR TWO
AND HOPEFULLY INTERESTED IN EATING AND DRINKING
WITHIN A DAY.
Bailey: THE HARLEQUIN CHICK NORMALLY IN NATURE
IT WOULD BE OUT IN THE POND WITH ITS PARENTS.
HOWEVER, WE'RE GONNA KEEP IT HERE AND RAISE IT
IN OUR BROOD ROOM JUST BECAUSE IT'S SO MUCH SAFER
THAT IT WOULD BE TO PUT IT OUT
ON THE CHILDREN'S ZOO POND AT THIS STAGE.
Cardillo: SO THE MARBLES REFLECT THE LIGHT
SO THAT STIMULATES THEM TO TAKE THEIR FIRST DRINK.
SOMETIMES THEY DON'T EAT THE FIRST DAY
AFTER THEY HATCH SO I'M GONNA PUT A LITTLE BIT
OF PELLET RIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM.
IT'S ALREADY GOING FOR IT.
REALLY GOOD SIGN.
GOOD JOB.
Bailey: NOW WE HAVE OUR HARLEQUIN CHICK,
WE ARE GOING TO RAISE IT IN OUR BROOD ROOM.
HOPEFULLY WITH SOME OTHER DUCKLINGS
SO IT CAN START GETTING SOCIALIZED
AND WHERE HE'S GOING TO LEARN TO SWIM
FOR THE FIRST TIME.
♪♪
Child: DADDY, LOOK! LOOK!
HEY GUYS, WE'RE COMING IN.
Balok: SO THIS IS MSHANGAO.
HE'S THE ONE THAT'S GONNA BE GOING TO THE BRONX.
HE'S THE STAR OF THE SHOW.
HIS NAME IN SWAHILI ACTUALLY MEANS SURPRISE.
HIS DAD WAS A NINJA.
WE HAD NO IDEA HE HAD BRED HIS MOM UP.
IT WASN'T UNTIL THREE WEEKS BEFORE HE WAS BORN
THAT I NOTICED HOW ROUND HIS MOM WAS.
SO HE WAS A VERY WELCOME SURPRISE.
MSHANGAO IS A LOT OF FUN.
WE LIKE TO USE THE TERM "DERPY."
HE IS REALLY SWEET AND HE JUST READY TO DO ANYTHING.
HI, BUD. WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
YOU WANT TO TRY PAINTING?
ENRICHMENT IS IMPORTANT FOR GIRAFFES
JUST TO KEEP THEIR BRAINS MOVING.
ONE OF THE FUN THINGS WE'VE DONE WITH MSHANGAO
IS GET HIM TO PAINT.
GOOD BOY.
HE ACTUALLY TARGETS TO A TENNIS BALL THAT IS ATTACHED
TO A BRUSH.
GOOD.
EVERY DESIGN IS DIFFERENT.
THE MORE HE'S INTO IT, THE CRAZIER THE DESIGN WILL BE.
SO WE CAN USE HIS PAINTINGS TO RAISE MONEY
FOR GIRAFFE CONSERVATION.
WE'LL AUCTION THEM OFF.
PAINT.
HE'S JUST BEEN A LOT OF FUN TO WORK WITH.
HE'S A REALLY NICE BOY.
I'M NOT GONNA LIE, I'M KIND OF SAD ABOUT HIM LEAVING.
I'M JUST HOPING MSHANGAO GROWS UP BIG AND STRONG.
HE'S GONNA BE QUITE A FIXTURE THERE
AT THE BRONX ZOO AND I JUST WANT
EVERYBODY TO ENJOY HIM AS MUCH AS WE HAVE.
WE'LL JUST MISS HIM,
SELFISHLY WE'LL MISS HIM OURSELVES.
SO KRISTA WILL PULL HIM IN,
YOU'LL BE AT THE DOOR AND I'LL BE AT THE GATE
READY TO PRACTICE CLOSING HIM IN.
-YEP. -YEP. -OKAY.
WE'VE BEEN TRAINING MSHANGAO TO COME INTO A CHUTE
THAT'S RIGHT BEHIND THAT DOOR SO HE'S USED
TO WALKING OUT THIS DOOR TO GO ONTO EXHIBIT.
WHEN MSHANGAO SHIPS OUT, HE WILL GO THROUGH
THAT DOOR TO THE TRAILER.
-ARE YOU GUYS READY? -I'M READY. -YEP.
-READY? -ALL RIGHT, GO AHEAD
AND OPEN YELLOW.
FOOD IS THE PRIMARY REINFORCER
TO ASK HIM TO COME INTO THE CHUTE AREA.
SO WE JUST USE TREE BROWSE IS HIS FAVORITE,
MULBERRY, THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO THAT'S ALL THE TRAINING WE NEED TO DO
IS TO GET HIM TO WALK IN THAT CHUTE FAR ENOUGH
TO CLOSE THE DOOR, HOPEFULLY.
OH, GET ALL THAT STUFF.
WE PUT A LOT OF RESEARCH INTO MAKING EVERY EXHIBIT LOOK LIKE
THE ENVIRONMENT FROM WHICH THE ANIMAL CAME FROM.
YOU CAN DO IT.
HURRY.
Balok: SO YOU GUYS JUST BE READY
FOR ONCE YOU HEAR A RADIO CALL,
BE READY FOR THAT DOOR TO OPEN
AND HE SHOULD COME RIGHT OUT.
HE'S GONNA COME RIGHT OUT.
♪♪
Boyer: WE HAVE A PANCAKE TORTOISE EXHIBIT
WITH A LIZARD SPECIES IN IT
AND WE'D LIKE TO RENOVATE IT.
WE WANT TO TRY AND EDUCATE VISITORS
ABOUT THE UNIQUE NATURE OF SOME OF THESE ANIMALS.
IF THEY COME TO THE ZOO AND THEY CAN'T SEE ANYTHING,
THEN IT'S A DIFFICULT EXPERIENCE FOR THEM.
THIS IS A CURRENT EXHIBIT FOR THE PANCAKE TORTOISES.
WE HAVE A COUPLE OF PANCAKE TORTOISES IN HERE
AND WE HAVE A COUPLE OF THE GIRDLE LIZARDS
IN HERE AS WELL.
THIS IS A PANCAKE TORTOISE RIGHT HERE.
PANCAKE TORTOISES ARE EXCELLENT CLIMBERS.
THEY LIVE IN A ROCKY, BOULDER ON BOULDER HABITAT
IN TANZANIA AND KENYA.
YOU CAN SEE JUST HOW FLAT THE SHELL IS
AND YOU CAN ALSO SEE HOW FLEXIBLE THE SHELL IS.
THIS FLEXIBILITY IS IMPORTANT FOR THEM
IF THEY WEDGE INTO A CREVICE AND THEY WANT
TO GET IN THERE TIGHTLY.
AN INFLATED SHELL WOULD BE JUST KIND
OF WEDGED IN PLACE TO ESCAPE PREDATORS
AND SO WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO
IN THE EXHIBIT RENOVATION IS CREATE
SEVERAL DIFFERENT PATHWAYS THEY CAN CLIMB UP
TO THESE ROCKY CREVICES BUT WOULD PUT THEM
FRONT AND CENTER SO WHEN THE VISITOR LOOKS IN
THEY CAN SEE THE PANCAKE TORTOISE
IN THIS ROCK CREVICE.
WE HAVE GREAT EXHIBITS FABRICATORS HERE
AND THEY'RE WORKING ON RE-CREATION OF WHAT
THE KOPJE IS THAT YOU MIGHT SEE IN TANZANIA OR KENYA.
Anker: TODAY WE ARE AT THE EARLY STAGES
OF BUILDING A PANCAKE TORTOISE EXHIBIT
FOR THE REPTILE HOUSE.
I'M NOT SURE THAT PEOPLE REALIZE
HOW MUCH TIME AND RESEARCH GOES INTO
BUILDING THESE EXHIBITS.
THE SCULPTING STAGE IS THE MOST FUN,
THE MOST CREATIVE, THE MOST INTERESTING PART.
THE GOAL IS TO MAKE EVERYTHING LOOK 100% REAL.
[scraping]
WE ARE IN THE DEMOLITION STAGE.
THIS IS THE VERY LOUD, FUN PART.
GET TO DESTROY THINGS.
♪♪
YOU DON'T REALLY THINK ABOUT
WHO BUILDS THE HABITATS YOU'RE SEEING
WHEN YOU GO TO A ZOO.
THIS PARTICULAR EXHIBIT HAS A LOT OF CREVICES,
A LOT OF NARROW CRACKS FOR THE PANCAKE TORTOISES
TO BURROW THEMSELVES INTO.
THEY REALLY LIKE SHOVING THEMSELVES INTO TIGHT SPACES.
WE PUT A LOT OF RESEARCH INTO MAKING EVERY EXHIBIT AT THE ZOO
LOOK LIKE THE ENVIRONMENT FROM WHICH
THE ANIMAL CAME FROM.
HELLO, LADIES.
PANCAKE TORTOISE EXHIBIT OFF EXHIBIT FOR A FEW MONTHS
AND IT'S GONNA BE REALLY AWESOME TO GET THEM BACK ON EXHIBIT.
I THINK THEY'RE GONNA LOVE IT.
♪♪
THEY'RE FINALLY BACK.
LET'S GO SEE HOW THEY LIKE IT.
HOW THEY DOING?
IT LOOKS GREAT. IT'S A HUGE IMPROVEMENT.
GIVES THEM A LOT MORE BASKING ABILITY.
ONCE THEY GET USED TO IT, I THINK THEY'RE
REALLY GONNA CLIMB AROUND A LOT IN THERE.
ALL RIGHT, COME ON OUT.
YOU CAN DO IT. HURRY.
THERE HE GOES.THERE HE GOES.
HE'S TURNING THE CORNER.
I'M JUST SO EXCITED
THAT THEY'RE USING IT EXACTLY HOW IT WAS INTENDED
TO BE USED RIGHT AWAY.
YEAH, IT'S REALLY COOL.YEAH, THIS IS AWESOME.
GREAT. THANK YOU.EXCELLENT.
THANK YOU.
♪♪
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
[ MONKEY SCREECHING ]
Mason: SO WE HAVE OUR HARLEQUIN IN HERE.
WE'VE GOT HIM IN WITH A COUPLE OF SMALL BAER'S POCHARD FRIENDS.
THE HARLEQUIN IS DOING A GREAT JOB
BEING A FOSTER MOM AT A VERY YOUNG AGE.
SO THIS IS THE HARLEQUIN DUCK. HE'S DOING REALLY WELL.
HE'S PROTECTING HIS LITTLE POCHARDS THERE.
Mason: HE PROTECTS THEM FROM US
AND HE TAKES THEM IN THE POOL AND THEY SWIM
AND THEY CUDDLE TOGETHER AND THEY EAT TOGETHER.
YEAH, I WAS WORRIED THAT IN THE BEGINNING,
HE MAY GET PICKED ON, HE MAY BE THE AGGRESSOR,
BUT NOT WORRIED AT ALL NOW.
HE'S A FULL ON DUCK NOW.
HI, EVERYBODY.
TODAY IS TRANSITION DAY FOR OUR LITTLE DUCKLINGS.
WE'LL BE MOVING OUR HARLEQUIN CHICK,
WHO'S A MONTH OLD, AND REALLY BIG,
AND READY TO MOVE INTO A BIGGER POOL
AND THE FOUR OTHER BAER'S POCHARD CHICKS
WHO ARE ALSO STARTING TO OUTGROW
THE BROODER AND NEED A LITTLE MORE SPACE.
♪♪
ALL RIGHT, STOP KICKING.
WHEN WE DO PUT THEM ON THE POND IN THE CHILDREN'S ZOO,
THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TO GET USED TO PROBABLY 80 OTHER DUCKS.
STEVE, WHY DON'T YOU GO FIRST 'CAUSE YOU'RE OVER THERE.
Bailey: GO SISTERS. GO SWIMMING.
♪♪
WELL, SO FAR SO GOOD. THEY FOUND THE WATER.
THEY'RE GOOD AT THAT.
AW, VERY CUTE.
Cardillo: WE'LL WATCH THEM CAREFULLY IN THE CLINIC POOL.
WE WANT ALL OF THEIR PRIMARY AND SECONDARY
FEATHERS TO BE IN.
WE WANT THEM TO BE ABLE TO FLY.
WE WANT THEM TO BE ABLE TO SWIM VERY WELL
AND STRONG AND THEY NEED TO LOOK LIKE ADULTS.
AMY, WATCH THE DUCKS, MAKE SURE THEY DON'T
GET INTO TROUBLE.
[ INSECTS CHIRPING ]
[ ROOSTER CROWS ]
Balok: TODAY'S MOVING DAY.
OH, THAT'S SOME GOOD MULBERRY.
MSHANGAO IS GONNA BE LOADING UP ON THE TRAILER
AND HEADING OUT TO BRONX ZOO TO START HIS NEW FAMILY.
♪♪
DO YOU WANT ANYTHING?
YOU FEEL LIKE EATING ANYTHING?
GOOD JOB, BABE.
TO GET MSHANGAO PREPARED FOR TODAY,
HE'S JUST BEEN GOING THROUGH THE CHUTE
SO THIS IS SOMETHING HE'S DONE
EVERY DAY FOR THE PAST TWO MONTHS.
THESE GUYS ARE CREATURES OF HABIT.
THEY LIKE ROUTINE SO WE'VE JUST BEEN
KEEPING HIS ROUTINE VERY SIMILAR.
AS SOON AS WE OPEN THAT DOOR, HE'LL BE ABLE
TO GO UP THE RAMP AND GET RIGHT ON THAT TRAILER.
THERE'S GATES ALL AROUND SO HE'LL BE SECURE
IN THAT SPACE.
SO YOU GUYS WILL JUST BE READY FOR ONCE
YOU HEAR A RADIO CALL, BE READY FOR THAT DOOR TO OPEN.
HE SHOULD COME RIGHT OUT.
HE'S GONNA COME RIGHT OUT.
YES, HE WILL.OKAY.
HEY, BUD, YOU WANT TO DO THIS?
LET'S GO.
I GOT MULBERRY FOR YOU.
YOU'RE OKAY. COME ON. RIGHT HERE.
THIS FIRST TRY, MSHANGAO IS DEFINITELY
NOT INTO IT.
HE'S AVOIDING THAT AREA, WANTING TO BE WITH THE GROUP
IN THE STALLS NEXT DOOR.
HE NEEDS SOME MORE INCENTIVE.
OH, BOY.
WHAT DO YOU THINK? LOOK, I'VE GOT A FOREST.
OH MY GOSH. THAT'S HUGE.
WHATEVER WORKS.
DO YOU SEE THIS? DO YOU SEE THIS?
Cardillo: HE'S NOT FEELING THAT.
WE'RE CHANGING THINGS UP,
WE'RE OFFERING HIM DIFFERENT BROWSE.
IT'S ALL GOOD STUFF.
BUT HE'S STILL AVOIDING US.
COME ON, BABE.
LOOK IT'S IN HERE.
SHE'S GOT THE GOOD STUFF.
HE'S A 1,300 POUND ANIMAL.
WE CANNOT FORCE HIM TO GET ON THAT TRAILER.
RIGHT HERE, HEY.
HEY, DAVID.Hagan: HUH?
SO HE'S KIND OF DOING THAT SHUT DOWN THING
WHERE HE'S NOT TAKING ANYTHING FROM ANYONE.
DO YOU WANT US TO KIND OF,
DO YOU WANT US TO STOP FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES?
YEAH.
WE JUST HAVE TO RELY ON KNOWING
WHAT THEIR BEHAVIOR IS, WHAT'S OUR BEST COURSE
OF ACTION NEXT.
Gremler: LUNA?
McCann: MARY HAS BEEN WORKING ON GETTING WEIGHTS ON LUNA.
WANT TO COME DOWN?
AND THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR US
TO BE ABLE TO MONITOR OVERALL HEALTH
AND IN LUNA, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT NOW
BECAUSE IT COULD BE A SIGN OF PREGNANCY.
GOOD GIRL, DOWN. COME DOWN?
♪♪
Woman: MSHANGAO.
Balok: I JUST FEEL LIKE HE'S NOT INTO IT RIGHT NOW.
WE HAD THE PLAN IN PLACE.
WE'VE BEEN TRAINING MSHANGAO DAILY
FOR THE PAST TWO MONTHS TO COME IN THIS CHUTE.
HE'S BEEN COMING IN EVERYDAY LIKE CLOCKWORK,
AND OF COURSE, TODAY, THE MOVING DAY,
HE CHOSE TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
Hagan: THINK SENDING THE OTHER GIRAFFES OFF MIGHT MOTIVATE HIM
TO GO TO THE SHOOT?
DO YOU WANT TO TRY?
YEAH, LET'S SEE WHAT HE DOES.
DO YOU WANT THEM ON EXHIBIT OR YOU WANT TO, OKAY.
Hagan: YEAH, WE JUST LET HIM GO ALL THE WAY OUT.
WE'RE GONNA RELY ON MSHANGAO'S MOTIVATION
TO BE WITH HIS GROUP AND WERE GOING TO PUT
THE GROUP OUT ON TO EXHIBIT.
WE ARE GONNA SEE IF THAT IS ENOUGH
TO GET HIM TO GO THROUGH THE CHUTE.
[ Dialing ]
LAURA WE ARE OUTSIDE OF THE UPPER YARD.
10-4, I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE DOOR
AND I'LL START LETTING THEM OUT.
♪♪
COME ON AJ.
♪♪
ERIC WILL YOU CLOSE THE BARN DOOR?
IF WE CAN'T GET MSHANGAO ON THAT TRAILER,
WE CAN ONLY TRY SO LATE INTO THE DAY.
YOU CAN ONLY TRY THAT ANIMAL'S PATIENCE SO LONG.
HEY, GUYS, LET'S GO GET IN PLACE.
'CAUSE WE'RE GONNA GO PROBABLY PRETTY QUICK
TO SEE IF HE'S GONNA DO IT.
IS EVERYBODY SET?
THEY'RE SET, THEY'RE IN PLACE.
OKAY.
EASY.
EASY, EASY.
COME ON. COME ON. CLICK, CLICK.
EASY. COME ON, GO ON, GO ON,
CLOSE IT.
EASY BOY, EASY BOY.
Man: OKAY.
GOOD JOB, BUD.
YEAH, THE TEAM DID AN EXCELLENT JOB.
THEY PROBLEM-SOLVED THROUGHOUT THE MORNING
AND NOW WE'RE JUST GONNA WAIT,
AND WAIT TO HEAR FROM THE BRONX THAT HE MADE IT SAFELY
AND HE UNLOADS FINE THERE.
TAKE CARE, HAVE A SAFE TRIP.
Balok: EVERY TIME WE SHIP OUT ONE OF OUR BABIES
IT'S KIND OF BITTER SWEET, WE GET ATTACHED TO THEM.
BUT I KNOW THE BRONX ZOO'S GONNA TAKE
REALLY GOOD CARE OF HIM.
YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO BALANCE
ALL THE PASSION YOU HAVE FOR THEM
AND BE READY TO SAY GOOD-BYE.
BYE, MSHANGAO.OH, BABA.
♪♪
Gremler: HERE WE GO.
OKAY.
ALL RIGHT, GOT YOUR SCALE?GOT MY SCALE.
OKAY.LET'S SEE HOW HE DOES.
GOT YOUR TREATS?
McCann: STRATUS AND LUNA HAVE BEEN GETTING ALONG REALLY WELL.
SPENDING A LOT OF TIME IN THEIR NEST BOX
AND KEEPERS EVEN SAW POTENTIAL BREEDING BEHAVIOR.
SO I'M GONNA GO OUT IN FRONT.
OKAY.BEFORE YOU GET STARTED
SO I CAN WATCH FROM THERE. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHTY.
McCann: MARY HAS BEEN WORKING ON
GETTING WEIGHTS ON STRATUS AND LUNA.
LET'S SET THIS UP.
AND THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO BE ABLE TO MONITOR
OVERALL HEALTH IN OUR CLOUD RATS,
AND IN LUNA IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT AS WELL
BECAUSE IT COULD BE A SIGN OF PREGNANCY.
LUNA.
HI, LUNA. WANT TO COME DOWN?
COME ON.
THIS TAKES PATIENCE.
Gremler: STRATUS, YOU WANT TO COME?
I HAVE BEEN GETTING THEM TO COME DOWN USING A SKEWER.
I GIVE YOU A PIECE A -- OH, YOU KNOCKED IT OFF.
I USUALLY STICK ONE OF THEIR FAVORITE TREATS ON IT
AND I KIND OF LURE THEM DOWN ON TO THE SCALE.
THESE GUYS ARE MORE NUT EATERS THAN ANYTHING.
MAYBE THEY'LL TAKE A PIECE OF YAM,
'CAUSE THEY ALSO LIKE YAM A LOT.
COME HERE, COME THIS WAY.
THERE YOU GO, THERE YOU GO.
YOU'RE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
STRATUS HAS COME TO LOVE THE SCALE.
HE LOVES TO GET ALL THE TREATS.
GOOD BOY.
I THINK THAT'S WHAT IT'S MOSTLY ABOUT.
HE JUST LIKES TO GET THE ATTENTION.
GOOD, HOLD IT.
STRATUS IS ON.
YOU'RE A GOOD BOY.
HE'S 2,400.
[ CHUCKLES ]
LUNA, COME LUNA.
HERE SHE COMES.
YOU GOT IT LUNA.
GOOD GIRL.
OH, YES, SLOWLY.
GOOD GIRL.
DOWN.
COME DOWN.
GOOD GIRL.
I LOVE HER SPUNK.
LUNA HAS BECOME ONE OF MY FAVORITE ANIMALS.
[ LAUGHS ]
SO SHE WENT UP, THAT'S PRETTY GOOD.
SHE WENT UP IN WEIGHT, SHE'S 2,600, SHE WAS 2,400.
SO SHE COULD POTENTIALLY BE PREGNANT.
HOPEFULLY. GREAT.
BE GREAT.IT'S BEEN ABOUT A WEEK.
McCann: WE'VE LEARNED HERE AT THE BRONX ZOO THAT GESTATION
FOR CLOUD RATS IS ON AVERAGE 52 DAYS.
WE WILL PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO HER BEHAVIOR,
ANYTHING DIFFERENT WE MIGHT THINK IS
ANOTHER INDICATION THAT SHE COULD BE PREGNANT.
LOOK AT THAT.
Mason: THEY'RE READY FOR THEIR NEW HOME.
Bailey: SOME DUCKS ARE MUCH BOLDER THAN OTHERS.
YOU PUT THE CRATE DOWN IN AVIARY AND OPEN UP THE DOOR.
WELCOME HOME!
♪♪
Bailey: SO WE'RE GONNA JUST CATCH
THE ONE POCHARD AND THE HARLEQUIN.
THERE YOU GO. -AND THE HARLEQUIN.
THE BAER'S POCHARD AND THE HARLEQUIN DUCK
HAVE THEIR ADULT FEATHERS
AND THEY'RE READY FOR THE DUCK POND.
THERE YOU GO BUDDY.
Woman #2: THERE YOU GO.
THIS IS OUR POCHARD.
IT'S A REALLY GREAT FEELING TO TAKE THEM THIS FAR.
THEY'RE READY FOR THEIR NEW HOME.
WE'LL BE WATCHING CLOSELY FOR THE SOCIAL INTERACTIONS.
WE'LL BE WATCHING CLOSELY TO MAKE SURE THAT
THEY'RE GETTING AROUND THE ENTIRE AVIARY.
Cardillo: THEY LOOK LIKE THEY'RE VERY CALM.
THEY'RE JUST LYING DOWN NEXT TO EACH OTHER.
[ LAUGHS ]
THEY USUALLY GET A LITTLE NERVOUS
WHEN SOMETHING NEW IS HAPPENING.
I THINK THE HARLEQUIN IS GONNA FLY IMMEDIATELY.
Bailey: YOU THINK?
I DO.
OKAY, LET ME GET THE FLAPS FOR YOU.
GOT IT? MM-HMM.
Bailey: SOME DUCKS ARE LIKE, ARE MUCH BOLDER THAN OTHERS
WHEN YOU PUT THE CRATE DOWN IN AVIARY AND OPEN UP THE DOOR.
WELCOME HOME.
MOST OFTEN THEY STAY IN THE CRATE FOR A LITTLE BIT.
Mason: THE HARLEQUIN'S COMIN' FIRST.
JUST MUST BE SUCH A HUGE WORLD THAT THEY'RE COMING INTO.
♪♪
WHEN THEY FINALLY COME OUT, IT'S PRETTY COOL.
GOOD JOB, BUDDY.
Cardillo: YAY!
YOU DID IT.GOOD JOB LITTLE MAN.
LOOKS EXCITED.
I THINK HE'S GONNA TAKE OFF.
THERE HE GOES.
All: YAY!
Mason: HERE SHE COMES. HERE SHE COMES.
THERE YOU GO. GOOD GIRL.
AW, GOOD GIRL.
♪♪
THERE SHE GOES.
SHE DEFINITELY IS A LITTLE BIT SHYER
AND IT WILL TAKE HER AWHILE
TO FIND THE BAER'S POCHARD FLOCK.
THERE SHE GOES.
SHE'S GONNA GO FIND HER BUDDY.
Cardillo: THE HARLEQUIN ALREADY FOUND THE OTHER HARLEQUINS
AND THEY'RE ALL SWIMMING TOGETHER.
AN UNEVENTFUL INTRO IS THE BEST INTRO
YOU CAN POSSIBLY ASK FOR.
RELEASING BIRDS INTO THE AVIARY IS ALWAYS EXCITING
IT'S SORT OF LIKE REALLY THE LAST PART OF THEIR GROWING UP.
MAYBE LATER IN THE FALL AND TOWARDS THE WINTER
THEY'LL FIND THEMSELVES A MATE.
AND THEN NEXT BREEDING SEASON
THEY'LL START THE WHOLE CYCLE ALL OVER AGAIN
AND THEY'LL BECOME PARENTS.
♪♪
Wrubel: I GOT A PEANUT, STRATUS.
WE THOUGHT LUNA WAS PREGNANT.
SO WE MOVED STRATUS TO JUNGLE WORLD
BECAUSE IN THE WILD A FEMALE WOULD
BUILD SOME SORT OF NEST TO GIVE BIRTH,
SO WE WANTED TO GIVE HER THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT HERE
WITHOUT ANOTHER ANIMAL AROUND.
NOW WE KNOW FOR SURE SHE'S NOT PREGNANT
BECAUSE SHE'S PAST THE WINDOW OF TIME
THAT SHE WOULD HAVE GIVEN BIRTH.
IT'S OKAY THAT THEY DIDN'T PRODUCE OFFSPRING THIS TIME.
THEY'RE A NEW PAIR AND WE'RE JUST HAPPY THAT THEY GOT ALONG
AND WE DID SEE BREEDING SO WE'LL KEEP TRYING.
TODAY, I'M MOVING STRATUS BACK TO MOUSE HOUSE
TO REJOIN LUNA ON EXHIBIT.
HELLO.
I GOT STRATUS FOR YOU GUYS.OH, GREAT.
WE WERE GONNA TRY TO RELEASE HIM
INTO THE OVERHEAD,
TRY THAT.AND LUNA'S IN THE EXHIBIT.
SHE'S IN EXHIBIT.
[ RADIO BEEPS ]
OKAY, MARY, YOU CAN GO AHEAD.
YOU GOT HIM?
Gremler: YES.
HI, STRATUS. WELCOME HOME.
I AM VERY HAPPY TO HAVE STRATUS BACK
HE'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE CLOUD RATS BECAUSE HE'S SO SWEET.
I'M GONNA OPEN UP THIS SIDE OF THE SHIFT.
OKAY.
THE OVERHEAD.
OKAY, HE'S GOING RIGHT THROUGH THE CHUTE.
♪♪
ALL RIGHT, HE'S COMING.
HE'S OUT, HE'S OUT, MARY.
HE'S OUT, HE'S REALLY OUT.
MY BOYFRIEND, MY BOYFRIEND'S BACK.
HE CAME OUT MUCH QUICKER THAN I THOUGHT.
WOW, THERE HE GOES.
OH, MY GOODNESS. LOOK AT HER NUZZLING HIM.
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
McCann: LUNA DOES LOOK REALLY HAPPY.
MM-HMM. YEP.
McCann: RECEIVING THESE NEW CLOUD RATS HAS ALLOWED US TO
START UP OUR BREEDING PROGRAM AGAIN
AND IT'S REALLY JUST THE BEGINNING.
Gremler: I'M HOPEFUL THAT THEY WILL BE SUCCESSFUL
IN BREEDING THE SECOND TIME AROUND.
I THINK WE HAVE A GOOD SHOT.
Nappi: MSHANGAO'S FINALLY ARRIVED AT THE BRONX ZOO.
WE HOPE THAT HE'LL JUST COME RIGHT OFF
AND WALK TO THE BUILDING.
♪♪
HELLO.
♪♪
ARRIVAL TIME. SHOW TIME.
♪♪
RIGHT ON BACK TO ME.
Woman #3: HE'S READY TO COME OUT.
Breheny: HE WANTS TO COME OUT.
MSHANGAO WAS LOADED UP AT THE INDIANAPOLIS ZOO,
AND HE HAD AN 11-HOUR JOURNEY TO GET TO THE BRONX ZOO.
SEEMS VERY CURIOUS AND HE'S STICKING HIS HEAD OUT
AND DEFINITELY SEEMS TO WANT TO GET OUT OF THE TRAILER.
SO, WE HOPE THAT HE'LL JUST COME RIGHT OFF
AND WALK INTO THE BUILDING.
THERE HE GOES.
♪♪
RIGHT NOW MSHANGAO'S IN THE YARD.
WE NEED HIM TO COME INTO THE BUILDING FOR HIS OWN SAFETY,
SO THAT HE'S IN A MORE CLIMATE-CONTROLLED AREA.
GIRAFFE ARE BEAUTIFUL, ELEGANT, GRACEFUL CREATURES.
WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT IS TO UNDERSTAND GIRAFFE BEHAVIOR
AND AT THE SAME TIME HAVE A LOT OF PATIENCE
BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF THE ANIMAL.
GIRAFFES RESPOND SLOWLY TO NEW SITUATIONS.
THERE YOU GO. GOOD BOY, GO ON.
Nappi: RIGHT NOW MSHANGAO'S VERY PREOCCUPIED
WITH ALL THE DIFFERENT SIGHTS AND SOUNDS,
ALL THE STIMULI AROUND HIM.
YOU GOT TO GO BACK.
BRANDON, DO WE HAVE ANY GIRAFFE STOOL
FROM THE MAIN ENCLOSURE WE CAN JUST SEED THAT STALL WITH?
UH, WE CAN TRY AND GRAB SOME.
YEAH.
Nappi: IF MSHANGAO SMELLS STOOL FROM OTHER GIRAFFES,
HE'LL KNOW THAT OTHERS ARE IN THE AREA
AND HOPEFULLY HE'LL BE CURIOUS TO COME IN
AND INVESTIGATE TO SEE IF ANY ARE AROUND.
HEY, JOE.
YEAH.
COULD ALSO TRY JUST CLOSING AND OPENING
THE SHIFT DOOR BETWEEN THE TWO STALLS,
SEE IF THAT JUST GETS HIS ATTENTION.
YEAH.
OKAY.
YEAH, HE'S DEFINITELY GONNA GO.
IT'S JUST A QUESTION HE'S GOT TO MAKE UP HIS MIND
THAT'S WHAT HE WANTS TO DO.
THERE HE GOES.
ALL RIGHT.
-BEAUTIFUL. -NICE.
-NICE MAN. -GOOD JOB, GUYS.
ALL RIGHT.
ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, HE'S PRETTY CALM.
COME ON, BUDDY.
I'M REALLY EXCITED TO WORK WITH MSHANGAO.
HE SEEMS LIKE A REALLY SWEET ANIMAL.
WANT SOME BROWSE?
♪♪
AH, YOU'RE TAKING A STEP CLOSER, HUH?
GOOD BOY.
SEE I'M NOT SO SCARY.
WANT SOME ROMAINE?
GOOD BOY.
YOU'RE GONNA LOVE LIVING IN NEW YORK.
♪♪