Moody: HI, HONEY.
WE RECEIVED THREE ELEPHANT SHREWS
SPECIFICALLY FOR BREEDING.
WE'VE SEEN A LITTLE BIT OF CHASING.
HOPEFULLY, WE'LL SEE BREEDING.
HE'S EMBARRASSED. [ CHUCKLES ]
Breheny: THE FRONT FACE OF THE NILE CROCODILE EXHIBIT
IS THIS HUGE ACRYLIC EXPANSE.
EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE,
WE HAVE TO PUT THE CROCODILES IN HOLDING,
DRAIN THE WATER, AND BUFF OUT THE SCRATCHES FROM THE ACRYLIC.
Ripen: OF ALL THE ANIMALS I'VE HAD,
MY FAVORITE IS DEFINITELY KEVIN THE BINTURONG.
HE'S JUST LIKE A DOG.
KEVIN AS AN AMBASSADOR ANIMAL IS AWESOME.
HE REALLY DOES ENJOY DOING IT.
HI!
McCann: EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS IS UNIQUE.
GELADAS ARE UNIQUE.
THEIR HEART FUNCTION IS UNIQUE.
AND THE FACT THAT WE HAVE CARDIOLOGISTS
TO DO THIS IS AMAZING.
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.
[ PENGUIN SQUAWKS ]
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: YOU ROLLING?
THE GENERAL PUBLIC WOULD NEVER GET
THE ACCESS YOU'RE GONNA GET --Woman: IT'S A GIRL!
...WHICH IS TO SEE WHAT GOES ON BEHIND THE SCENES EVERY DAY.
THAT'S HOW WE DO IT HERE IN THE BOOGIE-DOWN BRONX.
[ LAUGHTER ]
♪♪
TWO BABIES![ PERSON GASPS ]
OH, WOW!
♪♪
JUST WATCH YOUR STEP.
THE GELADAS DIG WHAT I CALL KEEPER TRAPS.
THEY LIKE TO PICK GRASS, SO THERE'S LITTLE HOLES.
SOMETIMES THEY FLIP THE GRASS BACK OVER IT.
AS I WALK THROUGH, I JUST CHECK ANYTHING
THAT WOULD BE A HAZARD TO THEM ON EXHIBIT.
GELADAS LIVE IN THE MOUNTAINS OF ETHIOPIA.
THAT'S WHY WE HAVE A LOT OF ROCKY AREAS THAT WE REPLICATE
AND WE HAVE THE SLOPING-HILL EXHIBIT.
IT HAPPENS TO BE ONE OF MY FAVORITE EXHIBITS IN THE PARK
JUST BECAUSE IT IS A MULTISPECIES EXHIBIT.
IN THERE, YOU CAN SEE GELADAS,
YOU CAN SEE HYRAX, AND YOU CAN SEE IBEX.
GELADAS ARE AN OLD-WORLD MONKEY
THAT'S CLOSELY RELATED TO A BABOON.
LOOK AT HIM!Woman: OH, YEAH.
LOOK! [ GASPS ]
OH, WHOA! LOOK AT THAT!
[ GELADAS SCREECH ]
McCann: THEY USED TO BE CALLED THE BLEEDING HEART BABOONS
BECAUSE OF THEIR CHEST PATCH.
AND THEY HAVE THESE BIG, BEAUTIFUL MANES.
IT'S FUNNY.
SOMETIMES THE PUBLIC WILL ASK US IF WE ACTUALLY COMB THEIR HAIR.
AND WE DON'T.
[ GELADA SCREECHING ]
HIS FACE LOOKS JUST REALLY HAIRY.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
OH, IT CAME OUT.Man: YOU SEE IT?
YEAH. THE BABY CAME OUT.
[ BIRD SQUAWKING ]
McCann: OUR ADULT MALES ARE GORE...
GORE IS OUR MAIN BREEDING MALE.
JOMO IS A YOUNG MALE.
AND SETH.
THIS IS SETH.
[ LAUGHING ] HE'S LIKE, "I'M GETTING OUT OF HERE."
GELADAS ARE A LITTLE TREPIDATIOUS AND VERY CAUTIOUS.
SETH IS THE GRUMPY OLD MAN.
HE IS THE OLD MAN CHASING KIDS OFF OF HIS LAWN
AND SHAKING HIS FIST.
[ GELADAS SCREECHING ]
GELADAS ARE ONE OF MY FAVORITE PRIMATES.
I LOVE THE FACT THAT THEY COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER
ON SO MANY DIFFERENT LEVELS.
[ GELADAS SCREECHING ]
AT THE BRONX ZOO, WE'RE ONE OF THE ONLY PLACES
IN THE UNITED STATES THAT YOU CAN SEE GELADAS.
WHAT WE HAVE FOUND IS, WHEN MALES DIE,
THEY TEND TO DIE VERY SUDDENLY
FROM WHAT LOOKS LIKE A CARDIAC EVENT.
SINCE WE'VE ONLY BEEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THIS
AFTER THEY'VE PASSED,
WE ARE TRYING VERY HARD TO SEE IF THERE'S SOME WAY
SOMEHOW WE CAN TELL WHAT'S HAPPENING
WITH THEIR HEARTS BEFORE THAT EVENT.
HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO STUDY THIS HERE
WILL PROVIDE REALLY VALUABLE INFORMATION FOR US
ABOUT HOW WE COULD PREVENT THAT
IN OUR MALES HERE AT THE BRONX ZOO.
ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO HELP UNDERSTAND CARDIAC FUNCTION
IN GELADAS WILL HELP US HOPEFULLY MITIGATE SOME OF THIS
AND THEN PROLONG THEIR LIVES.
[ GELADAS SCREECHING ]
♪♪
Moody: HI.
A LITTLE NERVOUS TODAY?
YOU'RE SEARCHING.
GOOD GIRL.
ELEPHANT SHREWS ARE A SMALL MAMMAL SPECIES
THAT ARE FROM AFRICA.
THEY'RE CALLED ELEPHANT SHREWS BECAUSE THEY HAVE
A LONG PROBOSCIS
THAT IS REMINISCENT OF AN ELEPHANT'S TRUNK.
AND SO THEY USE THAT TO SEARCH FOR INSECTS.
WE RECEIVED THREE ELEPHANT SHREWS FROM ROTTERDAM ZOO
IN THE NETHERLANDS.
THE THREE NEW SHREWS ARE CURRENTLY IN QUARANTINE
AT THE HEALTH CENTER -- ONE MALE AND TWO FEMALES.
THE MALE THAT WE RECEIVED FROM ROTTERDAM
IS GOING TO BREED WITH OUR TWO FEMALES
THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN THE MOUSE HOUSE.
I'M GOING TO START ACCLIMATING OUR NEW MALE, BART,
TO GOING INTO A SMALL CARDBOARD BOX
SO THAT WE CAN MOVE HIM FROM THE ENCLOSURE HE'S IN RIGHT NOW
IN QUARANTINE TO THE NEW ENCLOSURE
SO HE CAN BREED WITH OUR FEMALES.
I'M PUTTING PINE MULCH IN HERE
SO THAT IT JUST SEEMS LIKE A SIMILAR SPACE
THAT'S SORT OF LIKE A HOLLOW THAT THEY CAN RUN INTO AND HIDE.
THERE REALLY AREN'T MANY OF THESE GUYS,
AND WE WANT TO INCREASE THE DIVERSITY OF THE POPULATION.
OFFSPRING ARE NOT EASY TO STUDY IN THE WILD
BECAUSE THEY STAY IN THE NEST
UNTIL THEY'RE ABOUT THREE WEEKS OLD.
SO A LOT OF WHAT WE KNOW IS BASED ON THE ZOO POPULATIONS.
SO I'M JUST GONNA PUT SOME INSECTS INTO THE BOXES
AS A LITTLE REWARD.
GOOD BOY!
BART IS PROVIDING US WITH A UNIQUE CHALLENGE
BECAUSE HE IS SO SKITTISH.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME HE'S BEEN OUT OF HIS FAMILY GROUP.
IT'S THE FIRST TIME HE'S BEEN IN A DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENT.
♪♪
THAT'S WHAT THEY DO.
THE CHALLENGE IN WORKING WITH A REALLY NERVOUS SPECIES
IS THAT YOU HAVE TO TAKE YOUR TIME
AND LEARN HOW TO WORK AROUND THEM.
I KNOW YOU'RE MAD.
♪♪
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
[ SEALS BARKING ]
Breheny: HEY, KEV. HOW'S EVERYTHING?
GOOD. HOW ARE YOU? GOOD.
I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE NILE CROCODILE
EXHIBIT GLASS.
WE MIGHT HAVE TO GET IT BUFFED AGAIN.
YEAH. I SEE WHAT YOU MEAN.
YEAH.
YOU CAN ACTUALLY EVEN SEE HIM UNDER THE WATER.
USUALLY, THE WATER HELPS HIDE HIM PRETTY WELL, BUT IT'S --
YEAH, IT'S PRETTY WELL SCRATCHED UP.
♪♪
Breheny: THE FRONT FACE OF THE NILE CROCODILE EXHIBIT IN MADAGASCAR
IS THIS HUGE ACRYLIC EXPANSE SO THAT YOU CAN GET
AN UNDERWATER VIEW OF THE CROCODILE.
THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE CROCODILES ARE BIG ANIMALS
AND THEY HAVE SHARP TEETH.
WHEN THEY GO UP AGAINST THE ACRYLIC,
SOMETIMES THEY ETCH IT WITH THEIR TEETH.
SO EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE,
WE HAVE TO DRAIN THE WATER, REMOVE ALL THE FISH,
PUT THE CROCODILES IN HOLDING,
AND BUFF OUT THE SCRATCHES FROM THE ACRYLIC.
LIKE, ESPECIALLY RIGHT HERE.
YEAH, THAT DEFINITELY HAS GOT --YEAH.
...GOOD ALGAE BUILDUP THERE.YEAH.
IT TAKES A LOT OF PLANNING
AND IT'S A LOT OF WORK, BUT HAVING A CLEAR,
UNOBSTRUCTED VIEW OF THESE CROCODILES ALLOWS PEOPLE
TO REALLY CONCENTRATE ON THE ANIMAL ITSELF,
AND HOPEFULLY, THAT'S GOING TO INSPIRE AN INTEREST
AND LEARN WHAT THEY CAN DO TO HELP US CONSERVE CROCODILES.
IT DOESN'T HAPPEN TOO OFTEN.
I WOULD SAY A COUPLE TIMES A YEAR, WE'RE ABLE TO DO THIS.
WHEN WE GO IN THERE, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE DO IT RIGHT,
MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S PERFECT.
ALL RIGHT. SLIDING DOOR'S OPENING.
CROCODILES COMING OUT.
OH, LOOK AT THAT SMILE.
WHOA.
SOMEBODY'S EXCITED.
NEVER GETS OLD.
WORKING WITH THE NILES IS AWESOME,
JUST TO BE ABLE TO BE THAT CLOSE, INTERACT,
AND FEED AN ANIMAL THAT LARGE AND POWERFUL.
TARGET.
ESPECIALLY CODY. I'M USUALLY WITH HIM.
HE'S ALWAYS TARGETING WELL, AND SEEING HOW HE PROGRESSES
IN TRAINING IS PRETTY AMAZING.
WHOA. A HUNGRY BOY.
CODY'S MORE FOOD-MOTIVATED.
PAMELA HAS FOUND THAT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POOL,
SOMETIMES FOOD SCRAPS WILL BE LEFT BEHIND,
SO SHE'LL KIND OF SINK DOWN TO THE BOTTOM
AND SCAVENGE DOWN THERE.
[ WHISTLE BLOWS ]
PAMELA AND CODY ARE VERY WELL-TRAINED CROCODILES.
THEY CAN BE STUBBORN AT TIMES.
YOU DEFINITELY HAVE TO KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN.
SAY I'M TRAINING CODY.
EVEN WHEN I'M DONE TARGETING
AND WAITING FOR PAMELA TO FINISH,
I KEEP MY EYES ON HIM.
Bozeman: HOLD ON. HE'S COMING UP.
EASY.
WATER!
OOH. OKAY. GET OUT.
NOW BACK OUT.
WHEN THEY GET TOO CLOSE,
WE HAVE A COMMAND THAT IS "BACK OUT" FOR THE KEEPERS,
AND AT THAT POINT, WE ALL KNOW THAT WE NEED TO GET OUT.
WE'LL WAIT A MINUTE, GIVE IT ANOTHER SHOT.
IF HE COMES FORWARD AGAIN, THEN WE'LL JUST END THE SET.
BEFORE YOU EVER INTERACT WITH THE CROCODILES
AND DO A TRAINING SET,
YOU DO GO THROUGH DRILLS FOR THIS TYPE OF SCENARIO.
Bozeman: WE'RE FINE, YOU KNOW. WE'VE PRACTICED BEFORE.
WHEN THAT HAPPENS, EVERYONE NEEDS TO GET OUT,
AND THEN WE RESET.
AND WE CALM DOWN, HE CALMS DOWN,
AND THEN TRY AGAIN.
TRY TWO.
TARGET.
[ WHISTLE BLOWS ]
I DON'T THINK THERE WILL BE ANY ISSUES
GETTING PAMELA AND CODY OFF EXHIBIT TO BUFF THE ACRYLIC.
THEY'RE TRAINED TWICE A WEEK FOR SITUATIONS LIKE THIS.
ALL RIGHT. THAT'S IT.
[ BLOWS WHISTLE ]
YOU'RE A LITTLE HUNGRY TODAY.
McCann: ALL RIGHT.
SO, WHAT WE'RE DOING IS REALLY GROUNDBREAKING,
AND IT'S THE FIRST TIME THAT IT'S BEEN DONE WITH A MONKEY.
OKAY. WE CAN DO THE IMPLANT.
Man: OKAY.PERFECT.
Moody: IT'S TAKEN SOME TIME TO GET BART INTO THE BOX
THAT WE NEED HIM TO GO INTO TO TRANSPORT HIM.
Man: IT REQUIRES SOME STEALTH.
♪♪
[ GROWLING SOFTLY ]
IT'S DIGGING THROUGH HIS FUR.
McCann: WE'VE HAD GELADAS HERE FOR SEVERAL DECADES
AT THE BRONX ZOO,
AND WE HAVE NOTICED A PATTERN WHERE SOME OF OUR MALES
HAVE HAD VERY ABRUPT ARRHYTHMIAS THAT RESULTED IN DEATH.
WE WORKED WITH CARDIAC SPECIALISTS AT MOUNT SINAI
TO SEE IF THEY COULD HELP US.
WE ALREADY HAVE IMPLANTS IN OUR TWO OTHER MALE GELADAS --
GORE AND JOMO --
AND TODAY, WE'RE GOING TO PUT AN IMPLANT IN SETH.
2-7-8, REMEMBER.
THAT IMPLANT WILL DOWNLOAD THE ELECTROCARDIOGRAM
AND HEART RATE OF THE GELADA NONINVASIVELY.
OKAY, THAT'S GOOD. HE'S GOOD.
HIS HEAD IS POINTING THAT WAY.
WE CAN PUT HIM ON HIS LEFT SIDE.
WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE IS REALLY THE FIRST TIME
THAT WE KNOW THAT IT HAS BEEN DONE WITH A MONKEY.
OKAY. WE CAN DO THE IMPLANT.
EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS IS UNIQUE.
GELADAS ARE UNIQUE.
THEIR HEART FUNCTION IS UNIQUE.
AND THE FACT THAT WE HAVE CARDIOLOGISTS
TO DO THIS GROUNDBREAKING WORK IS AMAZING.
TODAY, I'M GONNA IMPLANT A LOOP RECORDER,
WHICH IS A LITTLE MONITOR THAT GETS INJECTED UNDER THE SKIN.
AND THAT LOOP RECORDER WILL MONITOR
THE GELADA'S HEART RHYTHM.
WE USE THIS IN HUMANS A LOT.
LUCKILY, THE ANATOMY IS ESSENTIALLY THE SAME.
OBVIOUSLY, A LOT MORE FUR ON THE GELADA
COMPARED TO SOME PEOPLE.
AND THE HEART IS ALMOST IN THE SAME POSITION,
SO THE ACTUAL PROCEDURAL ASPECTS ITSELF
IS ALMOST EXACTLY THE SAME AS A HUMAN.
McCann: SO, MARC'S ANESTHETIZING THE AREA.
Miller: WE GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF LIDOCAINE,
WHICH IS A NUMBING MEDICINE UNDER THE SKIN.
WE MAKE A SLIGHT LITTLE HOLE.
McCann: SO, THAT'S INTERESTING.
JUST SUCH A SMALL LITTLE INCISION.
THEN WE INJECT THIS DEVICE.
PERFECT.LET'S GLUE HIM UP.
THANK YOU. GOOD.
LOOKS NICE, MARC.
Woman: OH, NICE. THERE YOU GO, SETH.
HERE'S THE CRATE.
WE'LL PUT HIM IN, HIS HEAD TOWARD THE FRONT.
McCann: OUR JOB HERE IS TO START THE PROCESS
FOR COLLECTING THIS INFORMATION FROM HIM.
ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS HAVE HIM COME CLOSE
TO THE MONITOR THAT WILL READ IT FOR US.
THAT INFORMATION WILL GO TO THE CARDIOLOGISTS,
AND THEN THEY CAN HELP US SEE
WHAT THE CONDITION IS OF OUR MALES
AND BE ABLE TO KEEP THEM ALIVE LONGER,
AND ULTIMATELY, THAT WILL HELP US
HAVE A MUCH MORE SUCCESSFUL BREEDING PROGRAM.
EXTUBATED.
♪♪
SO, WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS OUR ENCLOSURE
THAT I'M GONNA BE SETTING UP
FOR OUR MALE BLACK AND RUFOUS ELEPHANT SHREW.
THEY USE DIFFERENT TYPES OF MATERIALS TO MAKE THEIR NEST,
SO I PICKED OUT SOME WOOD WOOL.
I COLLECTED SOME LEAF LITTER AND WILL ALSO GIVE HIM SOME HAY.
WE TRY AND USE A MORE NATURAL SUBSTRATE FOR THEM.
WE'RE HOPING THAT THE EFFORTS THAT WE'VE MADE
TO KEEP THESE ENCLOSURES AS NATURAL AS POSSIBLE
WILL HELP US BE MORE SUCCESSFUL WITH THEIR BREEDING.
THAT'S THAT.
YOU GOOD?Man: Yeah.
OKAY.
TODAY, WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO MOVE BART
FROM QUARANTINE SPACE IN THE HEALTH CENTER
TO THE CRANDALL BUILDING IN ORDER TO PAIR HIM
WITH OUR FEMALE, POLARIS, FOR BREEDING.
IT'S BEEN CHALLENGING BECAUSE IT'S TAKEN SOME TIME
TO GET HIM COMFORTABLE GOING INTO THE BOX
THAT WE NEED HIM TO GO INTO TO TRANSPORT HIM.
WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT TODAY WE'LL GET HIM.
Moore: THEY'RE VERY QUICK. THEY'RE VERY SKITTISH.
IT REQUIRES SOME STEALTH.
♪♪
SO, WE SECURED THE BOX,
AND WE'RE GONNA PUT IT INTO ANOTHER BOX TO TRANSPORT HIM.
READY FOR FIRST CLASS. YEP.
READY TO ROLL.
Moore: MAN, AS I OPENED THE DOOR, I WAS LIKE,
"DO I SLOWLY OPEN THE DOOR OR DO I RUSH HIM?"
[ LAUGHS ]
BUT, NO, THAT WORKED OUT WELL.
OH, YEAH.
MORE THOUGHT HAS GONE INTO THAT SHREW MOVE
THAN POSSIBLY ANYTHING WE'VE EVER DONE.
[ WALKIE-TALKIE BEEPS ]CRANDALL BUILDING.
Woman: GO AHEAD.WE'RE COMING IN.
♪♪
GONNA OPEN IT.
HE'LL PROBABLY STAY IN THERE FOR LIKE TWO HOURS.
[ BOTH CHUCKLE ]
HEY, BART.
HE'S EMBARRASSED.
[ CHUCKLES ]
I'M JUST GONNA TAP THIS AND SEE IF HE POPS OUT.
WE PROBABLY WON'T WAIT TOO LONG TO INTRODUCE HIM TO POLARIS,
OUR RESIDENT BREEDING FEMALE.
WE'LL PROBABLY LET HIM SIT, I MEAN, DEFINITELY FOR TODAY.
MAYBE WE'LL INTRO THEM TOMORROW.
WE OBVIOUSLY WANT TO GIVE HIM A LITTLE BIT OF TIME
JUST TO LET HIM SETTLE.
AND THEN, AS SOON AS WE FEEL LIKE HE'S READY,
WE'LL INTRODUCE THEM.
♪♪
Ayers: THE MAMMAL DEPARTMENT'S ACTUALLY GONNA COME IN
AND REMOVE THEIR FISH.
Khambatta: GOT MY FIRST FISH.
YOU GOT TWO?
I JUST ASKED THEM NICELY TO SWIM INTO THE NET,
AND THEY DID. [ LAUGHS ]
♪♪
ALL RIGHT, SO, LET'S SEE IF WE CAN GET THEM
SHIFTED KIND OF QUICK THIS MORNING.
Torregrosa: WE HAVE TO DO SOME WORK ON THE ACRYLIC
TO BUFF OUT THE SCRATCHES THAT THE CROCS HAVE MADE.
THE FIRST PART OF THAT PROCESS IS GONNA BE
SHIFTING THE CROCODILES FROM EXHIBIT BACK INTO HOLDING.
SHE LOOKS READY.YEAH. SHE'S LIKE, "HEY, GUYS!"
THE POOL IS DRAINED.
THEN THE FISH ARE REMOVED BEFORE ALL OF THE WATER'S GONE.
THE POOL HAS TO DRAIN COMPLETELY
BECAUSE THE CONTRACTORS ARE GONNA HAVE TO
SET UP LADDERS IN THE BOTTOM OF THE POOL.
ALL RIGHT.
GUILLOTINE DOOR IS OPENING.
SHIFT!
♪♪
GOT ONE IN.
SHIFT!
[ BANGS DOOR ]
SHE'S THINKING ABOUT IT.
SHIFT! [ BANGS DOOR ]
HERE SHE COMES.
♪♪
SO, NOW THE CROCS ARE IN HOLDING.
THE POOL CAN BE DRAINED, THE FISH CAN BE REMOVED,
AND THEN THE CONTRACTORS CAN BEGIN THEIR WORK.
THE CROCODILES ARE GONNA BE FINE BACK IN HOLDING FOR A FEW DAYS.
THEY'VE BEEN GIVEN SOME EXTRA BASKING LIGHT,
SO THEY'LL BE ABLE TO STAY NICE AND WARM,
BUT I'M SURE THEY'RE GONNA BE EXCITED
TO GET BACK INTO THEIR NORMAL SPACE.
Ayers: WE'RE GONNA DRAIN A NILE CROCODILE POOL TODAY.
WE'RE GONNA FIRST GO IN THERE
AND SHUT THE OZONE GENERATOR DOWN,
SHUT THE FILTRATION DOWN, AND OPEN A DRAIN VALVE.
ALL RIGHT. WE SHOULD BE ALL SET.
THE NEXT STEP IS, THE MAMMAL DEPARTMENT'S
ACTUALLY GONNA COME IN
AND REMOVE THEIR FISH FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE POOL
AND SET THEM UP IN SOME HOLDING TANKS,
AND THEN WE'LL ALLOW THE POOL TO CONTINUE TO DRAIN.
♪♪
Khambatta: DO YOU WANT TO HELP ME WITH THE LADDER?
Man: [ OVER WALKIE-TALKIE ] COPY YOU.
♪♪
I'M GETTING THIS BUCKET SO I COULD CARRY THE FISH
FROM THE EXHIBIT INTO THEIR HOLDING TANKS.
♪♪
I THINK WE CAN START FISHING, GUYS.
I THINK SO.
GOT MY FIRST FISH.
I GOT ONE.
BEAUTIFUL FISH.
YOU GOT TWO? YEAH.
I JUST ASKED THEM NICELY TO SWIM INTO THE NET, AND THEY DID.
[ LAUGHS ]
♪♪
[ TOOL WHIRRING ]
♪♪
THIS IS REALLY BAD.
I MEAN, I COULD FEEL THIS WITH MY FINGERNAIL.
IT'S PRETTY DEEP.
IT JUST TAKES A LONG AND TEDIOUS PROCESS.
Torregrosa: WE'RE HOPING THAT THE BUFFING OF THE ACRYLIC
IS GONNA TAKE TWO DAYS.
IT MAY TAKE THREE,
BUT WE'D REALLY LIKE IT TO NOT TAKE LONGER THAN THAT
BECAUSE WE WANT TO GET THE CROCODILES BACK ON EXHIBIT.
♪♪
IT'S COOL, RIGHT? YEAH.
WHAT A GOOD BOY. YOU'RE SITTING SO NICELY.
IT'S BEEN ALMOST A MONTH
SINCE SETH HAS HAD HIS CARDIAC DEVICE IMPLANTED.
OKAY, HANDSOME.
THIS CARDIAC DEVICE IS A NEW TECHNOLOGY,
AND WE WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE IT TO TRY IN OUR GELADAS.
OKAY, YOU'RE GONNA GET IN POSITION.
I TRAINED SETH TO COME AND PRESENT HIS CHEST
RIGHT AGAINST THE DEVICE.
AND IT MONITORS ANY IRREGULARITIES IN THE HEART,
SENDS IT TO A DEVICE, AND THEN FROM THAT DEVICE,
IT IS SENT TO A CARDIOLOGIST'S COMPUTER,
WHERE THEY CAN EXAMINE THE INFORMATION.
THERE WERE A FEW ATTEMPTS IN THE BEGINNING
TO JUST GET HIM TO COME UP AND SIT AND PRESENT.
YOU WANT TO COME OVER?
[ SETH GRUNTING ]
IT'S ALL RIGHT, BUDDY.
TARGET?
GOOD BOY.
SO THE FACT THAT HE'S COMING UP
AND STATIONING WHERE I NEED HIM TO BE
IS AN ACCOMPLISHMENT.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S WORK ON GETTING
THAT CHEST A LITTLE CLOSER, BUD.
MY FAVORITE THING ABOUT SETH
IS THAT HE REMINDS ME OF A GRANDPA.
GOOD BOY. TARGET OUT.
GOOD BOY.
HE CAN GET A LITTLE GROUCHY AT TIMES,
BUT HE'S A VERY INTELLIGENT ANIMAL.
ANYTHING I'VE EVER ASKED HIM TO DO AS FAR AS TRAINING,
HE'S ALWAYS COOPERATED.
SETH, CAN YOU SIT BACK DOWN?
GOOD BOY!
IT MIGHT BE ON HIS OWN TIME, BUT HE'S COOPERATED.
ALL RIGHT. THAT'S A GOOD POSITIONING.
BUT YOU WERE A GOOD BOY.
AND WE'RE ALL DONE FOR THE DAY. THANKS, BUDDY.
NOW THAT SETH IS TRAINED TO PRESENT HIS CHEST,
WE'RE ABLE TO GET A DOWNLOAD
AND THEN SEND THAT TO THE CARDIOLOGIST.
ALL DONE.
HOPEFULLY, BASED ON THIS INFORMATION,
WE'LL BE ABLE TO USE IT TO HELP OUR MALE GELADAS
AND JUST MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE HEALTHY.
GOOD BOY.
LaMattina: AMANDA AND KEVIN REALLY HIT IT OFF.
AMANDA IS HIS PERSON,
AND SHE TOOK THE LEAD ON TRAINING HIM.
♪♪
WHAT HAPPENED? WHAT HAPPENED?
OF ALL THE ANIMALS I'VE HAD,
MY FAVORITE IS DEFINITELY KEVIN THE BINTURONG.
HE IS, HANDS DOWN, THE BEST THING EVER. [ CHUCKLES ]
HE'S JUST LIKE A DOG.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
KEVIN HAS BEEN HERE ALMOST THREE YEARS.
HE CAME FROM THE NASHVILLE ZOO.
BINTURONGS ARE REALLY UNUSUAL,
AND A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT THEM,
SO WE THOUGHT HE WOULD BE A WONDERFUL AMBASSADOR.
RIGHT, BUD?
VERY NOSY.
BINTURONGS ARE ALSO KNOWN AS BEARCAT,
EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE NEITHER BEAR NOR CAT.
THE PALAWAN BINTURONG, THAT'S THE SUBSPECIES WE HAVE HERE.
THEY'RE FOUND ON PALAWAN ISLAND IN THE PHILIPPINES.
WHERE YOU GOING?
HEY, YOU'RE NOT LEAVING.
YOU'RE STAYING IN HERE.
YOU'RE STAYING IN HERE, CRAZY.
AMANDA AND KEVIN JUST REALLY HIT IT OFF.
AMANDA IS HIS PERSON, AND SHE TOOK THE LEAD ON TRAINING HIM.
NO MORE ROUGHHOUSING. WE'RE DONE.
Ripen: I JUST FEEL LIKE WE HAVE THIS BOND.
I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DESCRIBE IT.
HE PROBABLY SEES ME AS A BIG OL' SNACK DISPENSER FOR HIM,
BUT THAT'S FINE.
WE'RE GONNA SCALE-TRAIN KEVIN, GET A NICE LITTLE WEIGHT ON HIM.
HIS FAVORITE TREAT IS BANANA AND GRAPES,
SO WE'LL INTRODUCE FOOD TO LURE THEM ON
AND THEN KIND OF GO FROM THERE.
COME ON.
I KNOW. I LIKE YOU, TOO. BUT WE CAN'T BE DOING THIS.
COME ON, BUD. THERE WE GO.
OH, WHAT A GOOD BOY.
HE HAS TO GET HIS TAIL ON THERE, THOUGH.
DO YOU WANT TO GO UP? HANDS UP.
THANK YOU. ALMOST.
HE'S ACTUALLY DOING REALLY WELL WITH IT.
HE IS DOING REALLY GOOD.
GOOD JOB.
18.9.
SO, WE'RE GONNA HEAD TO THE CLASSROOM,
AND HE'LL PROBABLY FOLLOW YOU
'CAUSE HE THINKS YOU HAVE FOOD RIGHT NOW. [ CHUCKLES ]
KEVIN'S ROLE IS TO GET PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT A BINTURONG IS.
LET'S GO. COME ON, KEVIN.
HE LOVES TO SMELL ALL THE ANIMALS.
COME ON. KEVIN.
COME ON. LET'S GO.
YOU'RE SUCH A GOOD BOY.
BECAUSE THEIR SPECIES IS VULNERABLE IN THE WILD,
IT IS IMPORTANT TO GET PEOPLE TO CONNECT.
COME ON. COME ON.THERE HE GOES.
KEVIN AS AN AMBASSADOR ANIMAL IS AWESOME.
HE REALLY DOES ENJOY DOING IT.
HE GOES IN THERE, AND HE GETS TREATS,
AND HE GETS LOVE FROM PEOPLE THAT HE'S NEVER MET.
HE LOVES IT.
THERE HE GOES.
HE KNOWS WHERE HE'S GOING.I KNOW. HE'S LIKE, "OH."
THAT'S NOT THE DOOR. YOU GOT TO GO AROUND.
KEVIN IS GONNA MEET OUR FRIEND GINA, WHO IS IN A WHEELCHAIR,
AND IT'S ACTUALLY REALLY HELPFUL FOR US
BECAUSE IT GETS HIM USED TO THINGS LIKE THAT.
THIS IS KEVIN.
HI, KEVIN.LIKE TO INTRODUCE GINA.
HI! HE'S VERY SWEET.
HE'S JUST CHECKING EVERYTHING OUT.
YEAH?
[ CHUCKLING ] AWW.
LaMattina: GINA'S AWESOME.
WE FIRST MET HER IN A CHEETAH ENCOUNTER,
AND SHE WAS SO GOOD WITH THE ANIMALS
AND SUCH A NATURAL THAT I ASKED HER
IF SHE WOULD MIND HELPING US WITH OTHER ENCOUNTERS.
HI!
WERE YOU COMFORTABLE WITH THAT?YEAH. [ CHUCKLES ]
WE WANT THE ANIMAL TO GET USED TO ALL-NEW ITEMS AND OBJECTS,
AND I WANT EVERYONE TO HAVE A CHANCE TO COME TO THESE PROGRAMS
AND FEEL SAFE AND COMFORTABLE AND ENJOY IT.
HE'S ACTUALLY DOING REALLY GOOD WITH THE WHEELCHAIR.
HE'S LIKE -- YEAH.
...INQUISITIVE.
HE WANTS TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON.
HI.
Ripen: HE'S VERY CAUTIOUS, VERY WARY,
SO FOR HIM TO ACTUALLY BE OKAY WITH A WHEELCHAIR,
IT'S GOOD IN MY BOOK.
CAN YOU COME THIS WAY?Gina: AWW. [ LAUGHS ]
COME ON, BUD. COME.
I'M LIKE A PROUD MAMA GETTING HIM USED TO THINGS
THAT I DIDN'T THINK HE'D BE USED TO.
LaMattina: I LIKE HOW COMFORTABLE HE SEEMS. HE'S DOING HIS NORMAL THING.
Ripen: YEAH, HIS NORMAL SMELLING AROUND, EXPLORING.
KEVIN'S GONNA BE AN IMPORTANT PART
OF OUR AMBASSADOR PROGRAM FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.
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Hessel: I'M GONNA GO.
THE SHREWS ARE GETTING FED TWICE A DAY.
THEY GET A MIX OF A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT INSECTS --
SOME WAX WORMS, SOME CRICKETS, SOME MEALWORMS.
SO, I'VE GOT THEIR CUP. I'VE GOT THEIR WATER.
I'M GONNA GO GRAB THEM SOME HAY.
♪♪
Moody: WE'VE DONE SOME INITIAL BREEDING INTRODUCTIONS
BETWEEN BART AND POLARIS.
THE INITIAL INTRODUCTION SEEMED TO BE GOING WELL.
THEY'RE BOTH BEHAVING APPROPRIATELY.
WE'VE SEEN A LITTLE BIT OF CHASING
FROM POLARIS TOWARD BART.
ANY TIME WE DON'T SEE AGGRESSION DURING AN INTRODUCTION,
IT'S A GOOD SIGN.
POLARIS IS AN EXPERIENCED FEMALE,
SO IT'S REALLY JUST A MATTER OF BART GETTING COMFORTABLE
AND BEHAVING APPROPRIATELY WITH HER,
AND HOPEFULLY, HE'LL TAKE HIS CUES FROM POLARIS.
THEY'VE BUILT A COUPLE NESTS.
ONE...
THEY'VE STARTED A SECOND NEST.
HI, BART!
I SEE YOU. OKAY.
HOPEFULLY, WE'LL SEE BREEDING. WE MAY. WE MAY NOT.
THE BIGGEST UNKNOWN RIGHT NOW IS THAT THEY'RE A NEW PAIRING.
THEY ARE DIURNAL, SO THEY ARE ACTIVE DURING THE DAY,
SO IT'S POSSIBLE WE'LL SEE BREEDING DURING THE DAY
WHILE WE'RE HERE, BUT A LOT OF TIMES,
THEY ALSO WAIT FOR THINGS TO QUIET DOWN, SO...
YOU NEVER KNOW.
Hessel: BUT THEY ARE HAVING A LOVELY TIME IN THIS BACK CORNER.
YEAH, THEY'RE ALWAYS IN THERE. THAT'S INTERESTING.
AND HE'S REALLY CALMED DOWN SINCE THEY'VE BEEN TOGETHER.
SIGNIFICANTLY. HE IS MUCH CALMER.
AND POLARIS KNOWS WHEN THE BUGS ARE COMING IN.
[ CHUCKLING ] YEAH.SHE HAS THAT SOUND DOWN.
I COULD WATCH THEM ALL DAY.
I COULD, TOO. [ LAUGHS ]
Moody: I MEAN, THEY'VE BEEN PRETTY ACTIVE
SINCE RIGHT AFTER WE INTRODUCED THEM.
IN THE LAST WEEK, THEY TOOK A NEST APART.
THEY REBUILT IT.
THEY WORKED ON A NEW ONE.
IT SORT OF SHREDDED AGAIN.
GESTATION IS ABOUT 45 DAYS,
SO IF WE DON'T SEE THEM BREEDING,
WE WILL JUST KNOW WHAT OUR WINDOW IS,
SO WE'LL KNOW WHAT THE FIRST POSSIBLE DAY OF BIRTH
WOULD BE AND THE LAST POSSIBLE DAY.
IT'S REALLY JUST A WAITING GAME.
IF WE DON'T SEE THEM BREED,
THEN WE JUST WAIT FOR SIGNS FOR PUPS.
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OH, LOOK!
THAT'S SO COOL!
♪♪
McCann: NOW THAT WE HAVE THE CARDIAC INFORMATION FROM SETH,
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT 'CAUSE IT ALLOWS US TO HAVE
A BETTER IDEA OF WHAT CARDIAC FUNCTION LOOKS LIKE IN GELADAS
AND WE'RE ABLE TO COMPARE IT TO THE DATA
WE HAVE ON OUR TWO OTHER MALES -- GORE AND JOMO.
Bartlett: BUT SETH, WHAT HE HAS HAD
IS WHAT THEY CALL A VENTRICULAR COUPLET,
WHEN ONCE IN A WHILE, PEOPLE FEEL LIKE THEIR HEARTS
SKIP A LITTLE BEAT. OKAY.
WE'RE NOT TOO WORRIED ABOUT THOSE.
HERE IS WHEN WE STARTED TO GET MORE CONCERNED.
SO, THIS IS FROM GORE.
THESE ARE NORMAL. AND THEN ZOOP.
YOU KNOW, IT GOES COMPLETELY FLIPPED UP.
CERTAINLY WITH GORE,
NOW THAT WE KNOW HE HAS THESE ARRHYTHMIAS,
BEING ABLE TO GIVE HIM APPROPRIATE MEDICATIONS
TO MITIGATE WHAT'S GOING ON AND PROLONG HIS LIFE SPAN,
CERTAINLY THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.
CLEARLY, THEN, GORE CAN STILL BE A FUNCTIONAL BREEDING MALE
IN THIS UNIT.
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D'Andrea: GELADAS AREN'T BIG FRUIT EATERS, BUT THEY DO LIKE BANANAS.
I DON'T KNOW A PRIMATE THAT DOESN'T LIKE A BANANA,
SO THAT'S WHAT I'M GONNA MEDICATE GORE IN.
ANY TIME AN ANIMAL IS PUT ON A NEW MEDICATION
OR HAS TO GO THROUGH A PROCEDURE,
YOU ALWAYS WORRY ABOUT THE SIDE EFFECTS AFTERWARDS,
SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE MAKE SURE THAT HE'S BREEDING
AND HE HAS NO COMPLICATIONS FROM THE MEDICINE.
RIGHT NOW, HE'S ON TWO DIFFERENT TYPE OF HEART MEDS.
HE'LL GET THESE ONCE A DAY EVERY DAY.
WE'LL JUST PUT IT THERE,
PUSH IT DOWN SO THAT IT'S HIDDEN.
AND THEN WE JUST COVER IT.
ALL RIGHT. STATION.
GORE IS OUR MAIN BREEDING MALE,
AND HE'S THE FATHER OF A FAIRLY LARGE FAMILY GROUP RIGHT NOW.
WHO'S MY GOOD BOY? THERE YOU GO.
GORE'S AN EXCELLENT LEADER OF HIS GROUP.
HE'S GENTLE, BUT HE'S PROTECTIVE,
AND HE'S ASSERTIVE WHEN HE NEEDS TO BE,
SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE MAKE SURE
THAT HE'S STILL ACTIVE AND HEALTHY.
THESE MALES HAVE ALREADY ESTABLISHED THEIR GROUPS.
THEY HAVE YOUNG.
THE FEMALES ARE VERY ATTACHED TO THEM.
SO THE HEALTH OF THE MALE GELADAS IS VERY IMPORTANT,
AND WE WANT THEM TO STAY HEALTHY LONG INTO THE FUTURE.
Torregrosa: THE CROCODILES HAVE BEEN IN THE SHIFT FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS,
SO THEY ARE PRETTY ANTSY.
I EXPECT TO OPEN THE DOOR
AND THEY WILL EAGERLY COME BACK ONTO EXHIBIT.
♪♪
[ BEARS GROWLING ]
♪♪
THIS MORNING, WE'RE SHIFTING THE CROCODILES
FROM HOLDING BACK ONTO EXHIBIT
BECAUSE THE ACRYLIC HAS BEEN BUFFED AND CLEANED
AND MOST OF THE SCRATCHES HAVE BEEN REMOVED.
OKAY, SO THE CROCS ARE BOTH LINED UP AT THE DOOR.
THE CROCODILES HAVE BEEN IN THE SHIFT FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS,
SO THEY ARE PRETTY ANTSY TO GET BACK ONTO EXHIBIT.
I EXPECT TO OPEN THE DOOR
AND THEY WILL EAGERLY COME BACK ONTO EXHIBIT.
♪♪
WHOA.
♪♪
[ WALKIE-TALKIE BEEPS ]REPTILE TWO TO MADAGASCAR.
THE CROCODILES ARE BACK ON EXHIBIT.
HEY, KEV.HEY, KEV.
HEY, JIM. HI, PAT.THEY GO RIGHT BACK IN?
OH, YEAH. THEY WERE EAGER TO GET BACK.
THEY'VE BEEN EXPLORING.REALLY?
YEAH. SINCE THEY'VE BEEN OUT.
BOTTOM OF THE POOL. EVERY CORNER.
THAT'S PRETTY COOL.
THEY DID A VERY NICE JOB ON THIS ACRYLIC.
YEAH. YEAH. REALLY.
WONDER HOW LONG IT'S GONNA TAKE THEM TO ETCH IT UP AGAIN.
BACK OFF.
YEAH. SHE'S ALREADY BEEN GOING BACK AND FORTH.
WELL, IT'S KIND OF HARD WHEN YOUR TEETH
STICK OUT OF YOUR JAWS LIKE THAT.
OH, THERE HE GOES.[ LAUGHS ]
Breheny: THINK PEOPLE ARE SURPRISED AT ALL THE THINGS
WE HAVE TO DO TO MAINTAIN THESE EXHIBITS.
NOT JUST TAKING CARE OF THE ANIMALS.
IT'S NOT JUST FEEDING THE ANIMALS
AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE HEALTHY.
IT'S ALSO TAKING CARE OF THE EXHIBIT
BECAUSE ALL THAT GOES INTO THE EXPERIENCE
THAT WE OFFER PEOPLE.
HE'S STILL ONE OF MY FAVORITE ANIMALS.
OH, YEAH. HE'S JUST IMPRESSIVE.
I CAN'T BELIEVE THESE GUYS HAVE BEEN HERE 10 YEARS ALREADY.
I REMEMBER WHEN WE BROUGHT THEM IN.
[ CHUCKLES ]
WHEN PEOPLE COME HERE AND THEY GET THIS UNOBSTRUCTED VIEW
OF THE CROCODILES, IT REALLY MAKES THE EXPERIENCE BETTER.
OH, MY GOSH! THE CROCODILE'S RIGHT HERE.
HELLO, CROCODILE.THIS THING IS HUGE.
♪♪
[ GROWLS SOFTLY ]
[ GOAT BLEATS ]
BASED ON THE READINGS THAT THE CARDIOLOGISTS
WERE GETTING FROM GORE'S MONITOR,
THEY DECIDED TO PUT HIM ON A BETA BLOCKER.
WE WERE CONCERNED A LITTLE BIT
BECAUSE THIS COULD AFFECT BREEDING,
BUT LATELY, HE HAS DEFINITELY BEEN BREEDING
AND I WOULD SAY SUCCESSFULLY.
I'M GONNA DO MY MIDDAY CHECK ON THE TWO FEMALES IN HIS GROUP
AND ASSESS ANY CHEST COLORS.
♪♪
THE TWO FEMALES ARE GROOMING EACH OTHER UP THERE.
SO THAT'S JEMMA,
AND SHE HAS THE OLDER OF THE SMALL BABIES.
YOU KIND OF GET A GLIMPSE OF HOW RED HER CHEST IS.
THERE ARE A FEW INDICATORS
ON WHETHER A GELADA IS PREGNANT OR NOT.
ONE OF THE THINGS IS A PROLONGED REDNESS IN THE CHEST.
SO RIGHT NOW SHE'S PROBABLY AT A FOUR,
ONE BEING THE PALEST, FIVE BEING THE BRIGHTEST RED.
A FOUR WOULD MEAN THAT THEY HAVE A FAIRLY HIGH LEVEL
OF PROGESTERONE AND ESTROGEN IN THEIR SYSTEM.
WE USE THAT COLOR PATTERN AND THEIR CYCLING
TO DETERMINE WHETHER THEY'RE PREGNANT OR NOT.
THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE THAT ONE OR TWO MIGHT BE PREGNANT,
BUT WE CAN'T SAY FOR SURE FOR MAYBE ANOTHER MONTH OR SO.
I'M VERY HOPEFUL THAT WE'LL HAVE MORE BABY GELADAS SOON.
THESE TWO FEMALES ARE GREAT MOMS,
AND I THINK IT'S JUST GONNA BE GREAT FOR THE FAMILY GROUP.
♪♪
ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO SEPARATE HER.
YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD, OPEN THIS.
WE'RE GONNA SHIFT HER OVER.
SO, ONCE YOU HAVE THE DOOR OPEN,
YOU CAN THROW A BUNCH OF BUGS.
SOMETIME BETWEEN LAST NIGHT AND THIS MORNING,
POLARIS GAVE BIRTH.
THERE WE GO.
IT'S VERY EXCITING THAT POLARIS AND BART BRED.
HE HAD NEVER BEEN IN A BREEDING SITUATION BEFORE,
SO WE WEREN'T SURE.
SO THIS IS GREAT NEWS
BECAUSE WE KNOW HE KNOWS HOW TO BREED.
WHAT WE'RE SEEING IS WHAT WE CONSIDER ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR.
SHE'S MOUTHING THE PUP,
SHE'S PAWING AT THE PUP, AND SHE'S MOVING IT
FREQUENTLY FROM PLACE TO PLACE IN THE ENCLOSURE.
SO WE'VE MADE THE DECISION
TO PULL THE PUP FOR HAND-REARING.
THIS IS QUITE THE NEST.
I'M JUST GONNA TRY TO PULL THIS UP.
THAT'S WHERE I THINK IT IS.
WE'RE BEING VERY CAREFUL ABOUT HOW WE LOOK FOR THE PUP.
WE DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS MORE THAN ONE,
SO WE HAVE TO JUST TAKE OUR TIME
AND KIND OF GO THROUGH CAREFULLY AND SEE WHAT WE FIND.
YEAH! YEAH?
YEP. HERE. HI, HONEY.
HERE WE ARE.EYES ARE NOT OPEN YET.
DOES IT FEEL COLD?
NO. FEELS WARM.
I'LL HAVE TO HAVE THEM CHECK TO SEE IF IT NURSED.
LET'S SEE NOW.
SEE IF THE BELLY LOOKS DISTENDED.
LUCKILY, THE PUP LOOKS GREAT.
BELLY LOOKS LIKE IT -- IT'S HARD TO SAY.
NO OBVIOUS INJURIES.
NO SIGNS OF TRAUMA.
ALL THE SIGNS ARE GOOD AT THIS POINT.
HI.
MAKE SURE THIS IS LIKE A LITTLE NEST FOR YOU.
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THE PUP TO THE HEALTH CENTER
TO HAVE THE VETS EVALUATE IT.
WE'LL CONFIRM ITS SEX AND SET IT UP IN AN INCUBATOR.
HI, TEREA.
HI. HI, JOHN.
LOOKS GOOD. THERE'S ONE AND NO INJURIES.
Moody: DOESN'T LOOK LIKE ANY TRAUMA OR ANYTHING.
YOU GUYS GET A WEIGHT ALREADY?
NO.
DIDN'T DO ANYTHING YET.
Moody: NOW, AS WE GROW THIS POPULATION
AND WE HAVE MORE INDIVIDUALS HERE,
WE CAN COLLECT MORE DATA ON THEIR BEHAVIOR,
WHICH WILL HOPEFULLY CONTRIBUTE TO
OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE SPECIES.
47 GRAMS.
LET'S TAKE A PEEK.MM-HMM.
LOOKS LIKE A MALE, I THINK.DO YOU NEED A LIGHT?
YEAH, IT DOES LOOK LIKE A MALE TO ME.
LIKE A MALE, YEAH.
SO HIS STOMACH DOES FEEL A LITTLE BIT FULL.
IT DOES.
SO I THINK WE'LL WAIT TO TUBE-FEED HIM.
[ SHREW SQUEAKING ]OOH. SQUEAKS.
IT'S ALIVE AND WELL.YEAH. THAT'S GOOD.
Moody: IT'S REALLY EXCITING THAT WE HAVE A NEW ELEPHANT SHREW PUP,
MOSTLY BECAUSE IT MEANS THAT BART BRED SUCCESSFULLY.
WITH ALL OF THE PARINGS WE CURRENTLY HAVE,
WE CAN NOW PRODUCE MORE OFFSPRING TO PAIR
WITH OTHER ANIMALS IN SOME OF THE OTHER FACILITIES
AND HOPEFULLY PRODUCE A MORE STABLE POPULATION
HERE IN THE U.S.
LITTLE TOWEL NEST.
HE IS REALLY CUTE.
I MEAN, THEY'RE BORN HAIRLESS AND WITH THEIR EYES CLOSED,
SO THEY GET CUTER AS THEY GROW.
AWW. SO CUTE.
D'Andrea: IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS, WE'VE NOTICED
THAT JEMMA'S CHEST COLOR, IT'S CONTINUOUSLY BRIGHT RED.
[ CHUCKLING ] IT'S DEFINITELY DIFFERENT THAN IT WAS.
♪♪
[ GRUNTING ]
♪♪
HOW ARE YOU? GOOD.
I WENT TO THE GELADA BARN TODAY TO MEET UP WITH KATHY
TO TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT OUR FEMALE -- JEMMA.
WE SUSPECTED THAT SHE'S PREGNANT,
BUT WE NEEDED TO SEE THE PHYSICAL CHANGES
IN HER CHEST PATCH PROGRESS TO REALLY CONFIRM THAT.
HI, GUYS. HI.
HI, GORE. HOW ARE YOU, HONEY?
YOU A GOOD BOY, GORE?GOOD BOY.
COME HERE, JEMMA.
GOOD GIRL.
D'Andrea: IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS, WE'VE NOTICED
THAT JEMMA'S CHEST COLOR, IT'S CONTINUOUSLY BRIGHT RED.
SO THAT'S THE FIRST SIGN THAT SHE MIGHT BE PREGNANT.
AND WE CAN DEFINITELY CONFIRM SHE'S PREGNANT
AT AROUND 12 WEEKS,
WHEN WRINKLES START APPEARING ON HER NECK.
LOOK. LOOK AT HER CHEST.
YEAH.
[ CHUCKLING ] IT'S DEFINITELY DIFFERENT THAN IT WAS.
YOU CAN SEE THOSE FOLDS SHOW UP,
SO BASED ON THAT,
I WOULD DEFINITELY SAY SHE IS PREGNANT.
DEFINITELY, YEAH.
I'M VERY HAPPY THAT JEMMA'S PREGNANT,
'CAUSE WE'RE HAVING A BABY
AND THE FAMILY GROUP IS GONNA INCREASE
AND, ALSO, GORE IS VERY HAPPY IN HIS GROUP,
DESPITE HIS ARRHYTHMIA.
HE'S DOING WELL, AND HE'S BREEDING WITH THE FEMALES.
WE ARE HAPPY TO REPORT, GORE,
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE ANOTHER LITTLE BABY GELADA.
McCann: WHEN WE FIRST HAD THE NEWS OF
GORE'S DECREASED HEART FUNCTION, IT WAS DEVASTATING,
AND NOW THAT WE WERE ABLE TO DIAGNOSE
AND PROVIDE SOME MEDICATIONS TO HIM,
WE WERE ABLE TO PERHAPS MITIGATE SOME OF THESE CONSEQUENCES
OF HAVING DECREASED HEART FUNCTION,
AND THE FACT THAT HE'S STILL BREEDING
AND ACTING LIKE A BREEDING MALE IN A GELADA GROUP IS WONDERFUL.
GOOD BOY. GOOD BOY.
[ GORE GRUNTS ] YEAH.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
WE WERE VERY QUICKLY ABLE TO PULL THIS ALL TOGETHER
AND ACTUALLY GET INFORMATION
THAT'S HELPING US CARE FOR THESE ANIMALS.
IT'S REALLY EXCITING,
AND I KNOW WE'RE GONNA ADVANCE OUR CARE FOR THEM BY DOING SO.
NICE GOING, JEMMA.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
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