1 00:00:05,000 --> 00:00:06,560 You guys are so cute. 2 00:00:07,900 --> 00:00:09,040 Look at them run. 3 00:00:09,260 --> 00:00:10,540 Look at those legs go. 4 00:00:12,040 --> 00:00:13,040 Think smarter. 5 00:00:13,300 --> 00:00:15,220 Wow. They all got it. 6 00:00:15,840 --> 00:00:16,840 He's so pro. 7 00:00:18,800 --> 00:00:21,500 Like, where have you been? What smells have you gotten into? 8 00:00:32,490 --> 00:00:36,290 We're going to give some enrichment to the colobus, kind of give them a little 9 00:00:36,290 --> 00:00:37,290 midday snack. 10 00:00:37,970 --> 00:00:39,170 All right. Ready? 11 00:00:40,290 --> 00:00:41,730 Look at Bonnie. Oh, my gosh. 12 00:00:42,150 --> 00:00:47,590 Got some of their greens and peanuts and raisins. Yep. Now the hard part, 13 00:00:47,690 --> 00:00:48,870 getting it across the moat. Right. 14 00:00:50,430 --> 00:00:53,690 A colobus monkey is from Africa. They're pretty unique. 15 00:00:54,450 --> 00:00:57,310 They have amazing hair that we all love. 16 00:00:58,730 --> 00:01:02,510 In the rainforest, it blends right in because if you're on the ground looking 17 00:01:02,510 --> 00:01:06,310 into the trees, you're going to see light and dark, and the black and the 18 00:01:06,310 --> 00:01:08,310 that they have really blends in up in the trees. 19 00:01:11,470 --> 00:01:14,410 So Whitney Gomba up there, August is soaking in the corner. 20 00:01:15,190 --> 00:01:19,630 We have four females and two males with Imani being our oldest male. 21 00:01:19,870 --> 00:01:20,870 There's Imani. 22 00:01:21,170 --> 00:01:25,250 Imani is a little bit easier to tell apart from the others because he has a 23 00:01:25,250 --> 00:01:26,250 unique hairstyle. 24 00:01:26,720 --> 00:01:30,160 All the colobus really look very well kept all the time, except Imani. 25 00:01:31,400 --> 00:01:33,080 Imani, your hair looks fantastic. 26 00:01:33,600 --> 00:01:34,600 It's blowing everywhere. 27 00:01:34,680 --> 00:01:35,980 Wind blowing and everything. 28 00:01:37,920 --> 00:01:41,640 Grooming is one of the most important activities for colobus monkeys. 29 00:01:42,200 --> 00:01:46,380 And we have a little bit of concern about Imani, just with his social 30 00:01:46,540 --> 00:01:51,420 We don't see the females in his group grooming him like you would normally see 31 00:01:51,420 --> 00:01:52,420 with colobus. 32 00:01:53,120 --> 00:01:56,000 All right, I'm going to try to throw to that end. 33 00:01:56,530 --> 00:01:57,530 Oh! 34 00:01:58,290 --> 00:02:01,370 Amani is nine years old. He definitely should be the dominant male. 35 00:02:01,770 --> 00:02:03,050 Oh, you're going to lose it. 36 00:02:04,490 --> 00:02:09,350 And so tomorrow we're going to do a really thorough physical on Amani. 37 00:02:10,009 --> 00:02:11,770 Good just to get a checkup, yeah. 38 00:02:12,170 --> 00:02:14,050 It's like I'm in the Olympics. Oh, Bonnie! 39 00:02:15,390 --> 00:02:17,790 And he could just be a quieter individual. 40 00:02:18,090 --> 00:02:19,090 Yeah. 41 00:02:19,310 --> 00:02:21,690 Go get it, Bonnie. You can do it. 42 00:02:22,310 --> 00:02:23,570 Lots of action right now. 43 00:02:23,970 --> 00:02:25,190 Oh, they're so feisty. 44 00:02:26,540 --> 00:02:28,260 Be nice for crying out loud. 45 00:02:28,900 --> 00:02:29,900 Everybody share. 46 00:02:31,500 --> 00:02:34,280 Oh. They hugged it out. 47 00:02:34,520 --> 00:02:40,840 Maybe you already got them out. Yeah. I think they enjoyed that. Yeah. 48 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:43,760 A little bit of fun before a doctor's visit tomorrow. 49 00:02:44,100 --> 00:02:45,100 Yeah. 50 00:02:50,700 --> 00:02:51,960 You're going without me? 51 00:02:52,200 --> 00:02:53,300 You're like, I'm out of here. 52 00:02:53,740 --> 00:02:54,740 Safety in numbers. 53 00:02:57,670 --> 00:02:58,670 Good time. 54 00:03:02,370 --> 00:03:05,890 We have two clouded leopard girls. Their names are I and Shigu, and they are 55 00:03:05,890 --> 00:03:06,890 sisters. 56 00:03:07,450 --> 00:03:12,010 Shigu has been kind of on a roller coaster of being sick for the past month 57 00:03:12,010 --> 00:03:13,010 a half. 58 00:03:13,110 --> 00:03:14,110 You're okay. 59 00:03:15,230 --> 00:03:19,670 She's been having a lot of stomach issues and going off food and just being 60 00:03:19,670 --> 00:03:20,670 of not herself. 61 00:03:21,490 --> 00:03:25,510 There's this spot, and I don't know what this is, Lauren. 62 00:03:26,940 --> 00:03:29,540 We're just hoping she stays on the path of starting to feel better. 63 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:33,400 Hi, Cougar. 64 00:03:34,580 --> 00:03:35,580 What are you doing? 65 00:03:37,800 --> 00:03:41,720 It's been really stressful dealing with this with Shagoo, never knowing what 66 00:03:41,720 --> 00:03:43,300 we're going to come in and see that day. 67 00:03:46,240 --> 00:03:48,100 She's been doing better the past couple days. 68 00:03:48,720 --> 00:03:52,860 Yeah. So we'll see how she is. If she wants to come over, maybe we can try to 69 00:03:52,860 --> 00:03:55,060 get her outside first. Okay. Yeah, I think that's a good plan. 70 00:03:56,090 --> 00:03:57,090 Hey, Shagoo. 71 00:03:57,770 --> 00:04:01,670 Over the years of training with Aya and Shagoo, we have worked really hard on 72 00:04:01,670 --> 00:04:03,490 being able to work free contact with them. 73 00:04:03,970 --> 00:04:07,710 Hello. So they're very comfortable with us being up close and personal with 74 00:04:07,710 --> 00:04:09,850 them. I'd rather not climb all the way in there. 75 00:04:10,410 --> 00:04:11,410 Come here. 76 00:04:12,630 --> 00:04:13,670 She's just staring at me. 77 00:04:14,570 --> 00:04:18,029 She's one of my favorite animals I've ever worked with, so whenever she 78 00:04:18,029 --> 00:04:19,769 feel good, it kind of hurts my heart a little bit. 79 00:04:20,570 --> 00:04:21,930 I don't think she's going to come out. 80 00:04:22,390 --> 00:04:25,710 She is just really off today and just seems to not be feeling good again. 81 00:04:26,890 --> 00:04:27,990 Will you come down? 82 00:04:29,770 --> 00:04:30,770 Good girl. 83 00:04:31,710 --> 00:04:33,790 Kind of stumping all of us. 84 00:04:35,910 --> 00:04:38,930 So we'll be updating Dr. Melissa and see what she thinks. 85 00:04:41,790 --> 00:04:46,350 Yeah, hopefully it's nothing, like, more serious, but still, like, all up in the 86 00:04:46,350 --> 00:04:47,350 air, which is crazy. 87 00:04:47,610 --> 00:04:48,610 Night, night, sweet birds. 88 00:04:48,850 --> 00:04:51,090 Bye, sweet girl. Oh, chop, chop. Chop, chop, birds. 89 00:04:51,920 --> 00:04:54,040 It's just really worrisome. 90 00:05:06,440 --> 00:05:07,180 There 91 00:05:07,180 --> 00:05:14,380 are 92 00:05:14,380 --> 00:05:17,120 vultures that come into the habitat. 93 00:05:18,920 --> 00:05:22,720 When you give a great life to the birds that live in the zoo, all the 94 00:05:22,720 --> 00:05:25,660 surrounding birds, the wild birds want to come live in the zoo too. 95 00:05:30,060 --> 00:05:34,460 Recently there has been a new strain of bird flu that is killing birds across 96 00:05:34,460 --> 00:05:35,460 the country. 97 00:05:36,020 --> 00:05:40,640 There is an avian flu outbreak and we want to make sure that our birds are 98 00:05:40,640 --> 00:05:41,880 and safe and healthy. 99 00:05:42,200 --> 00:05:46,400 So now we're kicking into high gear protecting our flock and we have quite a 100 00:05:46,400 --> 00:05:48,040 birds that we have to move into indoor spaces. 101 00:05:49,520 --> 00:05:53,800 So it's kind of like this little shell game, moving animals around to make 102 00:05:53,800 --> 00:05:54,800 for the birds. 103 00:05:57,880 --> 00:06:01,460 We're going to move the flamingos over to our okapi barn, and that is where 104 00:06:01,460 --> 00:06:02,460 the okapi lives. 105 00:06:02,620 --> 00:06:06,600 The flamingos are very noisy, so Zach is going to have some noisy neighbors now. 106 00:06:07,600 --> 00:06:10,860 We're going to move them as a flock, which is something that's new for us. 107 00:06:12,860 --> 00:06:14,540 I'm like, pull it my way a little bit. 108 00:06:15,330 --> 00:06:19,710 Okay. We're trying to create a chute system for them. 109 00:06:21,030 --> 00:06:25,630 They tend to be kind of a skittish animal, so we want to kind of make it as 110 00:06:25,630 --> 00:06:26,750 as possible for them. 111 00:06:31,150 --> 00:06:36,310 I've moved a lot of animals in my time, but I have never moved 17 flamingos at 112 00:06:36,310 --> 00:06:37,310 once. 113 00:06:37,350 --> 00:06:41,050 Like, I'll be able to put it so that this, all they have is a little six 114 00:06:41,050 --> 00:06:42,810 step. They're not very good at stepping. 115 00:06:43,600 --> 00:06:47,400 So I'm interested to see how this is going to work, knowing that, you know, 116 00:06:47,400 --> 00:06:50,520 of the flamingos here have the ability to fly. 117 00:06:51,040 --> 00:06:52,700 And then we'll need one here, one there. 118 00:06:53,260 --> 00:06:55,400 Look at them. They're like, what is happening? 119 00:06:57,060 --> 00:07:01,540 Tiffany to all animal units, can we get two or three people to help with 120 00:07:01,540 --> 00:07:03,360 flamingo? We need a few more. 121 00:07:05,120 --> 00:07:08,860 We're having Papa, the animal team, come over to help in a crazy situation. 122 00:07:09,380 --> 00:07:13,060 And then you'll need four people out there. I'm really proud of our team. 123 00:07:13,440 --> 00:07:14,960 We need just a person here. 124 00:07:15,260 --> 00:07:18,100 So basically, we wanted to have enough so that we're not scrambling like, ah! 125 00:07:18,440 --> 00:07:20,080 So, ready? 126 00:07:20,400 --> 00:07:21,820 Ready! They're excited. 127 00:07:22,600 --> 00:07:23,600 It's okay. 128 00:07:23,700 --> 00:07:24,700 I know. 129 00:07:26,700 --> 00:07:27,940 There you go. There you go. 130 00:07:29,770 --> 00:07:30,770 Just give them a sec. 131 00:07:31,010 --> 00:07:35,170 It's an overwhelming, daunting task to think about moving a big flock of 17 132 00:07:35,170 --> 00:07:36,170 animals. 133 00:07:36,430 --> 00:07:38,390 I know, now they're really mad. 134 00:07:40,370 --> 00:07:41,370 Okay. 135 00:07:44,450 --> 00:07:46,110 Do you want to come in a little bit? 136 00:07:49,390 --> 00:07:56,310 As a mammal guy, one of the most interesting things 137 00:07:56,310 --> 00:07:58,710 is that they have a very, very... 138 00:07:59,420 --> 00:08:03,660 close kind of like pack mentality they all move as a group you don't get 139 00:08:03,660 --> 00:08:07,480 stragglers you don't get one leading they all kind of move together they 140 00:08:07,480 --> 00:08:13,900 me of like a school of fish or a flock of birds kelly can you walk behind them 141 00:08:13,900 --> 00:08:20,620 please it's going really well everybody seems calm 142 00:08:20,620 --> 00:08:21,940 they're not freaking out too much 143 00:08:23,120 --> 00:08:26,480 They did really great going into the trailer. That can be kind of a scary 144 00:08:26,480 --> 00:08:30,800 situation. I'm glad they have each other to talk to. They definitely were vocal 145 00:08:30,800 --> 00:08:31,800 the entire time. 146 00:08:34,799 --> 00:08:35,799 Thank you, everyone. 147 00:08:36,179 --> 00:08:37,119 Thank you. 148 00:08:37,120 --> 00:08:41,320 Florida to all units, we are moving flamingos in a trailer. 149 00:08:44,440 --> 00:08:47,260 This should be a short -term kind of mild inconvenience. 150 00:08:48,680 --> 00:08:51,860 Just to ensure that they're safe and they're thriving. 151 00:08:52,600 --> 00:08:54,200 While we deal with avian influenza. 152 00:09:03,940 --> 00:09:08,940 This morning we're going to do a physical exam on our oldest male, 153 00:09:08,940 --> 00:09:09,940 Imani. 154 00:09:11,040 --> 00:09:15,360 All the Colobus monkeys really look very well -groomed and well -kept all the 155 00:09:15,360 --> 00:09:16,360 time, except Imani. 156 00:09:17,060 --> 00:09:18,200 Maybe he just does. 157 00:09:19,030 --> 00:09:20,030 Bad hair. 158 00:09:20,050 --> 00:09:21,029 Yeah. 159 00:09:21,030 --> 00:09:22,430 We should give him a mohawk. 160 00:09:23,990 --> 00:09:27,450 And then we'll get blood, we'll get RAS, we'll get ultrasound, we'll get urine. 161 00:09:27,750 --> 00:09:30,790 We do want to just make sure that there's nothing going on that could be 162 00:09:30,790 --> 00:09:33,210 contributing to the different behavior than they expect. 163 00:09:33,990 --> 00:09:36,210 All right, we've got the medication ready. 164 00:09:36,490 --> 00:09:41,590 We need to sedate Amani so it's safe for us to go in and get hands on him and 165 00:09:41,590 --> 00:09:42,590 bring him down to the hospital. 166 00:09:44,690 --> 00:09:45,690 Good girl. 167 00:09:45,830 --> 00:09:47,730 All right, step one, they're separated. 168 00:09:49,930 --> 00:09:50,930 He's separated. 169 00:09:51,510 --> 00:09:55,210 The biggest challenge today will be that normally he's used to getting lots of 170 00:09:55,210 --> 00:09:57,650 rewards for voluntary injection training. 171 00:09:58,350 --> 00:10:01,510 But since Imani's getting a physical, he cannot have any food. 172 00:10:01,730 --> 00:10:06,710 Imani, come. If he doesn't cooperate, then we postpone it to another day. 173 00:10:06,750 --> 00:10:07,750 come. 174 00:10:12,610 --> 00:10:13,610 Imani, come. 175 00:10:14,150 --> 00:10:15,150 Good. 176 00:10:15,430 --> 00:10:16,430 Ready, 177 00:10:16,910 --> 00:10:17,910 buddy? 178 00:10:21,539 --> 00:10:25,620 For Imani, we have gotten some reports from the staff that he is just not 179 00:10:25,620 --> 00:10:29,420 showing some of the normal social behaviors that we would expect from a 180 00:10:29,420 --> 00:10:30,680 adult male colobus monkey. 181 00:10:31,300 --> 00:10:33,420 So we want to make sure we do a really thorough exam. 182 00:10:34,240 --> 00:10:36,500 Yeah. It's good that he came right back over to you. 183 00:10:36,880 --> 00:10:40,440 Imani will just fall right asleep and never really know what happened. 184 00:10:41,900 --> 00:10:42,899 How is he doing? 185 00:10:42,900 --> 00:10:43,900 He's down. 186 00:10:44,260 --> 00:10:47,460 Perfecto. When they're jumping around the habitat, you definitely don't notice 187 00:10:47,460 --> 00:10:49,260 how long the colobus legs are. 188 00:10:50,140 --> 00:10:54,020 I'm pretty short and he has very long legs. So that was really cool to 189 00:10:54,020 --> 00:10:56,240 be able to touch and interact with him. 190 00:10:57,680 --> 00:11:02,100 Fabulous. Perfect. We'll put his face towards the passenger seat so I can 191 00:11:02,100 --> 00:11:03,100 him. 192 00:11:03,320 --> 00:11:04,540 All right. We'll see you guys there. 193 00:11:06,360 --> 00:11:08,480 Transporting a colobus from the colobus in the hospital. 194 00:11:10,700 --> 00:11:14,220 Can someone help me with those legs? 195 00:11:15,850 --> 00:11:20,930 It's kind of exciting for us to do these exams just because we don't get to be 196 00:11:20,930 --> 00:11:24,570 hands -on with these guys a lot. We don't get to style him very often. 197 00:11:28,050 --> 00:11:29,590 He's looking very handsome. 198 00:11:29,970 --> 00:11:31,810 You want to give Imani a little bit of love? 199 00:11:32,270 --> 00:11:33,470 Cute little waist. 200 00:11:34,590 --> 00:11:39,170 Just getting close -up looks at fingers and toes and all the things that we 201 00:11:39,170 --> 00:11:40,570 normally don't get to see up close. 202 00:11:41,230 --> 00:11:45,280 One of my favorite call -of -the -facts is that You know, their name actually 203 00:11:45,280 --> 00:11:48,440 means deformed one because when they were first discovered and described, 204 00:11:48,440 --> 00:11:51,700 thought that they did not have normal thumbs. They thought they were deformed. 205 00:11:52,780 --> 00:11:55,200 It's just a tiny little nub on the side of his hand. 206 00:11:57,380 --> 00:12:00,320 Their vestigial thumbs are ridiculous looking. 207 00:12:01,000 --> 00:12:04,020 Sorry, Imani, you're not deformed. You're not deformed. You just have a 208 00:12:04,020 --> 00:12:05,020 vestigial thumb. 209 00:12:06,420 --> 00:12:09,740 Why don't we get going with some rad setup? 210 00:12:10,580 --> 00:12:12,300 Close up. They're very long. 211 00:12:15,280 --> 00:12:16,620 All right, that looks good. 212 00:12:16,960 --> 00:12:18,680 Let's get the ultrasound ready. 213 00:12:19,260 --> 00:12:22,820 Today, we're going to get some baseline images. We're going to get blood work 214 00:12:22,820 --> 00:12:25,420 and make sure, in general, he looks nice and healthy. 215 00:12:25,960 --> 00:12:28,460 As long as everything looks good, that's really all we need. 216 00:12:28,840 --> 00:12:30,620 I mean, he's got really good muscle. 217 00:12:30,980 --> 00:12:33,480 It's really cool to see that he is in really good physical condition. 218 00:12:34,120 --> 00:12:35,600 He is pretty jacked. 219 00:12:36,120 --> 00:12:37,120 Microchip place. 220 00:12:37,400 --> 00:12:38,740 Almost done with all this. 221 00:12:39,380 --> 00:12:41,320 And then he got his vaccine. 222 00:12:41,920 --> 00:12:43,500 All right, let's get the crate ready. 223 00:12:45,960 --> 00:12:51,240 Based on the exam we did today, there's no obvious reason for just the different 224 00:12:51,240 --> 00:12:54,760 behavior that they're seeing in Imani. We are going to wait for the blood work 225 00:12:54,760 --> 00:12:58,260 and make sure that there's nothing underlying that we might not see 226 00:12:58,620 --> 00:13:01,320 And as long as all of that looks good, he'll get a clean bill of health. 227 00:13:18,030 --> 00:13:21,710 So you'd be removing the target right when I give her the food? 228 00:13:21,930 --> 00:13:23,350 Yeah. Good! 229 00:13:24,570 --> 00:13:25,570 She's so gentle. 230 00:13:25,790 --> 00:13:26,790 She's very gentle. 231 00:13:27,230 --> 00:13:32,230 I'm a brand new keeper with the herps department. I did intern here a couple 232 00:13:32,230 --> 00:13:35,010 years ago, and it was the best time of my life. 233 00:13:35,890 --> 00:13:38,950 It's like a potato chip for them. A few bites and it's gone. 234 00:13:41,450 --> 00:13:46,210 What I love about reptiles and amphibians is that I get to show people 235 00:13:46,210 --> 00:13:50,990 be a little bit scared or hesitant that they are just as amazing as the mammals 236 00:13:50,990 --> 00:13:52,590 that we have here at the zoo, too. 237 00:13:53,390 --> 00:13:55,330 I would go have some food and get them fed. 238 00:13:55,610 --> 00:13:59,990 Okay. So when they see someone like me who's super passionate about what I do, 239 00:14:00,090 --> 00:14:03,690 they get to leave with that when they leave the zoo, and that's probably my 240 00:14:03,690 --> 00:14:04,830 favorite thing about my job. 241 00:14:06,790 --> 00:14:11,350 Mucking the gator pond is honestly in my top two favorite things to do while I'm 242 00:14:11,350 --> 00:14:16,930 working. When I was an intern, I thought that zookeeping is what I wanted to do, 243 00:14:17,010 --> 00:14:20,150 and after my internship, I knew it's what I wanted to do. 244 00:14:20,430 --> 00:14:23,210 Get your knees up, your back straight. There you go. 245 00:14:28,150 --> 00:14:29,150 That's cool. 246 00:14:29,610 --> 00:14:33,410 In addition to the animals that we have on Habitat and that we get to show the 247 00:14:33,410 --> 00:14:38,490 public every single day, We do have these awesome, awesome projects that are 248 00:14:38,490 --> 00:14:40,090 just kind of hidden from the public. 249 00:14:40,310 --> 00:14:41,390 So they've been getting a lot bigger? 250 00:14:41,590 --> 00:14:46,010 We have a striped newt breeding program here to breed striped newts here on 251 00:14:46,010 --> 00:14:49,230 grounds and then release the offspring back into the wild. 252 00:14:49,930 --> 00:14:55,270 Because of habitat loss, pollution, we're losing these animals pretty 253 00:14:55,270 --> 00:14:56,270 the wild. 254 00:14:56,390 --> 00:15:01,150 So here we get to breed and release, which makes you feel really good. 255 00:15:01,950 --> 00:15:03,630 You see them? They have gotten bigger. 256 00:15:04,300 --> 00:15:05,300 That's awesome. 257 00:15:05,360 --> 00:15:06,580 Newts are amphibians. 258 00:15:07,540 --> 00:15:09,240 They start out as a tadpole. 259 00:15:09,780 --> 00:15:14,000 As the ponds they live in dry out, they become a land -based animal. 260 00:15:14,620 --> 00:15:18,160 As an adult, they're about maybe two to three inches. 261 00:15:18,600 --> 00:15:20,080 I do love these newts. 262 00:15:20,750 --> 00:15:24,510 So I'm just getting this tank all cleaned up. We are going to be putting 263 00:15:24,510 --> 00:15:29,510 striped newt larvae in here, and it'll give us easy access to a full view of 264 00:15:29,510 --> 00:15:32,930 their body, and we can actually measure how long they are as they're sitting 265 00:15:32,930 --> 00:15:34,150 from the bottom with the ruler. 266 00:15:35,370 --> 00:15:39,490 For us to go and release them into the wild, they do have to be 1 .5 267 00:15:39,490 --> 00:15:43,790 centimeters. Right now, I'm just siphoning out the newts that we can 268 00:15:44,170 --> 00:15:45,950 All right, my babies, come hither. 269 00:15:46,290 --> 00:15:47,290 We got one. 270 00:15:48,319 --> 00:15:51,640 Whoa. Helping the striped newt doesn't only help the striped newt. 271 00:15:51,980 --> 00:15:55,560 You know, it helps many species out there. The striped newt is food for 272 00:15:55,560 --> 00:15:57,320 animals, birds, snakes. 273 00:15:58,840 --> 00:16:01,480 I'm proud of the team for getting the newts going. 274 00:16:02,540 --> 00:16:03,740 The precious cargo. 275 00:16:03,940 --> 00:16:04,940 Yeah. 276 00:16:06,660 --> 00:16:07,660 Awesome. 277 00:16:10,620 --> 00:16:13,600 There we go. I can see them a heck of a lot better now. 278 00:16:15,530 --> 00:16:21,030 So on all of these newts that we have in here, they all either have only front 279 00:16:21,030 --> 00:16:25,730 arms or have front arms and are developing their back legs, which has 280 00:16:25,730 --> 00:16:26,730 fun to watch. 281 00:16:27,070 --> 00:16:28,070 He's at 15. 282 00:16:28,170 --> 00:16:29,029 He's right there. 283 00:16:29,030 --> 00:16:32,230 There's a lot of different parts of conservation, but being able to be one 284 00:16:32,230 --> 00:16:35,970 them who breeds and actually releases these guys back into their natural 285 00:16:35,970 --> 00:16:40,030 habitat, it's super exciting. It's one of the main reasons I'm here at Zoo 286 00:16:40,030 --> 00:16:43,290 Tampa. We're going to be able to release some newts back in the wild. 287 00:16:56,430 --> 00:16:57,710 Oh, my goodness, piggy. 288 00:16:58,070 --> 00:16:59,070 Oh, my goodness. 289 00:16:59,670 --> 00:17:00,670 Good morning. 290 00:17:01,590 --> 00:17:03,110 You ready for the good stuff? 291 00:17:06,470 --> 00:17:11,470 Last night, we noticed that Shagoo was acting pretty nauseous and was extremely 292 00:17:11,470 --> 00:17:14,710 lethargic to the point we, like, literally had to, like, pick her up and 293 00:17:14,710 --> 00:17:16,250 her. Kind of scary. 294 00:17:16,690 --> 00:17:19,670 I have the injection ready, so you want to try to line her up? Yeah. 295 00:17:20,170 --> 00:17:21,710 Shagoo is definitely up and down. 296 00:17:21,910 --> 00:17:23,569 Last night, she was really, really sick. 297 00:17:24,240 --> 00:17:27,619 She's had episodes like this before, but she's never had one this bad. 298 00:17:28,000 --> 00:17:29,000 Will you come over? 299 00:17:29,500 --> 00:17:31,260 Yeah, last night was definitely scary. 300 00:17:31,900 --> 00:17:33,540 Hello, Shagoo. What are you doing? 301 00:17:34,040 --> 00:17:34,899 What was that? 302 00:17:34,900 --> 00:17:36,980 I'm super concerned about Shagoo right now. 303 00:17:37,340 --> 00:17:41,020 We really were hoping that she was going to continue on a positive path, but 304 00:17:41,020 --> 00:17:43,040 unfortunately she's kind of gone downhill again. 305 00:17:45,380 --> 00:17:49,820 Based on what we're seeing, we don't want to wait for her routine checkup. We 306 00:17:49,820 --> 00:17:51,680 want to bring her in for an emergency exam today. 307 00:17:52,240 --> 00:17:53,320 Oh, my goodness. 308 00:17:54,700 --> 00:18:00,140 Shagoo just is so loving and she loves getting scratches and playing and 309 00:18:00,140 --> 00:18:02,420 just something special about the relationship I have with her. 310 00:18:03,280 --> 00:18:07,380 Definitely hoping for some answers from this workup and something that will tell 311 00:18:07,380 --> 00:18:08,920 us what we can do to make Shagoo feel better. 312 00:18:09,860 --> 00:18:13,860 This exam today is going to be really helpful to get all of the information we 313 00:18:13,860 --> 00:18:16,080 possibly can to guide our next step. 314 00:18:19,140 --> 00:18:21,780 Definitely hard seeing our animals like this. 315 00:18:23,240 --> 00:18:25,560 Very stressful situation for everyone on our team. 316 00:18:26,060 --> 00:18:28,160 Let's get her intubated. 317 00:18:28,760 --> 00:18:33,140 What was the weight on that? 6 .5 kgs. We lost about a kg. 318 00:18:37,600 --> 00:18:39,140 All right, let's do Brad's next. 319 00:18:39,720 --> 00:18:44,780 At Chico's last exam, we found what looks like a mass in her abdomen. 320 00:18:47,260 --> 00:18:52,900 Right now, the most likely source of the mass is either the adrenal gland, which 321 00:18:52,900 --> 00:18:57,360 would not be a great thing, or a lymph node that was really big because she had 322 00:18:57,360 --> 00:18:58,380 a lot of GI issues. 323 00:18:59,920 --> 00:19:01,660 All right, here's the thing again. 324 00:19:02,020 --> 00:19:04,200 It's not still here. 325 00:19:05,780 --> 00:19:10,400 It looks like the area that was swollen that we aren't sure what it is is still 326 00:19:10,400 --> 00:19:11,760 there and about the same size. 327 00:19:12,900 --> 00:19:16,840 We need to do a little bit more investigating to identify what's going 328 00:19:16,840 --> 00:19:18,740 what the end treatment is going to be. 329 00:19:19,200 --> 00:19:20,200 All right. 330 00:19:21,100 --> 00:19:22,560 Let's get the scoping stuff ready. 331 00:19:23,640 --> 00:19:27,580 We are now going to do an endoscopy of Shigu's stomach. 332 00:19:28,660 --> 00:19:32,280 She's not getting better, and we need another piece of information. So this is 333 00:19:32,280 --> 00:19:36,300 another thing that we can do to get a physical look at the inside of her 334 00:19:36,300 --> 00:19:37,300 stomach. 335 00:19:37,740 --> 00:19:39,380 Playing detective a little bit here. 336 00:19:39,620 --> 00:19:44,260 The biggest part of the mystery that we've had all along is, what is this 337 00:19:45,340 --> 00:19:46,680 Is it a sign of cancer? 338 00:19:46,920 --> 00:19:48,420 And that's what we need to figure out. 339 00:19:54,890 --> 00:19:55,890 Okay, go. 340 00:19:56,110 --> 00:19:58,730 Just real slow. I'm going to try to get us through the sphincter. 341 00:19:59,970 --> 00:20:04,410 Doing the endoscopy is kind of the next level of imaging that we can do for 342 00:20:04,410 --> 00:20:05,410 Shagoo. 343 00:20:05,610 --> 00:20:06,610 There we go. 344 00:20:08,090 --> 00:20:09,090 Forward a hair. 345 00:20:10,370 --> 00:20:11,370 Pause right there. 346 00:20:11,990 --> 00:20:13,150 Pause right there. 347 00:20:13,890 --> 00:20:17,470 Shagoo has had a lot of different testing and imaging, and it's like 348 00:20:17,470 --> 00:20:20,350 work trying to piece everything together and figure out what's going on with 349 00:20:20,350 --> 00:20:22,430 her. Right here, Lauren. 350 00:20:23,230 --> 00:20:24,199 Mm -hmm. 351 00:20:24,200 --> 00:20:25,200 It's the ulcer. 352 00:20:27,400 --> 00:20:29,600 Let's see how red that is. Yeah. 353 00:20:29,940 --> 00:20:33,140 An uncomplicated ulcer is usually something that we can treat. 354 00:20:33,560 --> 00:20:34,560 Let's go. 355 00:20:35,280 --> 00:20:36,360 All right, go forward. 356 00:20:37,160 --> 00:20:40,600 We just confirmed at least one of Shagu's problems, which is going to 357 00:20:40,600 --> 00:20:41,940 help us target her treatment. 358 00:20:42,400 --> 00:20:45,740 This could be part of what's been going on with her the whole time because it 359 00:20:45,740 --> 00:20:48,700 makes you feel really crappy and it's not a very comfortable condition. 360 00:20:51,500 --> 00:20:56,900 But it also could be an effect of the primary underlying problem that she has. 361 00:20:57,760 --> 00:20:58,760 Keep going. 362 00:20:59,920 --> 00:21:01,000 Nice and slow. 363 00:21:01,700 --> 00:21:03,680 Esophagus looks really good. Keep going. 364 00:21:04,760 --> 00:21:05,760 Perfect, we're out. 365 00:21:06,500 --> 00:21:07,780 Good job, Goober. 366 00:21:09,180 --> 00:21:14,340 Let's unhook all of her things. Today was a really helpful exam because we 367 00:21:14,340 --> 00:21:15,920 keep adding pieces to the puzzle. 368 00:21:17,660 --> 00:21:19,680 I need the door on, like, right now. 369 00:21:21,350 --> 00:21:26,870 We still don't know if the mass in Shigu's abdomen is a tumor or if it is 370 00:21:26,870 --> 00:21:28,670 some swollen lymph nodes with inflammation. 371 00:21:30,630 --> 00:21:34,990 We need to take Shigu to a facility with more advanced imaging so that we can 372 00:21:34,990 --> 00:21:37,290 get a clearer picture of what that structure is. 373 00:21:37,490 --> 00:21:38,490 What's up, Gu? 374 00:21:51,240 --> 00:21:55,340 I know absolutely nothing about flamingos, but now I have 17 of them in 375 00:21:55,340 --> 00:21:59,580 barn due to the avian flu, which is going around in wild bird populations. 376 00:22:00,700 --> 00:22:03,620 They are loud. They are incredibly loud. 377 00:22:07,460 --> 00:22:09,880 Zach is usually the only one in there. 378 00:22:10,120 --> 00:22:12,960 He's probably wondering what is going on. 379 00:22:15,240 --> 00:22:17,540 Zach has the most impressive tongue at the zoo. 380 00:22:17,950 --> 00:22:23,110 For sure. He swings that thing around more than any other animal at the zoo. 381 00:22:25,170 --> 00:22:31,830 He uses it to rub his eyes, pick boogers out of his nose. He'll use it to get 382 00:22:31,830 --> 00:22:32,830 food. 383 00:22:34,350 --> 00:22:38,850 We go free contact with him. We share the same space because of his calm 384 00:22:38,850 --> 00:22:40,590 attitude and demeanor. 385 00:22:40,870 --> 00:22:42,890 He enjoys scratches. 386 00:22:44,160 --> 00:22:48,440 I know a lot of other zoos that would never dream of going in with a male 387 00:22:49,320 --> 00:22:50,420 Oh, you got itch? 388 00:22:50,640 --> 00:22:51,640 What'd you think? 389 00:22:52,300 --> 00:22:57,840 Oh, it's so hard to step away from Zach. Like, he's my buddy, and it's fun to 390 00:22:57,840 --> 00:22:58,840 hang out with him. 391 00:22:59,380 --> 00:23:03,240 Zach has been cool with flamingos so far, and now he's going to get a few 392 00:23:03,240 --> 00:23:04,240 bird roomies. 393 00:23:09,040 --> 00:23:10,640 We're going to be moving the marabou family. 394 00:23:11,400 --> 00:23:14,920 This is all preventative. We don't have any cases in any of our birds here at 395 00:23:14,920 --> 00:23:16,840 the zoo, and the goal is to keep it that way. 396 00:23:17,740 --> 00:23:21,560 We have these chicks in the nest. We have parents actively raising chicks 397 00:23:21,760 --> 00:23:26,260 So everything is going to be done to be absolutely as careful as possible, and I 398 00:23:26,260 --> 00:23:29,800 know it will be fine because we have really good expertise here at the zoo. 399 00:23:32,340 --> 00:23:36,900 Okay, we're headed over to get Will, and then we'll need you to come back with 400 00:23:36,900 --> 00:23:39,180 us to do Kate and chicks. 401 00:23:40,919 --> 00:23:45,100 This year, Will and Kate laid three eggs, and all three eggs hatched. 402 00:23:45,420 --> 00:23:47,280 We recently named the three chicks. 403 00:23:47,580 --> 00:23:50,860 Last year, we started with a land before time kind of theme. 404 00:23:51,260 --> 00:23:54,160 So we have ducky, littlefoot, and spike. 405 00:23:56,380 --> 00:24:00,400 Marabou storks are not necessarily pleasing to the eye. They're just like a 406 00:24:00,400 --> 00:24:02,760 unique bird. Because they're scavengers, you know, they don't have a lot of 407 00:24:02,760 --> 00:24:03,860 plumage or feathers on their head. 408 00:24:04,700 --> 00:24:07,520 And that way, when they're eating from a carcass, they don't have to worry about 409 00:24:07,520 --> 00:24:08,620 anything kind of getting stuck to them. 410 00:24:10,480 --> 00:24:13,720 He's over in the corner. Oh, yeah, he is standing in the corner. He looks a 411 00:24:13,720 --> 00:24:15,260 little scared right now. 412 00:24:16,180 --> 00:24:19,280 Will is just wondering, why are there three of you? 413 00:24:19,900 --> 00:24:22,020 Why do you have towels? Where's my food? 414 00:24:23,020 --> 00:24:24,020 Oh, hi. 415 00:24:24,160 --> 00:24:25,160 Oh, Will. 416 00:24:26,460 --> 00:24:28,940 Wow. I thought you had him. I tried, Diana. 417 00:24:29,480 --> 00:24:33,380 Oh, yeah, this is no longer a sneak attack. Will is very aware of what we're 418 00:24:33,380 --> 00:24:34,359 trying to do. 419 00:24:34,360 --> 00:24:37,260 I have never seen a bird do that. No, he's never jumped that high. 420 00:24:37,899 --> 00:24:40,960 Typically, it's really not that challenging to catch them for any sort 421 00:24:40,960 --> 00:24:42,220 exams or workups or anything. 422 00:24:42,700 --> 00:24:47,060 But the fact that they have a chick in the habitat on the nest right now means 423 00:24:47,060 --> 00:24:49,320 they're incredibly protective of that. 424 00:24:49,860 --> 00:24:52,600 Like, literally, his beak was, like, in your hand. 425 00:24:52,880 --> 00:24:55,480 Was it? I got it. You were, like, right there. I was like, ah! 426 00:24:55,840 --> 00:25:00,340 And then he was, that looked like the winning touchdown for a second there. 427 00:25:00,340 --> 00:25:01,820 I have a mission? I love birds. 428 00:25:03,320 --> 00:25:06,040 It's not good to, like, push them so much. No. Either. 429 00:25:07,209 --> 00:25:10,790 So we're going to completely just change gears and we're going to go for the 430 00:25:10,790 --> 00:25:11,709 chicks first. 431 00:25:11,710 --> 00:25:15,850 And then at least they're removed from the equation and we can focus on mom and 432 00:25:15,850 --> 00:25:19,630 dad because mom and dad are a challenge at this point. 433 00:25:20,370 --> 00:25:25,950 But now the obstacle is getting him off the net because he likes to fly over. 434 00:25:26,470 --> 00:25:30,290 We're changing and adapting. We're able to think quickly on our feet. 435 00:25:32,390 --> 00:25:34,470 They all have to go. So I think... 436 00:25:35,530 --> 00:25:38,770 You know, if we shift and start with the chicks, I think that's okay. 437 00:25:39,530 --> 00:25:42,650 The team has protective eyewear on. All right, William. 438 00:25:42,990 --> 00:25:44,690 Because they go for the eyes. 439 00:25:44,990 --> 00:25:48,750 Right now they're in parent mode, and they're protecting their young. 440 00:25:48,970 --> 00:25:49,970 What the? 441 00:25:50,850 --> 00:25:53,370 They literally sound like little velociraptors. 442 00:25:53,670 --> 00:25:54,990 Yeah, that's, like, terrifying. 443 00:25:55,530 --> 00:25:58,230 Oh, boy. I do feel like someone's going to get stabbed. 444 00:26:00,350 --> 00:26:04,430 Hey, will you guys grab some of the plastic shovels from the elephant barn, 445 00:26:04,430 --> 00:26:06,030 least three of them, and head to Marabou? 446 00:26:06,450 --> 00:26:10,410 I know that if we reach in there, we're going to get pecked and attacked. 447 00:26:10,570 --> 00:26:14,090 They're going to go into mom and dad mode, which is what they should be 448 00:26:14,430 --> 00:26:18,130 So we're going to use the shovel to block two incredibly angry birds. 449 00:26:18,650 --> 00:26:22,690 We're actually going to use them as a shield to protect the team members as 450 00:26:22,690 --> 00:26:24,650 remove the chicks one at a time. 451 00:26:25,290 --> 00:26:29,130 That's why it's going to take a lot of people to do this. Will's very angry. 452 00:26:30,190 --> 00:26:33,810 The avian influenza was actually carried by wild birds, and because our marabou 453 00:26:33,810 --> 00:26:37,750 live in open -air habitats and share the space with wild birds, it's very 454 00:26:37,750 --> 00:26:39,910 important that we move them to a protected location now. 455 00:26:40,730 --> 00:26:45,150 Those chicks are freaking huge. I have never heard them make that sound before. 456 00:26:45,370 --> 00:26:51,610 Spike is a big boy, and he is going to hold his ground. You can tell he will. 457 00:26:52,460 --> 00:26:53,580 For sure. 458 00:26:54,140 --> 00:26:55,640 Oh, boy. He's big. 459 00:26:55,940 --> 00:26:56,940 Are we ready? 460 00:26:57,360 --> 00:26:58,360 All right. 461 00:27:01,320 --> 00:27:02,320 That was aggressive. 462 00:27:03,160 --> 00:27:09,860 I got 463 00:27:09,860 --> 00:27:11,300 his beak. 464 00:27:12,220 --> 00:27:13,280 I got his beak. 465 00:27:13,720 --> 00:27:19,960 We got Spike first. He did exactly what an older Marabou boy should do. 466 00:27:20,440 --> 00:27:22,180 protecting the nest, protecting the family. 467 00:27:23,040 --> 00:27:24,040 Okay, one down. 468 00:27:24,480 --> 00:27:25,480 Oh. 469 00:27:25,660 --> 00:27:27,680 Just something big can't be in there. He's a big boy. 470 00:27:27,980 --> 00:27:29,600 Did he just sit down? Yeah, he did. 471 00:27:30,740 --> 00:27:31,820 Oh, poor buddy. 472 00:27:32,080 --> 00:27:35,760 They've never been off their nest, so they are terrified, as they should be. 473 00:27:35,840 --> 00:27:37,440 They don't know what's going on. 474 00:27:37,660 --> 00:27:43,000 Do you think we could get both? I have never moved five marabou plus a nest at 475 00:27:43,000 --> 00:27:45,220 one time. I think that's incredibly rare. 476 00:27:45,720 --> 00:27:47,000 They grow up so fast. 477 00:27:47,520 --> 00:27:51,480 But it is necessary because of this avian flu outbreak. 478 00:27:52,340 --> 00:27:54,440 They're so cute. Oh, my God. 479 00:27:57,060 --> 00:27:58,060 Got your babies. 480 00:27:59,920 --> 00:28:00,920 He's mad. 481 00:28:01,540 --> 00:28:04,860 Will and Kate are, like, incredible parents. They're so attentive to all of 482 00:28:04,860 --> 00:28:06,260 their offspring. They're incredibly protective. 483 00:28:06,640 --> 00:28:10,800 They have so much experience. And they've had a clutch just about every 484 00:28:10,800 --> 00:28:16,320 can count on every winter Will and Kate laying at least two to three eggs. 485 00:28:17,480 --> 00:28:21,020 So the fact that they've been producing so well here is great for not only them, 486 00:28:21,160 --> 00:28:22,900 but great for Marabou Storks. 487 00:28:25,640 --> 00:28:29,280 This is definitely much easier without having the chicks now. 488 00:28:31,940 --> 00:28:32,940 Mike to hospital. 489 00:28:33,540 --> 00:28:36,160 Transporting Marabou from Mixed Yard to Okapi. 490 00:28:40,060 --> 00:28:42,760 This is new to the family, and it's new to all of us. 491 00:28:44,540 --> 00:28:49,180 Now we move into the next phase, which is... Moving the nest to its new home. 492 00:28:49,300 --> 00:28:53,280 We've never done this before. Nobody has, so it's a learning experience for 493 00:28:53,280 --> 00:28:54,280 everybody. 494 00:28:54,700 --> 00:28:58,360 The marabou nest smells awful. 495 00:28:59,140 --> 00:29:02,400 There are flies, and it's covered in poop, and it's stinky. 496 00:29:03,540 --> 00:29:04,540 Disgusting. 497 00:29:08,700 --> 00:29:11,480 We are literally going to carry it across the zoo. 498 00:29:15,070 --> 00:29:17,970 We cannot risk this nest breaking. 499 00:29:18,190 --> 00:29:21,030 I have no idea what we would do if this nest broke. 500 00:29:21,910 --> 00:29:27,230 So we're just trying to get it to where it needs to go as best we can. 501 00:29:28,590 --> 00:29:32,810 No, I think that's okay. Let's get that thing, that hole filled in. 502 00:29:33,050 --> 00:29:34,050 Yeah. 503 00:29:36,090 --> 00:29:38,450 Don't peck my face. Don't peck my face. 504 00:29:41,580 --> 00:29:42,580 Happy Easter. 505 00:29:43,160 --> 00:29:44,160 It's a marabou. 506 00:29:46,000 --> 00:29:49,360 This area offers so much more protection to them than their current habitat. 507 00:29:49,740 --> 00:29:52,320 Luckily, we have enough room for everybody here. 508 00:30:16,240 --> 00:30:20,240 We're taking Shigu, our clouded leopard, to get a CT scan to get better imaging 509 00:30:20,240 --> 00:30:24,100 of the unidentified mass we've seen in her stomach on radiographs and the 510 00:30:24,100 --> 00:30:25,100 ultrasound. 511 00:30:25,480 --> 00:30:30,820 The biggest thing that we are looking for today is to confirm if Shigu has a 512 00:30:30,820 --> 00:30:31,920 tumor of her adrenal gland. 513 00:30:34,240 --> 00:30:38,720 We are going to the University of South Florida. It is actually not an animal 514 00:30:38,720 --> 00:30:40,460 hospital. They take care of people. 515 00:30:44,400 --> 00:30:48,100 Probably the first time they've had a clouded leopard, but this is not the 516 00:30:48,100 --> 00:30:49,620 time that they've helped us out with a case. 517 00:30:50,960 --> 00:30:52,940 We did bring a manatee here last year. 518 00:30:53,240 --> 00:30:57,520 You start seeing the gashes coming in. Yeah. And unfortunately, the advanced CT 519 00:30:57,520 --> 00:31:01,800 imaging did confirm our worst case scenario for her diagnosis. 520 00:31:04,360 --> 00:31:05,760 Heart rate is about 50. 521 00:31:10,080 --> 00:31:13,760 Really what we're able to do here is provide some of the newest imaging 522 00:31:13,760 --> 00:31:17,100 available to humans to be able to figure out how to help the animals. Perfect. 523 00:31:18,680 --> 00:31:22,080 All of us are volunteering our time because we all are very much animal 524 00:31:22,220 --> 00:31:24,240 and so it's a little treat when we get to help out. 525 00:31:24,560 --> 00:31:29,600 So we're going to come up here alongside. I love being able to connect 526 00:31:29,600 --> 00:31:34,120 other side of medicine that works with humans because we do all the same 527 00:31:34,140 --> 00:31:35,340 just on totally different species. 528 00:31:36,100 --> 00:31:37,100 Where is her IV? 529 00:31:37,260 --> 00:31:39,100 Her IV is on her tail. On her tail. 530 00:31:41,360 --> 00:31:46,120 It is hard to not go down a rabbit hole of worst -case scenario what could 531 00:31:46,120 --> 00:31:47,120 happen with Shagoo. 532 00:31:47,860 --> 00:31:51,880 She just is one of my, like, soulmates. I love her so much. 533 00:31:52,680 --> 00:31:53,760 She is my cat. 534 00:31:55,660 --> 00:31:56,660 Her. 535 00:31:58,760 --> 00:32:01,040 Her. So her, right? This is Shagoo. 536 00:32:01,240 --> 00:32:02,240 Hey, Shagoo. 537 00:32:02,320 --> 00:32:03,540 Nice to meet you. 538 00:32:03,820 --> 00:32:04,880 She's very precious. 539 00:32:05,240 --> 00:32:07,100 Isn't she beautiful? She's six years old. 540 00:32:07,620 --> 00:32:08,820 How long did they live? 541 00:32:09,340 --> 00:32:10,340 They live forever? 542 00:32:10,520 --> 00:32:12,420 They live forever and ever. 543 00:32:13,640 --> 00:32:17,200 She actually lays, like, nice and flat, and the mass is about here. 544 00:32:17,520 --> 00:32:18,620 We're going to raise now? 545 00:32:19,200 --> 00:32:20,320 Okay. Perfect. 546 00:32:21,420 --> 00:32:25,500 A CT scan is a lot different than the radiographs and the ultrasound that 547 00:32:25,500 --> 00:32:30,860 done so far because it actually looks at more of a 3D complete picture of the 548 00:32:30,860 --> 00:32:32,940 internal structure of Shigu's body. 549 00:32:33,800 --> 00:32:38,240 Our initial reaction, of course, is that it is... Absolutely adorable, and we're 550 00:32:38,240 --> 00:32:41,500 really excited to see, but, you know, also sad that they're not feeling well. 551 00:32:41,620 --> 00:32:44,360 And so our job is to figure out what's going on. 552 00:32:45,180 --> 00:32:50,880 This gives us a whole other level of information, and I am very excited to 553 00:32:50,880 --> 00:32:51,799 all these images. 554 00:32:51,800 --> 00:32:53,520 All right, so let's get them out. 555 00:32:54,600 --> 00:32:55,600 Let's close that door. 556 00:32:58,420 --> 00:33:00,480 I'm so happy if you tell me it's not the agreement. 557 00:33:01,800 --> 00:33:06,360 An adrenal tumor, if it's not treated, can actually become a life -threatening 558 00:33:06,360 --> 00:33:07,360 problem for her. 559 00:33:08,980 --> 00:33:12,700 As soon as we're done with multiple scans, we're going to go ahead and wake 560 00:33:12,700 --> 00:33:16,220 up from anesthesia. And once she's recovered, we're going to get to look at 561 00:33:16,220 --> 00:33:17,219 final images. 562 00:33:17,220 --> 00:33:18,580 All right, let's grab the crate. 563 00:33:19,240 --> 00:33:22,580 No matter what it is, we are going to do everything we can for her. 564 00:33:30,360 --> 00:33:32,620 It's like, oh, my gosh, I had the craziest day. 565 00:33:33,900 --> 00:33:36,280 Hey, Melissa, we think we figured out what's going on. 566 00:33:36,580 --> 00:33:39,420 Really? So when you go in there, we'll show you. Oh, my gosh. 567 00:33:47,460 --> 00:33:49,840 Do you mind showing them what you found? Sure. Please go ahead. 568 00:33:50,300 --> 00:33:54,140 If we can rule out the adrenal gland, that will take us in a very different 569 00:33:54,140 --> 00:33:55,460 direction for Shigu's treatment. 570 00:33:59,400 --> 00:34:01,700 The adrenal gland, there's no adrenal mass. 571 00:34:02,280 --> 00:34:03,280 That's normal. 572 00:34:04,160 --> 00:34:08,380 All right. Awesome. That is a weight off of us. 573 00:34:08,820 --> 00:34:13,280 It's a huge relief to know that right now her adrenal glands look fine. 574 00:34:13,739 --> 00:34:14,880 You guys are so amazing. 575 00:34:15,639 --> 00:34:17,020 We're always happy to help. 576 00:34:18,560 --> 00:34:21,000 Lauren, did you hear it is not the adrenal gland? 577 00:34:21,300 --> 00:34:22,460 No. That's good. 578 00:34:22,820 --> 00:34:26,940 Yeah. That was the biggest thing. We just needed to make sure that was not on 579 00:34:26,940 --> 00:34:27,918 the table. 580 00:34:27,920 --> 00:34:29,820 Today, we really got a big piece of the puzzle. 581 00:34:30,380 --> 00:34:34,300 We don't have a definitive diagnosis by any means, but at least her adrenal 582 00:34:34,300 --> 00:34:37,159 glands are normal and we can continue to focus on her GI disease. 583 00:34:37,699 --> 00:34:39,600 All right, could you keep waking up, please? 584 00:34:41,100 --> 00:34:46,100 Leaving happier with some answers, which is what we needed. So, thank you. No 585 00:34:46,100 --> 00:34:47,980 problem. Thank you. See you guys. 586 00:34:48,280 --> 00:34:52,400 We're going to keep Shigu on her antibiotics and her ulcer medications to 587 00:34:52,400 --> 00:34:55,420 support her stomach because that is not feeling good right now. 588 00:34:55,780 --> 00:34:56,780 Hi. 589 00:34:57,550 --> 00:34:58,550 You okay? 590 00:35:03,150 --> 00:35:04,250 I'm okay. 591 00:35:13,890 --> 00:35:19,830 Imani has been doing really well since his workup, and so we're just keeping an 592 00:35:19,830 --> 00:35:22,210 eye on him. He's doing great. I see you. 593 00:35:22,710 --> 00:35:23,950 All right, kiddos. 594 00:35:24,720 --> 00:35:29,120 All of his x -rays and everything show a completely normal health peak. All of 595 00:35:29,120 --> 00:35:30,360 us, exactly what we want to see. 596 00:35:31,140 --> 00:35:33,440 Two, three, be careful of Bonnie. 597 00:35:33,780 --> 00:35:36,360 He goes and shows off and then runs right back to mom. 598 00:35:37,940 --> 00:35:39,720 He's like, I was tough with my mom. 599 00:35:40,740 --> 00:35:43,680 Even at almost nine years old, he's still a bit of a mama's boy. 600 00:35:44,580 --> 00:35:45,580 Six. 601 00:35:47,700 --> 00:35:51,780 Maybe we're just seeing some behavioral quirks where he just has a little bit of 602 00:35:51,780 --> 00:35:53,400 a different personality than a dominant male. 603 00:35:55,080 --> 00:35:56,080 Hanging out by mom. 604 00:35:56,800 --> 00:35:59,320 Two peas in a pod. Maybe he's just an old soul. 605 00:36:00,320 --> 00:36:01,720 It's a funny group. Yeah. 606 00:36:13,420 --> 00:36:17,420 There's not a lot of departments at the zoo. I don't think they get to go out 607 00:36:17,420 --> 00:36:21,000 and physically release animals. 608 00:36:22,890 --> 00:36:27,810 We're in the Appalachian Cola National Forest meeting a gentleman from the 609 00:36:27,810 --> 00:36:28,950 Coastal Plains Institute. 610 00:36:29,190 --> 00:36:34,850 We have 17 newt larvae that we're going to release here today. All right. Put 611 00:36:34,850 --> 00:36:37,930 them into the pond where they belong and make the magic. How about that? 612 00:36:38,130 --> 00:36:39,130 Sounds good. 613 00:36:39,610 --> 00:36:43,370 Releasing these guys into the wild. We're not only helping the newt 614 00:36:43,670 --> 00:36:46,810 we're helping the population of animals that eat these guts. 615 00:36:47,650 --> 00:36:49,770 You know, the whole circle of life thing. 616 00:36:50,350 --> 00:36:54,390 So it's exciting that we can come out here and make a difference and try to 617 00:36:54,390 --> 00:36:55,470 replenish those populations. 618 00:36:56,870 --> 00:36:57,890 Welcome to paradise. 619 00:36:58,550 --> 00:37:04,450 We're going to walk over there to one of our Stripe Newt Repatriation Project 620 00:37:04,450 --> 00:37:07,350 recipient ponds that we're going to release into right now. 621 00:37:08,250 --> 00:37:12,890 The whole purpose of the Stripe Newt Repatriation Project is to literally 622 00:37:12,890 --> 00:37:16,190 back the Stripe Newt from the brink of extinction. 623 00:37:17,110 --> 00:37:19,550 This is where the magic's going to happen today. 624 00:37:20,630 --> 00:37:23,850 Going to release your babies right here into this beautiful pond. 625 00:37:24,070 --> 00:37:26,010 Look how rich the vegetation is in there. 626 00:37:27,130 --> 00:37:29,430 Saving species, I think, is important work. 627 00:37:29,730 --> 00:37:34,650 A lot of people might not agree, but to be able to breed something, raise it up 628 00:37:34,650 --> 00:37:37,330 to a point and release it, feels fantastic. 629 00:37:39,070 --> 00:37:43,150 It's just so exciting. Spencer and I just keep looking over and smiling at 630 00:37:43,150 --> 00:37:45,230 other because this is just absolutely incredible. 631 00:37:46,090 --> 00:37:49,810 We're hoping for these guys to eat, breed, and be happy. 632 00:37:50,670 --> 00:37:56,430 It's perfect. But first, before we release newts into a recipient pond, I'd 633 00:37:56,430 --> 00:38:01,470 to see if we already have newts present, like from past repatriation events. 634 00:38:02,040 --> 00:38:05,540 We are standing right in the zone where there would be newts if they're here. 635 00:38:05,660 --> 00:38:11,320 Let me just show you what I like to do. About three months ago, we put 152 newts 636 00:38:11,320 --> 00:38:16,720 into the pond. And what we want to do before we put the new newts in today is 637 00:38:16,720 --> 00:38:19,300 find any of the newts. 638 00:38:19,680 --> 00:38:24,680 Just one signifies that we're having some success in our repatriation 639 00:38:25,800 --> 00:38:30,140 Let's make several sweets and put a decent effort in here to see if we 640 00:38:30,140 --> 00:38:33,040 have striped newts. Oh, here's a humongous crayfish. 641 00:38:34,260 --> 00:38:35,260 Look at that. 642 00:38:35,620 --> 00:38:37,180 That's a predator and a half. 643 00:38:37,520 --> 00:38:40,700 So it's a rough world out there for young newts. 644 00:38:41,700 --> 00:38:45,500 We released newts here three months ago. We don't know how they're doing unless 645 00:38:45,500 --> 00:38:46,620 we're checking in on them. 646 00:38:46,860 --> 00:38:48,680 Two good -sized tadpoles. 647 00:38:49,100 --> 00:38:50,100 Oh, nice. 648 00:38:50,160 --> 00:38:54,380 This is so much fun. I'm going to come up here on my own time and volunteer and 649 00:38:54,380 --> 00:38:58,780 dip net. This is fun. If we find any of the prior newts today, oh, I'm going to 650 00:38:58,780 --> 00:38:59,780 jump out of my skin. 651 00:39:00,320 --> 00:39:06,800 Just takes one newt in your net to get the magic data point, which is presence 652 00:39:06,800 --> 00:39:09,060 of striped newts here in this wetland. 653 00:39:09,700 --> 00:39:12,000 If we get one, then mission accomplished. 654 00:39:13,760 --> 00:39:16,420 All right, I got a newt. Oh, my God, you do. Look. 655 00:39:21,290 --> 00:39:23,810 You got a nuke. You got a nuke. Look at that. It is. 656 00:39:24,350 --> 00:39:25,590 It is. It is. It's a striped nuke. 657 00:39:26,350 --> 00:39:27,350 Man, 658 00:39:27,510 --> 00:39:31,050 look at that. A striped nuke. We did it. You did it, Dan. Look at that, man. You 659 00:39:31,050 --> 00:39:31,749 did it, Dan. 660 00:39:31,750 --> 00:39:32,749 Look at that. 661 00:39:32,750 --> 00:39:37,310 Sweet. That's all we needed to know. This is a really large moment for the 662 00:39:37,310 --> 00:39:41,750 striped nuke project. Very cool. It really is because to see them still 663 00:39:41,830 --> 00:39:47,290 you know, three months after the first release is fabulous. This, oh, I'll tell 664 00:39:47,290 --> 00:39:50,330 you the gender right now. It's a male. Yep. Boom. You guys know. 665 00:39:50,800 --> 00:39:51,980 See these things all the time. Look at that. 666 00:39:52,380 --> 00:39:54,560 Oh, look at those little pearly whites in there. 667 00:39:54,760 --> 00:39:56,760 Those are little spermatophores, I believe. 668 00:39:57,000 --> 00:39:58,180 He's breeding ready, by the way. 669 00:39:58,500 --> 00:40:03,000 Look at that, a striped newt. He's beautiful. He's sassy. I win. 670 00:40:03,520 --> 00:40:04,640 Yeah, you win. 671 00:40:06,460 --> 00:40:07,940 Congratulations. That's awesome. 672 00:40:08,600 --> 00:40:12,480 Fabulous. This is already the best day ever, and we haven't even released the 673 00:40:12,480 --> 00:40:13,480 newt. 674 00:40:14,220 --> 00:40:15,840 I need that on a T -shirt. 675 00:40:16,100 --> 00:40:17,700 Release the newt. Release the newt. 676 00:40:18,280 --> 00:40:19,280 Let's do it, y 'all. 677 00:40:21,800 --> 00:40:22,820 Awesome. Thank you. 678 00:40:23,100 --> 00:40:24,100 So cool. 679 00:40:25,500 --> 00:40:30,820 The most magical moment of the project is when you get a newt and release it. I 680 00:40:30,820 --> 00:40:31,820 got him. 681 00:40:32,360 --> 00:40:33,600 In my hand. 682 00:40:33,940 --> 00:40:34,940 There you go. 683 00:40:35,700 --> 00:40:38,080 Those are good looking newts that y 'all raised. 684 00:40:38,940 --> 00:40:39,940 That's our baby. 685 00:40:41,880 --> 00:40:46,800 The fact that we are helping out not only striped newts, but bringing 686 00:40:46,800 --> 00:40:49,880 to endangered amphibian populations. 687 00:40:50,960 --> 00:40:52,400 I feel absolutely fantastic. 688 00:40:52,760 --> 00:40:57,540 That's really a big takeaway message I think people need to pay attention to. 689 00:40:57,660 --> 00:40:58,660 It's really cool. 690 00:40:59,140 --> 00:41:00,140 That's awesome. 691 00:41:02,640 --> 00:41:04,220 Go say hi to your sibling. 692 00:41:05,700 --> 00:41:11,000 Being able to raise something in human care and release it and see that it's 693 00:41:11,000 --> 00:41:12,320 working, that's phenomenal. 694 00:41:12,560 --> 00:41:14,500 And I can't wait to help with in the future. 695 00:41:38,540 --> 00:41:39,860 Sandy's returned to her habitat. 696 00:41:40,140 --> 00:41:44,440 She was in a different enclosure for a little bit due to the avian flu. 697 00:41:44,660 --> 00:41:47,100 So we wanted to make sure she stayed safe and healthy. 698 00:41:47,360 --> 00:41:49,680 But we're really happy that she's back where she belongs. 699 00:41:51,440 --> 00:41:52,780 It's like confetti. Woo! 700 00:41:54,740 --> 00:41:55,740 Party time. 701 00:41:56,940 --> 00:42:00,360 We're so relieved that we came through this avian influenza. 702 00:42:01,280 --> 00:42:05,360 Our team just threw down as far as moving all the birds. That was an 703 00:42:05,360 --> 00:42:06,360 collaboration. 704 00:42:06,940 --> 00:42:11,420 We ended up just evaluating every single habitat and species at the zoo and 705 00:42:11,420 --> 00:42:14,640 trying to do the best thing for those animals to keep them safe. 706 00:42:15,500 --> 00:42:19,020 So we're really, really proud and really happy that it all went so well. 707 00:42:19,560 --> 00:42:21,580 The animal care staff did an incredible job. 708 00:42:24,360 --> 00:42:25,980 Excuse me, this is for Sandy. 709 00:42:26,720 --> 00:42:28,040 You've been here the whole time. 710 00:42:29,520 --> 00:42:31,580 She's so happy to be back with her skunk friends. 711 00:42:32,320 --> 00:42:34,220 She missed them all so much. Yep. 712 00:42:36,940 --> 00:42:41,200 And as difficult as it was, the outcome was great that we didn't have any avian 713 00:42:41,200 --> 00:42:44,460 influenza cases. And that's still our goal is that we don't want to have any 714 00:42:44,460 --> 00:42:45,460 here at the zoo. 715 00:42:46,860 --> 00:42:47,860 Hi, pretty girl. 716 00:42:49,240 --> 00:42:51,200 Another pandemic that we made it through. 717 00:42:51,600 --> 00:42:52,740 We're becoming pros. 718 00:42:54,400 --> 00:42:55,460 I have to pet her. 719 00:43:03,720 --> 00:43:05,000 Shiggy's doing so much better. 720 00:43:06,920 --> 00:43:11,300 Since ruling out the adrenal tumor, she's currently only on a couple of 721 00:43:11,300 --> 00:43:15,560 antibiotics, the omeprazole to treat her ulcers and her allergy men. 722 00:43:18,860 --> 00:43:21,360 Today we're doing some enrichment with Shagoo. 723 00:43:22,360 --> 00:43:25,740 We're going to give her a head of lettuce that has little pieces of her 724 00:43:25,740 --> 00:43:26,740 stuffed inside. 725 00:43:27,100 --> 00:43:30,160 Okay, definitely feels good to have her back to her old self. 726 00:43:34,299 --> 00:43:38,020 Shagoo is doing awesome. We'll keep everything going with her treatment 727 00:43:38,020 --> 00:43:39,020 seems to be working. 728 00:43:39,040 --> 00:43:40,400 We're moving in the right direction. 729 00:43:40,640 --> 00:43:42,900 All of that inflammation is improving. 730 00:43:43,980 --> 00:43:48,320 Shagoo is 100 % back to her normal self. She's playing. She's talking to us. 731 00:43:49,280 --> 00:43:51,860 We'll keep all the same antibiotics going because everything's working. 732 00:43:52,120 --> 00:43:56,340 And then we'll keep watching her GI panel to make sure that she doesn't need 733 00:43:56,340 --> 00:43:58,440 additional vitamin supplementation. 734 00:43:58,940 --> 00:43:59,919 Sounds great. 735 00:43:59,920 --> 00:44:00,920 Awesome. 736 00:44:03,600 --> 00:44:07,800 She is definitely one of my top favorite animals that I work with, and I just 737 00:44:07,800 --> 00:44:08,800 love her so much. 738 00:44:09,000 --> 00:44:10,420 Right? Yeah. 739 00:44:12,180 --> 00:44:13,940 All right, I'll see you later. All right, bye. 740 00:44:16,000 --> 00:44:17,780 She's just doing so much better than before. 741 00:44:17,830 --> 00:44:22,380 Repair and Synchronization by Easy Subtitles Synchronizer 1.0.0.0