Today was one of the best days of my life! It started out normal. I woke up and went to work. When I got there Pam already had things for me and Martha to do. We had to write thank you notes to all of the keepers that came and talked to the Winter Camp Class. We wrote notes to Don (Bird Keeper), Dan (Lion/Tiger Administration), Rebecca (Lion Keeper), David (Small Mammal Keeper), and Wayne (Cheetah Keeper). After we wrote the notes we filled bags full of M&Ms because there was a lot that were donated to the Zoo. Pam wrote down all of the locations were these people worked and then sent us on our way. First we went to the Bird House and dropped off Don’s candy. Then we traveled to the Small Mammal House where we got to go behind the scenes to give David his candy. We saw where they prepared all the animals food and where they housed all the sick animals. Then we went to where the lion keepers work. When we gave Rebecca her candy she asked if we wanted to see the lions. Of course we wanted to and we proceeded behind the scenes. We had to wash off our shoes if we wanted to get close to the animals which we did. After that we went through a serious of gates for protection and finally came upon the lions. There were two females and they were HUGE. They each weighed around 500 pounds and were pacing back and forth in the cages. Their heads were bigger than dinner plates and they had teeth as long as my fingers. Although they were huge they were very sweet and not at all scared or intimidated of us. In fact the longer we were there the calmer they became until they fell asleep. Martha and I asked the keepers many questions about the lions which convinced me that this is the job for me.
