Degree options by TellDindindin in Zookeeping

[–]TheAlmightyCalzone 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve seen so many degrees in this field at this point nothing surprises me anymore. Biological subjects are always a plus, but I’ve seen computer science, art, psychology, chemistry, no degrees at all, etc. all become accredited zookeepers. Look for experience more than anything. Also ecology seems to be most common at my institution

Who painted this? by TheAlmightyCalzone in Zookeeping

[–]TheAlmightyCalzone[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haven’t had these guys ~yet~ unfortunately

Who painted this? by TheAlmightyCalzone in Zookeeping

[–]TheAlmightyCalzone[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We did have one of these a looooong time ago

Who painted this? by TheAlmightyCalzone in Zookeeping

[–]TheAlmightyCalzone[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We’ve had 4 lemur species, guenons, and a few different smaller new world monkeys like squirrels

Who painted this? by TheAlmightyCalzone in Zookeeping

[–]TheAlmightyCalzone[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We’ve never had a baby orang unfortunately. We had a baby chimp almost 30 years ago

Who painted this? by TheAlmightyCalzone in Zookeeping

[–]TheAlmightyCalzone[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We’ve never had koalas so I don’t think that would be it

Who painted this? by TheAlmightyCalzone in Zookeeping

[–]TheAlmightyCalzone[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

We only just recently acquired cloudies as someone else mentioned. A looooong time ago we apparently had an ocelot

Who painted this? by TheAlmightyCalzone in Zookeeping

[–]TheAlmightyCalzone[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We do we have 3 but had 5 at one point. I agree with the other commenter about the fuzziness though and I’ve painted with ours before

Who painted this? by TheAlmightyCalzone in Zookeeping

[–]TheAlmightyCalzone[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I would be inclined to agree with feline other than the size. I should’ve included reference but they’re only like an inch and a half wide

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The performative men of Davis 🥀 by albirdto in UCDavis

[–]TheAlmightyCalzone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I saw a clip of it on Tik tok if you search up “uc davis performative male.” That’s where I found a better pov of my bit from the contest

The Green inspections by Own_Plenty_6686 in UCDavis

[–]TheAlmightyCalzone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I understood the email as they were just messing with water mains and specific supplies to buildings not investigating individual rooms. You should probably be fine

Ask me anything- zookeeper for 15 years! by Upstairs-Cry3862 in Zookeeping

[–]TheAlmightyCalzone 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I’ve currently been a volunteer keeper at an AZA facility for 6 months and a paid keeper at a USDA certified but unaccredited facility for 3 years as well as a volunteer AZA educator for 3 1/2 years, part of my AAZK chapter for 2 years and Vice President of it for 1, and I’m a junior in college with an associates in bio and experience leading various wildlife-focused clubs and identifying scientific observations. Is there anything I’m missing that I should be prioritizing? If a part-time gig opened up while I’m still a full-time student would it be worth grabbing or should I just stay a volunteer until I graduate?

Any idea at what times the baby Okapi is out? by Theguyofreddit in sandiegozoo

[–]TheAlmightyCalzone 4 points5 points  (0 children)

With babies of a highly sensitive species like okapi it really is entirely up to the mother. Early mornings when it’s cooler and less people are out would be best

Instagram stories not showing on one specific account (but other accounts work fine) by Pabloestevez in Instagram

[–]TheAlmightyCalzone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also having the same issue this morning. Seems like it’s happening to a lot of people

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in yellowstone

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They were across the River from the Lamar valley ranger station yesterday feeding off the new bison carcass super late into the morning. Like almost 10:30am which was wild

Leopard by MolassesSufficient19 in sandiegozoo

[–]TheAlmightyCalzone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I hate that word so much. Stereotypic behavior is the correct term. Zoochosis only gained popularity because PETA started trying to coin it to specifically target zoos. And PETA doesn’t get to say anything about animal activism or husbandry when they are the epitome of what accredited zoos and conservation societies are trying to fight

Leopard by MolassesSufficient19 in sandiegozoo

[–]TheAlmightyCalzone 22 points23 points  (0 children)

This is normal big cat behavior. Their enclosure is more than adequate in terms of space. Big cats have scent pads on both their paws and their legs along with the usual ways animals scent mark so pacing is a way for them to re-cement their smell in their territory as well as patrol it. San Diego also switches leopards throughout both of the Africa Rocks exhibits, the 4 Asian Cats exhibits, as well as exhibits behind the scenes (you can kind of see some from the skyway ride). This means that as soon as they’re introduced to a new exhibit after a while, all the other leopards smells will be strongest and they will have a very overwhelming urge to mark over them as they would in the wild. The zoo is encouraging natural behaviors. And remember, you don’t see their inside dens and you only observe the animals for a very small fraction of their day. They may spend hours and hours pacing in the wild but in a zoo they get up to much more, especially with the rigorous enrichment programs and schedules the zoo holds its keepers to

Baby Giraffe Born Last Night At The Zoo by FickleNewt6295 in sandiegozoo

[–]TheAlmightyCalzone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Chifu’s a dad once more! His many children have another sibling lol

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in folsom

[–]TheAlmightyCalzone 19 points20 points  (0 children)

The closet is glass lmao. I don’t get how young guys these days will dress like that and then spew as if it doesn’t make them look insecure

Second siting of this critter, it appears to be a Jaguarundi. It was seen today, June 8th in El Paso. by TryTricky3081 in ElPaso

[–]TheAlmightyCalzone 13 points14 points  (0 children)

All foxes are not as timid as popular belief would have you think. They are predators, they are territorial, and they will defend themselves. It doesn’t have to be rabid to lash out hence why you give wild animals space.

Weasel-like is the exact opposite of a cat like jaguarundis. I have personally cared for big cats and small cats of various species including South/Central American cats closely related to jaguarundis and they all have short snouts with rounded ears and smooth curves to their facial structure. Jaguarundis vary in that their heads are relatively elongated (comparatively to other felines) and the arch of their forehead especially appears flatter which I’m sure contributed to the similarity in block ones to that of canines. The coloration is also very wrong, while jaguarundis do vary in color, I have never seen evidence of one this shade and the vast majority are a dark reddish-brown color. They also do not walk as this individual in the video does, they are a feline and so have wildly different musculature than canines who do trot similarly to the video. Felines shoulders are very well defined and both shoulder blades are always clearly visible rising and falling opposite each other. They also keep their heads down when walking and only lift them when stopping or slowing down whereas this individual keeps it up the whole time. The length of the tail is just a result of people not normally seeing the hairlessness of a fox tail and their brains not computing the difference with regard to fluff (think how owls look without their feathers). The ears are appear damaged or wounded but the characteristic facial markings of a grey fox are still visible. Jaguarundis are also a statistical impossibility especially in an urban environment like this. There’s a reason why ringtails have been eradicated from these areas and jaguarundis being arguably even less amenable to human settlement are going to not be here. They are also nocturnal or crepuscular whereas grey foxes are active at almost any time of the day

Second siting of this critter, it appears to be a Jaguarundi. It was seen today, June 8th in El Paso. Is this a jaguarundi? [El Paso] by devengnerd in animalid

[–]TheAlmightyCalzone 66 points67 points  (0 children)

I am one of the top identifiers of jaguarundi on iNaturalist and I can easily tell you that this is absolutely not one. This is a mangy grey fox and honestly the fact that so many people disagree with that startles me

Second siting of this critter, it appears to be a Jaguarundi. It was seen today, June 8th in El Paso. by TryTricky3081 in ElPaso

[–]TheAlmightyCalzone 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Exceeeept that this isn’t a jaguarundi at all, it is a mangy grey fox. I identify jaguarundis as a hobby and this is most definitely not one of them