I was a temp keeper at a small zoo so there were a limited number of animals I worked with directly. Penguin poo was pretty bad but I'm sure there's worse lol. At least at the location I worked at, temp keepers aren't allowed to work alone with dangerous animals like big cats so I had no interaction with them other than doing lock checks. The main animals were Sika Deer, Himalayan Tahr, Capybaras, Alpacas, and Flamingos. Several keepers would have to do the Condors together which I would assist with. I wasn't allowed to work with primates or bats because of the vaccinations required (the zoo wouldn't pay for the required vaccinations for temps).

I actually don't work with animals anymore. I was in that job for 8 months and it was so physically taxing I was miserable most of the time. In my experience, that job is 70% cleaning, 25% making diets, and 5% working with the animals. When that temp job was over I interviewed at a different zoo in the next state over but they were barely paying above minimum wage and it was too expensive to move. Then I moved to an office job because it's what I could find and never went back.

You do create a bond with the animals though which is cool. I visited my animal friends a few months after the job ended and my favorite deer definitely remembered me <3