Yesterday I started work on the primate section of the zoo. Unfortunately, the head keeper was called away to do something else which meant that due to my lack of experience on the section I didn't get to do anything very exciting.
I started off the morning working in the rainforest section of the zoo. This is a section with tamarins and other small monkeys, and also, one of my favourite animals... a two-toed sloth, called Mr Jingles. First task of the day was to clean all the windows. This fascinated the residents of the enclosures:
It was then off to the lemur enclosures to help clean them out. Now, I can honestly say this was probably the least pleasant experience of my zoo career so far. The smell was horrible. Unfortunately I didn't manage to get any nice photos but here's one for the bars of the enclosure.
The rest of the day was spend sweeping and washing up dishes. Hopefully next time I work on the section I'll be able to get a bit more involved and get some nicer pictures (especially one of the sloth).
The last picture of the day, is not a primate. The afternoon was warm and sunny and I couldn't resist taking this picture of one of the cheetahs warming itself in the sun.
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