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My favorite signage from the NEW Zoo in northern Wisconsin.
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signs signs signs
the buffalo zoo
october 23, 2022 // 1:52 \ 1:55 PM
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#aesthetic#photography#signage#signs#street photo club#street stickers#street art#the buffalo zoo#buffalo ny#buffalo new york#buffalo
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a collection of late 1970s art associated with various US government departments, including things like zoo signage, tourism ads, book covers for internal reports, public service announcement posters...
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Newts & More!
By popular demand, here are more vacation photos from the "Flora and Fauna" category.
Newt #1:
This one was on the road in the cabin area; his color is so bright that he looks like a toy.
After taking his picture, I returned him to a safe spot beside the road:
These little guys are the efts, or juvenile life stage, of the Eastern (Red Spotted) Newt. The first (larval) and third (adult) stages live in the water, but during this middle stage, which can last several years, they go up on land to explore the streambanks and damp parts of the forest floor.
Second little dude was near the Wolf Rocks overlook, where we went on Wednesday:
He was pretty far from any stream--apparently they can travel quite a bit when it's damp enough for them, which it certainly was. I hope he made it back somewhere nice and moist before it got warm and sunny on Thursday afternoon.
This one we found on Thursday, at the Powder Mill Nature Preserve, next to a little stream called Powder Mill Run. I'm not sure what the little thing on it's side is--could just be a bit of leaf that stuck on there, but I wondered if it's a vestigial bit of gill. (I took this closeup of it because I meant to ask someone at the nature center, but I forgot.)
This one is noticeably less orange than the others! I don't know whether that's an individual variation, or if perhaps this one is older than the others? This is what the adult ones look like:
(Photo: Smithsonian National Zoo; I didn't see any of this stage in person.)
On to flora! Here are some small mushrooms:
Tiny conifers growing in the shade of waist-high ferns:
A pitcher plant--one of Pennsylvania's three carnivorous plant species--growing in the Spruce Flats Bog, a unique high-altitude bog in the park:
The bog is near the summit of Laurel Mountain, which is an unusual place for a bog! High-altitude wetlands are a thing, but apparently this one is scientifically A Bit Weird. Most of the other ones are located at higher latitudes where their formation is explained by glacier activity; according to the park signage, this area is not believed to have been glaciated in the last Ice Age, so it isn't entirely clear how this bog came to be.
Anyway, here's a picture of it:
The trees are not spruces--the name apparently comes from a misidentification by early-19th-century settlers--but I don't remember what kind they actually are. The park has a boardwalk going out maybe 10 or 15 meters--30 or 40 feet--into the bog, so that people can get a good look at the unusual plant life without damaging the fragile ecosystem.
And finally, some Mountain Laurel:
Our state flower, mountain laurel is a shrub that grows up to about two or three times the height of a person, and for a short time in early summer--right about now, in fact!--it's covered in these big clusters of delicate little flowers. The color ranges from white to light pink, and they were everywhere. I guess that's why the marketing term for the region is called the Laurel Highlands!
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Graphic Design History
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Totem-like signage for the National Zoo designed by Lance Wyman in 1975
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Bird Paradise is an aviary located in Mandai, Singapore. Opened on 8 May 2023, it replaced the Jurong Bird Park and forms a part of the Mandai Wildlife Reserve, consisting of the Singapore Zoo, Night Safari and River Wonders and the upcoming Rainforest Wild Park. Bird Paradise covers approximately 17 hectares (42 acres), with larger and more walk-in aviaries than the previous Jurong Bird Park. It is the home to 3,500 birds across 400 species.
If you arrived by coach or public transports, this Waterfall is the first you will see. After that, just follow the signage up a series of escalators to reach the top of the waterfall and walk along the sheltered linkway to the main entrance of the bird park.
Now you either check the Bird Paradise Park Map which is provided throughout the attraction or download the Mandai App and use it to plan your trip around the park. Once you have decided which to use, proceed to enjoy the exhibits.
Park map courtesy of Mandai Bird Paradise.
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Hi I come as a rambling enabler
The Trigang (basically your characters of choice) go to a museum or zoo or aquarium (take your pick). What are the vibes and how long until they cause an incident?
regardless of canon and group composition, i think there would be a significant barrier to incident-causing by way of wolfwood, who was raised among (or in 98 wolfwood’s case, responsible for) a group of children in a presumably poor, remote area. he understands the sanctity of an Outing. they are using the buddy system. they are respecting signage and crowdflow. they are spending a respectful amount of time in front of each exhibit. Rules Of The Outing!! (he’s very bossy about it. it’s adorable.)
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Signs of Normalcy
signage chimes, blinkers, takes forever
convincing us of the zoo
or new products, or a familiar drink inside,
rides around for days, makes little circles
in its palm, tries
to be so nonchalant as to seem simple
and typical, to be the usual day spinning
and instigating us to get by
because so many things out of the ordinary
that have started piling up could doom us,
and all we needed was a sign
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For that vid of the sunglasses being dropped into the orangutan enclosure, is it a concern that the glasses were so easily dropped to a place where the orangutan could get them? Granted it’s been awhile since I’ve been to a zoo, but I was thinking that the one I go to, there’s a pit type thing (waterless most kind of area?) so if someone dropped something, I don’t think it would be easily picked up by an animal, although I could be misremembering and that moat like thing was only for other types
Some facilities separate people and primates through distance rather than a barrier. This can be really great for viewing, but can cause problems. I would be concerned about any enclosure where people could drop objects in, but there is also a cultural aspect. In North America there is a bit of a cultural precedent for if no one is actively preventing you from doing something, go ahead and try it. I think this attitude is more common in the U.S., where those who work with wildlife or animals in captivity essentially have to everything-proof habitats. In other countries where there is more of a cultural precedent towards acting as instructed particularly as a guest, there is less of a risk so barriers might be relaxed.
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Not only are there many types of enclosure barriers (moats, distance, islands, glass, mesh, height, etc) some enclosures are open for the public to walk through. This is often utilized with squirrel monkeys or lemurs who have access to tress and high structures, and the choice to come down to the human level. Of course, this isn't appropriate to do with orangutans but my point is zoos are always prepared for human trash or objects finding their way into primate possession. The sunglasses orangutan is a really famous example but we have featured content here where gorillas got a Gatorade bottle (presumably from the public), and I can personally speak on animals I worked with getting a hold of inappropriate items. It's safe to say almost all zoos utilize a trading behavior to quickly get unapproved items out of primates' reach and reward the primate for bringing the item to the keeper. Unsafe items finding their way into enclosures is one of the larger (and unfortunately most common) risks of mixing the public with wild animals so zoos have trained behaviors, barriers, signage, and often an exhibit attendant/interpreter nearby to mitigate any risk to the animals.
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Day 3: In Which I Am Awed By Tentacles
To no one's surprise greater than my own, I was up early and raring to go, sticking - in what must be some kind of record - to my own rules re: leaving the house before 10:30 for more than one day in a row. So early, I was up, in fact, that I even had time for a fairly leisurely breakfast, made from the supplies I had purchased yesterday and mercifully not out of hot dogs and some old wraps; the former of which had all been eaten and the latter developing a nasty, crinkly texture.
I had, instead, purchased some cream cheese in anticipation of a couple of lovely slabs of morning toast. Upon returning to the hostel that night, I realized that the kitchen did not come equipped with a toaster, but that was fine, a lovely…open face cream cheese sandwich would suffice, I thought. I cracked everything open, salivating uncontrollably as I did and…nope. That was not cream cheese. I don't know what sort of cheese it actually was - my best Google suggests it may have been queso fresco - but it was crumbly and aggressively bland and did not spread well at all. Why the fuck can't I get any nice food, here? It must exist.
I choked down the first of two sandwiches I had made opting to quietly discard the second in the bin before begrudgingly making two more sandwiches for my lunch - this time with some salami which would, I hoped,though was entirely wrong, would mask the taste of the cheese and heading out into Lisbon once more.
My plans for the day were to take a little train just outside of the city to a town called Algés which housed the Vasco Da Gama aquarium. An aquarium for which every entry in TripAdvisor read “actually much better than the big, proper aquarium of Lisbon, actually” in what was either a real push to emphasize how good it was or, more likely, a half-inflated effort to convince themselves that the time taken to visit wouldn't have been better spent in a far superior fish-zoo. I hoped it was the former - pretty sure it was the latter.
Regardless, I had read on their website that they had an in-tact, embalmed giant squid on display - an incredibly rare creature with which I am mildly obsessed and one which I have never even heard of there being an in-tact specimen of, in a museum, let alone seen for myself - so to be honest, I didn't care if the aquarium was on fire or, worse, in Cumbernauld; I was going.
After a thirty five minute walk up and down and up about three hundred and fifty different hills, I found myself at the appropriate train station and effortlessly - to an almost suspicious degree - had purchased a ticket, passed the barriers and found myself pootling along the tracks to my destination, within minutes. Lisbon's infrastructure is very intuitive and really makes a converted effort to stop any self-conscious travellers having to embarrass themselves or speak to anyone. It is thoroughly appreciated. I hate both of those things.
On the other end of the trip, I walked for around ten minutes a long the edge of a ring-road, thereby legitimizing this vagrancy, and found myself in front of the big, intimidating, closed doors of the aquarium. Remembering my resolution, I steeled myself and headed towards them, like the very brave little soldier I am, ready, in the event they didn't open, to just turn away like “I was only looking at the nice signage anyway, actually” to any bemused onlookers, of which, there were none.
The doors did not stay shut, however, and instead whooshed open in a flurry of glorious victory. I'm just going to walk into every closed set of automatic doors I see from now on. So drunk on the power of entering a public building I was that I didn't even mind that the reception desk was manned by three big blokey men, all having a conversation about tits or something. I waded into their in depth discussion about areolas and loudly proclaimed “I want to see some ruddy fish!”. Cowed by my presence, poise and power, the weakest of the three men was left with no choice but to take my money and issue me with a ticket and safe passage to the exhibits within. God it's good being alpha.
Once inside and once my heavy breathing had abated (a tactic I often employ to intimidate weaker men), I started to have a poke around. The Vasco Da Gama aquarium is actually only half aquarium and half museum; a feature which I did not mind at all. I like getting to look at living animals as well as their badly stuffed counterparts and being able to do both in the same building represented a wild thrill for me, on par with killing a man or doing a really big Frisbee throw.
There were interesting elements to the museum, as well as a couple of choice examples of bad taxidermy
What the fuck are you supposed to be?
Though, on the whole, I found the experience a bit lacking. The exhibits and their descriptions were all a bit dull and dry and around 80% of read along the lines of “I tell you what, this Portuguese king really loved his boat!” Which, while delightful, isn't especially interesting on the third, fourth or subsequent reads.
The aquarium, sadly, also felt a bit sparse with very little variety in their fairly small collection. I sometimes take quick notes on my phone while I'm walking around for ease of blogging later. My single note for the aquarium read ‘...it's just some fish���. Which I know is the point of an aquarium, but I bet you know what I mean.
It didn't take me too long to look around and while I was quite enjoying the thrill of being the only person in an entire aquarium, and there were, admittedly, some pretty cool prawns to look at
Look at them lil legs go!
it just wasn't really doing it for me. All told, I didn't spend more than two hours in the Vasco Da Gama, even including the time spent to do a proper good colouring in with shading and everything on the interactive touch screen panel designed entirely for the use of bored or belligerent children
...Yes, a member of staff /did/ catch me doing this.
And so, after a genuinely really exciting and far longer than I'd care to admit gawp at the giant squid, which was admittedly really fucking cool and probably the most fascinating and great thing I've ever seen in any museum including the animatronic velociraptors in London’s natural history museum
Pictured: The most incredible thing you've ever seen
I was away.
I sat in the courtyard of the museum watching their collection of koi fish (which, squid excluded, were the most interesting thing about the place and the only ones which I could have seen for free) while I ate one of the two sandwiches I had prepared for the day's lunch, discreetly discarding the other in a nearby bin. The salami did nothing to dull the taste, or lack thereof, of the cheese. I'd really like to eat something nice, please.
I decided to undertake the forty five or so minute walk to the amusingly named St. Jeronimo’s cathedral which I had erroneously assumed was up a right big hill, though in reality was in perhaps the flattest portion of the city imaginable, winding past the Belém tower as I went.
The tower was really neat and really very photogenic
Pictured: Not the most incredible thing you've ever seen.
Though was absolutely lousy with tourists, selfie sticks and, probably, pickpockets, so after taking my pictures - with the correct phone orientation; a castle still counts as a landscape - I quickly moved along, with my hand planted firmly over my wallet as I went.
After not too long at all, I found myself outside of Jeronimo's, which my feet were delighted and my eyes dismayed to learn wasn't up a massive big hill. The cathedral was also neat and photogenic, though short of paying the substantial entry fee to go inside, the idea of which dismayed both my feet and my brain, offered little more to me than a brief photo opportunity.
Pictured: Eh...
By this point my feet were aching and I was all tired and thirsty. I had been out for close to six hours with only a single, awful sandwich for sustenance and so I opted to hop on the train back the Lisbon proper, with only another…thirty five minute walk separating me from a nice bed. Great.
With more than 45,000 steps on my pedometer over the previous two days, I made as brief a job of the walk back as my broken trotters would allow, dropping into a nearby lidl on the way to buy what I thought was Herby cream cheese but actually ended up being Herby laughing cow, instead - what the fuck is it with this country and food? - before I was finally home. A nap and a cry later, I hobbled through to the communal kitchen and had a weirdly spirited conversation about the weather with the receptionist who kept calling me “Mister Lawrence” two days prior which ended incredibly abruptly as I microwaved, what I must admit was quite a pleasant dinner: some traditional Portuguese dish made of all pork and beans and that. I forget it's name, but it was basically quite nice.
Basically quite nice dinner consumed and my reserves of energy running dangerously close to less than zero, I decided to turn in for the night, in preparation for a fairly early bus ride to Faro in the morning, having seen a nice giant squid today and I want everyone to know that.
#travelling#vagrant#travel#photography#lisbon#portugal#museum#vasco da gama#aquarium#fish#wildlife#prawns#fokken pronz#koi#crap cheese
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an overanalysis of the vampire nest in h:tp ep 1
the tunnel team's nest in the first episode has a lot of detail in it. up until audiolog 2, i didn't have enough information to interpret much about it. now i think enough has been provided to make talking about their hideout a little more interesting! come with me and you'll be in a world of environmental storytelling
things we know now: vampires have been living in this cave long enough that marckus mentions "all those active missing persons cases" in the area, though we aren't told how long exactly that's been going on. and the pyotr pack are not the first vampires to live in the tunnel. apeboy says in ep 2 that they seized the tunnel from "anarch filth"
this comment, which none of the other licks contradict, casts into doubt almost everything seen in the nest. how much of it belonged to the anarchs, and how much of it belongs to our cave crew?
first, the bedrolls:
this one is definitely shitbeard's. he seems like a connoisseur of mall ninja shit. the katana even has the price tag! he's clearly been practicing on his pillow. i think that box is a cardstock sleeve for a VHS tape--the title how to fistfight the sun. we know from his dialogue in ep 2 that he is still attached to the human world to some degree, and i think hanging onto human accoutrements makes him feel more connected to it
i am confident this one belongs to kevin. (shitbeard appears to have practiced his swordplay on kevin's furby.) like shitbeard, kevin is attached to the human world--in fact, he seems to be the most sentimental of the whole pack. having these human objects may be a source of comfort as he sleeps on a cave floor. something else that convinced me was that in audiolog 2, kevin says he has a pet cat. in real life, sometimes the role of an absentee pet will be filled by a toy...aww :(
totally not worth mentioning but i will anyway--this furby, a first gen, most closely resembles the white "snowball" one released in 1998. (a "flamingo" first gen furby did exist, colored in multiple shades of pink, but the only uniformly pink one i know to have existed back in the day was an unofficial fan-dyed one called bah-zoo-kah, like the bubble gum. regrettably its site has been excluded from the wayback machine.) in 2006, when the series takes place, this particular toy is about eight years old
as for the one near the shovels and the one on the far right wall, i don't know which belongs to whom. they both lack personal items. as we saw in ep 2, neither apeboy nor pyotr are sentimental at all about their lives as humans. apeboy is the youngest in the pack but has enthusiastically embraced (hehe) being a vampire. pyotr is the oldest and if he ever gave a damn about his life as a human, i don't think he does anymore. i believe it's significant that these two guys haven't personalized "their" sleeping areas. that is a very human thing to do with your living space, and they proudly don't identify themselves with humanity anymore
final note on the bedrolls--the ones on the left side of the frame are all military green and have the same type of cylindrical pillow. the one on the right side doesn't look like the others. it also has a puddle of brown mystery liquid 🙃
next, the barrel and shovels (with bonus marckus):
the triangular yellow thing on the barrel is ISO sign W002, meaning "explosive hazard." the "DON'T" and "NO" are superfluous if you know your safety signage!
the four shovels, probably one for each packmate, positioned so closely to the barrel suggest these were used to unearth the barrel. wading out into the murky waters of conjecture, it's also possible the pack uses the shovels to bury the bodies of their victims. a body takes a missing person case to a murder case. i'm sure the licks don't want too much human scrutiny around their activities
the poundland box (with bonus kitten):
for my fellow american viewers who don't already know, poundland is just the UK equivalent of the family dollar (look up "ashens poundland" on youtube if you want some fun and comfy timekillers). probably just a visual joke
the table:
uno cards + a trading card game i can't identify. going by the card backs, it's not magic the gathering, pokemon, or yu-gi-oh. probably just the pack amusing themselves here to alleviate cave boredom
there's also a bite taken out of it. whatever bit it had really big canines. and there is also a dent punched into its surface. it's a very abused table
the fat guy poster:
i have absolutely no idea, though the art looks almost familiar. it reminds me of pulp science fiction/horror covers from the 40s. can't you just picture that guy throwing a comically huge switch while the third cousin of frankenstein rises from a table in the background? or maybe it's just horus
it also seems to have a bite taken out of it?
alright that's all i've got, thank you for joining me
#dealing with exam anxiety by making a really long post#hunter: the parenting#hunter the parenting#h:tp
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What do you look for/ ask about when you visit a zoo? Is an AZA accreditation a guarantee of a zoo being good?
At this point, I don't take any accreditation as a sign that a zoo or sanctuary is good or bad. I've seen too many issues at AZA zoos and enough stellar unaccredited places to make any blanket judgement.
Here's some of what I look at to decide how I feel about a place:
Are the habitats in good repair? Is there visible deterioration in the habitat furniture, water damage, etc? Are there issues like exposed heating elements that could hurt an animal? Are exclusion barriers around heating elements or staff access well-built and secure?
Have things been recently cleaned? (Obviously, some animals poop in their water elements the second they're let back on habitat after cleaning - so this is more looking at stuff that's more than a day old, like visibly rotting/stepped in food).
Is the age/activity level of the animals appropriate for the habitats they're in? This one can take a bit of asking to find out, but it matters when places have older construction. Some of the outdated exhibit styles with less space to move or climb are fine for geriatric animals, but not for younger, more energetic ones. Facilities can often repurpose old exhibits for different species, too, if they can’t renovate.
Is the messaging and signage consistent with the ethos of the facility? Is the signage correct? If things are older I can forgive minor errors or outdated info because that stuff is expensive to replace, but new signs should be accurate. Also, if things are incorrect, what's the topic? An error about habitat range is one thing, a sign misleading guests about USDA regulations is another.
Are they doing animal encounters, and if so, how are they set up? Are they voluntary? Are they safe for both the people and animals?
Do I generally feel safe / welcome at the facility? This can be based on things like cleanliness, fence height, general vibe. I've been to places that just don't feel like they want to be a zoo, or want guests, and it was weird AF.
Are animals that are visibly injured or sick under veterinary care? Is it being messaged about transparently?
Are they taking appropriate COVID precautions around susceptible species? (This one is hard lately because IMHO I've seen mayyybe one zoo reliably making staff wear N95s around cats and primates.)
Are the safety precautions appropriate? Are there easy places where guests could contact animals that haven't been addressed? Are spots where people frequently try to reach out to fencing retrofitted or staffed to prevent it?
As you can see, I'm generally looking at how a place functions. There's no specific lines about it something is good or bad - I try to evaluate situations and look at how a zoo is (or isn't) addressing it. The reality is that not every facility has the money to emulate the aesthetics of the big legacy AZA zoos, and so you may see chain fencing or unpainted concrete. As long as it's safe and functional and the animal welfare is good, that's what matters. Renovations cost money. Signage costs money. Places always have to juggle what to prioritize, and big donations are often earmarked for specific projects or species. So for me it sort of boils down to "what are they doing, why, and how" plus a general vibe check.
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@pomrania said: Last couple of years -- maybe decade or two, not sure -- I've seen them called "African painted dogs", not sure when or why the name change; maybe to distinguish them from feral dogs?
I'm honestly not sure! I could've sworn the word "painted" was in there but when I googled to double check it just told me "African wild dog." It's possible the zoo's signage said "painted" and I'm misremembering though. Could also be something where it's been changed in the zoo/animal care community but hasn't gone mainstream yet.
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NAME: Wicked's Rest Zoo
LOCATION: Downtown
Welcome to the Wicked’s Rest Zoo! This AZA-accredited facility has over 40 different species and a lot of fun amenities for guests. As one of the most highly regarded zoos in the state, WRZ draws a crowd even from out of town. Great for a day out with family and friends as well as a hotspot for various class trips and zoological studies students alike.
Some of the animals that can be seen include lions, tigers, polar bears, flamingos, crocodiles, zebras, rhinos, ring-tailed lemurs, 4 species of penguin, leopards, grizzly bears, and, of course, Wilson the Moose, the zoo’s mascot.
This is technically Wilson the fifth. The title is passed down from Wilson to Wilson. The first Wilson’s antlers can be seen hung lovingly in the gift shop.
Ballybogs sometimes hang out in the crocodile enclosure. The crocs know better than to mess with the amphibious monsters but the guests might not.
There’s a buggane in an outdoor enclosure labeled as a “New England giant mole”. He’s a pretty nice (but shy) dude and will get talking to fae-friendly guests sometimes. He could leave if he wanted to but it’s an easy life there.
There’s a petting zoo! It’s full of goats, sheep, and cows.
The zoo features a lot of educational signage and materials to teach guests about the importance of conservation as well as the animals in general.
There’s one particular zebra that makes a break for it every so often.
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the food chain
A Silver King Shoemaker butterfly (Archaeoprepona) resting on a leaf.
Being an intern, you often get stuck with the more mundane or monotonous tasks. In many cases, you're at the bottom of the food chain, and working for the museum, there are many different departments and people above me.
The Butterfly Center operates as its own department, and in the month I've worked here, I've only personally seen interactions between the Center and two other departments: Building and Exhibits. Building often operates as maintenance, and they fix more complex problems that the Butterfly Center workers either can't or don't want to solve. Exhibits works on tasks such as signage or lighting throughout the museum.
The Rainforest Conservatory in the early morning just after I finished cleaning.
The Butterfly Center's team cares for the rainforest conservatory, two outdoor pollinator gardens, and three greenhouses. There are six people that make up the Center's team. In order to protect their privacy, I will use initials to discuss my coworkers. L.D. is the manager of the Butterfly Center. She oversaw the hiring of me and the other intern, and she keeps track of the financials, communication, and hours of the employees.
C.C. is the assistant to the manager. She also helps oversee the entomology hall, insect zoo, and outreach programs. K.N. is our Butterfly and Education Specialist. She is often the one who performs our Bugs on Wheels Programs across the state. She also helps care for the variety of insects held within the Butterfly Center. The entomology intern works closely with these individuals.
I work directly with the other three employees. T.L. is the Conservatory Horticulture Manager, and I work with her in the mornings to prepare the conservatory for the day. She rotates plants in and out of the conservatory, manages stock of fertilizers and other supplies, and performs general maintenance. S.H. is the Greenhouse Manager, and I often work with her in the afternoons. She oversees the three greenhouses and the plants sold within the museum's gift shop. Both T.L. and S.H. work together to care for the two outdoor pollinator gardens, though S.H. heads the planning and maintenance of the gardens.
A Coffee Tree (Coffea) in full bloom within the conservatory. The blooms smell like jasmine green tea.
Once a week I work with J.C., the Rearing Coordinator. He cares for the thousands of butterflies within the conservatory and two of the greenhouses. Inside the conservatory, we do not allow the butterflies to reproduce since caterpillars are more of a containment hazard than adult butterflies. In order to have a constant rotation of butterflies, J.C. oversees the reproduction of butterflies within two of the greenhouses. He ensures that these caterpillars and butterflies have a constant rotation of host and nectar plants. He works with C.C. and K.N. to purchase or trade with other butterfly centers for new butterflies. They search for new species and high-performing generations of the current species held within the conservatory.
Even though I am at the bottom of this very large and complex food chain, I have yet to feel that way. Everyone within my department and within the museum is extremely welcoming and encouraging. This organization is by far my favorite place I have ever worked, and I am already learning so much. I cannot wait to see how my professional skills develop throughout the remainder of my internship.
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The Zoo
The zoo is a very large zoo about the size of Disney World. It is always open and has no entrance fee. There are cobbled pathways leading to each enclosure as well as signage for directions and golf carts for faster travel. Like The Theater, there are concession stands that are always stocked with food and an automatic collection system. Bathrooms are also available all through The Zoo. There is a very wide variety of animals in The Zoo, and each has their own large enclosure contributing the the size of the area. Some animals in The Zoo include brown bears, polar bears, lions, tigers, cougars, panthers, bobcats, tapirs, antelopes, peacocks, flamingos, wolves, elephants, giraffes, rhinoceroses, buffalo, gazelles, sloths, monkeys, apes, orangutans, gorillas, african wild dogs, painted dogs, hyenas, hippos, lemurs, bats, toucans, parrots, snakes, koalas, goats, frogs, alligators, and many other animals. All animals in The Zoo are in perfect health and are provided with proper mental stimulation and diets to mimic very closely how they would live in the wild. The animals in The Zoo very rarely show signs of stress and seem to be immune to disease and death. Some animals in The Zoo can even be held or fed by guests for no charge. The Zoo can be accessed from The Fields, The Theme park, and The Forest.
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