A Day In The Life Amazonia Keepers: Unleashed
365 days a year, rain or shine…
AM Check Quick walk through of the entire collection Check life support Check medical cases
AM Check
Morning Meeting All staff meet at tunnel board to discuss the plan for the day Medical cases, Dept. of Animal Health (DAH) visits, special projects or events
Some Things Change…
Some Don’t…
Some Things, You Just Don’t Ask
Making it rain in the rainforest
Recovering from yesterday
Getting Ready for today
Food Prep and Medications
Maintaining existing systems
Breakfast
Animal Health Contact DAH for consult Annual or Acute Exams Tracking Animal Weights
Monthly Weigh-In
Getting Ready For Tomorrow
post-10AM chores
Big Projects
Really Big Projects
Records Every animal gets an accession number Every deceased animal goes to pathology: accessioned or not Dedicated registrar department Daily Report
Lock Up and Go Home