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It’s my 18th Zooversary everybody! I cannot believe it’s been 18 years since my very first day with the @TheWCS @TheQueensZoo. Time sure does fly when you are doing what you love. ❤️ “Find a job you enjoy doing, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” - Mark Twain #zoo #zookeeper #zookeepersofinstagram #zoolife #zookeeperlife #wildanimalkeepers #zoolife #bestjobever #dreamjob #queenszoo #wcs #marinemammaltrainer #sealiontrainer #wildlifeconservationsociety #wildlifeconservation #wildanimalkeeper (at Queens Zoo) https://www.instagram.com/p/CiPen38u8eu/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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hafeezbn · 1 year
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beckiescott-blog1 · 4 years
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I could of sat with her all day ... who else is missing zoos, I know I am massively 🥺 😍💕🐅 #zoophotography #zoophoto #whipsnadezoo #lioness #photography #zookeeperlife #travels #canonphotography #nature #outdoors #photoftheday #zoolife #happyplace (at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo) https://www.instagram.com/p/CApp6DLgbMo/?igshid=16m92h63cr9y9
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wildlifewill95-blog · 4 years
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Meet Gizmo! He’s about to celebrate his first birthday! He’s easy to spot due to his huge ears and dark orange eyes. 🖤 . . . #zookeeper #lemur #lemurs #ringtailedlemur #zoo #aquarium #austinaquarium #gizmo #wildlifephotography #zookeeperlife #dreamjob #dowhatyoulove #animals #exoticanimals #babylemur (at Austin Aquarium) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-PvUkXhUME/?igshid=18gdg9xfk7k1o
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shipshapeseal · 5 years
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Staycation OVER. Back to it! Best cure for post-con depression? Master Kola NOT being mad at me for being gone last week! SHE JUST TURNED 18, Y'ALL!! #Kola #lioness #zookeeperlife #centralfloridaanimalreserve #CFAR #oldlady https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx3SlVShaK4/?igshid=178w5sar132ud
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shipwrecksamantha · 5 years
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I love this picture. I miss working with this spunky zebra ❤️ #zookeeper #zookeeperlife #lifeofazookeeper #zebralife #zookeeperartist https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx2D7J0nAL5/?igshid=qz8kidbtzsv0
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therealjaywiz · 5 years
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Rocked the #wallabees yesterday for my peoples #birthday #party. Felt really #hiphop. 😂 #theplug🔌 #autogramtags #zookeeperlife #tailoredtiger #feedthebirds #rap #rappers #hiphopart #gfunk #realrap #hiphopnerd #hiphophead #rapper #bigparty #partytime #partyhard #partying #timetoparty (at Louisville, Kentucky) https://www.instagram.com/wizzo7/p/Bw0y-6xlqQJ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=us5b70cqz7m1
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zookeep15 · 6 years
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So most people know I am leaving the zoo field.
I know.
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It’s crazy.
And right now my life is a whirl of sad thoughts, what ifs, and an overall sense of “why am I doing this?” since my last day is Tuesday. It’s oh so easy to forget the dumpster fire that has led me here when I’ve had a good couple of weeks due to lack of fucks to give anymore.
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Well sit tight kids as I drop a truth bomb on the nature of the zoological industry.
First. Let me say that up until about two years ago I LOVED my job. Like head over heels in love with the position. Had very few bad days, grew quickly as a trainer and keeper, and found myself surrounded by people who seemed to share the same enthusiasm I had.
Everything was great. I was living in my “dream job”. That’s right. My DREAM. JOB. The ultimate career. The top of the top. Starting at age 22.
(Hashtag blessed am I right?) *IM NOT RIGHT*
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But I started to notice a trend. Over the last few years, I’ve watched person, after person, after person who I have loved and respected pick up their things, close the door and say goodbye (okay some were pushed out the door and some needed a swift kick in the ass out the door but I digress.)
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I didn’t get it. How could someone leave this job? It’s a dream right? I was told I was LUCKY to have this job. So lucky that in fact there were twenty more people just like me that could replace me in the blink of an eye. I should be grateful for whatever they give me because I am LUCKY to have this job. There might not be some great things but if I work REALLY hard they’re bound to notice and make those problems and not great things go away right?
*pause for laughter at that naive notion*
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I mean sure... the pay is literally the worst considering I’m required to have a four year science degree and two years paid experience to get a part time job at the zoo, and my work environment is a literal and figurative mine field that is exhausting to navigate daily, and my boss is a manipulative micro manager that refuses to listen to any of the staff members, and I spend my entire day manually laboring for 13$ an hour and come home emotionally and physically exhausted so much so that every relationship that I’ve been in has crumbled because I have nothing left to give, and I spend my weekends in a state of depression because I have to catch up on sleep but sleeping too long is bad but I’m so tired and I just cant catch up, and I can’t save money because I’m already living paycheck to paycheck with my parents helping me every month, and I work over a thousand programs a year and no one seems to want to reward that even when you go in and ask for a raise because ten cents IS NOT A FUCKING RAISE and you ask and get told “that’s not in the budget” but hiring two new worthless VPs (to bring that grand total up to 17) whose starting salary is 100 grand is, and you can never actually grow here because even if your supervisor left you’d only make two dollars more an hour and be expected to work ten times harder with more responsibility and have everything get blamed on you, and no one can help you with continuing education or professional development because “it’s not in the budget” but ordering 65$ worth of ceramic “stations” was because they felt like it, and sometimes questionable decisions get made regarding welfare and you can’t say anything at all because youre boss has no interest at all in your opinion if it doesn’t agree with theirs and if you voice that opinion they go talk about you behind your back to other coworkers, and you’re expected to do more, and more, and more, and more and....
Wait a second.
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Why does all of that not align with what I want in life? Why is my dream suddenly not what I thought it’d be? Why did everyone tell me “do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life?” which is absolute bull shit because ITS STILL WORK AND WORK SUCKS SOMETIMES.
What do I love about zoo keeping you might ask? The animals. They’re incredible. Those training breakthroughs? I’d rank it somewhere between eating the best coconut cream pie you’ve had and a decent orgasm. And those programs I get to do? Occasionally there’s one that just reminds me how important it is for kids to see these kinds of things. And I will immediately be the most interesting person in almost any bar I walk into because I am a zookeeper.
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But at the end of the day, I’m a 26 year old woman. Who is not making enough money to support herself. Who doesn’t have the time to do the things she loves outside of zookeeping. Who had an identity crisis when she finally decided this is not the dream she dreamed.
So Tuesday. My last day. I’m sad. Of course I’m sad those animals have a piece of my soul forever.
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But man am I ready to be able to see my family. To have weekends. To have time off. To make a livable wage. To have a life outside of my job.
I won’t recommend zookeeping to the average person. Because the lifestyle that comes with it is borderline unhealthy if you don’t navigate it perfectly. And I know that might come as a surprise to some people but the zoo field has a serious problem that is not looking to be fixed anytime soon. And so I won’t tell other people to make that their life.
For those that follow me and are zookeepers I have nothing but the utmost respect for you. I would never want you to think that I am shitting all over your job that you continue to love and do. You’re circumstances are hopefully vastly different than mine! I hope your boss is wonderful and treats you with the respect you deserve. I hope your zoo offers livable wages and good cost of living raises. I hope your voice is heard and listened too. And I hope you’re dream stays true to what you thought it’d be! But just know that if the day comes that you find this post to be describing your situation? Don’t panic. You will be alright.
All those thoughts of “you quitter. You failure. You giver-upper of dreams and letdown to all those who say “you have the coolest job ever!”” ARE WRONG.
I’m going to say that again.
THOSE THOUGHTS. ARE. WRONG.
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You magnificent human being who chased down their dream of a zookeeper. Who achieved the goal they set out on and grew and learned and prospered. You son of a bitch you did it.
You lived your dream. And hopefully it was a good dream for as long as it could be. And then. Once you achieved your goals. You found another dream. A new horizon. A bigger adventure. You successful, wonderful human being. Life is too short to stand still, afraid to run headfirst down a new path that could end in a cliff, and stay rooted knowing that if you stand still you can’t fall.
Because if you do that, you will never. EVER. fly.
Go fly my friends. Take flight and believe that your life is a wonderful adventure only defined by the limits you put there yourself. Take the leap of faith into the great unknown for what lies on the other side might define your life.
So. Tuesday. May 15th. I’ll see you in the skies.
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Thanks for listening tumblr friends (if any of you ACTUALLY made it this far down kudos 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼)
*end emotional zoo rant that ended in philosophical motivational speaking*
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raccoon-ark · 2 years
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Follow For daily content @raccoon_ark
#zoo #babyanimal #dankestofmemez #wildliferehab #misfitspodcast #cuteanimals #shrekmemes #bruhsoundeffect2 #zookeeperlife #meerkat #wildlifeart #goodmemes #animallife #trashpandas #animalart #raccoon_ark
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Having the opportunity to work with such an amazing and awe-inspiring team made my internship better than I could ask for. The animals I got to work with were all so special and fun to work with. I can only hope to do more work with animals in the near future! ☺️💕🙊🐾 #zoo #zookeeperlife #futuregoals #animals https://www.instagram.com/p/BneWNagHyfq/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1i5qsudfm6hay
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Happy National Bird Day from my #flock (Masi, Jelly, Trevor and Ripley) to you! #nationalbirdday #nationalbirdday2023 #greencheekedconure #sunconure #parakeets #budgies #jardinesparrot #parrots #parrot #bird #birds #birdsofinstagram #parrotsofinstagram #pets #petsofinstagram #minizoo #minizoowest #zookeeperlife #zookeeper #zoolife (at West New York, New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnC9qR2PlWH/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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zookeeperrick · 6 years
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This is an old photo, but perfect for #WhatIsItWednesday. Obviously it’s a foot, but what species does it belong too? Let me know in the comments 👍 . . . . . #wildlife_vision #wildlife_seekers #WildlifeEducation #zookeeper #zookeeperlife #sandiegozoo #wildwed #wildwednesday (at San Diego, California)
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ofgraveconcern · 3 years
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27th April 1828, opening of the world’s oldest scientific zoo, the Zoological Gardens at Regent's Park in London, which would later be known as London Zoo. The collection and exhibition of animals in Britain however far predated its opening. The collection of animals at the Zoological Gardens were formed from two other collections, one from the Tower of London menagerie, which had existed since the reign of King John in the 12th century; and the other, the Exeter Exchange Menagerie on the Strand in London, which opened in 1773. Both previous menageries were open to the public and were hugely popular. It is known that both Lord Byron, and William Wordsworth visited the Strand menagerie. Animals from the collection upon their death were stuffed and displayed in William Bullock’s London Museum, also called the Egyptian Hall, the first building in England to be influenced by the Egyptomania style. The admission to the Tower of London menagerie was free if the visitor brought along a dog or a cat to be fed to the Lion’s. Artwork shown and influenced by popular entertainment in the 18th and 19th centuries can be found for sale at www.ofgraveconcern.com/entertainmentandcuriosity Follow @ofgrave.concern for more strange, macabre and gothic tales from history! #zookeeperlife #zooanimals #zooanimalsofinstagram #zoohistory #londonzoo #toweroflondon #toweroflondon🇬🇧 #regentsparklondon #strandlondon #lordbyron #williamwordsworth #menagerie #19thcentury #egyptomania #regencygothic #gothictales #feedingtimeatthezoo #zoolife #zoological #zoologist #zoologicalgarden #zoologicalillustration #zoologicalmuseum #victoriangothic #victoriangothicstyle #londonhistory #historyoflondon #royalmenagerie #historical #historystories https://www.instagram.com/p/COS-M1eHpsX/?igshid=f5unmfcmuy40
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shipshapeseal · 6 years
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Careless Flipper by Sloan Seal ft. Ginger Wally 🔥🔥#HarborSeal #sloan #enrichment #zookeeperlife #dootdoot
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shipwrecksamantha · 5 years
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There’s a new post up on the blog! Head on over to www.shipwrecksamantha.com to learn about the things zookeepers hear every day. #lifeofazookeeper #zookeeperartist #zookeeper #zookeeperlife #zookeeperslife #zoos #zoolife #zoolifestyle #zookeepers #zoophotography #zooblog #wildlifeconservation #animallover #animalloversunite #supportzoos https://www.instagram.com/p/By_kIrWHHIL/?igshid=6xq9up56gdvs
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lachicotte · 4 years
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𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗯𝘂𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝟮𝟰 𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗖𝘂𝗽𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗼𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗲 𝗖𝘂𝗽𝘀! 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗟𝗢𝗖𝗔𝗟 𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗨𝗣 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝘄𝗹𝗲𝘆𝘀 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗯𝘂𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗖𝘂𝗽𝘀 / 𝗛𝗼𝘁 𝗖𝘂𝗽𝘀 𝗗𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴! 𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲@𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗼𝘄𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗲.𝗰𝗼𝗺 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝘄𝘄.𝗲𝘁𝘀𝘆.𝗰𝗼𝗺/𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽/𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗼𝘄𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗳𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗺𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲@𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗼𝘄𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗲.𝗰𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿! 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄���𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗮 𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲@𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗼𝘄𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗲.𝗰𝗼𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂. 𝗪𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝗣𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀, 𝗗𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘀 & 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗨𝘀𝗲. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗴𝗶𝗳𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗼𝗰𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲, 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗚𝗶𝗳𝘁, 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲, 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲 𝗗𝗼𝗿𝗺, 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝗿𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆, 𝗗𝗼𝗴 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗻𝘆 𝗤𝘂𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲!!! 𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝘂𝘆 𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺 𝗚𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲, 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗘𝘁𝗰.. 𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀! 𝗕𝗲 𝗔 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻, 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗼 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗲 . . . . . #theindigowhale #safari #animals #greenvillezoo #starbucks #stlouiszoo #personalizedtumblers #zookeeperlife #northcarolinazoo #lincolnparkzoo #bridesmaids #etsy #leopardprinteverything #coffee #riverbankszoo #brinnykdesign #pawleysisland #pawleysislandsc #pawleys #beach #zoo #sandiegozoo #myrtlebeach #charleston #leopardgecko #denverzoo #leopardprint #realtor #leopard #bride (at Pawleys Island, South Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAbf3mcH0IV/?igshid=14ngipfwguass
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