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KTW 03 | Tales of a Zookeeper with Rachel Winkler
FromKiss That World Podcast | Sustainability + Conservation + Environmentalism
KTW 03 | Tales of a Zookeeper with Rachel Winkler
FromKiss That World Podcast | Sustainability + Conservation + Environmentalism
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Length:
66 minutes
Released:
Nov 28, 2017
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Podcast episode
Description
In this episode, we explore the wild and wonderful world of animal poop.... I mean zookeeping! Rachel Winkler is a mammal keeper at the Santa Barbara zoo and is on the Giraffe/Gorilla/Meerkat line which means she helps take care of a herd of 4.5 giraffes, a troupe of 2 western lowland gorillas, and a mob of meerkats 8 deep. Rachel talks about how she became a zookeeper even though her early career dreams were more in line with NASA, and the best way to become a zoo employee.
Released:
Nov 28, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
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