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What is your job at the
Brandywine Zoo?
I give educational
tours to classes that come to the Brandywine Zoo. I also go to elementary
schools and teach children about animals with the traveling zoo.
How long have you been
working here?
I have been
working here for 5 years.
How did you get your
job?
I saw an article
in the newspaper about volunteers needed at the Brandywine Zoo, so I came
here. I went through some training and then started working here.
What do you like best
about your job?
I like the
animals, and I like to talk to people about the animals.
What is the hardest thing
you've had to do on your job?
The hardest
thing I've had to do on my job is catching the chinchilla one time after
it escaped.
What is your favorite
animal?
My favorite
animal is the otter.
interviewed by Helen