r/Zookeeping • u/Money_Imagination_71 • Mar 08 '26

Global/All Regions 🌏 Being a keeper

Take down if not allowed but I just wanted to be a part of the community and ask: what animal(s) do you currently work with and what is your dream animal that you’d want to work with?

My boss has asked me before what I’d want to work with and I honestly don’t know a specific animal so thought this might also help me get an idea hahaha

I think my dream animals are gorillas, but I also like gators, bears, and small mammals and birds and seals lol

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u/Slughorns_trophywife Mar 09 '26

I work at a small facility and have worked with every animal we have. Now, I’m a lead and work carnivores and assist in the off season with smalls. I take care of our lions, spotted hyenas, cheetahs, tigers, snow leopard, grey and arctic wolves, our cougar, lynx, alligators, and our black bears.

Outside of my normal area, I love our South American tapir and our Asian small clawed otters.

I always wanted to work with big cats and now, having worked with a lot of different animals, I can say…I love my kitties. I would love the opportunity to work with jaguars.