At the Caldwell Zoo I am interning with the African Elephants, reticulated giraffes, black rhinoceroses, and cheetahs. Each intern is required to do an intern project, and for mine I have decided to work with our two juvenile female giraffes; Possum, 8 months old, and Cricket, 15 months old. I am in the process of training them to shift, or move from one location to another, to be by themselves, meaning I can shut each of them in their own stall and basically not...

Happy 4th of July from the state that thinks it's the most Amurrcan of all- Texas! Despite all of the burn-bans due to the intense lack of rain in the southern states, Smith County, Texas has decided to postpone their burn ban until after this magical holiday. Nearly everyone in the immediate area is launching fireworks or running around with sparklers, and the Caldwell Zoo interns were no exception! Well, we didn't actually launch fireworks...no need to sp...

I moved to Texas about 4 weeks ago now to intern with the Mammal Department at the Caldwell Zoo, and have recently decided that it's time for me to start sharing my travel experiences. So, I've decided to start with a little trip myself and the veterinary intern, Rachael, took to the Fort Worth Zoo. Since I am a complete bio-nerd and crazy about animals, it was fantastic to spend 5 hours running around this zoo! The animals and exhibits were wonderful, and I'm p...