This week was the week I got to hang out with the pigmy elephants! In lok Kawi they have 14 pigmy's.. 2 are young (ganesh and sumandak)... And one baby (houmi!!)! The big bull (roco) dies lAst week from a stroke (that's whAt the rumor is anyway)! JB and Sylvia were distraught as they had raised him since he was very young and they had had him for over 20 years! What a relationship! Anyway on monday i arrived at the elephant unit ready for anything with a big exc...

I started my 3rd week here in the bird unit.. Nothing to different to what ive been doing; cleaning, sweeping feeding etc. Except I've hanging with the hornbills, macaws, eagles, cockatoos and parrots! One of the cockatoos is ultra friendly and sits on your shoulder when ur cleaning their exhibit! So cute! Got to feed the pinkies (baby mice) to the hornbill... Kinda cool :) Today I had a fantastic day!!!!! JB invited me to the clinic to watch the leopards get th...

This week I got to explore the hoofstock unit! So that's deer, bulls, buffalo and horses! So pretty much it involves cleaning up s***, hosing night stalls and feeding.. But on the other hand I got to look after baby upu - a 5 mnth old sambar... See a deer give birth, and sadly watch a baby die :( It's been a pretty cool week! This week I've continued helping the boys out the animal show.. We all get along really well and they always let me know when they r doi...

I've spent the last week frolicking with the primates!!! Orangutans, gibbons, proboscis monkeys, squirrel monkeys and long tail lima's! Its been pretty damn cool week!!!!! Not only am I helping the local boys out with their English but I'm cleaning night enclosures, preparing food and feeding! I've learnt so much already to the point that I get to do the public feeding sessions!!! at 2pm each day they have gibbon and orangutan feeding were all the visitors can co...