The macaws are louder, and the chimps miss the hand-feeding.
But not everything can be cancelled or postponed.
"We basically sent out a plea to everyone at the zoo: If anyone had elastics sitting at home and their sewing kits, to send it to us. I actually had my mom empty her sewing kit and she sent me a package with just elastic," Dr. Bronson said. The doctors are also being cautious about anesthesia they’re using with regard to specific species. They don't want to use drugs that people may need, and they're not certain if all the drugs will be available in a few months."For example, one of the drugs that is used often for people [during surgery] is a drug that we use to anesthetize snakes and turtles with," said Dr. Bronson.
"Something we feel really strongly about is mentoring the next generation of zoo veterinarians, so it's unfortunate that it has had to be canceled," said Bronson. "I don't want to call it a scream," Grove said,"but his vocalizations have gotten a little louder to kind of get our attention. … We [also] have an African grey parrot, [and] if we are busy or we're not in the same room, we’ll hear that she just whistled in the background, or will hear her calling her name, and just different things [like that] to get our attention."
Currently, all zoo staff work on non-overlapping schedules in an effort to limit cross-exposure. Zoo meetings have moved from conference rooms on site, to virtual spaces online. Employees are working longer days -- 10 hours -- and only four days a week.But there is a silver lining: Longer days without visitors means more time spent with the animals.
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