I did indeed work at Chehaw on Fri. Sorry this post is so late!! i will nor bore you with a long list of what i did, but i will tell you my favorite part.
I got to hand feed two rhinos!! I gave them apples and pears and sweet potatoes all cut in quarters. i stand back (never lean forward when feeding a rhino, their horns will hook you!), hold out my hand, and say 'target.' They lift up their heads when you say this. Then i gently 'fist bump' their upper lip and open up my hand and hold it, and the treat, beneath their mouth. Their lips are like the end of an elephants trunk so they are able to pick up the fruit very easily. It is really slobbery, but it is still so cool. The downside to this is that I had to clean out the rhino's exibit afterward, and this took 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Oh well, i think it was well worth it:)
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