01x06 - Tampa: Oh, The Hu-Manatee!

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01x06 - Tampa: Oh, The Hu-Manatee!

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Madison: Come on, everybody.

Diana: Good girl.

Chris: I know. Good girl.

Good girl.

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It's a big team effort
to feed the , animals

That live here at zoo tampa,
every day.

And feeding them a healthy,
diverse diet is key.

It takes a thousand pounds
of produce,

pounds of fish,

And , pounds of hay just for
elephants and rhinos alone.

Carsyn: Animals can absolutely
be picky with what they eat.

We have a couple of picky
giraffes that don't want

Romaine one day, and then
the next day they love it.

So we have to find
a nice balance in between

For the nutrients, so they can
all get what they need.

Caroline: So this is
goyang's diet.

He is the patriarch
of our orangutan group.

If you watch him on exhibit, he
will go out and he will forage

For everything that he wants

And then he'll give the ladies
a chance to get their stuff.

So that's why he gets
a separate diet,

And then our girls
will have a chance

To get what they need, too.

Devon: Hi, goyang.

So, I'm feeding goyang
his greens and then his bananas.

Those are his favorites, so I
try to save the best for last.

We hand-feed a lot of his diet,

It's a great way to build
relationship with him

And kind of build
that trust bank.

Chris: Establishing
strong relationships

With our more intelligent
animals are really important.

It's especially important
to our great apes,

Our orangutans and chimpanzees.

(chimps shrieking)

(chimps shrieking)

Tiffany: She just take
the greens from him?

Alison:
Yep, and then chased him.

(laughs)

Tiffany: Our chimps
that we have here

Are twiggy, jaime,
and then nick.

Jaime is our oldest,
she's years old.

Her and twiggy are very close.

They spend a lot
of time together.

Alison: Hi, twiggy.

Tiffany: You get to know
their little moves,

Their little quirks, and they
learn the same about us,

So they treat us all
very differently.

I do love working
with these chimps.

They become like a friend.

We can each just
take one of them.

I'll take jaime.

Jane: I'll take twiggy.
Tiffany: Okay.

Jane: Today we're gonna be
working on injection training.

We will be moving them to a new
facility soon in san francisco.

This exhibit isn't necessarily
designed for older chimps.

And so it's going to be
a great move for them.

They'll have a new habitat.

They can climb things that
they have set up there

Easier than they
may be able to here.

We're looking into the future
for what's best for them,

And to get them ready to go,

They'll have to have
an injection.

Tiffany: Jaime.

Alison: Nick.

Jane: Twiggy, come.

So it's really important
that we work with them

And have them comfortable
with getting injections.

Tiffany: We train our chimps for
a variety of different things.

They can give us different
parts of their body,

We can ask for a hand.

(whistle tweets)

We ask for that shoulder.

(tweet)

And when they give
their shoulder

It's a good place
to work on an injection.

Good girl.

All primates are smart,

But great apes take it
to the next level.

Their social relationships with
one another are very complex.

So, when you work
with great apes,

You have to understand
all the complexities

Of the way that they
problem-solve and think,

And make sure that you're
also thinking of ways

To stimulate them and help them
continue to grow and learn.

This is jaime, and she takes a
little while to get used to you.

So, it's been a lot of fun
getting to know jaime,

Having her get to know me,

And kind of building
that relationship. Right?

Yeah, yeah.

Jane: I am mainly
working with twiggy.

She is a little bit of a scaredy
cat about some new things.

Hand.

(tweet)
shoulder.

It's taken her
a little bit longer

To accept having the syringe
right up there.

Shoulder.

(tweet)
good.

Good girl.

I'm been working with them
for years,

And it took a while to develop
the relationship.

Ear.

I really do feel like
as much of a friendship

As I can possibly have with a
wild animal, I have with twiggy.

She trusts me, I trust her.

Good.

It's a really close
relationship.

That was a good job, twiggy.

Tiffany: Everything that we do
here is based on the animals.

Sometimes we have to
make hard decisions.

Sometimes not being here
is what is best for them.

In the case of the chimps,
it is an opportunity for them

To go to a facility that
specializes in older chimps.

They can be with
a larger social group,

And so while it's hard for us
to say goodbye and see them go,

We know that at the end of the
day it's what's best for them.

It won't be long before they
spend their last day on habitat,

And then they will
need to be sedated

For their move to san francisco.

It will be a sad day for
all of us here at zoo tampa.

Chris: I've had the privilege of
working with quite a few animals

Here at the zoo.

You don't worry about slobber

When you're interacting
with a one-horned rhino.

And there are a few animals
that I just really feel like

I've had the closest
connection to.

Toomey's definitely
one of those animals.

Get some!

Toomey is a babirusa
from indonesia,

Particularly
the island of sulawesi.

Ah, toomey.

Katelyn: He loves the attention.

Chris: What's up, big guy?
How we doing?

Are you ready for
a cleaning, huh?

Katelyn: He ate his breakfast,

So there might be some carrots
in there to clean out.

Chris: Let's take a look
at this gum

And see what we've got
going on here.

His teeth are growing basically
in the wrong direction.

So ideally they would come out
the sides like that,

And he gets a lot of debris

Stuck up in his gums
and his tooth line.

Oh, we got some egg shell
in there. Oh!

Katelyn: Can start
smelling it already.

Chris: Yeah, right.

Katelyn: It is pretty ripe.

Chris: So we get
all that debris out,

Make sure he doesn't
get any bacteria

Or any infection in there.

Katelyn: There you go.

Chris: Good job,
big guy, good job.

It's not every day you get
to brush a babirusa's teeth,

Except here we do.

These are the things
we do for our animals

Because we love them.

There's a good boy.

Good job, big guy, good job.

Good job.

Katelyn:
Oh, he's closing his eyes.

Chris: You can see,
toomey really enjoys

Getting scratched down.

He's falling asleep
in my hands right here.

One of the most important things
I think about working in a zoo

Is, you know, these
relationships we have

With the animals.

You know you're doing
something right

When the animals want
to spend time with you.

Look at that face.

How could you not love
that face, right?

Some people say it's a face
only a mother can love.

Toomey's got the face
everybody can love.

This guy is a handsome,
handsome pig.

Alright, pal,
we'll see you later.

Katelyn: We gotta go.

(oinks)

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Dr. Lauren: Here at zoo tampa

We have an amazing
manatee rehab hospital.

It's been closed for the last
months due to renovations,

But today we're super excited

Because we're getting two
rescues in, cayo and roomba.

Chris: I can't believe
it's been a year and a half.

Dr. Lauren: I know.

Chris: Without any manatees
here, isn't that crazy?

Dr. Lauren: Yeah, yeah,
it's been a really long time.

I mean, we'll get them back in

And it will be like
they never left, so.

Chris: Yeah.

Dr. Lauren: Both manatees
were rescued

After being struck by boats.

Fortunately roomba's
recovering really well

And we're hoping
to get him back out

Into florida waters very soon.

She's like, "I'm ready."

And cayo started
his rehabilitation

Here at zoo tampa.

He went to a partner facility

While our manatee hospital's
life support system

Was being refurbished,

So we're really looking forward
to having cayo back.

Chris: Remember, if he starts
flailing that tail

You don't want to be in between
his tail and that rail.

The manatees that came in today
are both around pounds.

Ready to go.

So a lot easier for the crane
to do the lifting than us,

And we drop them nice and
comfortably into the water

And let them swim out.

Hey, good, good, good.

Manatees for so long
have been the heart

Of our animal care programs
here at zoo tampa.

Not having them for so long,

You know, really felt like
there was kind of a void.

I didn't think I would get
emotional, but it actually is.

Our hospital doors
are opened again.

We can jump in
and help contribute

To rebounding this population.

So it's fantastic.

Dr. Lauren: So what I really
wanna see when he comes up

To take that first breath,
he's just been kind of moseying.

When we first lower the manatees
in the water, you know,

We just wanna make sure
that they're comfortable.

That the depth is good for them,
and I just wanna see them

Come up and take really nice,
comfortable breaths.

There you go.

How'd he do coming to
the surface? Pretty good?

Dr. Lauren: Slow?
Molly: Yeah.

Dr. Lauren: Boat strikes are
a huge issue for manatees,

And cayo's ability
to manage his buoyancy

Has been very much affected.

He is non-releasable.

Just watching him
navigate around,

Getting acquainted
with the space.

You'll see water sputtering if
they're struggling a little bit,

But that looked really good.

So, so far, so good,

But I'm just gonna keep
a close eye on him.

Manatees unfortunately
face a lot of threats.

I think they kinda get hit
in every single which way,

Literally by boats,

But also they're very sensitive
to cold waters

And red tide algae bloom
that occurs in florida.

They face a lot of adversity
out in the wild.

Chris: Now we're ready
to transfer roomba.

Molly: We're good.

Chris: There's always concern
when transferring animals

From one location to another.

There's some bit
of unpredictability.

The riskiest part is the slings.

Go up a little bit.
Get some tension.

Okay, good, good, good.

Watch the feet.

Hold on, hold on.

Chris: Watch the feet.

Hold on, hold on, hold on.

We're transporting manatees
with a crane system,

And there's always concern
when transferring animals

From one location to another,

But we've got
a well-experienced team here.

We prepare for the worst,
hope for the best.

Excellent job, lisa,
excellent job.

Molly, you want more bodies
in there?

Molly: No.
Chris: Good?

Chris: We have a sigh of relief
once the manatee

Is out of the sling
and swimming in the pool.

The riskiest part is over with

And now we can watch
over these guys.

Dr. Lauren:
Cayo's super curious.

And cayo is a young male.

Cayo will be hanging out with us
for a little while.

We'll just keep watching on him
and continuing his care.

And then also we have roomba,
who is a another boat strike

And has recovered nicely,

So we expect roomba will be
released in short order.

Lisa just put in some food.

They haven't shown
too much interest yet.

I think cayo is playing a little
bit of follow the leader.

Wherever roomba's at, cayo is
right behind him on his tail.

Little chunky animals, but
they're so elegant in the water.

As a young girl I was always
very infatuated with the ocean,

With wildlife, and manatees
will always have

A special place in my heart.

They do now and
they always will.

I refer to them as the hipsters.
They're just so cool.

I love it. The twirl.

Tiffany: I know.

Dr. Lauren: I love it. (laughs)

The expectation is just
to let them get settled in.

The whole transport,
that's a big morning for them.

So we plan to put them out
into our front pools

That are larger, deeper,
and have more space.

So we'll be doing
that very soon.

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Ryanne: Good boy! There you go.

Tori: African penguins are a
really great species of penguin.

So they're native to
south africa and namibia

Where it's really nice
and toasty.

So tampa, florida, is perfect
for african penguins.

They do really,
really well here.

Ryanne: There tends
to be no hierarchy

Between african penguins.

They are a colonial species

So there will be big groups
in the wild.

Tori:
The ambassador program here

Show the public african penguins

And get them inspired
about african penguins

By being able to be
really up close with one.

Some of our ambassadors
would be wendy and tiziri.

Rocky is a really, really good
ambassador as well.

And today is a really big day,
because we're picking up

Two of our new ambassador
penguins from the airport.

I'm antsy.

What if they don't like us?

(laughter)

Ever since I was a kid I always
wanted to work with penguins,

And of course
I love all wildlife,

But birds are
really my favorite.

(horn honks)

Aww. They're running.
They're over there.

Please stop, please stop,
please stop, I can't look.

Ashley: Hurry.

Tori: They're gonna make it.
They're gonna make it.

Okay, okay, good.

I was like, listen,
we have our uniforms on.

We can stop this traffic.

Ashley: Stop!

Tori: Ducks, penguins,
I love them all.

I just can't wait
to meet the newbies.

Ashley: Alright, they've
arrived in tampa.

Tori: Oh, my gosh.
Ryanne: Yay.

Tori: The first that we do
when we get the penguins

Is just we wanna make sure
that they're a-ok,

That they look good and
they're not stressed out.

Ryanne: Hello.

Tori: Our two new penguins
are brother and sister,

And they're coming in
without any names.

So we're really excited to get
a feel for their personalities

And name them soon.

Ryanne: Yeah, you're gonna
like it at the zoo.

Don't worry.

Okay.

We gotta think of names.

Ashley: Yeah.

Tori: Let's see what vibe
they give off.

Ryanne: Almost there, guys.

Tori: First we're
just gonna give

The new juveniles some privacy.

In the beginning they won't
have visual access.

They'll just be able to hear
what's going on.

Hey, nugget.

Ryanne: Hi.

Are you gonna come out?

Hello.

You're gonna go in there
with her, good job.

Tori: Aww.

They seem really relaxed.

They're just really curious.

They don't look stressed out
or anything.

I'll give them the night
to explore their little area.

Get used to the sights
and sounds of zoo tampa.

Got new friends, tiziri.

Ryanne: New friends.

Tori: New friends
just for you.

Ryanne: Yeah.

Tori: So, the next steps
following this

Would be slowly introducing
a couple of our other penguins

From our colony, and then slowly
introducing more and more

Until they're with everybody.

Katherine: Come here.

I know.

Dr. Lauren: Yeah, no babies.

Katherine: No babies.
That's okay.

♪ ♪

Dr. Lauren: How are
the two boys?

Molly: Roomba and cayo
are doing well.

I've seen roomba eating
a little bit since yesterday,

And last night we said
maybe they ate like heads.

Dr. Lauren: They ate heads
last night?

Molly: Yeah.
Dr. Lauren: Oh, cool.

Dr. Lauren: Cayo and roomba
have settled in nicely.

We've given them a bit of time
to acclimate,

And they started to pick up
on their appetite.

So we're gonna take
that step forward

And introduce them out
into the main habitat.

Molly: Hopefully cayo
will lead the way.

Dr. Lauren: Yeah.

Oh, he picked up on that fast.

He's like, hey, he's like,
what have we here?

He's looking forward
to going out.

Cayo has been with us before,

So these are familiar grounds
for him.

(ducks quacking)

Molly: He booked it
across the pool.

Dr. Lauren: Did he?
Tiffany: Woo!

Molly: The ducks,
they freaked out. (laughs)

What's he doing?

Dr. Lauren: Roomba's just
being a little shy.

Tiffany: Yeah.

Dr. Lauren: This is all
brand new for roomba.

Poor guy, he's trying
to figure it out.

He doesn't know where cayo went.

But fortunately cayo comes back.

Molly: They're both in
this channel right now.

Cayo's probably telling him,
"hey, it's this way."

When they go to springs
out in the wild,

They'll follow one another.

They live alone,
they're solitary,

But they like hanging out
with each other.

Dr. Lauren: Come on, bubba.

Molly: The fact that cayo
has lived here before

Should help roomba adjust
and be more comfortable.

Dr. Lauren: Are you going
to go on in?

Tiffany: Oh, slow and steady.

Dr. Lauren: Roomba seems
to be taking cayo's lead

And they're getting settled
into the habitat.

Yeah, let's give 'em
some munchies.

It feels really great to have
manatees back at zoo tampa.

Their rehab is a big aspect
of what we do here.

Boy: They're eating!

Dr. Lauren: That's one
of my favorite things

Is when they eat.

I think the two boys
look amazing out here.

It's really awesome
to see them back out.

Next step is to give roomba
a thorough exam

Before we can release him
back out into the wild.

Alex: Ooh, off to the left-hand
side, here's our friendly okapi.

Just like a giraffe,

Okapis' tongues are
about inches long.

(elephant trumpets)

We're coming into
elephant country now.

(grumble)

Now we've got a couple
of marabou storks here.

We do have a youngster
hanging out over there,

Hatched just recently.

Ashley: Good morning.

Raising marabou is fun.

The parents do the bulk of it.

We just kinda get
to do the fun part

Where we give them food
and watch them grow.

Marabou storks are gonna be
found throughout most of africa.

They're a really cool bird.

Good girl.

And a lot of people think
that they're pterodactyls,

Which is kind of great.

(squeaking)

We have will and kate,
who are our primary breeders.

And over in our wild africa area
we have edgar and diana.

So what's really unique
about edgar

Is he's actually missing a toe
on the outside of his foot.

That can make walking around
a little tricky.

So edgar is a little bit
accident prone

And it really does stem
from that foot, we believe.

This morning when I came in,
I was doing my rounds.

I saw diana and I didn't
at first see edgar

And that's a little unusual

'cause usually he's right
where the action is.

Hi, pretty girl.

I came around
the side of the barn

And that's when I found him.

Oh, I see it.

He was really, really
loose on his legs.

He was having a hard time
standing up

And my heart completely sank.

We immediately called dr. Ray.

Dr. Ray: Edgar has
gotten hurt before.

He has a bone plate
still on a wing.

Madison: It's alright, bud.

(chirping)

Dr. Ray: And when we go up
to catch him,

He just doesn't have
a whole lot of strength

With him this morning.

Madison: Good job, bud.

Dr. Ray: It looks like
he has a laceration.

I need to go
clean this up, mike.

So we need to get him
back to the hospital.

This is an emergency.

Madison: I'm sorry.

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Dr. Ray: You got him
good and snug there?

Madison: Yep.
Dr. Ray: Okay. Alright.

Ashley: Hey, guys.

How's mr. Man?

Diana: He's had better days.

Dr. Ray: Let's get some warm
sub-q fluids for him, please.

Okay, let's get him on his side.

I really wanna to look at
that wing real quick first.

Alright, he's got a wound
up underneath here.

Ashley: Oh, jeez, bud.

Dr. Ray: This could be
life-threatening.

Dr. Ray: Alright, he's got
a wound up underneath here.

Dr. Lauren: Everything
feel solid?

Dr. Ray: Yeah, he's lacerated
pretty bad up there.

Edgar has a big laceration
on the lower part of his wing.

Heather: We're gonna sh**t
this real quick.

sh**ting.

Dr. Ray: I think what happened
with this wound

Is that he fell down.

He has a history of doing this.
His balance is off a little bit.

But while he was down this time,
in his efforts to stand,

He actually nicked himself
with his own toenail.

Ashley: Yikes, bud.

Edgar is definitely one
of my favorite animals

In the entire zoo,
so I do worry about him a lot.

It's really hard for you
to see any of your animals

That you take care of down
and out or not feeling well.

He's hurting.

Dr. Ray: That's his
old fracture site.

His injury is really
right about there

And it looks like
it's all soft tissue.

I don't see anything
directly impacting the bone.

I think we can go ahead
and close him up.

I'm gonna patch him up

And I'm just gonna trim up
a little of these edges.

We're good.

Go ahead and start getting him
ready to recover.

Ashley: I know, come on, bubba.

Ryan: Hi.

Ashley: Welcome back, buddy.

Dr. Ray: I think edgar needs
a little bit more intensive care

Than we can provide
for him outside.

So I want to keep him
in the hospital.

I want to make sure
this laceration

Does not develop
any complications.

So we're gonna keep him tonight.

Ashley: Ready?

Diana: Yeah, I'm ready.

Ashley: I'm always really
pulling for edgar.

Ashley: I'll go in first.
Leah: Let's travel.

Ashley: Good job, edgar.

Edgar has had
health issues before,

And it would absolutely
break my heart

If he did not
pull through again.

We're rooting for you, big guy.

Madison: Yeah, we are.

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Lisa: That should be good.

He's on his way.

Dr. Ray: Cayo and roomba
have been doing great

Since they arrived.

Unfortunately cayo's injuries
are so severe

He cannot be released back out.

Roomba, on the other hand,
is doing wonderful

And we're going to do his

Pre-release
health assessment today.

So we'll bring roomba back
into the medical pools.

We'll do his full assessment

To make sure that
he's nice and healthy

And ready to go back out
into florida waters.

Jaime: We should be ready to go.

Dr. Lauren: Okay, cool.

The great part about
our medical pools

Is it has a false bottom floor,

So we can actually
raise the floor up,

We can work with roomba
outside the water,

And this is safe for him
and for the staff.

Alright, jaime,
I'll come on your side.

Jaime: Okay.

Dr. Lauren: Let start
with some bloods.

Get your head out. Good boy.

Alright, sticking.

I'm sorry.

(manatee grunting)

Roomba is putting up
a little bit of a fight

And this is very normal,
this is very common,

And we would expect to see
this in a wild manatee.

There he is.

Good job, guys. Got him.

So I think this is
actually a positive sign.

Jaime: I'm getting .

Dr. Lauren: Almost there, buddy.

Part of the pre-release
health assessment

Involves ultrasounding
their backs.

Ug, I'm getting . .

Their lungs lie
over their backs,

And because of a manatee's
unique anatomy,

We like to assess what back fat
measurements are on manatees

Before they go out in the wild,

And this information can be
compared with animals

That are considered healthy.

Alright, I'm getting . .

Okay.

We're done.

Roomba's settled down
a little bit.

He's a little
"less is more" kinda guy,

But it's going really well.

So the team right now is
doing his scar patterns

And they're gonna
document everything.

Unfortunately boat strikes
are so common with manatees.

They develop these scar patterns
over their backs.

The team's going
to mark his scars

And they're gonna make a sketch.

Jaime: There's these
little ones,

But they may just be
superficial.

Dr. Lauren: Yeah,
I agree, I agree.

And this goes into
a bigger database.

Field biologists can identify
certain manatees

Based on those scar patterns.

It's okay.

Our goal is to always
release manatees

So that they can continue out
the rest of their lives

And they can make some babies

So that people can hopefully
see them and enjoy them.

I'm still waiting for
a couple of diagnostics

To determine roomba's
releasability,

But so far everything is
checking out really good,

And I expect that we can get him
released out in short order.

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Jason: You guys got food out?

When you get food out, I'll tap
and see if he'll come up.

(tapping)

Spencer: Oh, calm down.

There we go.

(woman laughs)

Jason: These are indian gharial.

These are a critically
endangered species from india.

Katherine: Come on.

Good.

Jason: It helps it move
really fast through the water

So it can grab fish.

Jason: Who's gonna win?

Well, the turtles are
very good at stealing food.

Gharial are super cool.

They're a super awesome species,
and they're very uncommon.

At one point their population
was under adults.

So they do need a lot
of conservation efforts

To help bring them back.

We have one male
and two females here,

So hopefully in the future
we can help this species

By helping them reproduce
in a managed population.

I feel privileged to work
with these gharial.

Not everyone gets to work with
such an awesome crocodilian.

(birds chirping)

Molly: There's roomba,
doing his thing.

(laughs)

Lisa: I think I'm gonna be able
to get roomba by himself.

Jaime: So roomba has been
recovering really well

Since his boat strike.

It's gonna be great
when we release roomba,

Which is what we're
gonna do today.

Dr. Lauren: Going up.

(lift whirring)

Good?

Jaime: Yeah, they're good.

I love working with manatees.

There's not many jobs
that you can do

That you really get to see
an animal come in,

Help with that rehabilitation,

And then see them go
back into the wild.

One, two, three.

We're good.

Awesome job.

Dr. Lauren: Roomba is
medically cleared.

I think he wants to go
back out in the wild

And meet some ladies.

So we want to give him
the opportunity to go back out.

Tiffany: Where are you going?

Dr. Lauren: All the release
spots for manatees

Are kind of determined
by where they were found.

And so he's going to go back
home to crystal river.

It's a really beautiful
part of florida.

A lot of manatees congregate
in this area.

It is a warm water site
for them in the winter.

It's just a really great spot
for floridians and tourists

To come and see some
of the natural beauty

That florida has to offer, and
manatees are a big part of that.

Jaime: We've arrived.

Dr. Lauren:
Roomba's doing great.

He just kinda scooched around
a little bit,

But he's totally fine.

So we are looking forward
to getting him out.

Jaime: Carrying him is gonna be
our biggest challenge.

He is pounds.

One, two, three.

Tiffany: Okay, we can just keep
inching him that way.

Stacy: Why don't y'all wait
for some guys to come in here?

Jaime: We got this.

(laughter)

We always make sure that we
be very wary of the tail.

Most of their propulsion through
the water comes from their tail,

So it's a very strong muscle.

We never put anyone on the tail

'cause it could
send them flying.

One, two, three.

Dr. Lauren: Nice, guys.

Alright, you guys
are good to go.

Jaime: Okay, one, two, three.

Dr. Lauren: Roomba is
ready to go.

♪ ♪

There he goes.

Woo!

(cheering)

Crystal river is a great
location for roomba

To go back out, and I think
it is so important for boaters

To see the manatee
release process as well.

It's really wonderful that
people are getting more educated

About the risks of boating

And what a difference that
manatee speed zones make.

He's hanging over here.

This is why I became
a veterinarian.

I wanted to work with wildlife
and be integral to their release

Back out into the wild
to help save a species.

This is not just the simple
release of one animal today,

Personally this is
a lifetime goal for me,

But even bigger than that,
this is important for manatees.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

Jane: Twiggy!

Jaime and twiggy are
going to come back out

For their last afternoon
on habitat here at zoo tampa.

Hey, jaime.

Where's twiggy?

Today we're getting ready
to send our chimps

To their new home
in san francisco.

If I didn't have other
commitments here,

I would totally move
to san francisco

Just to be with these guys.

It's been years
of a friendship.

Come here, twiggy.

Where have you been all day?

Where have you been, twiggy?
I missed you.

Tiffany: How's it going?

Jane: It's just really
hard to believe

It'll be the last time
I see them out here.

The hard part is you can't
explain to them

What's happening.

Tiffany: Yeah.

Jane: I'm sorry, we can't
feed you, twiggy.

It's for your own good
so you won't get sick tonight.

Tiffany: Chimps are definitely
a little hangry.

For their own safety
with anesthetizing them,

We wanna make sure they don't
have any food in their system.

So they haven't had their
usual food that they have,

And they are definitely
letting us know

That they don't like
this decision.

Jane: Have your medicine, then
you can have something to eat.

Then you can have
something to eat.

Tiffany: She's like, "jane, I
know you have something for me.

You have to."

Jane: She's like,
"forget you people."

So it's for her own good,

Whether she
believes that or not.

Animals come, animals go.

Babies are born,
babies grow up and move away.

There's been a lot of changes,

But these two chimps
jaime and twiggy have been here

The entire years
that I've been here.

And so I try to just
keep saying,

Eventually they'll leave,

And, you know, as long as
I don't put a date on it,

It doesn't seem so soon,
but now it's...It's hard.

I'm gonna miss when
you say goodnight,

They tell you goodnight.

Coming in, in the morning
they're excited to see you.

I'm just gonna miss all of that.

It's going to be hardest
for me to say goodbye.

(chattering)

(coo)

Tori: That side, that side.
Thank you.

So this morning
we're going to go ahead

And take our two new juvenile
ambassador penguins

And introduce them
to the habitat

That we have here at zoo tampa.

And letting them explore
with some new friends.

Ryanne: Tiziri?

Tori: Tiziri.

Ryanne: Hi, sweetie.

Tori: Our ambassador penguins
seem to be the ones

That are the most easygoing.

Oh, my gosh, thank you.

Ryanne: Who's my big baby bird?

Tori: Some of the other ones
can be a little territorial

And a little upset at first.

(braying)

Ryanne: Hi, guys.

Sorry, you guys can go later.

Tori: Hey, big boy.

And today's also a really
big day for the penguin team

Because we've been
working on the names

For our two new
ambassador penguins.

And we're announcing
that the female's name

Is going to be kitsune,
or kit for short,

Which means fox in japanese.

And the male, for now
we're calling him beefy,

Because he's a pretty beefy boy.

Ryanne: Rocky!

Tiziri!

Wendy!

Yeah, see your new friends.

I think I like this
wide open space.

Tori: They're
a little nervous.

There's a lot
of noises out here.

There's birds flying overhead.

The lighting is different, the
waterfall, I mean, everything.

So they're just a little
hesitant to kind of explore,

Which is to be expected.

It seems like they're
kind of sticking together,

So hopefully if one of them
decides to jump in,

The other one will follow.

Ryanne: Let's go, let's go.

Go on.

Follow big boy rocky
into the water.

Tori: So hopefully
they'll follow him.

Ryanne: Follow him
into the water!

Tori: They haven't ever
been out on habitat before.

Might be a little scary.

Oh, my gosh.

Ryanne: Oh.

Tori: Oh, there she goes.

Tori: Go for it.

Be brave.

Oh, there she goes.

Yay!

There we go.

Two for two.

♪ ♪

I'm really happy and relieved

That our two new
ambassador penguins

Have joined the rest
of the colony in the water.

It looks like so far

Everybody is kind of
becoming fast friends.

They're already following
each other around,

Which is kind of natural
for our colony, too.

So first signs are
really, really good.

Ryanne: The hard part will be

Actually getting them
back inside.

Tori: Yeah.

This is also good 'cause the new
kids will be able to watch

These more experienced penguins
in this habitat,

See where they can go, how they
can get out of the pool,

How the kinda routine
of our day is,

They can start learning
from the other penguins,

Which is really good.

Ryanne: This is how we do it.

Tori: You guys are so smart.

Ryanne: You two did really well.

We're happy.

Tori: Yeah, they were
super calm that whole time.

Ryanne: Good job. Look at you.

Ambassadors "r" us.

Tori: So maybe we'll just leave
them out for a little bit

To get to know each other
a little bit better,

Chase some bugs.

Ryanne: Yeah.

Tori: This is a really
good day for them.

They're in with the colony
doing really well,

And they will be two
brand new ambassadors

That we'll be able to use
for our penguin encounters

Here at zoo tampa.

Ashley: I hope he is
feeling sassy today.

I'm pokey. I'll get you.

Alright. Good boy.

Dr. Lauren: Oh, he's definitely
more alert today.

Kristina: I got you, bud,
good boy.

Ashley: Everyone good?
Kristina: Yep, ready to move.

Leah: Let's travel.
Ashley: Good job, edgar.

Leah: More alert.

Ashley: Definitely sassy today.
That was great.

Kristina: Good.

Ashley: Edgar has been
recovering well

Here at the hospital.

The stitches are out, and today
we're gonna take a look

At the wound and
switch out the bandages.

Dr. Lauren: Alright,
so let's stop there, then,

And we'll just work on
getting that bandage off.

Ashley: There you go,
buddy, good boy.

Dr. Lauren: After we removed
edgar's sutures,

We placed honey
onto the wound bed.

Kristina: It doesn't
smell too foul.

Dr. Lauren: I think
it's just the honey.

Ashley: I just smell honey.

Dr. Lauren: Honey is a really
nice option for us to use.

It's got some natural properties
that help fight off infections.

You're definitely getting
a nice fibrinous layer over it

And it's starting
to granulate in.

Ashley: That's fantastic.
Good for you, edgar.

Dr. Lauren: I say
one more bandage,

And maybe next time
we can take it off.

Ashley: Hey, boy.

He's a good boy.

Ed, you're the stinkiest.

Stinky breath.

Which one of you blessed
children ate the peppermint?

Leah: Not me.
Ryan: Me.

Ashley: It's like overpowering
his breath, which is good.

Ryan: Okay, well,
it's overpowering

My coffee breath, too, so.

Ashley: Fantastic.

Kristina: He looks good in red.

Ashley: He does look
great in red.

Dr. Lauren: Alright,
I think that will be good.

Ryan: Secure.

Dr. Lauren: Right, I'm just
going to give him

A dose of ceftiofur.

Ashley: Okay.

Dr. Lauren:
I'm really encouraged

With how well edgar's wound
is healing.

I think with a little more time
here at the hospital to recover,

He'll be ready to go out
in his habitat in no time.

Alright, good boy.

Ashley: Let's do it.

♪ ♪

Kristina: Good job.

Dr. Lauren: Aw, edgar.

Ashley: Good boy.

Stretch it out, man.

Dr. Lauren: Shake it off.

Good boy.

Ashley: He's so good.

Edgar is probably the most
resilient bird I know.

It's a huge relief to see
that he's doing better.

Dr. Lauren: Oh, yeah,
I feel like demeanor-wise

He looks way better.

Ashley: He's very, very bright.
I love it.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

Marion: And what are these?

Dr. Larry: These are guenon,

So it's a small primate
from western africa.

Merry: Pretty cool, aren't they?

(laughs)

Marion: What do you think, drew?

Wanna take one home?

Dr. Larry: Today we're
training service dogs.

We want to bring those dogs
through and help desensitize

The dogs and our animals
so the animals get used to it.

(chirping)

Marion: Is that them vocalizing?

Dr. Larry: A little bit
of vocalization.

Merry: To me it doesn't sound
like it's a defensive noise.

It does sound like
they're chatting.

Dr. Larry: Yeah,
they're not frightened.

They're just talking to
one another right now.

Marion: We as blind people
experience the world

In many different ways.

(trumpets)

Listen to the sounds around us
(oinking)

And the smells

And enjoy all of what
the zoo has to offer.

(squeaking)

Dr. Larry: Well, here we are
at the painted dog exhibit.

Merry: He's very excited.

Dr. Larry: There we go.

(barking)

Merry: Hey.

Marion: No, drew.

Merry: Calm.

Dr. Larry: If we're going to be
accessible to all guests,

Then we have to look
at all guests

And all issues
that surround that.

So a nice little training
session we got here.

Merry: Yes, it was.

Come on, pica, forward.

Good girl.

(truck beeping)

Tiffany: Good, stop.

It's time for our chimps to move

To their new home
in san francisco.

So for their safety and
the safety of our staff

We will sedate them

And gently move them into
their crates for their journey.

Alright, you got twiggy?

Dr. Lauren: This is twiggy's.

Tiffany: Okay.

Wish me luck.

You've got this, jane.

Jane: Yep.

Tiffany: Hi, jaime.

Jane: Hey, pretty girl.
What's up?

Tiffany: It's really important
to make sure the animals

Are nice and calm and
they take that injection.

Come here, nick.

Jane: I know.

Tiffany: Hi. Good boy.

Tiffany: Okay.

Dr. Lauren: Alright.

Tiffany: Alright.

Legs, someone grab arms.

Ready? One, two, three.

For the chimps, getting them
into their crates is first step.

And then we get on the plane
and fly to san francisco.

Alright, go ahead
and set her down.

Dr. Lauren: Ready,
one, two, three.

Tiffany: Good?
Dr. Lauren: Yep.

Tiffany: Next step is for
dr. Lauren to give the reversal.

It's very important for
all the chimps to wake up

And see a friendly face.

It helps reduce the stress
before their trip.

Dr. Lauren: Medicine in.
Tiffany: Good.

♪ ♪

(chimp grunting)

Jane: Who's a good girl?
It's okay.

What's happening?

(jane grunting)

You're a good girl, jaime.
It's okay.

Tiffany: Jane has been here
with these animals the longest.

She has a great relationship
with them.

She's gotten to know every
little quirk about them.

She's seen them grow,
she's seen them change.

So it will be difficult.

Jane: It won't be
too much longer, okay.

I know.

Good girl.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

The rain is appropriate.

It's the right kinda mood.

Even though this is
the best thing for them,

It's really hard for us.

It's okay because
they're going somewhere

That's going to be
a great thing for them.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

Ashley: Come on, ed.

Edgar has perked up
exponentially.

It's really awesome to see
the old edgar back in action.

He's kind of getting some
of his sassy attitude back,

So that's exactly what
we wanna see from him.

Dr. Lauren: Just like
how people have

Unique and individual needs,

So do a lot of our animals
here at zoo tampa.

Edgar's missing toe
and balancing issues

Unfortunately means that he has
a higher risk of falling again,

So we will all keep
a really close watch on him

And make sure that he's okay.

Ashley: What do you think, ed?

(squawking)

Dr. Lauren: It's that special
bond between the animals,

The keepers and the doctors
that's really important.

Devon: Good job, buddy.

Dr. Lauren: To make sure
that our animals are happy

And healthy and live
a fulfilled life.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

Molly: Look, he just
came over to the food.

Jaime: Yay.

(laughs)

Good job.

Tiffany: I think I heard I need
to gain a few more pounds.

(laughter)

(bubbling)

Dr. Lauren:
Oh, there's good gas.

Jaime: Yep.
Everything's flowing.

(laughter)

Dr. Lauren: Cayo is actually
adjusting very well

Without roomba here.

He's eating, he's putting on
a little bit of weight,

But unfortunately his story

Is actually very different
than roomba's.

His boat strike injuries
were so severe

It caused permanent damage
to his lungs,

And so he has very
abnormal buoyancy

And he is unreleasable
at this time.

But we have some new rescues
for cayo to spend time with.

Molly: Obviously, he's doing
fine with the boys.

Dr. Lauren: Yeah.
Molly: Enjoying his social time.

Dr. Lauren: Cayo's going to
spend more time with us

Here at zoo tampa.

He's going to be here
for a while,

But he welcomes all
our new male rescues in.

He's a wonderful manatee.

He's a fantastic host.

Jaime: They're so adaptable

Considering everything
that they go through.

Molly: Yeah.

Dr. Lauren: It's been really
good that he's been able to grow

And make the gains that he has.

Molly: That's what
he needs to do, is eat.

Dr. Lauren: Well, he clearly
likes food.

Yes.

We have beautiful
and amazing wildlife

Right here in our backyard
in the state of florida,

And, you know,
there's gonna be times

That they're going
to need our help.

I think it is so important
and it's so valuable

For me as a veterinarian
that I can make a difference

Right here locally
in our neighborhoods.

It's unbelievably rewarding.
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