A Zookeeper's Memoir

A Zookeeper's Memoir

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Emeril, The Gourmet Chicken
Emeril is not just the name of a famous gourmet chef, but also the name of a famous endangered green junglefowl, an Asian rainforest chicken who put on…
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Close Encounters of the Polar Bear Kind
Part of my job for the North Carolina Zoo Bird Department included working with the puffins, auklets, and murres in the Rocky Coast habitat.
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Unconventional Parenting
Rule Breaking for Baby Birds
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Rambo: The Butch Bongo With a Big Heart
Big, butch and beefy men have never been my type.
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Threading Waters
Hello all,
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Julia Adzuki
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Donna Fisher
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Bee Lilyjones
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Julie Snider
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Stacy Boone
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Love Wins, Wings In
A Duck Duo's Devotion: Wilma-Lou had a complex personality. She was difficult to please and was not at all shy about letting you know it...
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Snow White and the Fur Seal
A New Zealand Adventure
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A Zookeeper's Memoir
A Zookeeper's Memoir
I'm Amanda, animal care-giver, artist and writer, sharing the lessons animals have taught me while spreading dopamine far and wide.
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