Mr Popper's Penguins Is So Real To Me Now
So, because I'm dawdling again (doing other things aside from the stuff I'm supposed to really be doing), I came upon my daily clinical notes from Omaha Zoo. On slow hospital days, Julie would assign me to Animal Care and although I could choose a different area every time, I always requested to be placed with the Penguin staff. At the end of this entry, you'll know why.
Here were my notes from that day. (Of course I added the photos and captions for LJ)
13 Nov. 2008
24 king
27 gentoo
29 rockhoppers
1 macaroni
I think I will lay an egg soon because I got mated by two penguins. It is 40 F degrees inside the exhibit. I scrubbed the bergs and every spot of the exhibit with cool non-toxic soap, melted yesterday's ice, and shoveled away. Awesome, non-tropical work !
The first time the head keeper handed me the hose she said: "Its just like a fire hose."
Me, in my head:“Fire hose?!! And how the heck would I know how a fire hose would feel like? Don't they use that to ward people off in riots?!!”
I ‘ve never tried to operate any kind of hose, except for a garden hose. (Edit -- Actually, I have experienced using the power spray in a pig farm, I was just being dramatic in my head, that time)
Luckily, the pressure wasn’t too great. I was scared I would be blasted off into the penguin pond and die of hypothermia.
One of them was making that honking noise while raising its head looking upwards, and then another bird poked him in the chest using its beak, as if to say "oh shut up". I broke out laughing. They are just hilarious!
Macaroni got on my lap and would even tolerate kisses! I love penguins! This is a picture of Macaroni after he finished cavorting with me.
Oh my god! And even they could make pooping really cute! It really makes a squirting sound, kind of like "feeewoootweeeet"
Penguins are fluffy and they don't smell like fish. Can you believe that. I wish you can hear how they are during feeding time though. The honking sounds are deafening. Honk!!
Those were the good old days in Omaha. I want to go back just to give my favorite zoo animals (and zoo people) a hug :)
Here were my notes from that day. (Of course I added the photos and captions for LJ)
13 Nov. 2008
24 king
27 gentoo
29 rockhoppers
1 macaroni
I think I will lay an egg soon because I got mated by two penguins. It is 40 F degrees inside the exhibit. I scrubbed the bergs and every spot of the exhibit with cool non-toxic soap, melted yesterday's ice, and shoveled away. Awesome, non-tropical work !
The first time the head keeper handed me the hose she said: "Its just like a fire hose."
Me, in my head:“Fire hose?!! And how the heck would I know how a fire hose would feel like? Don't they use that to ward people off in riots?!!”
I ‘ve never tried to operate any kind of hose, except for a garden hose. (Edit -- Actually, I have experienced using the power spray in a pig farm, I was just being dramatic in my head, that time)
Luckily, the pressure wasn’t too great. I was scared I would be blasted off into the penguin pond and die of hypothermia.
One of them was making that honking noise while raising its head looking upwards, and then another bird poked him in the chest using its beak, as if to say "oh shut up". I broke out laughing. They are just hilarious!
Macaroni got on my lap and would even tolerate kisses! I love penguins! This is a picture of Macaroni after he finished cavorting with me.
Oh my god! And even they could make pooping really cute! It really makes a squirting sound, kind of like "feeewoootweeeet"
Penguins are fluffy and they don't smell like fish. Can you believe that. I wish you can hear how they are during feeding time though. The honking sounds are deafening. Honk!!
Those were the good old days in Omaha. I want to go back just to give my favorite zoo animals (and zoo people) a hug :)