vocational day

My vocational day was very interesting. Dr Schöne, the vice director and facility vet, was a wonderful host and toured me around the faciliy. My agenda for the day was a trip to the local zoo. the zoo is a major landmark for it's community as it has been in existance for 82 years now.

the theme is Polar probably to match up with the Polar research center that was established many years ago as well. the exception to the rule are the Chimps, which remained fter the last renovation due to popular request. I can see why as they are so interesting to watch them interact!

I had the privilage to see all the behind the curtain action. My day started with a 7am meet with the staff for team chat and then carried on to see everyones daily routins, like feeding the Polar bears in the morning..10kg of raw meat for the BIG male bear!

Aslo, got to watch care in action with a little oh so cute arctic fox. the female keeps bitting the end of it's tail for some unknown reason other than the possiblility of just being nasty :)

I also spend time with the educational staff who taught me about the "Zoo school" they host for local school. The day ended with a local fish lunch and Kaffee :)

This si an integral part of the town of Bremerhaven and you can see with the care of the facility and how well the people work together. The#ve even been making a reality tv show about this zoo, it's animals and the zoo keepers for the last three years! the locals love it!