Exploring the Denver Zoo with Kayla!

Indexed: 2026-05-15

[00:00:01]Okay, chat. How are you? Welcome. We're gonna hope we don't get kicked out of where we are.

[00:00:06]>> You can tell them where we are.

[00:00:08]>> I was going to have them guess.

[00:00:09]>> Oh, okay.

[00:00:09]>> Do they know? Does Is there anything on me? Anything around me that where you guys can tell?

[00:00:15]>> We're at a zoo.

[00:00:20]We're at the zoo.

[00:00:25]Exciting.

[00:00:27]Try. Do we have any requests?

[00:00:29]We're at a zoo.

[00:00:30]>> You don't have to whisper.

[00:00:31]>> I don't have anything planned for today.

[00:00:33]We're just gonna walk around and look at some animals.

[00:00:34]>> Go for it. I'm gonna avoid showing kids.

[00:00:36]>> That's a good idea. Connor's gonna avoid showing the children.

[00:00:39]>> Go over there. Sit right here.

[00:00:40]>> Look how cute the pigeons are. We're going to talk about them at some point, chat.

[00:00:43]>> All right. You're going to have to This lens is kind of punched in a little bit, so you'll have to be a little bit further out.

[00:00:48]>> Oh, man. I was Oh my gosh, Chad. There's a lion.

[00:00:52]>> Oh, there's a a >> He's right there, Connor.

[00:00:55]>> A lion.

[00:00:56]>> Come on. Let's go find him. This is called Predator Ridge chat.

[00:01:03]>> It's very hot.

[00:01:19]>> I've been to the zoo several times. Do you like this zoo? How hot is it? I don't know. It's really not that hot.

[00:01:23]It's not hot compared to Texas, but it is warmer than we thought it was going to Can you hold the camera real quick?

[00:01:27]That weak position.

[00:01:28]>> I don't have any hands. I'm holding the camera.

[00:01:33]>> Connor did see those in the wild. How crazy is that? Okay, so chat, this is what happens when Kayla comes to the zoo. We look at all of the enclosures and we think to ourselves, what can we bring back to Alveas? That's the mission.

[00:01:46]>> A lion.

[00:01:47]>> We cannot bring back a lion from Alveas.

[00:01:51]Would Casi win in a race against this lion? Actually um according to my servil research yes he would. So serville are depending on the research that you read either the second or third fastest cat.

[00:02:07]So cheetahs are the first obviously but serbles can run at 50 miles an hour.

[00:02:10]They're fast. They're fast. Okay.

[00:02:17]No lion. There's one. He's over there.

[00:02:24]Chad, do you guys read all the signs at the zoo?

[00:02:29]>> Fast. Why do lions roar? It's better than fighting. Listening lions can tell where roaring lions are located, how many how many there are, and if they're male or female. Keeping their distance helps rival lions avoid injury or death.

[00:02:43]Roaring also lets prowling pride members keep track of one another. We knew that.

[00:02:48]Communication.

[00:02:50]Do you speak lion? Oh man, that sounds intimidating. Look at him. He's beautiful.

[00:02:56]>> Look at those. Kayla, >> could Stompy win a race with a lion? I actually don't know that. I know emus can run at 30 miles an hour, but how fast can >> you want to hear? Why do >> I thought she was reading chat for a second and I was so impressed. I read chat most of the time. I'm working on it.

[00:03:22]All right, let's go inside. Let's see if it crashes.

[00:03:24]>> Oh boy.

[00:03:33]>> I can't push the button.

[00:03:35]>> Sad.

[00:03:39]>> It might just be the pictures.

[00:03:41]>> Oh, >> I don't know.

[00:03:43]>> All right, we're going inside.

[00:03:45]>> This is why we can't have Alvea's kids.

[00:03:46]What are you talking about? The kids were seeing it.

[00:03:50]Oh my god.

[00:03:50]>> It's true. You just have to find a good way to talk to the kids.

[00:03:57]>> Oh, he's cute.

[00:04:01]>> Chat, we also always look at the signage at zoos. That's very important because someday we would like to have signage at all this.

[00:04:18]So, we got some some fake plants here.

[00:04:22]>> Shout out Lucas for his real plants.

[00:04:28]>> The West African dwarf crocodile is the smallest of the world's crocodile species. They prefer dry land to deep water. Their size makes them vulnerable to predators, so their skin is heavily armored and they stay close to their burrows for safety. Uh, they can live 50 to 100 years in the wild.

[00:04:45]>> How many?

[00:04:45]>> 50 to 100 years.

[00:04:47]>> That's crazy. in the wild.

[00:04:50]>> Okay. What is he thinking about?

[00:04:51]>> It doesn't have we don't have their u their their endangered least conser status.

[00:05:03]>> L deduct a point.

[00:05:06]>> I don't know what he's thinking. If I were him, I would be thinking about snacks.

[00:05:11]>> Snacks.

[00:05:11]>> But I'm usually thinking about snacks.

[00:05:14]>> Fair.

[00:05:15]>> Yeah.

[00:05:17]Puff adder snake.

[00:05:20]>> Dude, they're so cute.

[00:05:23]>> He's so cute.

[00:05:25]Caring for venomous snakes. Denver Zoo cares for all animals, even the venomous ones. To do that, our team receives specialized training and tools. This includes using a tube during well-being checks to keep our care experts and snakes safe. I actually would like to train our snakes to go into a tube like this. That's the thing I would like to do because then in theory we could take them in and get like radioraphs and stuff which would be pretty sick. Chat, >> what else we got?

[00:05:53]>> Nice spot. Nice space. Nice space.

[00:05:56]>> Does he have lots of places to hide?

[00:05:57]That's another thing we always look for for little reptiles.

[00:06:00]>> Decent amount. Yeah, >> a decent amount.

[00:06:03]>> You could have more places to hide.

[00:06:10]Holy >> African rock python.

[00:06:16]>> This is Africa's largest snake. Home on the ground in trees and in water. But it's not that speedy. A python grabs hold of its prey with its mouth and tightly coils around the victim to suffocate it. We knew that. Is he big?

[00:06:28]>> Yep.

[00:06:28]>> Where is he? Oh, wow. He's big.

[00:06:34]>> That is a big guy.

[00:06:38]Sorry, chat. I've gotten distracted. I wasn't reading.

[00:06:41]>> Okay.

[00:06:43]>> I have more faith in Patchy and Noodle to go into a tube.

[00:06:46]>> Yeah, I think they would.

[00:06:48]>> We actually We've been talking. Oh, hyenas.

[00:06:53]I love hyenas.

[00:06:55]>> Holy Flash.

[00:06:56]>> Very, very noisy children around.

[00:07:02]>> I don't know enough about hyena behavior to interpret this.

[00:07:06]But I do love them. I need a sign.

[00:07:09]>> I want to learn about hyenas.

[00:07:23]>> And hyena tiny humans hanging off of the hyena signs.

[00:07:36]He almost comes This is >> They live in plants and ice cubs in a single shared den. Each mother feeds and grooms only her own youngsters. They hunt more than they scavenge.

[00:08:15]>> Is this a male or female, Kayla?

[00:08:20]>> I don't know. I haven't looked that closely.

[00:08:27]Who's male or female?

[00:08:29]>> They have like a a fake penis.

[00:08:31]If the females have a fake penis, it's actually their clitoris.

[00:08:34]>> They have names >> that looks like a penis. So, it's really hard to tell if it's a penis or a clitoris.

[00:08:39]>> Hyenas aren't dogs. Their closest relatives are monguses, mircats, and civets.

[00:08:46]>> I think I think they're a little stressed.

[00:08:50]Protoenis >> live in social groups called clans. All clan members know one another and work together as a loose team. But females rule larger and stronger than males.

[00:09:00]>> I remember correctly >> and we all know well maybe you guys don't, but this was a thing that I got really fixated on at one point. They have lookalike genital organs >> which are even well-developed in young cubs. So it's tricky to tell males and females apart.

[00:09:13]>> Nobody knows why the unique sexual setup.

[00:09:18]Tiny human. It may help strengthen the greeting ceremonies that reduce aggression in the clan.

[00:09:32]I don't know what they see.

[00:09:38]>> Maybe there is a lion over here. You want to see it one more time or if you want to keep moving?

[00:09:44]>> We can look at the lion.

[00:09:57]Oh, he's got a snack.

[00:10:01]>> Ice pop.

[00:10:02]>> An ice pop.

[00:10:10]>> Oh my gosh. Enriched. Enriched.

[00:10:15]He's pretty cute.

[00:10:37]>> What do you think his ice pop is made out of, chat?

[00:10:43]>> I've got some guesses.

[00:10:53]There are a lot of males in here.

[00:10:55]>> I wonder if they're related.

[00:10:57]>> I'm sorry.

[00:10:58]>> Oh, no. You're fine.

[00:11:09]>> Meat slushie. That's my guess. That's definitely my guess.

[00:11:16]All right.

[00:11:18]>> Hey, how' the bit rate hold up in here?

[00:11:21]>> There's at least >> you know what's here? A condor.

[00:11:32]>> Well, that's bright.

[00:11:33]>> I know. Flashbang meatsicle.

[00:11:42]>> Okay.

[00:11:44]I know you're going to be shocked to hear this trap, but I'm very excited to be away from the tiny humans for a brief moment.

[00:11:51]>> Place of the lions. Is this all >> that's still lions?

[00:11:56]>> Still lions.

[00:12:01]>> Oh, this is just the outside of like what we just saw cuz there's a hyena >> hyena enclosure.

[00:12:07]>> Let's find places away from children. I don't know if that's possible at the zoo. Connor, >> kids are loud and sticky.

[00:12:19]>> Okay, there's so many children.

[00:12:21]>> We do need adult news. There are places now that are doing like adult programming though, which is really cool. Like when we were in uh >> Oh, he's in his little shade dot. Um when we were in Hornville, northern ground hornbull hornville.

[00:12:42]These guys are threatened. There's We have a sign. Vulnerable.

[00:12:47]Who's in the flock? Bunson. He is larger than his mate and has a red throat pouch instead of blue. Bunson is happiest when hunting for worms in the yard or taking dust baths. I love learning about individual individuals at the zoo. I think that there should be more of that.

[00:13:10]So, >> oh my god, exposure. You're not going to be able to see them.

[00:13:14]>> I can hardly see them.

[00:13:15]>> Sad.

[00:13:16]>> Okay, we'll keep moving. Uh, when we were we were when Connor and I go abroad sometimes like at the museums and stuff, they have like adult only like sleepovers where you can like spend the night at the museum, which is pretty cool. And it's just a bunch of adults hanging out.

[00:13:32]>> Dude, all these children are stressing me out so much.

[00:13:36]>> Programs specifically for adults.

[00:13:37]>> Kayla, I need a beer.

[00:13:39]>> You need a beer?

[00:13:40]>> Yeah.

[00:13:41]>> Look at the buffalo.

[00:13:42]>> I need to medicate.

[00:13:48]>> Buffalo are near threatened.

[00:13:50]>> These guys.

[00:13:54]>> So bright.

[00:13:56]>> It is really bright. Good god, >> it's really very bright. We need sunglasses for chat.

[00:14:06]>> Buffalo are so big.

[00:14:10]>> Cowbot.

[00:14:12]>> Thank you.

[00:14:15]Is this not a muskox? This is not a muskox.

[00:14:19]>> Muskox musk. It would be well very not ideal probably to have a muskox in this kind of weather. Um, but I can see why you would think they do. They they do have similarities to muskox, those big horns on their head for sure.

[00:14:35]And like the muskox have those big bosses on their head, the males, but muskox are a lot they got a lot of kibute that hangs off of them.

[00:14:48]And I don't think they're quite as big.

[00:14:50]I mean, they're big. Well, I guess maybe they are. They just look different.

[00:14:59]>> Oh, these guys are pretty addicts.

[00:15:02]Critically endangered Connor.

[00:15:04]>> Addex. Yeah.

[00:15:05]>> Who's in the herd? Franklin. He loves to play with toys and rough house with his half brother, Marshall. By 2021, both of Franklin's horns had fractured. They were removed to promote his overall well-being. He's now happier and healthier. Oh, buddy. Goodness.

[00:15:23]Would Winnie flirt with the buffaloos? I don't know. She flirts with Ace, I think. So, you know, >> consequences of being a bottle raised baby that was raised with horses and donkeys. Oh, little rowdy. Oh, >> drama.

[00:15:38]>> Drama.

[00:15:40]The hornless one is named Franklin. I feel bad that he has no horns to fight with. Poor buddy.

[00:15:49]Chad, does everybody here know the difference between horns and antlers?

[00:16:02]>> Don't fight.

[00:16:09]>> Antlers shred. No, that is correct.

[00:16:12]>> So, antlers will shed and grow back every year and horns will not. So, if you break a horn, it does not grow back.

[00:16:17]Wow, that was so much. Oh my gosh.

[00:16:20]>> Yeah. Uh, Kayla, we're not going to have kids. I'm I'm sorry.

[00:16:23]>> I know we're not having kids.

[00:16:24]>> Okay.

[00:16:25]>> That was I think that's been decided for a long time.

[00:16:27]>> This is This is I was 51% maybe like like we should.

[00:16:32]>> African wild dogs >> and now it's most definitely not.

[00:16:36]>> You know what? You know what we have more of than this zoo already?

[00:16:41]>> Water features.

[00:16:42]>> Water features.

[00:16:43]>> Water features.

[00:16:43]>> You don't know that yet? Uh, these are some pretty Oh, there. Look how sleepy they are. Uh, who's in the pack? Nigel.

[00:16:52]He is a determined and capable dog, even with three legs.

[00:16:59]Stop it. Even with three legs, he can easily keep up with the pack and he enjoys wrestling with his brothers.

[00:17:05]>> Where's the three-legged guy?

[00:17:07]>> Oh my gosh, I'm not prepared.

[00:17:11]Nigel try. I tried to adopt a three-legged cat once.

[00:17:16]>> You did?

[00:17:17]>> I did.

[00:17:22]>> We have more cats than the zoo is the answer I was expecting. That is also true. So far, >> no, it's not.

[00:17:27]>> Yeah, it is. So far.

[00:17:29]>> So far, >> we've seen four lions. We have eight cats.

[00:17:32]>> Jesus Christ.

[00:17:33]>> We have 13 if you count the outside cats.

[00:17:36]>> No. And then what about uh Kazzy? Casi is El. He's not technically our cat.

[00:17:47]>> Oh my gosh, the three-legged cat named Bunny. That's cute.

[00:17:50]>> I give major kudos to anybody who has kiddos. I'm sure it is very rewarding.

[00:17:55]I'm definitely not claiming that it would not be. Uh only that Connor and I have extreme issues with work life balance. That's it. We do have eight cats.

[00:18:05]Zoyle fumbled in a an opportunity to adopt a three-legged cat. Shame.

[00:18:10]>> This enclosure is pretty solid, Kayla.

[00:18:12]So, I mean, this is kind of what we tried to do with the the foxes in a way.

[00:18:18]>> Maybe they dig less than the foxes do.

[00:18:24]Um, this structure is pretty common for dens I've seen, but with our sideways crazy rain, that would give them enough >> like cover. But this is a nice like log cabin style enclosure there.

[00:18:41]Good doors, W doors.

[00:18:44]>> I like being an auntie for that reason, Oilia.

[00:18:48]So >> I can be around other people's kids for a little while and then I get to leave them.

[00:18:52]>> Like that's one thing to avoid like the chain link how it like swoops down there.

[00:18:56]>> Down like that. Yeah.

[00:18:57]>> That's what that's why I have to spend extra to do that crossbar on all of our our fencing. But this is one of their >> It is pretty crazy like when you think about like the wolf dog enclosure compared to this one, you know?

[00:19:11]>> Yeah.

[00:19:11]>> Cuz like >> Wolf Dogs is a little bit bigger. Yeah.

[00:19:13]But even the fencing is like it's way more substantial than than this.

[00:19:18]>> I don't think these guys like can jump as high though, right?

[00:19:22]>> Very excited to be part of the education team. Yes. Sorry. I don't really have anything planned today. I really And like chat, despite the fact that I would love to be like this person who goes to the zoo and has knowledge about every single animal, I I simply do not. Uh oh, we can learn more about Nigel, though.

[00:19:35]Nigel was born with a severe hip disorder. When his condition worsened, our veterinary team had to amputate his back leg. Luckily, Nigel has support.

[00:19:41]Support from his care team who help him build strength and stamina and support from his pack who take care of him. He's a lucky pup. He's handsome.

[00:19:51]Hip dysplasia. Is that what I just said?

[00:19:54]Is that what it said?

[00:19:55]>> Huh?

[00:19:56]>> Oh, hip hop. Just hip disorder.

[00:19:59]>> I was thinking about Never mind. My brain My brain was doing its thing.

[00:20:06]>> Too many kids. There are school program signs.

[00:20:11]>> Let's see if we can go into their animal hospital.

[00:20:15]>> That sounds great.

[00:20:17]>> Sounds like there will be fewer children in there.

[00:20:23]>> Is there a different regulation for the size of canines like it is with the cat?

[00:20:28]>> Uh, Connor knows more probably about the regulations for sizes of enclosures.

[00:20:33]>> African. Uh I kind of know for a very specific species, >> we kind of learn them as we go chat. So again, like we as we need to know them, right? So when we found out we were getting the serval, we've now like spent a lot of time looking at serval requirements.

[00:20:53]>> Wait, wait, want to see a uh this is one of these is RCO.

[00:20:59]>> Let me take it off of >> knock talk.

[00:21:01]>> Auto focus. Home changes depending on the time of year and the weather. So, who's there will also change. So, Gray crowned cranes.

[00:21:09]>> Ruko would be the top of his class in crane school. He's very smart and learns quickly. He loves to fly, so keepers have him trained to fly for guests in the summertime.

[00:21:17]>> Space web button is to turn off autofocus. Do we have a quick button set up for that? Right. I just don't remember.

[00:21:27]>> Be crazy. Chad, this is >> be dinosaurs, guys. This is the the type of uh wire that we have for birds of prey.

[00:21:35]>> Metal mesh.

[00:21:37]>> Um this is one by one. We have 2 by two for for our birds. So >> do you want to know what would happen if we had the structure like this for birds of prey? They would we would put branches in there and then they would sit on the metal.

[00:21:51]>> Yep.

[00:21:52]>> And we would be like why why are you and then they get bumblefoot >> and then they get bumblefoot and we would get very grumpy.

[00:21:57]>> Let's try to make this disappear. C3.

[00:22:03]Nope. Try.

[00:22:06]>> I know this might be a complex question to ask, but I don't know how else to ask. Are zoos ethical? So, that's a great question. It's actually one. So, last week when I started the education, >> you you keep talking. I'm going to figure out this >> when I started. Oh, we're going to get a little Oh, that was like a little tiny rose. So, you see this guy? He's standing on one leg. He's comfy. He's got his feathers puffed up. He's working on them. He's doing some self-care chat.

[00:22:29]He's a pretty content guy over there.

[00:22:31]Um, so when I was talking last week about uh getting started with the education team, one of the things that we talked about was a series called Green Flags, Red Flags, and what to look for um what to look for in reviews and things like that. And that was inspired by a recent uh adventure I had in um in New Orleans that was not pleasant at all and it's the one and only time that I've left a very very bad review in my entire life. Uh, so we do want to do things like that. But in general, like when you're looking at zoos, obviously there are there are certifications and accreditations that you can look for that typically mandate a certain level of animal welfare. And because a facility doesn't have those, doesn't necessarily mean that it's not a good facility. Obviously, Alveas doesn't have them. And we work very hard to make sure that our ambassadors overall lives are happy, healthy, that they have everything they could possibly need. and then some, right? Um, so the biggest red flags, right, are you can look at the enclosure sizes certainly and you can look at whether or not they offer like specific animal experiences that allow you to touch uh animals or things like that. And that's something that we're constantly looking at at Alveas as well, just like how can we interact with the animals in such a way that um is fair to them and does not put them in a place where they feel like they lose any kind of control over their their service. the camera. Hold on.

[00:24:02]>> Oh my gosh, he broke it.

[00:24:03]>> You can keep talking though.

[00:24:05]>> He broke it.

[00:24:13]>> Keep keep talking. Sorry.

[00:24:14]>> Sorry, I'm reading. I've never been to the Toronto Zoo.

[00:24:19]Um, but yeah, and you and you can you can look at the the conservation effort e efforts that they support and how much money goes into those. Uh, obviously we talk a lot about the benefits of Albas and us not being open to the public and the fact that our funds uh can be directed back more directly, you know, into into the animals themselves and into the people who work there and things like that. Uh, there was a lot of information not too long ago about like the salaries of a lot of people who work at zoos. Um, so there's a lot of things you can look at, but it at the end of the day, no matter what, there's going to be good zoos, there's going to be bad zoos, and absolutely animal or, you know, zoos that do not have animal welfare as a top priority should be held accountable, for sure. Right. That's that's the take-h home message is that uh if places are not doing everything that they can, we should demand that they do better.

[00:25:17]I got to call space.

[00:25:18]>> Okay. It's also an important thing. I saw a video about this the other day actually. It was a zoo veterinarian talking about it and um we've mentioned it before a lot too that obviously we all wish that that these animals didn't have to be in human care. Uh that they belong in the wild. That's where we want to see them. That's where we wish we could see them.

[00:25:39]>> But unfortunately, we don't live in a perfect world. uh and we happen to be making it harder for animals to thrive in the wild on an on a daily basis. Uh so if it were not for the actions of some accredited facilities uh that are taking part in these programs, we would have lost a lot of these species. So there are certainly zoos that are out there doing very good work.

[00:26:23]I got to catch up. Sorry, chat.

[00:26:46]I should have brought my sunglasses. Try in order to maintain an aa accreditation. Um there are very strict welfare standards that have to be in place. So like that is a good indicator of at least a base welfare level, right?

[00:27:08]That's a good thing.

[00:27:11]>> The the thing that's tough and I would need to do a lot more research and it's what I would do eventually if we decide to um move forward with with doing kind of the green flags, red flags um kind of animal tour ecoourism edition so to speak. Uh would be um I totally forgot what I was going to say. Chat, never mind. It'll come back to me. I was listening to Connor and trying to talk at the same time and I should not do that.

[00:27:49]>> There we go. Okay.

[00:27:52]>> Conor's doing great. He's working hard.

[00:27:54]This is the Denver Zoo.

[00:27:58]>> Okay, I'm back. I think space.

[00:28:01]>> He's back.

[00:28:03]>> Okay. Are you ready?

[00:28:11]>> Yeah. Okay. My mic's back. Okay. Sorry.

[00:28:12]We're going to We're going to focus in on him. I I got to practice here real quick.

[00:28:15]>> Okay. Conor's going to practice his skills.

[00:28:18]>> I need to get better at this cuz Alaska Make it disappear. Make it disappear.

[00:28:22]>> I should not listen to Connor.

[00:28:25]>> There we go. I made it disappear. I learned.

[00:28:27]>> You made it disappear. Okay, >> we are wearing much sunscreen. Much sunscreen.

[00:28:31]>> All right. To the animal hospital.

[00:28:33]>> To the animal hospital. Maybe where it's air conditioned.

[00:28:35]>> Sorry, Chap. I'm learning.

[00:28:40]>> Dude, the brightness just changes so fast.

[00:28:45]>> It's very bright here.

[00:28:47]>> Give me some cloud cover and a beer.

[00:28:51]>> Connor needs a beer.

[00:28:56]Oo, that's that's potent smelling.

[00:28:58]>> It is potent smelling.

[00:29:02]>> Look at that space for the geese.

[00:29:06]>> Dude, they have a huge enclosure.

[00:29:08]>> He's over here.

[00:29:09]>> There. One's tagged.

[00:29:10]>> He's over here.

[00:29:12]Did you see his booty?

[00:29:15]>> Rhino.

[00:29:15]>> Looks like it.

[00:29:22]Oh, I took off off auto stabilization.

[00:29:24]>> Conor, there's a procedure in progress.

[00:29:27]>> I think I took off auto stabilization.

[00:29:31]It is shakier.

[00:29:33]>> Oh my gosh.

[00:29:36]What?

[00:29:40]>> That's a little crazy. That's cool.

[00:29:41]>> Well, we can't go in there then.

[00:29:42]>> What? Why not?

[00:29:43]>> Says no photo.

[00:29:44]>> I'm going to go in. We just won't show chat. We can just audio describe it.

[00:29:48]>> But here, let's look at see what equipment they got.

[00:29:50]>> Hold on. Cory's calling me >> here. Let me mute your mic.

[00:29:54]>> Hello.

[00:29:57]>> Not a whole lot.

[00:29:59]>> Be good to step away.

[00:30:05]>> That's nice.

[00:30:15]Oh my god. I'm Here we go. That looks really cool. Okay.

[00:30:21]Nice.

[00:30:21]>> Yeah, >> same >> bet is also massive cuz I looked at his reservation like they didn't take the first one. So by the time the second one was only >> analyst Fisher brand >> okay I'm trying to discern.

[00:30:41]>> All right. So we got we got blood tubes.

[00:30:44]These are the blood tubes.

[00:30:49]Uh, we've got this is some sort of vet scan. Probably CBC or chemistries for blood work.

[00:30:58]Um, analyst.

[00:31:02]I don't I I don't know what that one um I don't know what that one does. It looks cool though.

[00:31:09]Uh, that prints out the readings from from that. But that's like wireless. So that's cool. That's for Hematocrit too.

[00:31:16]Not matter but like small test tubes type of thing. Uh printer another vet scan. Uh ur analysis W. Okay. Nice. Ur analysis dude. Whatever that is. That's serious.

[00:31:34]That is zoom thermo. So it's a deep freezer.

[00:31:46]Uh, we've got Oh, I'm spying hardcore.

[00:31:50]These are >> shoot me a text.

[00:31:52]>> Oh, I got this. I got this.

[00:31:57]>> Look at that.

[00:32:00]>> That is for uh like I guess those aren't blood smears. I don't know what those are.

[00:32:06]Some sort of cytologies maybe. Wait, we're spying. We spied. Uh, double click it.

[00:32:14]Zoil. Hello, Zo. You turned it off.

[00:32:16]>> I think it's good.

[00:32:17]>> Okay, you're good.

[00:32:17]>> Coming back on.

[00:32:18]>> Uh, this is a fume hood. Oh, stand there.

[00:32:21]>> Okay.

[00:32:21]>> Yep. I can see that.

[00:32:22]>> Yep.

[00:32:23]>> Fume hood.

[00:32:24]>> Chat, what did you learn while I was gone?

[00:32:26]>> That Connor's a freaking nerd.

[00:32:28]>> We knew that. They didn't learn that.

[00:32:31]>> And that's I don't know. A lot of good stuff.

[00:32:36]>> All right, let's go in.

[00:32:37]>> We need >> uh We're going to do similar stuff. I don't We don't have enough demand for blood machines. All right, chat. We are not going to show this at all. We're going to put this down. But dude, they're doing it right. They got live cams above here, but there's not an active procedure going. So surely I can show this here.

[00:32:57]>> But it does have the reason for procedure today. And there it's a >> look at that. Look at that.

[00:33:01]>> Kangaroo named Tristan.

[00:33:04]>> This area >> and it says tree kangaroo Tristan has injured one of his toes on his left foot. He lost his toenail while climbing around his home. and it seems to be bothering him. Today, our veterinary team plans to take a good look at Tristan's little foot and check out his bones with an X-ray. We also plan to clean up the spot where his toenail used to be and make sure that Tristan won't get any germs into his toe. While Tristan is here, we'll also perform a wellness exam to be sure that he is staying healthy and feeling his best.

[00:33:28]Our goal is to get Tristan's toe fixed up so he can hop around comfortably.

[00:33:32]>> If I see a staff member, I'll ask him if I can >> Oh, >> do that again.

[00:33:37]>> Are you muted?

[00:33:38]>> No, it says my mic is still off. Oh, Kayla's mic is on chat. Lost a toenail bend there. Me, too.

[00:33:45]>> No, this transparency is so cool. So, they've got a great And they have like label what machines are what. It's a good anesthesia machine. They got a mobile X-ray.

[00:33:55]>> They have things labeled. That's very >> That is really cool. These are some I was looking at these type of um cabinets for our vet clinic that we're going to build. They're not cheap. Stainless steel with glass the front.

[00:34:09]Um, no. It's pretty solid. It's not too crazy of a setup either.

[00:34:19]>> I appreciate other things that say, "Please do not touch the windows."

[00:34:22]>> Yeah, >> please don't touch the windows.

[00:34:25]>> That is a crazy way to build a door with reinforced wire.

[00:34:31]Whatot?

[00:34:33]>> It's cool that you're like above it, too. I feel like that's way less also >> like for the people who are working in there because you're not like level with them like moving around constantly like on their in their ey line.

[00:34:44]>> Zoil pixel from Zoil.

[00:34:47]>> Thank you. Zoil, >> that's huge.

[00:34:50]>> Thank you. Here. There we go. There we go.

[00:34:54]>> Denver residents voted for and approved funding from the Elevate Denver bond program to support construction of the state-of-the-art Helen and Arthur E.

[00:35:01]Johnson Animal Hospital and complete deferred maintenance improvements. The 22,000q foot animal hospital features two treatment rooms with large public viewing windows, critical care units, and a cutting edge surgical suite to provide care for the more than 3,000 animals at the Denver Zoo.

[00:35:17]>> Huge.

[00:35:18]>> Look at this photos of the >> Yeah, I can show this >> voluntary care.

[00:35:26]Look at this loart.

[00:35:34]There we go.

[00:35:34]>> Oh, look at this guy. He's getting a little trim with a Dremel.

[00:35:38]>> That's crazy, >> dude. Holy.

[00:35:42]>> I like that their little capes are themed.

[00:35:46]Nice touch.

[00:35:48]Look at that little penguin. Look at him. Oh my gosh.

[00:35:55]>> There we go. L cameraman.

[00:35:57]>> That was pretty incredible. Did you look at the bofax?

[00:36:01]Senarious vulture.

[00:36:03]Look at the size of that beak.

[00:36:05]>> We can see it.

[00:36:13]Ask like, look at that.

[00:36:20]>> Since there's no procedures, are we allowed to take pictures?

[00:36:22]>> Yeah. Thank you for asking. Okay.

[00:36:24]>> Perfect. That was great. Very cool.

[00:36:32]>> Wow.

[00:36:38]>> Right. Anybody else in the zoo is a fish about two weeks ago? We did a CT scan for some living.

[00:36:48]>> That's crazy.

[00:36:58]>> That's crazy.

[00:37:03]>> Okay.

[00:37:05]>> Oh, this is great.

[00:37:07]the the being up elevated off this and the transparency is really cool. And >> we're really proud of this facility.

[00:37:13]When we opened about 5 years ago, we were about one of four zoos in the US that had a set like this. And now we're one of about 12 zoos in the US.

[00:37:21]>> Wow. A lot of zoos are moving in this direction. We've had places from all over come to visit and see what they like and it's really cool.

[00:37:29]>> It's it's a good brave step to to do it.

[00:37:32]You have to have some some people that are willing to >> risk it. But >> we can chat in real time.

[00:37:40]>> Oh, that's cool.

[00:37:43]Questions.

[00:37:44]>> That's cool. What are we doing? What's going on?

[00:37:46]>> Okay.

[00:37:53]>> Education. Yeah.

[00:37:54]>> Inspire some new vets.

[00:37:57]>> I'm going to be a veterinarian. This is a It's a really cool way.

[00:38:11]>> That's so cool. That's great. Thank you so much.

[00:38:15]>> Yeah.

[00:38:17]>> Humidifier chat.

[00:38:21]>> Did you guys hear that?

[00:38:23]>> Even the lion has to go get his shots.

[00:38:25]And if he can do it, you can do it.

[00:38:28]>> So, here we go. Now you can see it. We got approval. So, X-ray machine, which is really cool.

[00:38:34]>> That's a huge one. What? Probably. Let's see what we got here.

[00:38:41]>> Probably half a mil just for that piece, I bet.

[00:38:46]Anesthesia machine. These aren't like the like the the biggest state of the art machines, but they're really good, reliable, more mechanical than digital, so it's easy to replace and fix fix and like easier to diagnose. This is a huge table for like a unulate of some sort.

[00:39:05]>> Yeah.

[00:39:06]>> Um >> anything smaller than a rhino.

[00:39:08]>> Yeah. So, you got oxygen tapped in oxygen coming from down below here, which is amazing. drawing up drugs back here.

[00:39:18]>> Wait, that's a picture. That's not a person.

[00:39:21]>> Um, >> I don't know what the light is.

[00:39:31]>> That's cool.

[00:39:36]>> We got patient warmer here.

[00:39:39]We're gonna get one of those >> forengaya.

[00:39:52]Look at these tubes.

[00:39:56]>> That's >> I don't know what kind of tube that is.

[00:40:02]>> Goes all the way down to the ground.

[00:40:05]hospital. He could not come to the hospital. He is a very very good boy, but if he sat on our bed, he would break it. So, he gets checkups at home.

[00:40:14]But he gets to stay.

[00:40:18]>> So, that's a really good anesthesia monitoring machine.

[00:40:23]>> Anesthesia >> question. What's Okay, so green tube is obviously oxygen tube. What is white in the >> purple?

[00:40:31]>> So, white is actually suction, which is super cool.

[00:40:35]Wow. Okay.

[00:40:37]>> Purple is waste anesthetic gas.

[00:40:39]>> Oh, that's fancy.

[00:40:42]>> Two two suctions, too. That's nice to have.

[00:40:45]>> This place.

[00:40:47]>> The first draft of this building was actually done by a man who at the time was one of our registered vet.

[00:40:53]>> Started his career in hospital architecture and then he was like, "Oh, I'm bored. I'm going to like work in a hospital." And he was a vet tech for years and years. He drafted this hospital for us and then he actually went back to architect.

[00:41:05]It's all like everything together so well. So this is right here.

[00:41:15]And then the garage for the ambulance is directly across the hallway through that back of the floor.

[00:41:27]>> That's a hydraulic hoist. We can winch a buffalo out of the van, lower them onto the scale, get an accurate swing.

[00:41:34]without 50 people to try to live to Buffalo by hand.

[00:41:37]>> That's nice.

[00:41:38]>> Super fancy here. This place is like I worked for a couple years in a vet clinic that was built in the 1940s.

[00:41:45]>> Oh my god.

[00:41:47]So beautiful. Like everything.

[00:41:49]>> Look at that. Look at that baby.

[00:41:52]>> Yeah. Like uh tens of millions of dollars to to build this.

[00:42:00]>> That tree is the who was just in that video. Her name is a really special girl. She had a partial asy conservation team found her as an infant with a broken chick. They brought her here so we could take care of her. She's been with us for 12 years. She just moved to Toledo to make a boyfriend.

[00:42:28]>> Excellent.

[00:42:30]>> So, we don't currently have Next time. Vultures are my favorite.

[00:42:36]>> She's such a cool girl.

[00:42:39]>> I'm taking pictures for notes.

[00:42:42]>> And then her habitat at the time was fully outside. There wasn't any indoor space for her. And so they were like, "Okay, we don't want her getting rained on with this bandage." So she stayed in the hospital in one of our little wards for about two months. Um she only destroyed one bandage in two months.

[00:42:58]>> So nice of her. Very >> just like she's They would just like walk in and change and she just like sit there. The only other patient in the hospital at the time and they had this like 30 pounder who was like what do we need to do?

[00:43:20]>> That's true. That's true. I guess if you're gonna have somebody misbehave, >> the vulture definitely would be preferred to be the one that's behaving.

[00:43:32]I love that >> frozen zoo. Yeah.

[00:43:42]>> Especially if there's ever election.

[00:43:58]>> That makes sense.

[00:43:59]blood types for elephants.

[00:44:01]>> So all of our boys are typed out and we every other week actually this afternoon they're going to do a large volume blood draw up to measure freezer and if any elephant anywhere in the United States pops up with this virus >> that's sick.

[00:44:19]>> Oh my god, that's amazing. And it's >> probably like a pretty easy voluntary blood draw, too. Right. Yeah.

[00:44:31]>> Dude, that's a medical stall in the elephant. And like it's all voluntary, right? If an elephant says, "No, thank you."

[00:44:40]>> He says, "No, thank you."

[00:44:42]>> Like they can leave whenever they want.

[00:44:43]So like, "Okay, Billy, will you please come into the stall and give us your leg? We'll poke. We'll do our blood draw." Okay, you're done. You can go whatever you want. Billy will stand there. Oh, but don't you want my other leg? Don't you want my ear? And just like parts, >> dude. That's awesome.

[00:45:02]>> Well, >> all right. We got to keep going, but thank you so much.

[00:45:06]>> Thank you so much.

[00:45:16]>> Flashbang.

[00:45:19]Oh my, it's so hot in the sun.

[00:45:24]Oh my god. Flashbang.

[00:45:26]>> Flashbang.

[00:45:32]>> Uh, let's cut to the right.

[00:45:37]Yeah. Okay. Chat. Um, yes. I would love to actually spend more time and talk with them in an official capacity. We are not here on an official tour. Um, so that's we just kind of popped in here and they didn't have any policies that we saw against live streaming or videography or anything. So that's why we chose this place. Um, so we will space me about the mic. Press the button once it should blink blue.

[00:46:08]Check it.

[00:46:13]There we go. Kayla's blue now.

[00:46:16]Okay.

[00:46:17]>> Um, yeah, we're a little undercover right now, but that's so cool.

[00:46:22]>> Plasma chat. That's a green flag.

[00:46:25]>> Green flag. Yes, >> green flag.

[00:46:27]>> The transparency is crazy.

[00:46:29]>> Of green flags.

[00:46:30]>> Yeah.

[00:46:32]>> Also, I love it when when people are really enthusiastically talking about the animals in their charact >> and they have names for them, >> names, and they're like, you know, like like the elephant offering like the other legs and his ears. cuz it's really sweet.

[00:46:45]>> So, >> where are the big horn sheep?

[00:46:48]>> They're close to goats and I don't like goats. So, >> this is a pretty sick spot, though.

[00:46:52]>> I don't like them.

[00:46:53]>> This is a >> Okay, so we can scale it down, but Mount Chin, Kayla, >> Mount Chin >> like this.

[00:47:00]>> Are you ready, >> guys? They hand sculpt these out of concrete and watch. They blow. So, they they build like a chicken wire mesh type of backing um with like lots of like steel or wood reinforcements even behind that. And then they blow concrete onto here, special type of concrete that's stained, and they come through and sculpt it by hand. You need a real natural, like Lucas told me all about, you have to have a really good artist that knows what natural locks look like.

[00:47:25]You got to come in and paint them and shade them. This is an immense amount of work.

[00:47:30]Immense amount of work.

[00:47:32]So, kind of small for Mount Chin. Get out of here, band.

[00:47:38]>> No. No. Don't give Kayla any ideas.

[00:47:41]>> You know what? You don't have to worry about with the chin enclosure for me >> feature.

[00:47:46]>> That's true.

[00:47:47]>> They can't have one.

[00:47:48]>> They can't have a water feature.

[00:47:50]>> They can have a really impressive dust bath feature.

[00:47:52]>> Yeah.

[00:47:57]>> Kayla, big horn sheep are part of their conservation efforts with a >> I love it. Uh so they they can't their fur is so dense chinchillaas that if they get water in them it can like get moldy and like skin irritation.

[00:48:11]>> Yeah. Chinchilla fur is really really dense trap. So it takes them a really long time to dry is the problem. So they can get hypothermia pretty easily if they're cold and wet for a long time. Uh and they can grow mold. Not good.

[00:48:24]>> Yep. Crazy.

[00:48:25]>> Let's go. Uh >> we got to go look at the rhino.

[00:48:27]>> We do. Yeah.

[00:48:28]>> We can cut across this. Whoa.

[00:48:32]>> Oh, here we go. Here are the devils themselves.

[00:48:37]>> What are you talking about? Are they here? Do you see them?

[00:48:40]>> Yes.

[00:48:41]>> Oh, I got excited about the bird. I was like, bye-bye.

[00:48:47]Oh, look at him in the sun.

[00:48:52]>> Freaking dots.

[00:48:54]>> Elk and big horn sheep.

[00:48:57]Keep giving space keeps Colorado state mammals safe. Cars, human food, and people getting close by can be bad news for entire herds. It's best to appreciate these cliff climbers from 75 feet away. Two bus lengths. This is what I wish the space was for CO in case anyone was wondering.

[00:49:15]>> For what?

[00:49:16]>> Two bus lengths between me and anybody else >> in general.

[00:49:19]>> Yeah.

[00:49:20]>> Okay. Bye.

[00:49:21]>> Pretty much always.

[00:49:24]>> All right. Let's go get the rhino.

[00:49:25]>> Okay.

[00:49:35]Oh wow. Also so sleepy.

[00:49:38]>> It is. It is hot.

[00:49:39]>> It's like Winnie.

[00:49:40]>> It is like Winnie.

[00:49:41]>> If I saw Winnie like this, I would yell her name to make sure she was alive.

[00:49:46]Oh, he's alive. Move to tail.

[00:49:51]Let me get a better angle.

[00:49:52]>> We are at the Denver Zoo today. Uh Chad, Connor and I are actually on a little trip. uh some of my family is here. Uh so we are meeting up with them and uh I didn't want to push starting the education work off another like several weeks. So we decided to go ahead and start last week. And then a few days ago I was like I feel really bad doing one and then just being like bye. So I was just like what if we just like went to the zoo and just walked around and streamed with chat. So nothing official today, nothing scripted. Uh, we're just hanging out at the zoo with you today.

[00:50:29]>> You were right on time, too. We were a little late, but that's all right.

[00:50:32]Close. Close. Look at the toesies.

[00:50:38]>> We used to think rhinos were blind, but they are just dumb. I don't think rhinos are dumb.

[00:50:45]Somebody last week talked about wanting to learn more about animal intelligence.

[00:50:49]And you guys know how I feel about talking about animal intelligence and how animals are smart enough to be whatever they need to be. Uh we just have a a bad habit of measuring intelligence compared to what we perceive as intelligent.

[00:51:02]>> So it'll be a topic that we can definitely tackle together if you guys are very interested.

[00:51:11]>> A freaking gimble. Look at those freaking cute little ears popping up.

[00:51:14]>> So cute >> hearing stuff.

[00:51:17]All right, Kayla.

[00:51:23]>> Yeah, >> let's keep on moving.

[00:51:25]>> This little like >> this a very particular image.

[00:51:31]>> That's what you look like. Flex.

[00:51:34]>> I'm not flexing, but here are my arms.

[00:51:36]>> Flexing.

[00:51:45]>> It's actually pretty stable. Thanks, space. Make me feel better.

[00:51:50]>> I'm out of practice.

[00:51:52]>> This is random.

[00:51:53]>> That's a good goat impression.

[00:51:55]>> It was good.

[00:51:57]>> Solid.

[00:51:58]>> It smells nice.

[00:52:00]>> It does.

[00:52:03]>> I'm trying to figure out where it's coming from. Is it that? Is it just that little guy?

[00:52:07]>> No.

[00:52:10]>> It's It's this stuff over here.

[00:52:12]>> I don't know. It's plants. Plants smell good. It smells like jasmine.

[00:52:16]>> Smells like what?

[00:52:17]>> Smells like jasmine.

[00:52:18]>> Oh, >> I love the smell of jasmine.

[00:52:21]>> In case you are wondering, Chad, this is also how I find Aquila's poop in uh the canine.

[00:52:26]>> You just start sniffing around.

[00:52:28]>> I sometimes No, we do that. We walk around and we're like and we're like, it smells like it's over here.

[00:52:33]>> That's how we find it.

[00:52:34]>> Too many kids putting it down.

[00:52:36]>> We've got more to talk about with >> a sense of smell.

[00:52:40]>> Probably not.

[00:52:41]>> We have to find a beer.

[00:52:42]>> We'll revisit it. I don't have to find a beer. I don't want a beer, >> but I could go for some water.

[00:52:47]>> We're on vacation.

[00:52:50]>> Came from the TED talk. Hello. Welcome.

[00:52:51]We're at Denver Zoo.

[00:52:52]>> Hello. Welcome from the >> looking at other facilities and how they do things the right way and how we can take that back to Alveas.

[00:52:58]>> Yes. Because we're always looking at how we can be better. Always.

[00:53:04]>> And normally we have the animal cams up, but we do some field trips sometimes.

[00:53:10]But you'll be back to the animal cams in a little bit.

[00:53:13]>> Dude, this enclosure is going to be sick.

[00:53:16]Whatever they're building right there, Kayla.

[00:53:20]>> Wow. Look at that. It looks like that's pride rock. And you cannot convince me otherwise.

[00:53:26]>> That's pride rock. Rafiki is going to hold Simba up there.

[00:53:30]>> Look at it.

[00:53:31]>> Yeah.

[00:53:31]>> Tell me I'm wrong, >> dude. That thing is like that's at least half a million dollars in concrete, right? Like I don't know. With all that work, maybe they got a better deal. 300 to half a mill.

[00:53:43]>> That rock has been there forever. Maybe they're just editing it.

[00:53:48]>> Dude, so cool. Okay, this >> seems like there could be some beer.

[00:53:58]>> It's got to be on purpose. Um, what's your favorite animal to see at a zoo, Connor?

[00:54:03]>> Mine?

[00:54:04]>> Yeah.

[00:54:04]>> Vultures.

[00:54:05]>> Me, too.

[00:54:07]I'm just saying that to get out of the doghouse chat.

[00:54:09]>> Just passports here.

[00:54:11]>> My favorite animal probably be >> eagle. Beer.

[00:54:21]>> Did you want to get a beer?

[00:54:22]>> Yeah.

[00:54:23]>> Okay. Do you want me to hold?

[00:54:24]>> No.

[00:54:25]>> Okay. Try. You're going with Connor to get a beer. I'm going to stay over here in the shade, then.

[00:54:29]>> Uh, I'll just set you down over here, actually.

[00:54:31]>> Okay.

[00:54:33]>> All right. sit in shade there and then I'm >> all right. We're in the shade.

[00:54:40]This backpack is a little heavy.

[00:54:44]Okay.

[00:54:47]Will Connor get IDed? No.

[00:54:50]>> No. He has too much beard.

[00:54:53]>> Do what?

[00:54:54]>> What?

[00:54:54]>> Huh?

[00:54:55]>> You have too much beard and too much gray in your beard to get IDed.

[00:54:59]>> Oh, yep.

[00:55:00]>> You won't get IDed.

[00:55:05]Chat, do Connor and I look like we're the same age.

[00:55:07]>> Kayla, you want water?

[00:55:08]>> Yes, please.

[00:55:11]>> Can I have a slushie? Sure you can.

[00:55:14]>> Too much beard.

[00:55:17]If he didn't have a beard, he would get ID. He's got some gray in his beard. And he's got a little gray in his hair, too.

[00:55:22]You guys might not see it, but I do.

[00:55:24]>> Pearls, amber, ale, and a water.

[00:55:29]>> I credit. Uh, interestingly enough, cheerleading for my arms. Shout out.

[00:55:37]>> Do they have any cheese balls? I don't know. Kayla, you look 24. That's very kind. I'm always having a good time.

[00:55:47]>> You look younger than him.

[00:55:49]>> Yes.

[00:55:50]That's very nice. Thank you. Okay. I started growing.

[00:55:55]>> It's not a good gauge of age, but he's less likely to get ID.

[00:55:59]I've read a lot I read a lot about it at one point actually when we worked at um >> at the American Eagle Foundation. Conor actually had a lot more in his beard and uh it can be linked to stress.

[00:56:10]>> What?

[00:56:10]>> He had a much patchier beard when we worked at AEF.

[00:56:14]>> You did. Connor looks 38. How do you feel about that?

[00:56:17]>> I look 38.

[00:56:18]>> 38.

[00:56:20]>> You look my age.

[00:56:22]>> Cheers to being old.

[00:56:23]>> Cheers.

[00:56:40]Thunder looks 34.

[00:56:43]Yeah, try. I will be 37 this year.

[00:57:00]37 in a few months.

[00:57:08]I was born in 1989.

[00:57:11]>> Like Taylor Swift.

[00:57:13]>> Like Taylor Swift.

[00:57:20]But like most people my age, I'm really really paranoid about sunscreen. So wear your sunscreen. This is the first time I've worn a tank top probably in years.

[00:57:35]>> Age is irrelevant. We're all just out here doing the best we can. Let's go see some animals.

[00:57:48]Sunscreen saves lives. Yes, black and white colibus monkeys. So, chat, low key, monkey enclosures are one of my favorite ones to look at because there's always so much that I think we can bring back to AA and Momo.

[00:58:07]Like, look at these cute little baskets.

[00:58:09]They're cute. We could get things like that. And like I we do things similar like obviously like these are probably for foraging. They probably can put snacks on toys and things like that.

[00:58:18]>> Um but that would be something really easy to do for >> OA and Momo.

[00:58:23]>> All right, stand by chat. I'm going to get this focused.

[00:58:27]>> You should You guys should hear my knees when I squat. That would make me that would make me seem 37. We're doing okay, though. Look at these sleepy guys. Um, but I also saw at the zoo when Connor and I went to a zoo out in Santa Barbara, um, they used burlap sacks to to make hammocks for some of their tiny monkeys and their parrots. And I thought that was really, really clever, too. I love that they love their ladder. Yeah, they're little construction-minded boys.

[00:58:58]>> Connor's working on his magic. He's making the fence disappear. doesn't disappear too much, but they love their zoosh. I I love that >> they do. These guys are least concerned, which is nice. These monkeys spend most of their time living high in tree canopies, only coming down for fallen fruits. Resourceful.

[00:59:19]>> It's a nice enclosure, though.

[00:59:22]>> It is a nice enclosure. Kayla, here's my >> The little clear box is nice. That's cool. The problem is Zav and Momar are so small. We could give them a clear box like that and they could get in it.

[00:59:30]>> Yeah.

[00:59:32]So, Kayla, what we're looking at for I mean, this is this is kind of something I want to talk to you about, too.

[00:59:36]>> Yeah.

[00:59:37]>> Um, >> we're looking at like the the engineering numbers for post for uh Kazzy's enclosure and >> huh >> yeah, do I say that wrong?

[00:59:50]>> It's really easy to want to say Kazzy.

[00:59:52]>> Kasi, >> but it's a C.

[00:59:55]>> Thank you. Um, these posts are incredibly thick, expensive, and can hold way more weight than it'll ever need to hold here for this kind of weight. So, we're like reooking at the engineering numbers.

[01:00:09]That's my only thing like you have these massive posts with like not that heavy a wire or load on it. So, we're looking at the math like over here like so this size of post compared to that size like that's actually like appropriately sized post over there.

[01:00:27]>> This one and that one.

[01:00:28]>> Yeah, this one. This enclosure.

[01:00:31]But what the other thing is like look at that freaking thick cable. It is so thick. to >> you could get away with something half the size like that could you but also they do have big trees so that cable could handle that tree falling on it >> versus we don't have to worry about trees falling on [ __ ] don't >> cuz we don't really have trees >> we have shrubbery >> yeah so I guess like >> we have trees >> that big ass tree could fall on this enclosure and it be just fine but there's some places that will do massive like pilings and pillars that don't have trees Look, they got misters.

[01:01:08]>> They do have misters.

[01:01:09]>> That's nice.

[01:01:15]>> Yeah. I'm just wondering like the math on it, the engineering cuz like professionally in my head like I'm not I'm thinking like for us like we want to not overkill structure for the sake of overkill cuz we don't know. We want to adequately and accurately overkill enclosures that have lots of defensible positions.

[01:01:38]>> Oh, those are the like the chicken in there. That's what we use for the chickens.

[01:01:42]>> Oh, yeah. The little nest boxes. Yeah.

[01:01:45]Oh, AA and Momo. We probably love those.

[01:01:47]But they have the cat ones. The bubbles.

[01:01:48]>> Those are so nice. The bubbles.

[01:01:50]>> Yeah, this is a good find.

[01:01:53]>> Will there be any mistress for AA and Momo?

[01:01:55]>> Has Kayla seen Monty Python? Kayla has indeed. Shrubbery. Yes. Yes. All right, let's keep walking.

[01:02:02]>> Conor doesn't like Monte Python.

[01:02:04]>> Nope.

[01:02:04]>> He likes The Office. That kind of humor is acceptable with it. But the Monte Python humor is >> I only I laughed at the night that said nay though.

[01:02:11]>> Me.

[01:02:11]>> Me. Whatever.

[01:02:12]>> Good.

[01:02:13]>> Um would Opa Momo want misters, Kayla?

[01:02:16]>> I don't know. They So like when we give them big pans of water, they do like Momo drinks out of them often. Uh we could try a mister as like a >> just spray bottle first.

[01:02:26]>> A spray bottle and just see if they get curious about it. For sure.

[01:02:30]I do not like The Office. I said it.

[01:02:33]That's my hottest take. I don't like it.

[01:02:35]I don't think it's funny.

[01:02:53]>> Mar splash pad. Next. Maybe. I don't know. Maybe they'd surprise us. That's a Dr. Julie question. Look at this water feature. I love a water feature. I would like a water feature. Does anyone Does anyone want to want to give me a water feature? That's >> Can you hold this, Kayla?

[01:03:09]>> What?

[01:03:13]>> Thank you.

[01:03:14]>> Yeah, sure.

[01:03:16]Okay.

[01:03:18]>> Yeah, that's a nice water feature. And it squirts out too to give some distance on it. That's really nice.

[01:03:31]I need to be an ambassador first. Dan, >> this is cool.

[01:03:35]>> Yeah. I don't know. What do you think lives in here?

[01:03:38]>> Red panda.

[01:03:41]>> The most active red panda Connor and I have ever seen was at the Edinburgh Zoo.

[01:03:48]She was busy.

[01:03:54]Cassie needs a water future like that.

[01:03:56]Don't tell Connor that >> we agreed on a more subdued >> I actually >> water feature.

[01:04:01]>> I suggested a bigger water feature during our meeting and you guys shot it down.

[01:04:07]>> We said you didn't need you also were like we got to stay in the budget.

[01:04:10]>> We do.

[01:04:11]>> So we got to figure out.

[01:04:11]>> But also I'm doing a subathon now. Wait >> [ __ ] >> I forgot. I didn't mean to leave that.

[01:04:17]>> You are doing a subathon. We're doing a subathon.

[01:04:20]>> Wait, you're not doing it with me? What?

[01:04:21]>> I'm helping.

[01:04:23]>> Yeah. I mean, I might not be like, but like we talked about maybe doing some dinners, cha where we would maybe make some plant-based dinners.

[01:04:32]>> You'll help. Yes. Yes.

[01:04:33]>> And you might see some cat training.

[01:04:36]Maybe >> me when I leak something on purpose. No, that was total fluke. I actually kind of messed up. I did mean to leak it today, just not then.

[01:04:46]But okay, during the subathon, we're going to build the servo enclosure. So, if we wanted to overdo the water feature, we could because we're doing it in house and keep it in in budget.

[01:05:00]Anyway, I don't know what this is. I don't think there's any animals in here.

[01:05:03]Let's keep it let's keep going.

[01:05:05]>> Uh, we had a cat that recently got diagnosed with hypothyroidism chat. So, she now has to take uh three pills a day. Uh, so we're working on her just like taking the pills off the plate. And by we, I mean me and the cat, not Connor.

[01:05:20]Bingo.

[01:05:31]>> Primeate panorama.

[01:05:33]We're going in.

[01:05:39]I have not heard the song. The internet is made of cats.

[01:05:48]Yeah, it's really nice to like walk into a vet office and and be like, "Oh, yeah, no, my cat's really good with her meds.

[01:05:53]Like, we're working on it and it's not an issue. I'm not >> All right, I'm going to chug this beer real quick."

[01:05:59]>> Okay, >> it's getting annoying.

[01:06:00]>> I'm not worried about I have not been to the zoo before.

[01:06:03]>> Yeah, if you want to sit, I'll >> I sit. Um Lindsay is taking care of the cats.

[01:06:12]Lindsay is literally the reason Connor and I can go anywhere. She brings her cat to our house when she sits for our cats. So there are nine cats in our house right now.

[01:06:22]And uh when she goes on vacation in October, we will have her cat in the house.

[01:06:28]>> He's coming over. You doing okay?

[01:06:31]>> I'm not good at chugging beer.

[01:06:32]>> Conor's not good at chugging beers.

[01:06:34]Yeah, Lindsay gets major kudos. Uh I do pay her very well. Or at least I think I do. I always tell her that if she wants more money, she should tell me. But uh she takes on a lot. She has a a cat auntie mug to drink tea out of. I bought her a mug.

[01:06:55]>> We have eight cats, Connor and myself.

[01:07:08]>> I'm almost done chugging.

[01:07:09]>> Cats are pets. Servils are not.

[01:07:11]Precisely.

[01:07:12]You read my mind.

[01:07:16]I have not been to the Vienna Zoo. I'd love to.

[01:07:26]Any giving cats meds tips? One of my cats is on PE chemo pills and does not like it. How big is the pill?

[01:07:34]When I started working with my cat, the pill's pretty small, so I'm pretty lucky in that regard.

[01:07:40]Uh, but I did have another one of my cats was taking a half a tablet of Zerek at for a little while and essentially I just reinforced for like any attention to the pill to start. So like anytime they like put their nose towards the pill or or kind of faced it, I would reinforce. Uh, and then eventually that graduated to them like trying to like lick it and it would kind of flick the pill places and I would reinforce that.

[01:08:03]Uh, and usually they fig they both figured it out very quickly.

[01:08:08]Um, >> yeah, my cat, even just being on pills for like the short period of time that she's been on pills, she always gets them around feeding time. Uh, so, uh, now when she hears the pill bottle, she like comes running and she's like she like runs across the room. It's pretty cute. Kayla over on YouTube chat.

[01:08:34]Hunter asks, "Are you guys moving into the house on the new Ari property for Ari yet? Have we?"

[01:08:40]>> Yes, >> we have.

[01:08:43]>> I'm just I'm just asking questions over YouTube because we do read I read YouTube chat. You don't have the ability of them. So, >> you got a mic on?

[01:08:49]>> Yeah.

[01:08:50]>> I was Connor was looking at me.

[01:08:52]>> I'm the cameraman. Cameraman are supposed to talk.

[01:08:53]>> I was looking at me like, "Should I answer that question?" And I was like, "Doesn't everybody know?"

[01:08:57]>> No.

[01:08:58]>> Like like doesn't >> It's fine. Uh, and the mini pearl. I installed those bat boxes around the pond at the house. No bats yet for cats that aren't food motivated.

[01:09:11]>> Like not food made it like no treats at all. There's not a single treat.

[01:09:16]>> I'd have to think about that.

[01:09:18]>> Is there a particular toy that they really like to play with?

[01:09:22]>> That would be my next thing. Uh, you have to figure out what your cat finds reinforcing. If it's not food, that would be the first obstacle for sure.

[01:09:32]He didn't want to step on my stream.

[01:09:34]This is We're We're just What's in there?

[01:09:36]>> Sorry, I got distracted.

[01:09:38]>> Kayla, it's it's a rule that cameramen aren't really supposed to talk. Just so you know, >> you can talk.

[01:09:43]>> No, it's a rule.

[01:09:44]>> I don't Why would that >> Maya yells at me all the time?

[01:09:46]>> I would like for you.

[01:09:47]>> Cameramen don't talk.

[01:09:49]>> Okay. Well, I think our >> a little biased in that respect, but yeah. So, so yeah, we call uh any kind of like like touch like for Mia like sometimes she's not really interested in uh tidbits like sunflower seeds for training. So sometimes when I'm doing her feet, I'll give her head scratches instead. So we'd call that tactile reinforcement.

[01:10:14]>> Oh, we can definitely talk about bats.

[01:10:16]I'd love to learn more about bats and talk about them >> for sure.

[01:10:21]>> Dude, what if we had this grass in the pasture?

[01:10:25]I can't even have that dream. My brain won't let me. It like my brain short circuits at the thought of grass in the pasture.

[01:10:32]>> He's been yapping a lot for somebody who's not allowed to talk.

[01:10:46]>> Dude, space.

[01:10:49]>> No architecture. See what happens here.

[01:10:51]>> Some primates prefer life elevated while others are ground dwelling. Aroreal or tree dwelling primates spend most of their lives in forest trees. Their homes at the zoo reflect refle reflect their preference for elevation. Other habitats at the zoo are designed for primates who spend most of their lives on the ground.

[01:11:07]Inside or outside, choices are important. We love this green flag.

[01:11:11]Choices are important. Denver Zoo is committed to wellness standards that offer options to animals. Giving primates access to multiple spaces allows them to choose where they would like to spend their time. These monkeys can move between indoor and outdoor habitats, selecting where they are during various times of day and weather conditions. Where were we? Was it San Diego? So, so I think it was San Diego.

[01:11:28]Their polar bear exhibit, their polar bears can be inside and you can't see them, but they don't lock them outside to keep them out so people can. And then they have signage that talks about choice and how important that is. And that's awesome. Green flag.

[01:11:48]Oh my god. Raining.

[01:11:50]>> It's nice in here.

[01:11:54]>> Look at the size of these fake trees.

[01:11:56]This is crazy.

[01:12:01]>> There we go. You're going to stay in here. I figured it out. What's in here, Kayla?

[01:12:04]>> Somebody asked a question. I missed it.

[01:12:07]>> Dude, we're not even like 10% of the way through this zoo.

[01:12:14]Oh, that's so sad.

[01:12:18]>> I heard the camera guy drink and it ruined the stream.

[01:12:24]Oh, children really do make things.

[01:12:26]Yeah, it's important that they're here.

[01:12:33]Love zoos to have a nice place for animals to go away from the public when they don't want to be watched.

[01:12:36]Absolutely.

[01:12:49]Training eye drops is a great thing.

[01:13:00]Yeah. Um I should just take a video. I have a video of Joyce um doing her her pill.

[01:13:06]>> We No, we want to save that for Subathon.

[01:13:08]>> Okay. All right. come back during the subathon and we will do a training session with Joyce.

[01:13:17]>> I don't know about pasture rotation.

[01:13:20]We're optimistic.

[01:13:22]>> Yeah, we I got to Well, maybe we'll get that figured out during the subathon.

[01:13:31]>> Chad, these are brown capuchans.

[01:13:34]>> Did you show them a sign?

[01:13:35]>> No.

[01:13:36]>> Okay. These are brown capuchans. They are least concerned. In addition to vocalizations, hooded capuchins have complex facial expressions and body posture to signal their intentions to other monkeys in their troop.

[01:13:50]>> Ah, what the hell?

[01:13:53]>> They're native to the forest of South northern South America and they eat leaves, fruits, and insects.

[01:14:01]Frown capuchin. Look at that little monkey.

[01:14:07]Look how cute that little trash can is.

[01:14:09]Do you think they make tiny tiny trash cans that we can hang up for?

[01:14:12]>> Oh, yeah, for sure.

[01:14:13]>> Like little tiny ones.

[01:14:14]>> Trash monkeys.

[01:14:15]>> That'd be cute.

[01:14:17]>> All right, let's keep going.

[01:14:21]>> Keep going.

[01:14:23]>> Let's see if there's something here.

[01:14:27]>> Let's see if there's a monkey.

[01:14:29]>> Monkey.

[01:14:29]>> Oh, there's one.

[01:14:30]>> Okay.

[01:14:32]>> Got flashbangs. Let's fix this. Okay.

[01:14:34]Hey, did you talk about doing a a green flag red flag series?

[01:14:37]>> I've talked a little bit about it. Yeah, >> it's a good idea.

[01:14:43]>> Kayla, for the record, I'm drunk.

[01:14:45]>> That's great. Thank you so much for letting me know.

[01:14:49]>> It's It's so great. I love being drunk.

[01:14:51]>> These are fun. We use like the little tires probably like they use things like this. Chat, was anybody in the Marm enclosure the other day when they had their little tire swings? It was very cute.

[01:15:00]>> Nope. Not going to try that one.

[01:15:02]>> Very, very cute. Wait, you are actually very cute.

[01:15:05]>> Now it's glaring. I need to inde calls a cheap date. Drunk off of one beer.

[01:15:12]>> A cheap date.

[01:15:14]>> Connor is everyone in my family's favorite person to drink with.

[01:15:17]>> My sister-in-law wants to get Connor drunk and take him to Costco.

[01:15:21]>> We're going to do that this time >> and see uh what she can convince him to buy for her.

[01:15:27]>> They're I bought a $2,000 laptop from Costco. I had to return it.

[01:15:33]>> Very sad. He was very sad.

[01:15:36]>> I was very sad.

[01:15:39]>> After that experience, I feel confident that >> every time we go see my family at home, uh Connor's like, "What kind of projects do you have for me? Do you need a sound bar by any chance?" That's our >> Oh, I got to order us a sound bar, actually.

[01:15:55]>> Okay.

[01:16:00]We got some friends. We got to learn how to use the fire hose, man. We got to We got to find some time. Look at him.

[01:16:07]>> Is this a spider monkey?

[01:16:09]>> He's so cute. Oh my gosh.

[01:16:11]>> Kayla. Spider monkey.

[01:16:13]>> Let me find the sign.

[01:16:14]>> I'm pretty or Yeah. Yeah.

[01:16:19]>> Look at the >> blackhanded spider monkey.

[01:16:21]>> Look at him.

[01:16:32]Is it >> that little ladder thing is pretty cute, too, with the PVC with the >> Oh, yeah.

[01:16:37]>> Like little with like the I bet we can make that.

[01:16:40]>> Is it a spider monkey?

[01:16:41]>> Yeah, it's a blackhanded spider monkey.

[01:16:43]>> Thank you.

[01:16:43]>> Mhm.

[01:16:55]I just realized you guys are married.

[01:16:59]That happens.

[01:17:11]>> What?

[01:17:12]>> Respect to wildlife cameraman. Holding that [ __ ] steady is tough. But this is a really cool enclosure. I like it. Yeah, it is.

[01:17:20]>> I like how they did the concrete tree through the mesh right there.

[01:17:26]>> Yeah, >> that's really cool.

[01:17:28]>> It is cool.

[01:17:31]>> I like how they're doing this like a little bit of one by one around the base.

[01:17:35]>> Same thing just now.

[01:17:35]>> Keep rabbits and like bigger snakes out.

[01:17:38]>> Mhm.

[01:17:38]>> Cuz that's what we're trying to figure out for >> Yeah. for so that he doesn't >> get a little adventurous when it comes to the snakes that we have around.

[01:17:52]as concrete. Yeah, >> these guys are endangered.

[01:17:56]>> Sad.

[01:17:56]>> They have tail that straighter side of the tail helps them grip as they move through their habitat.

[01:18:04]>> Forest of Central America.

[01:18:06]They also have misters running right now. We love to see it.

[01:18:09]>> All right. Aamo gets misters.

[01:18:12]>> Give him a mister.

[01:18:13]>> But it can't be a fan mister. It just has to be like a regular mister.

[01:18:25]I love the little net bags, too. I wonder if we could do something like with a >> Oh, these are >> one of like the >> Thank you for the prime.

[01:18:38]>> Up and mama are just so small. But like I wonder if we could do something. Am I going to pick this up? Probably.

[01:18:45]There's a garbage can right there.

[01:18:52]>> Don't litter.

[01:18:54]>> You know what, Kayla? We haven't had alerts going.

[01:18:58]>> Oh. Oh, no.

[01:19:00]>> I'll fix that.

[01:19:03]All right, chat. Don't TTS weird stuff.

[01:19:08]>> Yeah. You know what I mean? Like the hay bags with the small holes. Like, I wonder if we could do something with that for Ala and Momo. Wouldn't that be n that'd be cool? Yeah.

[01:19:15]>> Littering at the zoo. I know.

[01:19:21]>> We're going to cut across.

[01:19:23]>> Oh, mandrels.

[01:19:26]>> Mandrels are crazy.

[01:19:28]>> Oh, the sun is so hot.

[01:19:32]>> Just subscribed.

[01:19:33]>> Thea, I heard that replay. Heck yeah.

[01:19:35]Theta, thank you so much.

[01:19:36]>> There's the mandrel.

[01:19:40]>> Aren't they the ones with the cute ass butts? I shouldn't cuss here. Sorry.

[01:19:44]Cute. Cute freaking butts.

[01:19:46]>> Mandrels are threatened. Female mandrels are excellent mothers. Infants often stay close to their mother until they are between two and three years old.

[01:19:55]>> They live in the forests of central West Africa. And they eat a diet of fruits, plants, insects, and small animals.

[01:20:01]>> Okay. They're hard to see.

[01:20:10]>> Oh, wow. That's cool. Reporting illegal pets online. I'll I'll look into it.

[01:20:18]>> Oh, that's a kind of a neat idea.

[01:20:20]>> We couldn't do it for like APA and Momo, but like attaching things so they have to like using the outside of the enclosures itself as like a foraging thing.

[01:20:28]>> Mhm.

[01:20:28]>> That's kind of neat.

[01:20:33]>> I got this. I got this. I got this. I don't got this. I got I I got this.

[01:20:38]>> What are you guys doing in Denver? We're spending a little bit of time. Some of my family's here.

[01:20:42]>> I got some wolf meetings, chat. Kayla and I do.

[01:20:45]>> We do have a little bit of work to do as well. And we're going to a hockey game.

[01:20:52]>> And we're taking you to the zoo, obviously.

[01:20:59]>> Oh, there's a horn bill saying hi.

[01:21:03]>> Connor and I definitely probably would have come to the zoo regardless. Uh, >> look how close that that >> because uh >> bird is Kayla >> my where >> do you see the horn belt is close to the mandrels?

[01:21:22]>> No, the big orange beak right there.

[01:21:26]>> Oh, sorry. Yes. Okay, that I see he's over there. There is a barrier.

[01:21:33]>> There's the butt. There's a butt.

[01:21:34]There's a butt.

[01:21:37]Do hockey players need toothpaste?

[01:21:38]Probably not all of them.

[01:21:49]>> Not 20 ft between enclosures.

[01:21:52]>> Cute butt. Okay, I got the butt. I'm happy. We can move on.

[01:21:55]>> Okay, he got the butt. He's happy.

[01:21:57]That's great. That's great. Oh, we got aviary.

[01:22:04]Wait, Kayla, we missed this.

[01:22:06]>> Okay, just kidding. Doubling back.

[01:22:11]>> W metal roof.

[01:22:12]>> Cameraman is true.

[01:22:14]>> Oh my god.

[01:22:16]>> We would have known even if you didn't say it.

[01:22:19]It's true.

[01:22:26]>> Why does it have to be man drill and not man screw?

[01:22:30]>> Why does it got to be electric?

[01:22:34]I would ask Connor. Oh. Oh, look at he's they're watching him.

[01:22:39]>> Thank you for purchasing merch.

[01:22:44]>> Mandrels are semi-aterrestrial, meaning they spend time on the ground and in trees. On the ground, they are likely foraging for snacks or feeling relaxed.

[01:22:51]If they are climbing, they might be exploring or looking for a safe place to sleep above predators.

[01:22:57]Right now, they're on the ground.

[01:23:05]Mandrels weigh males weigh up to 120 lbs. That's crazy. That's big.

[01:23:16]Everything is enriching to drunk Connor.

[01:23:20]Oh, a little bit of mandrel behaviors.

[01:23:24]When one mandrel is grooming another, it is a sign of bonding and care. Mhm.

[01:23:27]Shaking their heads while grinning can be a friendly gesture from one mandrel to another and watch for a big yawn.

[01:23:32]Yawning could mean the mandrel is feeling territorial and you may want to take a step back.

[01:23:38]>> Interesting.

[01:23:41]>> Okay, let's keep moving, Kayla. But look at freaking catwalks for servo ideas.

[01:23:50]>> What?

[01:23:50]>> Servil catwalk ideas.

[01:23:53]>> I think he needs a wide catwalk.

[01:23:56]>> It's pretty wide. I like like the hiding to it. I like the type of like logs and post being used. I bet >> look at their little egg cartons.

[01:24:06]>> I bet >> didn't want their veg >> when we're like clearing up some of the forest and taking out like a few of the trees that we have to take out for this.

[01:24:13]>> Repurpose them.

[01:24:14]>> Repurpose them for like >> Yeah.

[01:24:17]>> those platforms.

[01:24:19]>> Oo, we're going to have a planning day.

[01:24:20]All right, let's keep going. Kayla.

[01:24:22]>> Okay.

[01:24:25]>> A live stream.

[01:24:27]>> Mhm.

[01:24:32]>> This is a Ubiquiti uh G4 Instant.

[01:24:40]>> Bro, >> this is what it's like traveling with Connor, in case you were wondering.

[01:24:44]>> It goes down to this power.

[01:24:44]>> Every time he sees a camera, he's like, I got to look >> Wi-Fi. I could hack it. and heaven help facilities that don't trim their zip ties.

[01:24:53]>> Oh, I'm ruthless.

[01:24:55]>> Do you want to go up there? That way.

[01:24:57]>> Okay. All right.

[01:25:10]>> Are we ready to see some birds?

[01:25:12]>> I'm so ready. Okay. I'm now going from like drunk to tipsy, but this tipsy is going to last a while, so be prepared, Kayla. Caleb, so this >> All right, we got to close this cuz this is the vestibial.

[01:25:22]>> This is the similar type of wire that I want for coffee.

[01:25:27]>> That's nice.

[01:25:29]>> It's $366 for a 100T roll at 4T wide, which is actually pretty good.

[01:25:36]>> It's rollable.

[01:25:37]>> We're going in.

[01:25:38]>> Okay, look at him. He's cute. YouTube asks >> to the right to the right down.

[01:25:44]>> MB MB from YouTube asks what hockey game are we going to >> we're going to see Colorado play Minnesota.

[01:25:52]>> Kayla's rooting for Minnesota. I'm rooting for Colorado.

[01:25:54]>> That's true. I am. I'm a sucker for an underdog.

[01:26:03]>> It's a cute duck.

[01:26:06]>> Goose. What is it, Kayla?

[01:26:11]What species of bird?

[01:26:12]>> Let me see.

[01:26:18]>> What?

[01:26:20]No. Sorry. I just got excited. I love Egyptian vultures.

[01:26:24]>> It's right over there sitting down.

[01:26:25]Yeah.

[01:26:26]>> I told you.

[01:26:32]>> Vulture where?

[01:26:40]10 raiders. Thank you so much for the raid, sweet Santa.

[01:26:44]>> Thank you so much. Welcome to the Denver Zoo. We're getting ideas for Alveanus.

[01:26:50]This is a beautiful enclosure. You know why they chose metal instead of this kind of metal instead of wood?

[01:26:58]>> What?

[01:27:00]>> They used it? Because it doesn't bend.

[01:27:02]>> There's a sign.

[01:27:04]>> What? Oh, >> for an Egyptian vulture >> in here.

[01:27:07]>> In here. Right there.

[01:27:08]>> What the [ __ ] >> What?

[01:27:16]>> Huh?

[01:27:33]Kayla, tell us about Egyptian vultures.

[01:27:36]>> That's an Egyptian vulture.

[01:27:39]>> Hello.

[01:27:43]>> Sorry. Stunned. Stunned into silence.

[01:27:47]My whole heart.

[01:27:52]>> What are the scary looking birds called?

[01:27:56]>> The dark ones.

[01:27:59]Did you see him? He just roused.

[01:28:00]>> Yes. Tell us about Egyptian vultures.

[01:28:02]>> He roused. He's cute.

[01:28:05]>> Uh, so Egyptian vultures are a species of old world vulture.

[01:28:11]So they're native to Africa and Asia.

[01:28:15]And >> aren't they pretty much extinct in Africa at this point?

[01:28:20]>> I don't know the exact uh >> at least southern Africa.

[01:28:25]>> Yeah. Um, but if you look at the shape of their beak, they're a little bit different. They're also a very small vulture species. Uh, so when you look at Egyptian vultures, they're comparable.

[01:28:35]They're probably actually even smaller.

[01:28:36]I think Kevin and Bob weighed like 1,600 g.

[01:28:39]>> Who's Kevin and Bob?

[01:28:40]>> Kevin and Bob were two Egyptian vultures that I fell in love with in 2014 when I worked with Parah Hawking Project.

[01:28:45]>> Laying down.

[01:28:46]>> Yeah. And they uh they weighed about 1,600 gram.

[01:28:51]And for reference, the black vultures that I've worked with have weighed about 2,000 gram and some of the turkey vultures have been about 1,600 gram. So their wings are probably about 5 ft.

[01:29:01]That's beautiful. You're getting the shot. I'm so proud of you, >> dude. It's so good.

[01:29:05]>> Um, so if you look at the shapes of their beaks, um, they're really uniquely shaped even in the vulture world. So these are not birds that would show up at the beginning of a carcass feeding.

[01:29:18]their beaks aren't strong enough to tear into a carcass. Uh similar to like turkey vultures and black vultures, um their beaks just aren't big enough to rip into a really fresh carcass. They're not strong enough. So, these guys would show up towards the end uh and they'd be able to strip the last bits of meat off of the bone. And they would also capitalize on any like insects and stuff that had come around. Um >> what are we want to do with >> a little >> What are we going to do with Egyptian vultures, Kayla? for phase two of Ari.

[01:29:46]>> Uh we're going to breed Egyptian vultures. We're going to participate in a breeding program for them >> with World Bird Sanctuary and San Diego Wildlife Alliance >> with Vulpro to bring Egyptian vultures back to Africa, at least the southern portion of Africa. I'm not sure about North, but um they're ex extreated right now, which means they're extinct um in specific >> Egyptian vulture. Um does he have an injury?

[01:30:11]>> So she she has a special case. Yeah, her name is Indie.

[01:30:15]>> Um, what you're seeing here, Lex is she has basically age related arthritis.

[01:30:20]>> Um, she just turned 46 a couple weeks ago.

[01:30:23]>> She's 46.

[01:30:25]>> Sorry, I really love Egyptian cultures.

[01:30:27]>> Um, and she so she hatched at the Oklahoma City Zoo. Um, and like many zoos, they do just health checkups once the babies are hatched or born.

[01:30:35]>> Yeah.

[01:30:36]>> Um, and they did that with Indie and she they found out there that she only has half of a heart that works. Oh my god.

[01:30:43]>> So, she was naturally born with like a heart condition. Basically, it still has made it to 46.

[01:30:48]>> 46 years old.

[01:30:51]She's beautiful >> with a heart condition. And 46 years old.

[01:30:56]>> She has She has half a heart.

[01:30:57]>> That is insane. I'm now mad at my cat for dying of congestive heart failure.

[01:31:03]>> I could stare at her all day. Actually, all day. Donated $100.

[01:31:08]Thank you for the $100.

[01:31:09]>> Mini Pearl, you're crazy with it.

[01:31:16]Thank you for the pixel.

[01:31:17]>> So chat, in in some we talk a lot about how vultures have a have a pretty misunderstood reputation and how important they are. Uh in ancient Egypt, these birds were revered. They were referred to as the pharaoh's chicken and you could actually be penalized um for hurting one of these birds.

[01:31:35]We've come a long way since then.

[01:31:37]Unfortunately, some of the biggest threats to birds in Africa now, to vultures in Africa, that's a fun sound, uh, are poaching uh, for traditional medicinal purposes. And, um, my goodness, uh, electrocution is a big threat to a lot of the big vulture species in Africa. And of course, poisoning, both intentional and secondary poisoning.

[01:32:05]What a beautiful freaking bird.

[01:32:13]>> A bird with a heart condition making it to 46 years old. Green flag.

[01:32:17]>> Yep.

[01:32:20]Okay, Kayla.

[01:32:26]>> We will have to pry her away, chat.

[01:32:29]>> We'll let her have a moment.

[01:32:32]Tenpuck says she's tearing up right now.

[01:32:44]Kayla, stop crying.

[01:32:46]>> Huh?

[01:32:46]>> Stop crying. I'm >> not crying.

[01:32:52]>> 10 subs.

[01:32:53]>> M dang forever. Thank you for the 10 subs.

[01:33:01]>> That's great. 10 subs from Mud Dang forever. Thank you.

[01:33:05]>> That was cute.

[01:33:07]>> Do it again.

[01:33:09]>> Sips.

[01:33:17]>> One more.

[01:33:24]>> Okay.

[01:33:39]All right. Are we going across the way or we going to Great apes?

[01:33:42]>> I don't know where you want to go.

[01:33:44]>> Um, grapes sound great.

[01:33:46]>> Okay.

[01:33:48]>> Um, yeah.

[01:33:50]>> And then we can swing back. This looks like it kind of dead ends. The flow is pretty good. I don't know where we're at.

[01:33:59]was pretty good.

[01:34:02]>> Oh my god.

[01:34:04]>> Oh wow. He's >> 100.

[01:34:18]>> He looks like he's just sitting in like a field of flowers. It's cute.

[01:34:23]Gorillas, like other primates, are extremely intelligent. But the zookeepers look after not only the physical health of the animals, but their psychological health and happiness as well. For gorillas, part of creating a happy and stimulating includes allowing the freedom of choice. The gorillas can choose to be on display or behind the scenes at most times throughout the day. If you don't see any here, try looking around the other portions of the exhibit where another group may be viewable.

[01:34:45]>> Dude, Tazit, thank you so much for the 13 months. They definitely said something about recording while we were over there. So >> Oh, what did it say?

[01:34:55]>> No, no. Like I think he was talking to somebody. Somebody came through on the radio and was like personal recording or something something, but I wasn't listening. So, >> wait, was it us?

[01:35:02]>> I assume we were the only ones in there.

[01:35:06]>> Oh, >> yeah.

[01:35:08]>> We've been reported.

[01:35:09]>> We've been reported.

[01:35:10]>> Okay, chat. We're going to jump off.

[01:35:12]>> Well, I don't Nobody's told us to get off yet, but like it might be in the near future where we should make it.

[01:35:17]>> We've been doing this for two hours.

[01:35:19]We did end on the Egyptian vulture, which I feel like is pretty good.

[01:35:22]>> Yeah, we're not going to get in trouble.

[01:35:24]I want to get off.

[01:35:26]>> Chat, did you have a good time at the zoo?

[01:35:30]>> What was everyone's favorite part?

[01:35:33]>> Just resubscribed for 17 months.

[01:35:36]>> If you don't say the Egyptian vulture, you're wrong. I'm just saying.

[01:35:43]>> Okay, thank you so much. Space, can you swap us?

[01:35:46]>> We're going to jump off. Tell all of the animals at Alas that we love them.

[01:35:49]>> Maybe we'll stream later.

[01:35:50]>> Yeah.

[01:35:51]>> Goodbye.