Reflection On Shadowing A Zookeeper

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My senior project, I choose to shadow a zookeeper. While shadowing a zookeeper, I will learn their daily duties such as caring for the animals, feeding animals, and learning about the animals. I have a very strong understanding for animals and determination to understand something new about the animals as well as wanting to learn what it would take for me to care of wild animals. My love for animals is another great trait that I have that would help me better understand the care. These traits are what I needed to have a great understanding of what exactly a zookeeper does to care for the

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