Keeper Chats
Name the two species of bears at the Philadelphia Zoo.
What are Andean bears and sloth bears?
True or False: Hippos can open their jaws up to 100 degrees.
False: (Points if another team can say how much they can open their jaws).
Define conservation.
What is "the protection of animals, plants, and natural resources often used before another noun" or a similar definition?
Name 5 things that look good to do in an interview.
What are eye contact, good posture, timeliness, appropriate outfit, good lighting, video on, phone off, minimal background noise, answering questions in detail, avoiding umm and idk, asking questions at the end, shaking hands, saying thank-you.....
The number of tigers who live at the PHL Zoo.
What is three?
The name of the oldest Galapagos tortoise at the Philadelphia Zoo.
Who is Mommy?
Which of the following have unique coat/stripe patterns: zebra, giraffes, tigers.
All 3: zebras, giraffes, and tigers.
Name 3 common threats to the conservation status of wildlife.
What is 1) habitat loss & fragmentation 2) poaching 3) illegal pet trade 4) illegal hunting and retaliation killings 5) climate change?
Describe 3 differences between vet tech and vet.
Vet techs are like nurses, while vets are like doctors. Vets usually need around 8 years of schooling, while vet techs usually need around 2 years. Vets receive more money than vet techs. Vets perform surgeries, while vet techs assist.
Name 2 greenhouse gases.
What are carbon dioxide, methane, water vapor, and nitrous oxide?
The literal meaning of the word "panda"
What is bamboo eater?
Explain how Madagascar hissing cockroaches stay clean.
What is the symbiotic relationship that they have with a mite?
Choose the animals from the following list that are considered threatened (vulnerable, endangered, or critically endangered): Cheetah, Red Panda, Green Tree Python, Golfodulcean Poison Dart Frog, Bald Eagle, Puma?
What are Cheetah, Red Panda, and Golfodulcean Poison Dart Frog?
Name 5 job titles within environmental, zoo, or conservation fields.
Darien will tell you if correct.
Name the lions who live at the PHL Zoo.
Who are Makini and Tajiiri? Must name both.
The name of the career at the Zoo who preps and plans diets for animals.
What is a nutrionist?
Name the two "big cats" that are not considered to be "big cats."
What are cheetahs and pumas?
Describe 2 reasons why it is harmful to remove an animal from the wild to keep as a pet or to buy a wild animal as a pet.
1) Negatively affects the ecosystem, 2) Can threaten conservation status 3) Harms the animal's welfare 4) Usually illegal
Name 5 things that should be on a resume.
What are name, email address, phone number, job/work experience, education, volunteering experience, club and extracurricular activities, skills, interests, references?
This North American species is a species that Darien loves. They are a keystone species and ecosystem engineer that help to build wetlands, clean pollution, restore moisture to the soil, refill groundwater, and can help against climate change.
What is a (North American) beaver?
Describe 3 safety protocols that Zookeepers have in place at Big Cat Falls to keep Zookeepers and animals safe.
What is secondary containment, radioing when entering and leaving, extra locks on cages, signs on doors, never being in same area as an animal?
Rank the following predators in terms of who is the least efficient to most efficient at hunting (who has the highest success rate and least misses when hunting): tigers, dragonflies, cheetahs, wolves.
What are tigers, wolves, cheetahs, dragonflies?
Rank the IUCN Red List of Conservation from least at-risk to most at-risk (Vulnerable, Least Concern, Extinct in the Wild, Endangered, Extinct, Critically Endangered, Near Threatened).
What is Least Concern, Near Threatened, Vulnerable, Endangered, Critically Endangered, Extinct in the Wild, Extinct?
Name 4 things that can help you get a good job.
What is a good resume, a good interview, doing well in school, a hs diploma, a college degree, connections, a good job application, being in clubs and extracurricular activities, being in leadership positions?
The age that the Philadelphia Zoo turned this year.
What is 150?