Zoo habitats of the Patas Monkey and the Shoebill Stork
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1. Personal Zoo Habitat Project By: Emily Cunningham
2. Erythrocebus Patas As you are starting this new job, you
must be informed about the over all care for the Patas Monkey.
Nutrition For their diet, the patas monkey will usually eat fruits,
flowers and leaves. As a treat, lettuce is given to them every two
days. It usually drinks two to three times a day during the dry
season and regularly on regular days.Patas Monkey
3. Handicap Accessibility Everyone should be able to visit each
exhibit, no matter if a disability is present or not. In order for
everyone to be able to visit this exotic animal, you must make sure
that the ramp leading up to the glass of the exhibit is completely
unblocked at all times. You must also make sure that people who
lack disabilities are not using the ramp just so they can get a
better view of the animal.Patas Monkey
4. Severe Weather Protection The patas monkey is usually used
to a dry, warm climate, as in a savanna. When big storms approach
the zoo habitat, you must make sure that the animals are inside
their substitute habitat until the storm passes. This procedure
must also be performed in the winter when temperatures drop
drastically.Patas Monkey
5. Safe Public Viewing For the safety of the public, the
employee must make sure that no children are climbing on the hand
rails, the glass has no cracks that could potentially shatter the
entire sheet, and that only a certain number of people are in the
viewing area at a time. Also, the handicap ramp must be clear at
all times to ensure premium safety for every visitor.Patas
Monkey
6. Maintenance To make sure the animal has high quality living
space, multiple tasks need to be performed weekly to ensure their
quality of life. The habitat is equipped with a small pond, wide
spaces for the monkeys to roam, logs for them to sit and play on,
and a tall tree-like structure so they get the feel of their
natural woodlands habitat. It also includes white plastic tubes for
the animals to play with, which should be checked for natural
chemicals obtained in the plastic each month.Patas Monkey
7. Medical Treatment For the patas monkey, even though they are
used to a warm climate, must be tested and treated for heat
exhaustion weekly. Because of the extreme temperatures that occur
in Houston, it is required that this be done no matter what the
animal is used to. The animal must also be weighed monthly to make
sure that they are gaining their proper nutrition. Also, because
some insects live on monkeys skin, they must be tested for
potential diseases that the insects could carry.Patas Monkey
8. Balaeniceps rex As you finish your job with the Patas
monkey, you must move on to the Shoebill Stork. Here are the things
you need to know: Nutrition The stork normally feeds in muddy
waters, preying on fish frogs and small reptiles. You must check
the murky pond in their habitat and make sure the supply of food is
efficient with what the bird needs daily.Shoebill Stork
9. Handicap Accessibility As I addressed in the Patas Monkey
instructions, everyone should be able to visit every exhibit. For
the storks exhibit, there is a separate cut out for people in
wheelchairs and with different disabilities. If there are no people
with handicaps at the exhibit at different times of the day, this
section must stay roped off until a person comes along that needs
to use that section. You must make sure that people are not taking
advantage of this section just so they can get a better view of the
animal.Shoebill Stork
10. Severe Weather Protection This unique bird can be found in
east Africa in large swamps from Sudan to Zambia. These birds are
used to good amounts of rainfall, so that is not as big of an issue
as cold weather. Africa is subjectively warm, so dramatic drops in
the temperature will strongly affect the bird. They must be removed
from their outside habitat, and placed into their warm, covered
inside habitat, to give them the most comfortable living
arrangements.Shoebill Stork
11. Safe Public Viewing For the safety of the animal and
humans, you must supervise that children are not climbing on the
cage that surrounds the birds habitat. They could potentially fall,
and the large creature climbing on the cage will create havoc for
the bird. You should also look out for children kicking and or
shaking the cage. Also playing into havoc, loud noises are not to
be made while admiring this exhibit. It will scare the animal and
make them feel very uncomfortable in their already un- natural
habitat.Shoebill Stork
12. Maintenance Because this animal is from Africa, you must
make sure that they have every natural element possible so they
feel right at home. You should try to avoid cutting the tall grass
because that is what they are used to in the real world. Also, even
though the small pond is supposed to be murky, you must replace the
water monthly to ensure that no diseases from insects contaminate
the water.Shoebill Stork
13. Medical Treatment For the shoebill stork, they are already
used to the warm climates due to the fact that they are from
Africa. So heat exhaustion will not be an issue here. But, since
they are from such a diseased environment, they must be tested
before they can be brought to the U.S. Their weight must be checked
weekly to make sure that they are getting the proper nutrition.
Their nutrition can also be tested through the urine and feces of
the animal.Shoebill Stork