Yesterday morning we wrote our exam about Species care in a controlled environment. The exam went really well.
Myself and PG also did our Practical assessments which was at the wildlife centre were we had to explain all sorts of things like animal behavior, feeding times, safety hazards, and feeding behaviors.
We had to feed the new giraffe. When you feed an animal that is new to human interaction you have to first get it used to the bottle. To feed this giraffe I had to stock my finger in her mouth so that i could play with her tongue this encourages her to swallow by herself. I had to also squeeze the milk int her mouth because she is not used to sucking from the bottle teet yet. She spat out the bottle and pulled away quite violently,she did this because i tasted funny or at least different from the hands that she has become slightly accustomed to. I probably tasted like perfumed spray because i had used it not long before. Washing my hands would have been better but because we all have different scents i think she would still have refused me feeding her.
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