Working As A Wild Animal Tech (Viral Thread)

Mariel Ruvinsky • Writer and Editor

Jan 30, 2021 2:00 PM EST

When we think of jobs that we would love to have in the future, since we're animal lovers, they tend to always involve animals. But even more so, as people who love watching animals run wild and be themselves, who love reading stories about animals being released back into the wild, living where they should, we never managed to name exactly what job we would love to have... Until we came across this viral thread by a wild animal technician.

Now, we know exactly what animal related job we would love to have. This one looks like an absolute dream, and we are both jealous and, at the same time, really grateful for all the work ZooWithMegLu does and for her sharing some of her stories working as a wild animal tech.

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"What I do often varies wildly depending on the day, jumping in wherever I'm called to assist."

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"Let's just say my usual duties are on hold thanks to this prolonged Backstreet Boys reunion tour and I wear many hats for my team in the meantime. Not every day is worth writing home about tbh, but here's some snapshots of little things that remind me why I love what I do, wholeheartedly."
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"My job in the before times looked more like this. The event was a wedding I attended as this gal's plus one (Great grey owl, she was invited not me) And yes the same picture is on my mom's fridge."

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"Foggy mornings brought to you by Silent Hill— made even spookier by the eerie lack of traffic."

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"Get in line for the bathroom ASAP before someone else uses up all the hot water. Again."

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"Work starts at 8am. While in peak pandemic shifts, I would go home anywhere from 7-11pm until the job's done. First task of the day is breakfast specifically tailored to each individual species' diet plan."

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"Sometimes the animals are very AP (aesthetically pleasing) and enjoyable to look after. Altricial baby birds, as opposed to precocial young like this mallard, usually need feeding every 60, 45, or 30 min depending on their size."

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"At other times, venomous animals like this Northern Pacific rattlesnake need a hand as well. Mainly because they have no hands. Another story that deserves its own post bc snakes are my favorite and I need more time to ramble."

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"Checka checka my email over a casual lunch meeting with classroom ambassador Chip, who's been having a long wheek."

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"Sometimes I get to help preserve specimens for the Natural History collection too. K inachus aka 'dead leaf' butterfly."

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"When I have time at my desk, I like to make illustrations and graphics like this for teammates' projects. This newt life cycle was drawn for a recently canceled project that I'd otherwise have no chance to share. It's been a long month."

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"The freeloader from earlier is a feral (domestic, non-native) pigeon child I took in and hand raised last summer. Putt-Putt has taken to program training very well, largely thanks to them being very food-motivated and attentive."

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"I work from home half the week now so I'm thankful to have such a lively assistant coo-ordinator"
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Working As A Wild Animal Tech (Viral Thread)

"What I do often varies wildly depending on the day, jumping in wherever I'm called to assist."

"My job in the before times looked more like this. The event was a wedding I attended as this gal's plus one (Great grey owl, she was invited not me) And yes the same picture is on my mom's fridge."

"Foggy mornings brought to you by Silent Hill— made even spookier by the eerie lack of traffic."

"Get in line for the bathroom ASAP before someone else uses up all the hot water. Again."

"Work starts at 8am. While in peak pandemic shifts, I would go home anywhere from 7-11pm until the job's done. First task of the day is breakfast specifically tailored to each individual species' diet plan."

"Sometimes the animals are very AP (aesthetically pleasing) and enjoyable to look after. Altricial baby birds, as opposed to precocial young like this mallard, usually need feeding every 60, 45, or 30 min depending on their size."

"At other times, venomous animals like this Northern Pacific rattlesnake need a hand as well. Mainly because they have no hands. Another story that deserves its own post bc snakes are my favorite and I need more time to ramble."

"Checka checka my email over a casual lunch meeting with classroom ambassador Chip, who's been having a long wheek."

"Sometimes I get to help preserve specimens for the Natural History collection too. K inachus aka 'dead leaf' butterfly."

"When I have time at my desk, I like to make illustrations and graphics like this for teammates' projects. This newt life cycle was drawn for a recently canceled project that I'd otherwise have no chance to share. It's been a long month."

"The freeloader from earlier is a feral (domestic, non-native) pigeon child I took in and hand raised last summer. Putt-Putt has taken to program training very well, largely thanks to them being very food-motivated and attentive."

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