It's 6:00 in the morning. It's still dark. And it's raining. Why am I up? I have a feed room shift at 7:00. But I heard a lion roaring last night. It sounded just like my Merlin back at Philly Zoo. I also heard elephants trumpeting! You gotta love living out here. So the move is happening today for sure! I definitely think things will be better now.
It's 10:00. I just had my first shift with smalls in their new hok and it went pretty well. Jasper was crying and mooing (crying for his troop) for most of it. As much as he deserves every bit of bullying that he gets, I can't help but feel bad for him when I'm in their watching it. He's still not nice but he is scared. I think he'll be okay though, he's a big boy and once he stops crying and puts up a fight, I'm sure he can hold his own. But now I really wish that I had scruffed him yesterday be
fore the move because if I do it now it's just kicking him when he's down. Zurika was in there with me and she comforted him for most of the hour. But I couldn't believe it, when I wasn't watching him and someone else bit him, he ran behind me and bit me hard in my back like three times! Unbelievable! Still, I comforted him when he came to me. I was the bigger primate.
fore the move because if I do it now it's just kicking him when he's down. Zurika was in there with me and she comforted him for most of the hour. But I couldn't believe it, when I wasn't watching him and someone else bit him, he ran behind me and bit me hard in my back like three times! Unbelievable! Still, I comforted him when he came to me. I was the bigger primate. On another note, I can't wait to go into nursery. It's going to be great without Jasper bullying everyone. The three new babies plus Howie and Maddie will eventually form the core of our newest troop who are now in what's being called the playroom. But until they get used to being on their own, certain nursery babies will be allowed to go in from time to time. So we'll see how it goes!
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