Week 26: Gearing Up

This week was setting us up for a lot of work. We had our first test in anatomy (super easy) and our first test in behavior is happening next week. Other than that, things have been fairly quiet so I started clicker training my rats, and they haven't got it just yet, but I feel they are very close. I'm really enjoying my rats and they seem to be bonding well to me. We haven't heard back from the panda people yet, but we did learn that the head keeper just got back from vacation, so hopefully we will soon. It's starting to look like this will happen in April since there's not much time left before spring spec.
The weather has not been too cooperative lately. It has been freakin' cold here (seriously, like freezing temps in the mornings) and now really rainy. This is hugely un-helpful since Friday and next Monday are our designated work days to get the zoo all nice and shiny for spring spec. The rain on Friday prevented most of the useful work from getting done (i.e. painting the theatre, painting anything else, set design, etc.). It's looking like Monday will be the same story, and there's not much repreive from the wetness the rest of this week either. There's still time to get this stuff done, it's just not going to be as convenient to do anymore. Spring spec will still happen, don't worry, it just means we'll have to put in a little extra time from our own personal hours to get it done. Your pictures this week are Rosie- Olive baboon, and Baxter- Yucatan mini pig.