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Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Never Have I Ever

 There are many variations of the game "Never Have I Ever."  The basic gist is a list of things, and you get a point for every one that you've done.  Some may be for bucket list travel destinations ("The Empire State Building," "The Grand Canyon," etc).  They might be experience based ("Riding in a Helicopter," "Bungee-Jumping.")  As you will no doubt be shocked by, there are plenty of non-PG versions, which probably work best as a drinking game (perhaps under the assumption that if you haven't done something yet by the start of the game, you probably will have done so by the end).

I recently saw the list below, which was published by Nebraska Wildlife Education (I was pleased to ssay I got all of them), and it struck me as a fairly sweet, wholesome version for nature lovers... but what would one for zookeepers look like?


Never Have I Ever...

1.) Had an animal solicit me with a courtship display
2.) Been accidentally locked in an exhibit
3.) Accidentally locked myself in an exhibit
4.) Tipped over a wheelbarrow full of manure (inevitably in the middle of the path)
5.) Woken up in the dead of night unsure if I locked an exhibit
6.) Snuck back to the zoo in the dead of the night to check I locked the exhibit
7.) Made a birthday cake for one of my animals
8.) Sampled one of my animal's diets
9.) Taken an animal on a roadtrip (3 hours or more) to or from a new zoo
10.) Practiced the call of one of my animals
11.) Gotten confused when talking with a coworker because the animal has the same name as a different (human) coworker
12.) Sent a sympathy card to another keeper following the death of a favorite animal
13.) Made a painting with one of my animals
14.) Developed a specific voice in my head for an animal so we can have conversations
15.) Bought or brought something from home to be used for enrichment
16.) Started a training program for an animal, only to eventually come to the conclusion that the animal has been training me
17.) Been the first person to find a baby animal at work
18.) Broken up a fight between two animals (same species or different)
19.) Taken a selfie with an animal.  Been unhappy with it.  Begged the animal to keep posing
20.) Realized that being a zookeeper was the best decision I ever made

Another list that I can say I checked each box.  Any suggestions for additions?


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