Kate got off track a little bit in college because she found what she was really, really good at. Zoology is not something i'm naturally great at. I have to work at it, but it's what makes me really happy. Early on, my first job was dressing up like a lobster outside of the new england aquarium as a 20 year old. You also have to have no ego, because you needto gain a lot of experience.
Settle in with Alie Ward and guest Kate Gilmore, a professional primatologist and lead keeper of the great apes and Old World monkeys at the Los Angeles Zoo. Learn about chimpanzee mating, why zookeepers don't wear FitBits, primate DRAAAMA, the erroneous philosophy behind truck nuts and what happens in the middle the night at the zoo. Also get some good info on primate conservation and how to be a friend to orangutans.
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Music by Nick Thorburn
Mixing and final production by Jason Scardamalia