Reddit user Foreverli97 named ostriches and cassowaries as the most difficult animals to care for, while calling giraffes among the most remarkable animals he has worked with.
Zoo keeper Foreverli97, who posts on Reddit, described the animals he finds most difficult to work with. He named ostriches and cassowaries, saying that although the large birds are interesting, caring for them can be challenging.
He recalled an old ostrich named Ollie that disliked noise. Whenever staff made a sound, the bird produced the same loud, resonant call, sat down and stared at them. The keeper said the species deserve protection even though working with them is far from easy.
He described giraffes as the most astonishing animals. On one occasion he witnessed a giraffe giving birth, an experience he called moving and remarkable in part because the animal made no sound during labor.
The source then adds a separate story about a mother who signed her son up for a week of volunteer work after he made a rude comment about a zoo keeper. That item is unrelated to Foreverli97’s account, so the source is rejected as a combination of separate stories.