How do you talk to animals? How far would you go for them? These keepers at the SIngapore Zoo answer questions about their special bond with the orang utans, manatees, and frogs, snakes and salamanders under their care - in this digital exclusive for #OnTheRedDot’s Inside The Singapore Zoo.
00:00 How to talk to a salamander?
00:47 Do they treat the animals like friends or like children?
01:42 What crazy things have they done for the animals?
02:45 Do they believe animals can feel love?
03:18 Are they ever afraid of being hurt by their charges?
03:56 How to tell if an animal is feeling down or upset?
04:43 Do you talk to the animals?
05:18 Common misconceptions about frogs, manatees and orangutans?
Jeremy Chew, deputy head keeper with the great apes section, has cared for the orang utans for close to 17 years. His wife jokes that he spends more time with the orangutans than with her.
Muhammad Izzat Jamal, cares for the manatees as well as fishes such as piranhas and stingrays.
Micky Wong is a junior keeper with the herpetology section. She looks after frogs, salamanders, crocodilians and anacondas. This is her first job out of university and she has dreamt of being a zookeeper as a child.
[Portions of this video were filmed before the COVID-19 outbreak.]
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