Live a day in the life of a National Zoo bird keeper!
In Tuesday’s “Working Capital” episode of “Matt About Town,” WTOP’s Matt Kaufax went to the Smithsonian National Zoo to pose as a bird caretaker for a morning.
You might remember a previous episode of “Matt About Town,” where we met Parker, the shy flamingo who has taken to her human keepers, even attending zoo staff meetings, as she adjusts to life in the flock.
Through that story, Matt met Eric Slovak, assistant curator of all birds, not just flamingos, at the zoo.
His job is definitely one of the most interesting (and important) in the area!
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