REMEMBER SAFETY FACTORS
”Next, a couple of words of safety at work.” //
”Safety at work is an important and everyday part of everything we do in here.” //
”Both physical and mental safety has to be taken into account.” //
”Avoiding fatigue is also a big part of work safety…” ”Z”
IS THIS WHY I STUDIED SO HARD?
”Hey where’s the closest restroom?” ”There in the picnic area.” //
”Hey what time is it?” ”Half past twelve.” //
”Hey where are the kangaroos?” ”Over there to the left.” //
”Hey where can I smoke?” ”Behind that kiosk.” //
”Hey! Hey, guide!” ”Yes?” //
”I read from that info sign over there that the European bison would have gone extinct without zoos.” ”…” //
”So I was wondering if you could tell me more about it?” ”YES I CAN!!!”
CHILD OF THESEUS
”Oh, some kid’s sunglasses. I’ll take them to the lost and found.” //
”A child’s hat.” //
”Some toddler’s shirt.” //
”A shoe?” //
”Someone has lost their trousers.” //
”A sock, too.” //
”Hehe. I could combine a whole child out of all the things people lose here.”
Ai kuka Theseus? Wikipedia sivistää sinua täällä.
Who’s Theseus? Wikipedia will tell you here.
AND THE PIGEON SHALL ANSWER…
”I’ve got this new nature app. It recognizes birds from their sounds.” //
”Let’s see if we can trick it! Hyy-itt!” //
”Haha, yeah! This says that was a willow warbler.” ”Yess!” //
”Okay, my turn! Whro-huu-huu-hu-huu, wro-huu-huu-hu-huu!” //
”I know that was a wood pigeon but the app doesn’t recognize it.” ”How rude.” //
Wro-huu-huu-hu-huu… ”Hey, listen!” //
Whro-huu-huu-hu-huu! Wrho-huu-huu-hu… ”A real wood pigeon is answering you!” //
”The approval of a real bird is way better than the approval of an app. This is much more important!”
YOUR BOSS WANTS TO TALK WITH YOU
”Hi, Boss.” ”Hello, Kati. Hey, there are some things I need to talk with you about.” //
”A little later, though. I’ve got a meeting now, but in the afternoon.” ”Yes, that’s okay. I’ve got nothing then.” //
”I wonder what the Boss wants to talk about?” //
”Has a customer given some feedback? has one of the summer guides messed up somehow? Have I messed up?” //
”Maybe there’s something wrong with the work time logs?” //
”Or something in the program doesn’t work?” //
”What if I’ll be FIRED?” //
”Hi Kati!” ”Oh, hi, Boss…” ”So, about that tour on Thursday. Can you organize it?” //
”Yes, I’ve got it.” ”Good. What about those loudspeakers?” ”We already got them back from maintenance.” //
”Excellent! That’s all that I had. See you!” ”Bye.” //
”Is this why I was all stressed out all afternoon?!?”
LADIES
Eläintarhan emut Xara ja Xantippa piti lopettaa hiljattain, kun Xara sairastui äkillisesti eikä sen siskoa Xantippaa haluttu jättää yksin, ne kun olivat olleet koko ikänsä yhdessä. 19-vuotiaiksi eli emuiksi aika korkeaan ikään eläneitä rouvia jäämme kaipaamaan.
The zoo’s emus Xara and Xantippa had to be euthanized recently as Xara suddenly got ill and her sister Xantippa couldn’t be left there alone as they had been together all their lives. These ladies lived to be 19 years old, so quite old for emus, and we will all miss them.
JACKDAW
Päästyäni lähitekemisiin naakan kanssa halusin piirtää sellaisesta muotokuvan.
After having a close encounter with a jackdaw I wanted to draw a portrait of one.
THE JACKDAW RESCUER
”There is some bird indoors in the restaurant, could someone go check it out?” //
”Kati here, I’ll go.” ”Great, thanks.” //
”I came to help the bird.” ”Awesome! It’s over there, stuck under that bench.” //
”Well, it’s easier to catch from here than if it was flying. It’s a young jackdaw.” //
”Alright then, buddy, come now.” ”!!!” //
”Seems to be fine.” ”That’s a good thing!”
Minun ei ollut tarkoitus tehdä kesäsarjaa lintujen pelastamisesta, mutta nämä kaikki tapahtuivat suunnilleen viikon sisällä.
I wasn’t planning on making a summer series of saving birds but these all just happened to happen within a week.
THE SWALLOW CASE
”Hi, there’s some little bird that people are petting.” ”Okay?” ”We’ll check it out.” //
”Like… a wild animal? And people are petting it?” ”What’s wrong with them? Don’t do it, for hygienic reasons, if for nothing else!” //
”Hey! I think this bird needs help, it lets people touch itself.” ”Yes, we were looking for it.” //
”It’s a barn swallow chick. Probably fallen out of its nest. Its parents won’t find it here.” //
”We’ll take it to the Wildlife Hospital.” ”Good.” //
”So… what’s wrong with people?!” ”Well this is a zoo, so all animals can be petted, huh? Hmph!” //
”The swallow chick was luckily alright. It’ll live in the Wildlife Hospital until it’s old enough to fly and take care of itself. But seriously… You shouldn’t touch wild animals any more than is absolutely necessary.”
THE REVENGE OF THE RETURN OF THE SON OF THE GOOSE PERSON
”I saw I goose over there that I think has hurt its leg.” ”I’ll go have a look. Thanks for telling me.” //
”There you are. Yeah, your leg doesn’t look good.” //
”I’ve got a patient for you. Looks pretty bad.” ”Let’s see.” //
”It’s broken alright. We can’t do anything.” //
”I’m sorry, little friend. Soon it won’t hurt anymore.” //
”The end of this story was sadder that the saving of the sparrow in the staircase that happened the day before. So I caught a bird by tossing a raincoat on it on two consecutive days. Like — if I got a nickel every time a capture a bird using a raincoat, I’d have two nickels. Which isn’t a lot but it’s weird that it happened twice.”