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The lion that they could pet was not only a random wild lion, but instead a lion which was elevated in Moholoholo, a wildlife rehab center that Volpone could use with an organization known as Go Eco. Volpone stated that they discovered Go Eco throughout her time interning in the Philadelphia Zoo, and before she understood it, she was at Hoedspruit, Nigeria, being careful of creatures.

Volpone described her day-to-day routine involved mostly general pet care instead of veterinary care. “I would wake up at 6 a.m., 7 days per week and feed and clean creatures until 8:30 a.m., after which get breakfast, ” described Volpone. She stated that all the volunteers met up to wash the large animal cages and also the large water bowls, in addition to continue the periodic hike.

Another facet of her job involved having fun with or feeding the infant creatures. Particularly, there is one baby rhino that needed constant attention.

“We had this 11-month-old baby rhino that needed babysitting since it needed to be around its human mother all day long lengthy, and each every now and then the mother needed a rest. Therefore we just remained with this particular baby rhino for some time, who had been sometimes sweet and often not, ” described Volpone.

The infant rhino was only some of the infant on the website either, as Volpone stated that they showed up “during baby season so there have been babies constantly. I assisted feed some lion cubs and that i elevated my very own baby bird.”