Lions, Tigers, Bears, and Binturongs? Oh My, Indeed! with Katy Juliano of the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

About this episode

The episode features an interview with Katy Juliano discussing various animals at the National Zoo and the impact of leadership in zoo careers.

Today, the Safari heads back to the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., to talk to a keeper of some of my favorite animals there, the binturongs Hank and Lola. Oh, and also tigers, lions, bears, and a bunch of other animals! We talk about how a good leader can make all the difference in a career in the zoo world, the individual personalities of many of the animals at the zoo, and so much more! EPISODE LINKS: @smithsonianzoo nationalzoo.si.edu ROSSIFARI LINKS: Rossi...

People in this episode

Host: Rossifari

Guest: Katy Juliano

Topics covered

• animal conservation
• zoo management
• animal personalities
• binturongs
• wildlife care

Keywords

• binturongs
• tigers
• lions
• bears
• animal care
• zoo keeper
• animal personalities

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, Smithsonian

Places: Washington, D.C.

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