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ZOO NEWS M EM B ER MAGA ZIN E Top to bottom, from L-R: Every day is different when you are caring for 12 lions! Here is how Quinny and the team usually spend their day. KEEPER TALK Quinny and the team deliver the daily Lion Keeper Talk at 11.30am, answering lots of questions from interested zoo visitors. LION TRAINING The lions receive individually tailored training programs with their keepers which is great for enrichment purposes but also to help foster a relationship between the lions and keepers. OFFICE WORK Quinny and the team maintain detailed records about the lion pride, their health and their daily behaviours. CLEANING UP Keeping the lions' den clean is really important to maintaining great health for the lion pride. FOOD PREP Lions are fed meat every few days and on these feed days, the keepers track the exact amount of food as part of each meal to ensure the lions stay healthy and conditioned. 07 0 1 VOLU M E 38 MARCH 20 18 VISIT THE LIONS See the lion pride in action every day at Werribee Open Range Zoo. Visit zoo.org.au/werribee for more details.

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