What's the most satisfying aspect of being a zookeeper?

What's the most satisfying aspect of being a zookeeper?

Daniel Simmonds (Zookeeper) gives expert video advice on: What did you have to do to become a zookeeper?; Is it a well paid job?; Do you become very attached to the animals you work with? and more...

I think the most satisfying aspect of being a zookeeper comes in two forms. Firstly, without a doubt, is the daily hands on contact with dangerous, wild animals, or wild animals in general. It's an awesome opportunity, and one that I consider to be a real privilege. But the second, more satisfying part of being a zookeeper is to be able to work for an organization like ZSL London Zoo, that's actually one of the biggest conservation charities in the world. Knowing that by helping to maintain this zoo as a zookeeper, one of the most famous zoos in the world, we're also raising money for more than forty conservation projects around the world. So, for example, with the gorillas, we don't just have the gorillas here at the zoo, we also have conservation projects protecting their wild cousins, and I'm really, really proud to be part of that as a zookeeper.