Secrets of the Zoo: Keeper Tales

Newborns and an emergency surgery keep staff at the Columbus Zoo on its toes.[National Geographic]

Keepers at the Columbus Zoo tend to a pregnant cheetah and a penguin stuck in molt.[National Geographic]

Everyone awaits the first baby giraffe to be born at the Columbus Zoo in over 20 years.[National Geographic]

There's a gator on the loose and elephant yoga on the agenda at the Columbus Zoo.[National Geographic]

Staff members bid farewell to their favorite bears. Priya works with her husband on a shark exam.[National Geographic]

A cougar named Jessie needs to see the dentist. Febreze the skunk sees a heart specialist.[National Geographic]

A pair of otters show off their skills and a Bactrian deer needs medical attention.[National Geographic]

Three new baby pronghorns meet their adult roommates for the first time.[National Geographic]

At the Columbus Zoo, keepers form extraordinary bonds with the animals in their charge.[National Geographic]

At the Columbus Zoo, keepers form extraordinary bonds with the animals in their charge.[National Geographic]

At the Columbus Zoo, keepers form extraordinary bonds with the animals in their charge.[National Geographic]