{"id":10198,"date":"2023-07-21T18:10:39","date_gmt":"2023-07-21T23:10:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/safariwest.wpengine.com\/?p=10198"},"modified":"2023-07-23T14:16:30","modified_gmt":"2023-07-23T19:16:30","slug":"it-is-national-zookeeper-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/safariwest.com\/2023\/07\/it-is-national-zookeeper-week\/","title":{"rendered":"It is National Zookeeper Week!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">We are so lucky to have a dedicated group of animal caregivers that work endlessly to provide the best possible lives for the animals that call Safari West home. Through fires and pandemics, melting heat and torrential rains, our animals still need food and care, and our animal staff show up every day to provide that care and help the animals here live healthy, enriched lives. Thank you so much to our keepers and to anyone out there caring for animals.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">This year, each of our keepers had their photo taken with one of their favorite animals!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are so lucky to have a dedicated group of animal caregivers that work endlessly to provide the best possible lives for the animals that call Safari West home. 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