At around 15 or 16 years of age I had to think about what I would do with my life. I had an interest in animals and natural history so thought a Zoo Keeper would be interesting. However Mum and Dad soon talked me out of that saying I'd be cleaning up after the animals and only feeding them. We know Zoo Keepers do much more than that, watching animal behaviour and doing research studies, but I took my parents advice and looked elsewhere. So it seems somewhat ironic that I'm now feeding stock and sometimes cleaning up after them too. I also help a friend who is a wildlife carer when they go on holiday, cutting up fruit and vegetables, mixing chaff and grains for a group of kangaroos and wallabies.