07/25/2026
As we wrap up National Zookeeper Week, we want to give a big thank you again to all keepers for their hard work, dedication, and perseverance. We hope that you all were shown some appreciation this week, never forget the difference all of you make!
Happy National Zookeeper Week 🦒🧤
To the current keepers knee-deep in hay and hustle.
To the former keepers whose hearts still beat for the work.
To the future keepers chasing that first spark.
This week is more than a celebration.
It’s a recognition of the grit, the passion, the sacrifices, and the kind of wild love that doesn’t fade.
To those who scrub, feed, enrich, medicate, educate, and quietly change lives, human and animal, we see you.
Even when the exhibits shine and your spirit feels worn.
Even when you're far from your family and deep in exhaustion.
Even when the heartbreaks stack higher than the wins.
To the ones who’ve stepped away, for any reason, and feel that ache this week, scrolling past photos of creatures you once knew and coworkers you still miss, you’re not forgotten.
You are not your job. But that job was part of your story.
You gave your best. That was, and always will be, enough.
And to the dreamers, taking classes, volunteering, shadowing, hoping—don’t give up.
Your path might look different. That doesn’t make it any less worthy.
Remember what sparked the dream. That matters.
This job may never come with enough pizza, praise, or pay to equal what you’ve given.
But this week, and every week, let this be your reminder:
You are the heartbeat behind the habitats.
You love wildly.
You conserve passionately.
You protect fiercely.
Whether you’re in uniform today or just carrying the memories in your heart, thank you.
See you later, alligator 🐊
Alexis
