Behind-the-Scenes: Animal Commissary » AIRlinefoodprep

((Caption: Megan Frye, Night Keeper, prepares the aviary trays according to detailed schematics.

((Caption: Megan Frye, Night Keeper, prepares the aviary trays according to detailed schematics.

The colors in the chart represent trays and for each tray there’s a list of ingredients ranging from “Flamingo Fare” or “Pretty Bird” to fresh fruit and cooked vegetables. Some require a little romaine lettuce or meat. What turns Flamingos pink? Beta Carotene from shrimp.
This is one meal on its way to our Tigers, where Animal Management staff and volunteers will divvy it up into individual servings.

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