Delaney Lyons
2020
Powell, Ohio
Records/ Nutrition
Intern
The Dallas Zoo
Hey ya’ll! My name is
Delaney Lyons and I’m currently in Dallas, Texas interning at the Dallas Zoo
for 10 weeks. It has been a month since
I first started and I’ve already been able to have so many experiences, networking
opportunities, and moments of self-reflection.
For the first 5 weeks of my internship I worked with Sue
Greer, the zoo’s registrar. As a registrar's intern,
I had the responsibility of keeping track of the husbandry, medical, and historical
records of the zoo. I also found as a registrar for the zoo, I had to act like
a detective. I put clues together in
order to get the entire picture. While shadowing the registrar, my project was
to enter historical necropsies from the Dallas Zoo into Zoological Information
Management System (ZIMS), allowing veterinarians and staff to use this data to
make educated decisions. In addition to this project, I was fortunate enough to
work closely with the hospital’s veterinarians, veterinarian technicians, and
hospital keepers. So many individuals made my experience in the hospital
memorable. While interning I sat in on
surgeries, observed post-mortem dissections, and assisted the hospital keepers. This
internship has made me realize that I want to work in an animal hospital in the
future! 
While interning
on June 25th, the Dallas Zoo a baby gorilla was born! This gorilla was the first baby gorilla born here
in 20 years. Being part of this experience was truly remarkable. What is cuter than a baby gorilla?
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