Keeper Debs shows how we care for some brilliant birds!

At Auckland Zoo, there’s a real science to the way we care for our animals. Science helps us determine variety of diet, providing stress-free healthcare, and enabling the animals to thrive in their environments.

In our 4-part ‘Science-based Animal Care’ video series, we show how our keepers utilise the domains of Nutrition, Environment, Health, Behaviour, which make up the fifth domain, Mental State.

Follow along with Bird Keeper Debs to see how we do this for our kea, cockatoos, and kiwi!