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Article: the ZOO whisperer Zookeeper develops special bond with several animals at The Zoo in Gulf Breeze.
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- Northwest Florida Daily News (Fort Walton Beach, FL)
- Article date:
- April 8, 2007
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Byline: Dusty Ricketts
Apr. 8--GULF BREEZE -- Robert Redford may have been "The Horse Whisperer," but The Zoo Northwest Florida's zookeeper Laura Murtins Garner has that beat. She's the hoofed whisperer. Garner, who has worked at The Zoo for the past two years specializing on the hoofed animals, has been able to develop bonds with several animals there that normally do not respond well to human interaction. "You want the animals to get to know and trust you," Garner said. On a daily basis, Garner works with animals such as giraffes, rhinos, kangaroos, zebra and deer, both big and small. Some animals, such as the kangaroos, naturally do well right with ...