y name is Sarah Patterson.I'm the Assistant Bird and Mammal Curator here at St.Augustine Alligator Farm.St.Augustine Alligator Farm was established in 1893，which makes us one of the oldest zoos in the country.In addition to alligators，we now have all24spececofcrocodilian，and abrdbies of ardoutes and。

The birds and mammals[here at the farm]are just like a dog or cat that you may have at home。They are very high energy，so also want to make sure that they're provided withmental stimulation，so we give them different forms of enrichment as well as maintain their exhibit.[In addition，we perform]any construction that needs to be done on the exhibit，change the perching around so they constantly get new environments，and then we start back over again with feeding and cleaning。

We do several shows here throughout the day to teach guests about the different species that we have here[at the farm]，both native species to Florida，and species of the South and Central American rainforest.[Working]here，there are several different species that I have the opportunity to not only see on a daily basis，but to work with some people never get to see or experience[during]their lives。Being here and working with these species，helping to manage their population in a sustainable way so future guests can enjoy them，is something that we're really excited to contribute to。