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EarthX Website: https://earthxmedia.com/   Zookeeping duties start now - and this first task's a stinker! Brooke gets to work as she helps cleans the hippo enclosure.   About Wild Wonders with Brooke:  Young conservationist Brooke Carter learns about what it takes to protect animals and the planet. Watch as she learns from conservation experts and travels the world on unimagined adventures!    This clip comes from Season 3, Episode 2: "Zookeeper for a Day"    EarthX  Love Our Planet.  The Official Network of Earth Day.    About Us:  At EarthX, we believe our planet is a pretty special place. The people, landscapes, and critters are likely unique to the entire universe, so we consider ourselves lucky to be here. We are committed to protecting the environment by inspiring conservation and sustainability, and our programming along with our range of expert hosts support this mission. We’re glad you’re with us.     EarthX is a media company dedicated to inspiring people to care about the planet. We take an omni channel approach to reach audiences of every age through its robust 24/7 linear channel distributed across cable and FAST outlets, along with dynamic, solution oriented short form content on social and digital platforms. EarthX is home to original series, documentaries and snackable content that offer sustainable solutions to environmental challenges. EarthX is the only network that delivers entertaining and inspiring topics that impact and inspire our lives on climate and sustainability.       EarthX Website: https://earthxmedia.com/    Follow Us:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/earthxmedia/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/earthxmedia  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EarthXMedia/  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@earthxmedia  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EarthXMedia    How to watch:   United States:   - Spectrum  - AT&T U-verse (1267)  - DIRECTV (267)  - Philo  - FuboTV  - Plex  - Fire TV    #EarthDay #Environment #Sustainability #Eco-friendly #Conservation #EarthxTV #EarthX

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00:00Look at these metal hippos.

00:03Yeah.

00:04Hippos are my favorite.

00:05Oh really?

00:06Then you're going to like our next job.

00:07What is it?

00:08You're going to have to find out.

00:09Okay.

00:10I'm guessing it includes hippos.

00:11It might.

00:12Here you are.

00:13Wow.

00:14What's over here?

00:15This right here is our hippo viewing.

00:16This allows our guests to get an underwater view of our hippos.

00:17Wow.

00:18Where are they?

00:19They're inside right now.

00:20They're getting ready for their house to be cleaned.

00:21It's going on its mom's back.

00:39That's not a hippo.

00:40That's a human.

00:41Right.

00:42So hippos spend most of their day in the water.

00:45And so a lot of what we do to take care of them is we have to clean their water.

00:51Are you ready to get to work?

00:52Yes, I am.

00:53Well, to do that, we need a couple of things.

00:55Okay.

00:56First, this is for you.

00:57Ooh.

00:58You get your own name badge.

00:59Yay.

01:00I'm going to put this on right now.

01:01Welcome to the zoo crew.

01:02Thank you.

01:03Well, guys, I guess now that I'm a zoo crew, I'm going to be needing to do some of the

01:08zoo work.

01:09That's right.

01:10And last but not least, you're going to need these.

01:15These are some big boots.

01:17Huge boots for huge poop.

01:19Now that you're ready, let's get going.

01:21Let's go.

01:22Here we go.

01:23Hey.

01:24Hi.

01:25Hi.

01:26I've been waiting for you guys.

01:27I'm Brooke.

01:28Nice to meet you, Brooke.

01:29Nice to meet you.

01:30I'm Caitlin.

01:31All right, Brooke.

01:32So Caitlin is our animal care specialist for our hippos, so she is our hippo expert for

01:36you today.

01:37Wow.

01:38I'll try.

01:39You ready to get to work?

01:40Oh, yeah.

01:41Wow.

01:42This is a pretty clean cage.

01:43It is.

01:44These guys spend a lot of time in the water, so that's where a lot of their poop goes.

01:45But look, we got plenty here to clean up.

01:47So let's get started on that.

01:51Excellent.

01:52There we go.

01:55Perfect.

01:56Get that poop of people ready.

02:01I'm ready.

02:02There we go.

02:05Now, Brooke, think if these hippos were in the wild.

02:08Yeah.

02:09These guys spend all night eating, and then they go and sleep in the water and hang out

02:11in the water during the day.

02:13And when they go to the bathroom, that poop goes in and it feeds the fish and helps give

02:16nutrients to the entire ecosystem.

02:18Wow.

02:19That's amazing.

02:21These guys have a really important ecological role.

02:22It's pretty cool.

02:23Yeah.

02:24Uh-huh.

02:25So here in our pool, not only do we house hippos, but we have all these tiny little

02:28fish in there.

02:29Can you see them?

02:30Yeah.

02:31What are they called?

02:32Those are African cichlids.

02:33They're beautiful.

02:34They're gorgeous.

02:35But what's really cool about them, my favorite thing about them, is they have a symbiotic

02:39relationship with the hippos.

02:40So both species benefit out of living and kind of working together.

02:44Wow.

02:45That's amazing.

02:46Yeah.

02:47So when they go to the bathroom, they put all that poop in the water, the fish will

02:51eat it.

02:52Yeah.

02:53And it helps us keep the habitat nice and clean.

02:54How do you not catch any of the fish?

02:57They're really good at staying out of the way.

03:00I've never managed to get one in here before.

03:02Really?

03:03Nope.

03:04Now, twice a week, we'll actually get in the water like you saw my friend Esther earlier.

03:11We clean the windows and we can go in and help scoop the hay from in the water too,

03:14which sometimes is a little easier.

03:16You want to give it a go?

03:17Yeah.

03:18There you are.

03:19Okay.

03:34Wow, this is really hard work cleaning all the hippo poop.

03:47Now that the hippo enclosure is nice and clean, it's time to get the hippos back into the

03:55water.

03:56It's so special to be able to get this close to such amazing animals.

04:05His tongue is sticking out.

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