Sheldon Davis Email & Phone Number

Tampa, Florida, United States

Working with Macaws, small mammals, birds of prey, reptiles, and clouded leopards

Tampa, Florida, United States

Keeper for Edge of Africa. Daily care and husbandry for Lions, hyenas, Hippo, lemur, and Nile crocodile

Tampa, Florida, United States

• Assisted in greater one horned rhino medical procedure by providing tactile reinforcement to keep the rhino stationary with direct keeper supervision.
• Helped keepers as an observation analysis during intros of male and female yellow footed rock wallabies.
• Did short relationship building sessions with llamas with direct keeper supervision and instruction.
• Conducted keeper chats on weekly basis on various Asia and Australia species while keeper was present.
• Performed weekly ethograms on domestic goat with a stereotypical head knocking behavior

United States

• Assisted with southern white rhino blood draws under direct supervision of animal care and veterinary staff.
• Cleaned and maintained animal habitats for the Africa department collection of animals
• Recorded daily animal behavior observations for elephants, white rhinos, giraffe, and African painted dogs.
• Prepared diets and constructed daily enrichment for collection of animals
• Attended lectures on animal behavior, animal training, and animal enrichment.