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'Super secret frog lab' at Omaha's zoo has big job saving amphibians

Marjie Ducey Omaha World-Herald
Sep 12, 2023
Sep 12, 2023 Updated Dec 4, 2023
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Tucked away in the orangutan complex at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium is what curator Jessi Krebs calls, with a relish to his voice, the super secret frog lab.

091023-owh-liv-zoolab-p4 — The Puerto Rican crested toad room at the Amphibian Conservation Area. Each container offers the perfect habitat.
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091023-owh-liv-zoolab-p3 — Jessi Krebs

091023-owh-liv-zoolab-p5 — Derek Benson works out in the field in Wyoming.
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091023-owh-liv-zoolab-p2 — The staff has worked with the Wyoming toad since the 1990s.
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Photos: Hope the baby giraffe is a favorite at the Omaha Zoo

Hope, a 2-month-old giraffe, with one of her caretakers Josh Shandera, at OmahaÕs Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium on Thursday.
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Betty, a female giraffe, has begun looking after Hope, a 2-month-old giraffe, as her 'adopted' baby, at OmahaÕs Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium on Thursday.
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Hope, a 2-month-old giraffe, at OmahaÕs Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium on Thursday.
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Hope, a 2-month-old giraffe, has a snack at OmahaÕs Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium on Thursday.
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A stuffed toy the keepers hold up when feeding Hope, a 2-month-old giraffe, a bottle to simulate the shadow her mother's belly would cast when nursing. Photographed at OmahaÕs Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium on Thursday.
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Hope, a 2-month-old giraffe, has a bottle at OmahaÕs Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium on Thursday.
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Hope, a 2-month-old giraffe, stands on a scale between her caretakers Ben Meendering, left, and Josh Shandera at OmahaÕs Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium on Thursday.
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Hope, a 2-month-old giraffe, with her 'adopted mom' Betty, at OmahaÕs Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium on Thursday.
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Josh Shandera, a senior keeper, feeds Hope, a 2-month-old giraffe, a bottle at OmahaÕs Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium on Thursday.
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