Otters show their curiosity while Lauren Staples, 28, of Rochester, N.H., arranges their feeding order. Staples works as a full-time zookeeper at York's Wild Kingdom.
A squirrel monkey watches through the cage as Staples locks up after her morning feeding and cleaning routine.
Staples carries supplies to the otter enclosure for the morning feeding.
Staples finishes preparing the lecture exhibit area where she and fellow staff members educate visitors about primates and lemurs each day at 11 a.m., and 1 and 3 p.m.
Staples attempts to coax the toucan into an adjoining cage during her morning cleaning routine.
Smoothing out the floor of the sloth cage is one of Staples' chores as a full-time zookeeper and the park.
On the Job 
