Joyce, a chimpanzee, jumps up to greet Ian Visser, curator of Fish and Reptiles at the Johannesburg Zoo. Mar 2012
From operating on a wattled crane to feeding one of Africa’s most majestic creatures, the African Elephant; it’s all in a day’s work for the staff working at the Johannesburg Zoo.
Dr Katja Hoeppel operates on SNAP a wattled crane who broke his wing. Mar 2012
An adult pickersgill reed frog is held by a zoo keeper as it’s enclosure gets cleaned at the Johannesburg Zoo. Mar 2012
The feet of SNAP, a nine-month-old wattled crane are seen amongst operating instruments as he undergoes surgery at the zoo. Mar 2012
Dr Katja Koeppel strokes Annie, a spider monkey, as she wakes up from anaesthetic after receiving a medical checkup. Mar 2012
A 17-day-old Wattled Crane eats from a puppet at the Johannesburg Zoo. The Wattled Crane is one of only five critically endangered birds in South Africa with less than 300 found in the wild. Mar 2012
Alice Masombuka strokes Phila the rhino in her enclosure at the Johannesburg Zoo. Phila survived after being shot nine times by poachers in 2010. Mar 2012
Oliver, a spider monkey, undergoes a medical checkup at the Johannesburg Zoo. Mar 2012
Aquarium keeper, William Coombs, cleans the glass of the the congo tetra tank early most mornings. Mar 2012
KK an african elephant peers over the wall as he waits to be fed at the Johannesburg Zoo. Mar 2012
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Love the photos, especially the elephant looking over the wall.