What It Takes to Feed Over 3000 Animals a Day at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park — How to Make It

On today's episode of How to Make It, Katie Pickens is at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park learning how the wide variety of species are fed.

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[vixenmua]

Whoever thought of this video deserves the biggest raise ever

[doodahgurlie]

Should be a lot longer. It only showed a few food items and basically giraffes. I wanted to see the animals eat the fruit they were cutting up, etc. So food prep from beginning to the end where they feed 'em to each animal. At least show 10 types of animals and their food.

[EnycmaPie]

When the food preparation for animals is better than most fast food chains.

[juliocastro]

Having been a member for close to 2 years, it always amazes me what I learn from this wonderful place. Feeding close to 3600 animals totaling 300 species is no easy task with specialized diets all over the place. Responsible for bringing back an endangered species, the California Condor, back from the brink of extinction in the early 80's. Can't wait to go back and never get tired of watching this video!

[tosht]

I expected more than just a single signature Katie "wow" but glad she slipped one in @6:17. 😂 People need to know how vital San Diego Zoo is for animal conservancy. They research, reproduce and care for hundreds of endangered species and successfully help reintroduce animals into the wild that could have gone extinct. Very cool episode. 👍

[MistressOP]

I wish we could have even more of this just feeding them lol recipes all of it. BEST EATER ever

[justaddmusclecom]

Wow, that is a crazy amount of resources. Really interesting video.

[AzlianaLyana]

3000 animals?? WOW ...Ok should start very early then :) Cutting team! Packing team!

[mfrenchcazenovia]

Actually, as a chef, this is my dream job.

[unorec]

So it's like feeding college students

[ShaneWalta]

So... Part 2 featuring some of the other animals?

[biohazard]

Watching that giraffe eat made my day. Wish we could've seen more animals eat that yummy food.

[mtblack]

I would love more on zoos you focused mainly on giraffes, I think an in depth look at different animals and diet would be good.

[beaniebabeeluver]

This video is awesome! It is very interesting! Also, knowing that the animals are getting the same fruits and vegetables as we are is excellent!

[DanielWhiting]

It'll always be the Wild Animal Park to me. Fellow San Diegans know what I mean!

[aousa.ibraheem]

This show amazing and let me say :
Katie you’re so cute and you have great personality....
Wish you the best; and please keep doing this great work 💕

[matthewb]

That’s a beautiful zoo. I would love to visit one day.

[applemauzel]

1:54 What about the meat, does the meat also comes from the same supplier that feeds their animal as the supplier for their guests?

[daveotuwa]

I've been there 2 yrs ago for spring break

[DevilWay]

Wow eating high grade food damn these animals are eating high class as well lol