The Wild Life: A Feeding Frenzy for Amphibians and Reptiles

On this episode of #TheWildLife, we’re exploring the new home of amphibians and reptiles here at Zoo Knoxville, the ARC!
The Clayton Family Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Campus is massive (it is part of the biggest expansion in the Zoo's history, after all) BUT it's also massive because it’s a giant leap for the Zoo’s conservation work - housing endangered snakes, frogs, tortoises, lizards, and more.
Follow along as host Brad Carpenter gets a special tour of the campus, and slithers into the kitchen to feed some of our most terrifying and beautiful creatures. #WildlyFun

[@wesleygriffin9674]

Do you not have to wear masks anymore in the arc or indoor spaces? My family was there last week and got told to leave the building by a worker because we wasn’t wearing masks, it didn’t make much sense to us because the people sitting down eating under the same roof didn’t have to wear one but standing up to order you did which makes absolutely no sense and I don’t see any logic behind that…. We left the zoo and went somewhere else to have family fun after that.

[@themotions5967]

The primary reason they require mask inside the ARC and not in indoor restaurants is mainly encode although only one mammalian resident resides within the arc, there is a single sloth that can possibly get Covid.
Also while tables can be placed 6 feet apart the arc on busy days can be a place where large groups of people enter at the same time, making it a higher risk of infection for staff and guest alike.

[@StonerOfGotham]

I mean it's hard to eat with a mask on