That is a great opportunity. There are similar positions at a local wildlife park near me that I participated in a while back. I got to work all around the zoo and it lead to payed positions two summers in a row.
The first summer I did a landscaping job. It is not related to the animals, but I got payed, and got to be around all the animals. The next summer, I got a job, that was previously non-existent, as a Veterinary assistant. It was very interesting and I got to work with all the animals(mostly mammals, but some herps).
When I was volunteering, I got to work with all kinds of really cool herps, some of which are rare. Prehensile-Tailed Skinks, Mata Mata Turtles, Womas, just to name a few. You should really take advantage of this opportunity. This is the type of thing to put on resumes and college applications. You really stick out if you have worked at zoo.
Enjoy your experiences at the zoo. My experiences at the wildlife park were some of the funnest and most memorable of my life. By the way, the wildlife park I am referring to is call Wildlife Safari. It is a "cage-less zoo". There are cages, but most of the animals have free range of 600 acres in Winston, Oregon.
Josh

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