PEMBROKE, N.C., Nov. 3 -- The University of North Carolina at Pembroke issued the following news release:
Long before Kyra Geiger began
studying zoology at UNC Pembroke,
she was visiting the North Carolina Zoo with her family, fascinated by the animals
and dreaming
of one day working alongside them.
Today, the senior biology major is getting close to that dream at the very place that
inspired it.
As a volunteer at the zoo's giraffe deck, Geiger helps visitors interact with the
animals while
gaining a deeper understanding of their care, behavior and conservation.
"I grew up in Florida, but I had family in North Carolina. So when we visited, I would
come to the
zoo. That was my favorite thing to do," Geiger said. "When I moved here in 202...