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Animeals

The Chef’s Special

March 4, 2021

Meet Chef Yohn, the Keeper who is primarily responsible for slicing, dicing, chopping and preparing the food for the Virginia Zoo’s animals, plus take a special tour of the Diet Kitchen in this special video edition of Animeals!

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