Rob Hunt
ZooLab Ranger
Licence Number: DCC/ALA/079363
Rob joined ZooLab in 2013. He works in County Durham and the surrounding areas.
Rob has a National Diploma in Animal Management and HND in Animal Science.
He loves keeping his animal knowledge and care skills up to date and learning new things about animal husbandry.
"I love the experience of meeting new people every day and educating future generations about such a wide variety of animals and how to look after them."
Rob's menagerie
Rob owns all sorts of weird and wonderful animals; from a tomato frog to a desert hairy scorpion.
Strong Man
In 2024, Rob won the World European, and British Champion medals in his weight lifting category.
Rob's Rhinos
ZooLab sent Rob to South Africa to volunteer with Rhino at Mankwe Wildlfe Reserve.
"My favourite ZooLab animals are my rats. I love introducing people to them and overcoming their misconceptions about these intelligent, friendly and fastidiously clean animals."