A Few Of My Friends -Unscripted 

I love how much you know your animals. The facts that you present and how confident you are in presenting them make this just as good if not better than the scripted shows.

It is so abundantly clear how much you love the animals you care for, it makes the shows even more of a joy to watch. I learned something too; I had no idea bunny backs were that fragile!

The way you look at your animals while describing them makes me sure about the fact that you really love them :) beautiful job

I love this type of episode more than the scripted ones. It feels so much more natural than the other episodes. Please do some more like these!

I know that others have said it, but... dear Lord, Cheeks is adorable! :D Not to diminish the others, they're amazing as well, but... so much fluff and such big eyes! :D

Bearded dragons actually wave their hands when they are surrendering either to another dominant bearded dragon or to their human owner.

Feels like beardies only have two emotions: "What's that?" and "ANGRY ANGRY ANGRY."

my rabbit used to thump angrily at us if she hadn't gotten her daily inch of banana. It was like she was saying, "hey. two legs. where's my banana? I had to go all night with just some timothy hay." She had attitude.

It was absolutely amazing. Even though it was not scripted, the video was super gripping, I enjoyed and learnt a lot of things. Thank you!

My brother has a Northern Painted turtle as a pet; we sometimes take him out of his tank and put him in the room, and he loves exploring it all. One time, he escaped from the tank and I found him scratching at the inside of my brother's closet.

I recently aquired a Lilacine Amazon parrot because its owner was moving away. His name is Chomsky (he doesn't talk, ironic) and he is very wary of other people and new things. We are working together to get him to be more comfortable, he is doing very well, he even played with a new toy today! His personality is adorable, I'm sure we will have a great relationship.

I love how Zoe says “pretty pretty pretty pretty”

Another fantastic episode! For being off script this was even more exceptional. I love the way you describe reading their reactions and watching for stressers. Great advice!!

The bearded dragon's one keen eye looking at the dog made me laugh.

Can't stop loving your videos! You just care so much for these animals and love what you do! We need more passionate people like you :)

Thank you Jessi! it's fascinating to see animals up close like this. Also seeing them interact with a person adds an extra dimension.

I appreciate everything you do for our animal friends!

Really great video, when you upload it makes my day!

I love watching you with the animals! Your care and passion really shows!

These are really fun videos! I really like seeing and learning about all these animals! Very cool!

This was awesome! Please do more!

You are a total inspiration and are quickly becoming one of my idols :D I would love to hear how you got your job!

Thank you Jessi! This is great :D

I really liked this episode! I would love to meet more animals, or maybe see them interacting with each other. Like, getting to watch some of the stuff that goes on between the birds and having Jesse explain it to us!

I'd love to see more of these videos. Just unscripted facts about animals you have. Very cool to watch.

Wow! I think this was my favorite video so far. Maybe you should make unscripted shows a regular thing. My family loved just seeing you interact with the animals. Thank you!

I would really enjoy a series about animal behavior. Learning the behavior of animals especially when it's non-verbal + subtle has always interested me. Keep up the good work!

Jessi The work you do is absolutely amazing! I'd love for this unscripted animal interviews to be regular! I think it would help us viewers see how many different animals, and types of animals you work with and care for. Personally I'd also be interested with just a camera observation of the more camera/Attention shy!

I would love to learn more about animal behaviours!! If you could do more videos like this I would be very thankful!

I tink it is really funny that sometimes you just cuddle the animals in the middle of a sentence and afterwards you just pick up the story again like nothing happened. Also that bunny was just so cute!

love it! You really have a wonderful talent with animals, I'm sure lots of people have told you but it's true.. 'Bang'.. whooop.. LoL that was funny! Gorgeous bird!

I love you're channel! I'm 13, and I've always loved animals. You really inspire me with caring and knowing animals. :) Can we learn more about Seraphina and Cas soon? Foxes are my favourite animals!

You are so blessed to have so many animal companions with you!!!!! Amazing

Jessie, I love watching your videos! You are adorable and obviously love what you do. I have 2 bunnies, working on bonding them, and getting to "meet" Mr. Cheeks was great. Any tips on bonding? I have one bun who has always been possessive and I'm worried the bonding process won't fully happen. Thanks for any tips and I love your bunny! Of course, I love all of your animals. I've been watching you since you started on Sci Show Talk Show and I'm glad you have your own channel now too. Keep the great videos coming and thanks in advance for any advice you may have! :-)

please do more of thee videos! they're awesome!

What is your job title and how would I go about getting a similar job in the future?

I love the unscripted! Though I'd love WhatI'mDoingRightNow style videos too.

More episodes like this please!

You have the best job! Ahh I love how much you love animals :)

The bird removing the skin of the almond because she is spoiled - relatable 🤗 😂

You have a wonderful touch with animals, Jessi!

I love stuff like this, it's so interesting and great to see someone as passionate about animal welfare as you :D

Just spent an hour watching all these old videos. Where does time go?!

Wow, and I thought cat pupils changed size pretty quickly...amazing!

My mom had a blue fronted amazon a few years ago when my sister was born.... The bird learned how to cry and sound like me and all of my family members. Such a smart bird. One of my moms friend has her now.

I was hoping Cheeks would make an appearance! I've had my rescue bun for more than a year and only recently have I been able to pick her up and move her around. I've always been impressed by how calm Cheeks is in your arms.

I just found you channel a few days and it has inspired me! In the near future I would like to open up a small zoo that promotes anti bullying and accepting of everybody who walks through my park. I would like to know how you got started and what you did you get a headstart to create this wonderful project!

This was a great episode :) the birds are always entertaining and it was interesting to compare the animals. Also great to have confirmation of the supporting rabbits' back legs thing! I always see people lifting up their rabbits just beneath their front legs and it makes me cringe so much but I always feel it would be pretty rude to tell people how to hold their own pets, given that I have no credentials in the area at all!

You're very inspiring. Thank you.

Also, maybe its because Ive only ever had a very independent cat (and a fish), but I was really impressed by how you could hold Cheeks, move him around, and he just sat there happily the whole time

Loved it!

It's amazing that even though you have some many animals under your care you still manage to teach them tricks, like Zoey :D

Just promise us you'll NEVER go swimming with stingrays.

omg the Cuteness ! this is Great animal Translation Jessi 🍇

Wow, wow, great show!

You inspire me to be a better owner. I love watching your videos! =)

3:30 Suddenly Songbird from Bioshock seems much more well designed.

For the entire time you had the bunny out i was having a cuteness attack

I did like this video. All three animals you showed off are gorgeous. How did you teach Zoe to do that "being shot" trick?

This is too cute x3 I'm glad that I gave my bunny back to my grand father, who has the property big enough to give her a good life, but I so miss having her around ;-; I took her out to fields on a leash with my friend's ferrets and it was the cutest thing >//

great vid, Jessi. very cute friends, too.

The bun is so darn cute! I would just hug him all day. How much of his girth is his fur v. his actual mass?

Wow. I want more of these kinds of videos! Very informative! I like it! Also, do you ever get the feeling of wanting to kiss some of your pets? Because let's be honest, some people kiss their pets.

So cute! My pet turtle has quite a personality as well. He is very outgoing and he likes to explore (mostly looking for treats, I think).

Can you do an complete animal room tour? Thank you, love your videos x

Hi! I love watching your videos. I would like some tips about guinea pig handling. I got my two girls about a month ago, and understanded that they are timid animals. I have made sure they had time when I first got them to get use to the home and being in a new space. I am now trying to get them to be less scared of me when I have to take them out. So far they have allowed me to pet them in their cage, and know me to be the food and treat giver; so they have no problems coming up to me for yummy food. I would like to build a strong trust between them and me, I know it will take time, but I want them to feel at home and loved. Thank you Jessi

Sqweeee! Loved this video so much! I act the same way about dogs, what kind of degrees do you have and what colleges did you go to?

I am currently the caretaker of two guinea pigs, Tilly and Dicey, and I have learned so much about catering to their individual needs by seeing how their personalities contrast with one another. Tilly has a personality fairly similar to that of Cheeks. She is calm, curious, and loves to interact with new people and environments. I try and expose her to new parts of our home and new forms of stimulation because I know she will really enjoy and be enriched by the experience. Dicey has something of an excitable nature. If I breathe too heavily for her liking, she will dart to her safe space immediately. When I try to hold her she often runs away, and darts to my hair for cover as soon as I have her in my arms. While all of these physical signals makes me worry that she is stressed out by the experience, she is ALWAYS vocal (really, she never shuts up,) and seems to look at her surroundings and really learn from it. While Dicey is brighter than Tilly, Tilly is the leader. She scouts out new areas and foods, and when they are outside of the cage together, they walk in a straight line with Tilly leading the way. I love the girls and I love how different they are because it gives me a sense of how distinct of a personality an individual can have within a species.

Yup please make more unscripted videos, it is a lot of fun Thumbs up...

I'd really love to have a job like this, just taking care of animals, interacting with them and getting to know their personalities.

Great video! Any tips on getting an animal comfortable being handled? My bunny still barely lets me pick him up. He's a bit of a moody guy-- I adopted him at just under one year and I don't know too much about the first part of his life. I give him some treats (mostly just sharing whatever fruit I eat), but I don't want to overdo it!

I just love you!! You are amazing!! Such a special lady.

You should do a video on how to take care of bearded dragons! I've had guinea pigs before but your video on taking care of them taught me things I didn't know before, it would be cool to see a video on the bearded dragons.

They're all so cute! ^^

Why was the parrot so afraid of that toy?

Could you share your experience with relationships between different animals. I remember seeing in a video awhile back that you had a guena pig and a dolichotis patagonum living in the same area. I'm fascinated with this area and I would like to know anything you can share.

I love your show.

Animals in the wild seem to get minerals like salt, mineral-rich clay and the like as supplements because their regular diet is limited nutritionally. Do you mimic these occasional supplement feedings, or are most nutrients and essential minerals given to them within their regular feeding schedule?

Such lovely animals!

This is a show I definitely would love to become a series. Hopefully it's fun for you to make and maybe even a little easier than the scripted shows. I know that whenever I'm in an animal job where I'm educating the public on animal care or physiology, people can't get me to shut up.

Aww, pretty cool! I worked in a office once where my boss also kept his parrots:p messy eaters. we had to have baskets on top of the computer screens :o

Your babies are so adorable!

I had the meanest bunny ever. I didn't meet the critter until he was fully grown & he was in a cage about 3 feet wide, 2 feet tall & 2 feet front to back. He never came around to even being comfortable with people. I don't know why he tried to bite me, would pull his ears back like an angry cat & lunge at the cage door when I tried to change his water. Cleaning the cage was nearly impossible because he'd attack the moment the door was opened & wouldn't leave the cage. I nicknamed him my Pitbunny. I also had a wild coyote at the same time that we found as a baby & it would sleep on me, let me pic it up & wouldn't leave when we tried to set it free.

hey quick question what would you say is the best beginner reptile. been thinking bout getting one for a wile but don't know witch one i should gt cause they are all awesome and cool and stuff. but I've never have one before i was thinking like a snake or a lizard like critter.

I'd really love a what, where, how on parrots ( maybe a multi species featurette) :D they are really intelligent and communicative. There was this visit at the zoo where a yellow crested cockatoo would jump on the front wall of the enclosure and say "hallooo, how are youuuu" and then place its head against the wire to receive pets. This interaction really got me interested in getting one as a companion, but while researching I found that since they are so intelligent their care can be very complex. Since on the internet opinions tend to get mixed, I'd love to get your perspective since you are so experienced in caring for animals and you are also a scientist.

My dad subscribes to a very different school of animal care than seems to be in vogue more and more. For my dad, as long as the animal looks healthy and doesn't act hurt or in pain, he doesn't seem to care about how the animal might be feeling. He also anthropomorphises animals--the dog is smiling, it must be happy, for example. It's kind of tricky to interest him in new ways of thinking, so I do what I can to help him look after his pets and I try to make sure they aren't completely miserable. I get that they have their own internal lives, and I hope to always learn more about the behaviors of their species and their individual behaviors. I'm probably not cut out to be a pet owner quite yet. I'll get there eventually.

Do you handle any of the larger invertebrates such as tarantulas or scorpions?

Your friends are awesome :-)

Hi Jessi, could you do a video showing how you train some of your animals, in particular im curious about birds. I have a male grass parrot and he is quite cage defensive, and scared of hands. He's also getting more and more aggressive as he's going through sexual maturity, and i'd love some pointers on how to make life easier for the both of us.

My dwarf dalmatian rabbit just died 2 days ago,they are such wonderful creatures.He provided me with 10 years of happiness.

Hey jessi I have a question. How did you get started in your carrier and animals wonders? And what did you major in in collage? Thanks

As much as I love reptiles, I've never really been so much of a fan of the bulkier ones and always imagined myself having something sleek, like a Corn Snake or Chinese Water Dragon. Then, I saw Bindi. Really, I have no idea what happened. I've seen plenty of videos of Bearded Dragons before. This should be no different, but that's just it. It WAS different. She is so gorgeous, and it was really refreshing to learn about Bearded Dragon behavior. Before, I perceived them as rather dull and lazy, but that's not true at all, is it? Sure, they're more low-key, but I can see now that Bearded Dragons are interesting, curious, and interactive too. That head-tilting is really cute, isn't it? I thought so. Maybe it was the stellar explanations, or maybe it was Bindi's charm that warmed my hardened heart, but I do believe I'm a fan! In fact, I think I have a new candidate for my future first reptile. I'm so intrigued that I think I'll go do some research right now! Thank you, Jessi, for showing me the awesomeness of the Bearded Dragon! Tell Bindi I adore her, alright?

Jessie, I was hoping you could offer some advice; I have 3 cats, two of whom take care of their own claws, for the most part, and one whose claws need to be cut somewhat regularly. However, Rodney, our Orange and White Tabby, Hates having his claws cut or his paws handled. Is there anything we can do to get him more ok with such handling, or is that likely just his nature? Thank you in advance, Shades

Do most bird species act similarly (like the happy, fluffed up feathers an spread tail or when theyre afraid, the slicked feathers) or do their behaviors vary between species?

why don't you recommend having sugar gliders as pets? I was considering getting one and I don't see too many major problems, I've done lots of research. and since you don't recommend these, which pets would you recommend?(disregarding normal pets such as dogs or cats.

It's interesting how many of the animals love bananas! They are a tropical fruit that foxes, rabbits, & other animals not native to tropical regions would not encounter in nature, but they seem popular with all your herbivores & omnivores.

Bindi has a beautiful coloring. I just got my own beardie. He was a kinda rescue. He had the tip of his tail bit off by another beardie when he was a baby. No one wanted him cuz of his tail. I think it's cute. His name is Hank.

Question for Jessi: are there other places like Animal Wonders where a bunch of animals are kept and taken care of or is this organization kind of unique? Cause I know of a place similar to it, but it puts on presentations about the animals as well as takes care of them (none of the animals are exotic)-but I was wondering what you think about presenting animals like that? I personally worry that they are being picked up and passed around by kids (with supervision) too often. There are a lot of animals so it's not like the same ones are being presented everyday, but I'm still concerned that the animals are constantly nervous and that they're being looked after by so many different people, rather than having quality one-on-one time like you seem to do. Also, the main building where the animals are kept is big but often have kids running around cause it's a day camp during the summer, and that worries me also. What are your thoughts?

I love your videos! Although could you include your guinea pig(s)

You should do a whole reptile ambassador segment!