CALDWELL, Texas (KETK)-- Animals are at the center of the Caldwell Zoo and Curator Yvonne Stainback's heart; this passion has led to a career filled with caring for animals and working for conservation.

"I really love flamingos, so anything flamingos is a lot of fun for me," Stainback said. "We also have a really great chameleon. I like him quite a bit."

Before she graduated from college, Yvonne didn't know that passion would one day turn into a profession right here in East Texas.

"I wish I could say that I had a career path, but I had no career path, nothing in mind other than I like nature, biology, and animals," Stainback said.

These three points created the perfect storm that launched her into a career centered on wildlife.

"Then a job at the zoo opened up, and it was almost like

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