Scots TV animal worker says dodging chimp poo is hazard of doing job she loves

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chimpanzee thrown into your hair.But a producer of one of Scotland’s best-loved animal shows has told how she counts getting showered in dirt by cheeky chimps as part of the privilege of her job.Pat Macleod has spent the last 12 years working on BBC Alba shows, including Vets and The Animal Keepers.Her programme-making talents have seen her regularly visit animal attractions ranging from Blair Drummond Safari Park near Stirling to the Highland Wildlife Park near Aviemore.And she says having chimps throw everything at her, from vegetables to porridge and even their own poo, is just one of the consequences of working so closely with wild animals.Pat, 57, who is originally from Lewis but now lives in Aberdeen, said: “We’ve spent a lot of time.