Brooke Bessesen is a naturalist who travels extensively around the globe to better understand animal species. She has worked on the Phoenix Zoo medical team as a certified veterinary technician and as an on-camera naturalist. Also, she is an award-winning television producer whose credits include KTVK's weekly series A Brighter Day with Jan D'Atri, as well as stories for National Geographic Channel, Style Network, and Discovery Health. Published by Arizona Highways, her first children's book, Look Who Lives in the Desert!