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So this ones called Animal Obsession
On one of our many trips to the zoo we opted to try this safari ride thing where we had
an opportunity to feed an animal.
I was really excited because I got to see animals up close and I wouldn't have to walk!
At first it was a lackluster ride... The guide we had seemed like he didn't really care about
anything...
He also didn't really seem that knowlegable... I remember when we passed by some sort of
deer... I am not sure what they were called because the technical term he used for them
was sleepys... He called what looked like oxen grumpies... But that got confusing because
he called a small group of rhinos grumpies also!
At this point I was wondering how this guy got his job... He did not explain or teach
us anything... One would assume that if you worked at a zoo you would know something about
animals... Or at the very least have index cards or something...
Then everything took a hard right turn... We got to an area where there were giraffes
and he told the driver to stop immediately.
I started to freak out in my head because I thought we hit something... But...
He started talking about the giraffes... Not like he did about the other animals... He
talked about them passionately... So passionately it started to get weird...
He started to go on about the specific markings they had and how he called this one Lovey
because it had a heart shape mark... And he started to pet one of them and reminisce about
times where he had fed them.
He started to hug the neck of another one he called Deary...
My friend Dan saw a giraffe run, he giggled and commented about how clumsy it looked.
Then the guide became enraged... He went off at Dan, he said "Why don't you try running
with those long majestic legs... I bet you wouldn't look half as graceful as these marvelous
creatures!"
Did you know the male giraffe smells the urine of a female giraffe to see if they are fertile?
Yea...