Conspiracy Theory #1
The Zoo Conspiracy.
There were lots of animals I saw that looked altered. It's like, they ran out of animals, and decided to make some "minor alterations." There were some species of antelope, and a little ways down, there was what looked like the same exhibit, but this time the antelope had stripes. That shit looked like someone painted them on. There were also animals with colors that just don't look right. The tour guides and postings said that the animals appearance helps it blend in and hide in its environment. Its more like someone dyed the pandas neon orange to make them more fun to look at. Come on, how the fuck are you gonna hide in the forest with a neon orange jumpsuit on? Might as well wear a neon sign saying, "Free Food, Come On And Eat My Dumb-Ass."
I can see that. The economy is rough, and to attract people to the zoo, you need "interesting" and "original" animals. Or they need to just fill up some vacancies by any means necessary. It would've been funny if it would have rained, and the "stripes" on the antelopes would have been washed away.
Oh well, whatever. People know what to expect when they go to a zoo. They want to see tigers and lions and elephants and stuff like that. If there's a neon panda in the mix, thats fine, but no one is gonna goto a zoo just to see a neon panda or an incarcerated antelope. Thats what postcards are for.
And regardless of the sophistication or misrepresentation of the exhibits, kids will always be intrigued by the simplest things. I saw kids ignoring the exotic animals far away in the back of their cages, and chasing pigeons around instead, having a great time. Something interactive. Go figure. I also learned today that pigeons and doves are the same species; doves are really just smaller pigeons. Once again, go figure.
There were lots of animals I saw that looked altered. It's like, they ran out of animals, and decided to make some "minor alterations." There were some species of antelope, and a little ways down, there was what looked like the same exhibit, but this time the antelope had stripes. That shit looked like someone painted them on. There were also animals with colors that just don't look right. The tour guides and postings said that the animals appearance helps it blend in and hide in its environment. Its more like someone dyed the pandas neon orange to make them more fun to look at. Come on, how the fuck are you gonna hide in the forest with a neon orange jumpsuit on? Might as well wear a neon sign saying, "Free Food, Come On And Eat My Dumb-Ass."
I can see that. The economy is rough, and to attract people to the zoo, you need "interesting" and "original" animals. Or they need to just fill up some vacancies by any means necessary. It would've been funny if it would have rained, and the "stripes" on the antelopes would have been washed away.
Oh well, whatever. People know what to expect when they go to a zoo. They want to see tigers and lions and elephants and stuff like that. If there's a neon panda in the mix, thats fine, but no one is gonna goto a zoo just to see a neon panda or an incarcerated antelope. Thats what postcards are for.
And regardless of the sophistication or misrepresentation of the exhibits, kids will always be intrigued by the simplest things. I saw kids ignoring the exotic animals far away in the back of their cages, and chasing pigeons around instead, having a great time. Something interactive. Go figure. I also learned today that pigeons and doves are the same species; doves are really just smaller pigeons. Once again, go figure.