As I mentioned in yesterday's blog, I spent Saturday afternoon at the Denver Zoo. The zoo was less busy than usual, but still very popular with families. In fact, most of the visitors seemed to be made up of families, with parents showing these strange animals to their children for the first time, such as in the photo on the left.
And the family in the photo on the right is all excited about seeing the large mandrill, which contrary to previous visits seems to actually like the attention. I assume all these kids will start begging their mother for a pet mandrill, and why not? A pet mandrill will teach the kids responsibility and also the consequences of keeping a wild animal that is not their brother in the house.
Not all of the families were human, by the way. One of the cape buffaloes was taking care of its cafe yesterday, and one of the orangutans had a tiny baby she was carrying wherever she went. And the baby gorilla is now old enough to go outside when the weather is nice. In the photograph on the left, the baby - followed by his mother - is quickly heading back to the ape house, where no doubt food is waiting for them. The great outdoors is fine, but dinnertime is dinnertime, after all. I think many Americans feel the same way.
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