It was a cool day at the Denver Zoo this past Monday afternoon, but that didn't stop the hippopotamus in the photograph on the left from going for a swim and playing with a giant beachball. Which gives me another idea on how the zoo can make some extra revenue to pay their million dollar a year grocery bill. The zoo already lets visitors hand feed the giraffes, and get up close and personal with the camels, all for additional fees, and so why not let them swim with the hippos for an additional charge, too? Now that would make for great photographs, if I say so myself.
The monkey in the photograph on the right didn't have to worry about the cooler temperatures - I think it stays in a glass fronted, inside cage year round. And after looking at it's expression, I suspect it holds me, as well as all other zoo visitors, personally responsible for it's imprisonment. It is a shame that these animals are forced to live their lives in such an artificial environment, and perhaps they should be sent to a different zoo, one that can provide an outdoor habitat. Or at least let the poor thing go home with zoo employees in the evening, to give it a change of scene. After all, what could possibly go wrong?
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