Things people do that irritate you when you go to the zoo? #2

I was at a zoo recently and I over heard a woman say that she really like the zoo because it had plenty of toilets. The mind boggles, if that's what she looks for in a day out why didn't she just go to a motorway service station?
 
Ned said:
I was at a zoo recently and I over heard a woman say that she really like the zoo because it had plenty of toilets. The mind boggles, if that's what she looks for in a day out why didn't she just go to a motorway service station?
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Maybe she has a UTI or something and needs frequent access to a restroom. She enjoys the zoo and likes that she can properly explore because of the access to bathrooms when necessary? Just a possibility, otherwise I have no idea.

~Thylo
 
In Columbus, in a themed African Safari tent there are several photos of a man in a zookeeper's outfit and a safari hat. This man is very famous to zoo nerds. Referring to the photo, I heard someone say, "Oh that's the guy that got killed by a stingray, yeah I miss him." The man in the photos is Jack Hanna.
 
Moebelle said:
In Columbus, in a themed African Safari tent there are several photos of a man in a zookeeper's outfit and a safari hat. This man is very famous to zoo nerds. Referring to the photo, I heard someone say, "Oh that's the guy that got killed by a stingray, yeah I miss him." The man in the photos is Jack Hanna.
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It would be funny if he was walking around the zoo that day and those people saw him. Or if he heard them say that.
 
birdsandbats said:
I might change that if I were you. I've known who he is for as long as I can remember, but I mentioned him once on this site and no one knew who I was talking about.
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I've known of him for most of life, but I honestly have no idea why I know of him. I genuinely have no idea what he's ever done apart from bringing animals on talk shows.

~Thylo
 
ThylacineAlive said:
I've known of him for most of life, but I honestly have no idea why I know of him. I genuinely have no idea what he's ever done apart from bringing animals on talk shows.

~Thylo
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He has a lot of conservation work, and has had several TV shows. He makes a lot of the important decisions at the Columbus Zoo. He worked at Busch Gardens Tampa in the past, as well. Think of him as an Ohio Steve Irwin.
 
Sun Wukong said:
Folks, there's one easy way for all of You who clamour about misbehaving, stupid, obnoxious...visitors: get rich and build Your own private zoo like Sheikh Saoud Bin Mohammed Bin Ali Al Thani...;)

Otherwise, ignore them, educate them and object them...And if that doesn't work, have them thrown out.
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Actually I would use the money to expand and update my local zoo
 
Jena said:
I know this thread is old, but I want to comment because I have one example that really made me actually cry... so I was at the Turtle Back Zoo a while ago, (of course I am there a lot but this scene was a while ago), and I was at the Gray Wolf Exhibit, one of my favirotes at the zoo. And this kid started banging on the glass and SCREAMING at the wolves. And I tried telling him to be quiet the wolves have sensitive hearing, BUT I WAS THE ONE GETTING YELLED AT BY HIS MOTHER. His mother goes "excuse me that's my child your talking to!" Like okay lady if you are aware that is your child then make your child be quiet for peeps sake. This is a zoo where you can't bang on the windows or scream at the animals. And so that day I left crying cause I was upset that she yelled at me but not her child who was the one causing disturbance to the animals.
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Amen people don't control their children. They think it's ok to bang on Windows and climb the fences. II'm old school and was brought up to respect elders and all others including. Animals.
 
I hate mostly large crowds that walk slowly (a reason I like to visit zoos on weekdays)
Another thing I hate is when people call the animals by the wrong name when there is a sign in front of them (For example, everyone refers to the apes as monkeys and I once heard a group refer to Asian Small-Clawed Otters as Sea Otters)
 
Another hilarious misidentification I heard this weekend at the Toronto Zoo.

I've heard someone (an adult) say to someone else "Look at the elephant!"

It was a river hippopotamus...
 
Sadly i've seen more adults hitting the glass this year than kids. Seen girls/ladies with their buttcheeks hanging out, people calling lions tigers, had someone argue with me that a snow leopard was an albino tiger, trying to agitate the animals, people literally pushing children to look at animals instead of waiting. So many irritating clueless people out there.
 
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