Yeah and they often really seem to manage to call Steller Sealions for little seals (Steller Sealions are the biggest of their kind!)
In fairness, I can understand smaller apes such as gibbons or young great ape species as they can be quite small. For me, the line is completely crossed with silverback gorillas, adult chimpanzees and large orangutan with fully fledged cheek pads. I'm gonna give a free pass to bonobos as: 1. They aren't as common as the other apes and 2. They are much smaller than chimps and are often referred to as the pygmy version of them.
"Much smaller" might be a bit of an exaggeration...
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And that’s why I founded my own little zoo - to the enjoyment of many people so far.
Always has and always will be. I will spend as long as I can at a zoo, end of story. I know the people you mean. Parents who just want to post on social media that they're having family time by going to a zoo but instead just whining for a few hours before taking a group selfie to make out that they've had an amazing day!For me what gets under my skin the most are the people who go to the zoo and spend about an hour there, then proceed to complain with something along the lines of "No animals out or visible waaa, so much walking waaa, so boring waaa." Well would you look at that, it seems as though when you go into a zoo without a plan for the day, look at an exhibit for all of 3 seconds, and rush your way through in order to go home because you can't stand to be outside with no AC for longer than 5 minutes, the zoo as a result becomes a less than stellar experience. Unsurprisingly, this was a complaint I mostly heard from parents, who were probably dragged to the zoo by their kids who wouldn't shut up about it, only came to see the basic ABC animals and go home instead of well idk maybe spending quality time with their children at a facility that offers excellent educational opportunities perhaps
The zoo was always an all-day experience for me, I'd go in right when it opens and leave during closing time. I cannot fathom the idea of spending so little time at the zoo, but somehow this was how every single one of my friends visited the zoo with their families in the past. I was able to take them for a day long trip during the summer and all of them had a much more positive and memorable experience. I've come to realize that this is why most people have a lackluster opinion about zoos, they just never bothered to truly appreciate it in its entirety.
Exactly this, it is always so disheartening to see an excited kid who obviously has an immense fascination with animals be shut down by an uninterested, dismissive, phone addicted parent who can't be bothered to support their child in something they're ambitious about. It really isn't about being a young parent, but about being a lazy parent who wants to spend the least amount of time, effort, money, and energy on a sorry excuse for a special day for your child.
Oh yeah I totally forgot that one
Or even better when they complain about animals being out in weather that they believe to be harmful but is completely natural to the animal. You must be correct dear random visitor, the Chilean Flamingoes, Siberian Tigers, and Amur Leopards most certainly do not experience any cold temperatures in the wild, letting them enjoy the snow is cruel
Something about having a sign telling people to read signs sounds a lot like preaching to the choir to me...
