Jokes Only a Zoochatter Would Understand

[ThylacineAlive]

I’ve been taking a break from social media this week so I didn’t realize, but going to the zoo today, you’d think it was any old day. I will say the social media team has done a great job with the history posts this year!

Agreed! I'm surprised they haven't done anything for the day. You'd think they'd have a celebration all weekend. I know it's the slower time of year, but I'd have expected something.

~Thylo

 

[birdsandbats]

A board of zoo planners and such sits at a table. One person comes out, "I've been on the phone with the director from Germany, and we've been talking about our new Central Africa exhibit."
"Right." Another one says. You two took a while.

"It was just... he said something about having meerkats in the new exhibit. It was a while of 'are you sures'... but we agreed to disagree."

"Very well. People love meerkats, anyways."

"And he said... something about them... swinging in trees?"

"Whatever! People love them. Meerkats it is!"

So the zoo planners set up the exhibit so that the meerkats don't make it totally unfeasible.
When the day of opening comes, everyone is confused to see the meerkats in the exhibit, but especially the zoo director. He sees one of the zoo planners and goes up to her.

"Say. vhy is ze exhibit full of Surikats?"

"What?"

"Ze tan, digging things."

"Ah, you wanted meerkats in the exhibit for whatever reason, so we got them."

The zoo director's face goes from confusion, to anger, to disappointment.

I'm sorry someone need to explain this one to me. I think I don't know enough German...

 

[dillotest0]

I'm sorry someone need to explain this one to me. I think I don't know enough German...

In German, the name for guneon is meerkatzen.
The German zoo director was requesting meerkatzen as opposed to meerkats... but his English colleagues got lost in translation!

 

[Mr Gharial]

I call this one "the autistic experience"

 

[USZOOfan42]

Pretty accurate if I do say so myself

 

[Nile Hippo Expert]

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Sorry if I am posting all of the news you were about to report lol! I feel the same way about @Zoofan15 and @Milwaukee Man, who are the ones always reporting so many things I am just about to post about!

 

[USZOOfan42]

Sorry if I am posting all of the news you were about to report lol! I feel the same way about @Zoofan15 and @Milwaukee Man, who are the ones always reporting so many things I am just about to post about!

Nope completely fine! Those 2 also sometimes pop up. I think of it more so as a joke. Who posted today’s news?

 

[Panda_Fan]

 

[Cassidy Casuar]

 

[Panda_Fan]

One of the most difficult decisions I would have to make. Both places are hubs of incredible zoos and have a lot of rarietes in their collections, which make the decision even harder. I guess I'll have to go to both places.

 

[MClaeys]

Two monkeys are taking a bath.
One shouts to the other: “Ou ou ou ou aaaa ououou!!!’’
To which the other answers: “Use some cold water then.’’

 

[MonkeyBat]

How it feels opening up the Greens Zoo thread the last couple of days.

 

[Mr Gharial]

Based on:
Congo Gorilla Forest - Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) Eating Montage - ZooChat

 

[steveroberts]

More than half of the animals in zoos in the 19th century and first half of 20th century:

 

[Nile Hippo Expert]

More than half of the animals in zoos in the 19th century and first half of 20th century:

The exact same thing can be said about 80% of all animals being transferred out of their birthplace until the later-second half of the 20th century, who were lost-to-follow up.

 

[steveroberts]

If you get it, you get it (think anyone who visits city zoos in Australia might get the joke) -

 

[Mr Gharial]

I'm sorry but I just don't respect new zoo names

 

[Zhao yun]

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I'm sorry but I just don't respect new zoo names

Sorry to pry, but are you a trans person? I understand that this is a private question, but just wondering.

 

[Mr Gharial]

Sorry to pry, but are you a trans person? I understand that this is a private question, but just wondering.

I am not transgender myself, but I do have multiple trans friends and I am part of the LGBTQ+ community (bisexual)

 

[Mr Gharial]

Some context:
Wildlands is a relatively new zoo in the Netherlands that is extremely controversial for pretty much no reason beyond nostalgia for the old zoo. Constant criticism including things that other zoos also have...