The Zoo

Today I went to the Columbus Zoo. If you weren't aware, it is a super massive zoo. I think it is the second largest in the US, next to the San Diego Zoo. Don't quote me on that, but it sounds right, so we will go with it. I try to go at least once a year, and I have been back home in Ohio visiting family, so I made the trip over. Let me state that it is the absolute best around Christmas time when they have the whole park decorated in lights, but I still had fun. One of my favorite animals are penguins, so I definitely made sure to stop in on the penguin exhibit. I think the penguin caretaker was getting a little annoyed with my questions, but they didn't look especially happy, so I felt obligated to enquire. There wasn't any snow in their exhibit (a penguin needs snow) and they had clips in their ears... I wasn't fond of the clips and made it known, to the displeasure of the guy taking questions. I started to get other people near the penguins worked up (mostly children) with by my line of questioning, so I was politely asked by the zoo employees to quiet down. Free the penguins in my opinion. Probably my favorite exhibit at the zoo are the manatees. They're in this giant aquarium and they come right up to the glass. I like that they have whiskers and are really fat. I like over weight animals, it gives them character. The manatees always seem like they're content and happy, its a calming feeling to watch them swim around. I would like to ride on ones back around the aquarium. I would probably have to know some people in high places to make that wish come true... oh well, a guy can dream. I wish they had a narwhal exhibit. I'll assume you have no idea what a narwhal is... they're the unicorns of the sea. OK, not really. They're just whales with a big tooth protruding out of their head, but it gives the impression of a unicorn horn. I am not sure any are in captivity, I doubt it. That is something I can google later on if I get bored.