Rhinos are so massive, their gravity actually warps the roads around them.
Ostrich
Congratulations. You now know what an ostrich tongue looks like.
Ring Tailed Lemur
It may not seem like good camouflage right now, but when these lemurs are in a flock of nesting zebras, it’s a lot more effective.
Puffin
Puffins can fly in both air and water. They’re working on being able to fly through land, but the evolutionary process seems to be taking a while.
Polar Bear
Turns out they can hold a lot of air in those lungs.
Squirrel
Monorails just don’t seem as exciting now that I’m an adult.
Zebra
Zebras do not have a complex political system. Instead, they just visualize each candidate saying “Fools! I’ll show them all!” and vote for the most incongruous.
It’s surprising how well this approach works.
Speckled Rattlesnake
This snake wants you to tell that joke again so it can decide whether or not to be offended.
Red Ruffed Lemur
The cords on older models may no longer retract all the way.
Polar Bear
How often do you get the chance to take a macro shot of a polar bear foot? This was taken about four inches away.
I do not recommend doing so outside of a zoo setting.
Western Banded Gecko
It is a myth that geckos gnaw their own holes in the rock. They actually use dynamite.
Sign
I distinctly remember being told that if I met a bear on a hiking trail, that I was to get off the trail and let it pass. Maybe they *do* want the bears to eat us.
So confusing.
Sign
Umm … I may have mis-read the previous sign.
Sign
If you’re going to feed your kids to the polar bears, throw them all the way in. Otherwise, they’ll land too close to the fence.
Summer Flounder
If your eyes migrated around your head, you’d rest a lot too.
Shrimp
“We grow visible. Attend the cloaking system.”
“It consumes much power, Commander. With no enemy to concern us.”
Pipefish
Ceci n’est pas une poisson pipe.
Packrat
I’d never actually seen a packrat before. Very few zoos have rats*, and those that do tend to have them in nocturnal exhibits. So you often either get a photo of a sleeping ball of fur, or you get a dark blurry photo of an awake rat. These guys were a bit more cooperative and stood right in the light for me.
*Eell, OK, all zoos have rats. Very few of them are intentionally on exhibit.
Eastern Screech Owl
When you Google “Donald Trump quotes”.
Crab
“Excellent.”