When attending the zoo, there are a few things you can do to make it a pleasant experience for all.
First, be courteous to the animals. It is a privilege to see these animals and they should be shown respect.
Secondly, when viewing the animals try using your quiet voice, or better yet, no voice. It may surprise you how close the animals will come when you are quiet.
Thirdly, please, please, please, refrain from taunting the animals to do something. The zoo is not a circus. When animals are lying around, they are doing something. They are LYING AROUND.
Plan to attend the shows put on by the zoo. Again, the zoo is not a circus, but there are learning experiences. A few animals have been trained to entertain you AND enrich your knowledge of either themselves, or animals in general.
These are great opportunities to learn from them and watch them learn from each other.
Finally, watch out for dinosaurs.
Wait a minute. What?! Dinosaurs at the zoo? Eek! Where?
Enjoy your visit!
First, be courteous to the animals. It is a privilege to see these animals and they should be shown respect.
Secondly, when viewing the animals try using your quiet voice, or better yet, no voice. It may surprise you how close the animals will come when you are quiet.
Thirdly, please, please, please, refrain from taunting the animals to do something. The zoo is not a circus. When animals are lying around, they are doing something. They are LYING AROUND.
Plan to attend the shows put on by the zoo. Again, the zoo is not a circus, but there are learning experiences. A few animals have been trained to entertain you AND enrich your knowledge of either themselves, or animals in general.
These are great opportunities to learn from them and watch them learn from each other.
Finally, watch out for dinosaurs.
Wait a minute. What?! Dinosaurs at the zoo? Eek! Where?
Enjoy your visit!
Comments
I can relate with that lying around bit, for sure.