London Zoo
Peter and I went to the London Zoo today.
I rank zoos by the number and variety of cat species. By 'variety' I mean the number of different genera represented. For example, a zoo with five species in five different genera ranks higher than a zoo with five species in the same genus -- especially if that genus is Panthera. Also, bonus points for cats from genera rarely seen in zoos.
Based on these criteria, the London Zoo does not rate very highly. There were only four cat species, representing only two cat genera:
- Panthera leo (lion)
- Panthera tigris (tiger)
- Panthera pardus (leopard)
- Leptailurus serval (serval)
Stupid/annoying people at the zoo
While at the zoo, I observed the following stupid/annoying things:
- someone calling a serval a cheetah
- someone referring to a girl lion as "he" (apparently she didn't know that boy lions have manes and girl lions don't)
- someone smoking near the animals, despite the "no smoking" sign
- someone tapping on the glass of the lion's den, despite the "no tapping" sign
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Hi it's Aidan!
So you're in Europe? You can come visit me!
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