Tiger

Sure, they look cute when there’s just the one small one, but as they get older they start to work with others and begin building cities and weapons and destroy everything around them.

#JustSayNoToHumans

Originally posted at stories.starmind.org.

Mining

In the “Northern” area of the Columbus Zoo there is this brilliant idea. It’s basically a place where kids can try panning for gold. The parents are convinced to buy one of three types of bags that contain dirt and “gemstones” and the kids wash the dirt out to get the stones. It’s a good fundraiser for the zoo, it’s fun for the kids, and it’s somewhat* historical.

* Were this available when I was a kid, I suspect I would have had complaints about the accuracy of the types of gemstones found as compared to the geology of the Klondike region it was purporting to be … but then, I always have had a hard time with the concept of “fun”.

Originally posted at stories.starmind.org.

African Crowned Crane

This crowned crane doesn’t think you could ever look this fabulous and isn’t shy about letting you know.

Originally posted at stories.starmind.org.