Tumblr Thread: Funniest Things Zoo Employees Have Ever Been Asked

As kids, and even as adults today, zoos are one of our favorite places to go to. Whenever we go there, we hope that the animals are treated well and are loved, because we know that's not always the case. One thing that gives us hope that the animals are treated well in these places is the animals' special connection with the zookeepers. We also love seeing animals participate in enrichment programs, like the one where the lions can play tug of rope with people, and whenever zookeepers give their animals treats to enjoy, like when they gave the animals pumpkins for Halloween.

Of course, being a zookeeper comes not just with the benefit of getting to work with animals all day every day but also with the entertainment of listening to people react to these animals. The following is a collection of the funniest things zookeepers have been asked by people or heard people say, and… well, we have to admit that experts as we say we are, we're pretty sure we have said some ridiculous things in the zoo too.

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Well… all we gotta say is, which how little we know about the ocean at this point in humanity, who knows? Maybe there is some weird hybrid/shapeshifting/camaflauging animal deep in the ocean that turns from dolphin to shark. Have you seen how well octopuses can camaflauge themselves? Yeah, we wouldn't be surprised by anything they find in the ocean at this point. It's clearly full of aliens.
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When it comes to the stingray… we have probably done this before - asking if we can pet something we probably know we shouldn't. We've already realized the way that we will one day meet our doom is by trying to pet a bear cub or something. It's better to ask though! It's either ask or get stung, yo.
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