Children Joyfully Interacting with Zoo Sculpture

To all the nonhomeschoolers at the Zoo: I do try to make my children act more like well behaved kids and less like the animals. I do. . . But they also see the zoo as a park and hang out and a familiar place. They may link arms and sing with their friends, but it’s because they love their friends and they love the zoo and they’re being kids. They may act like a WWE crowd as they cheer in and groan at the wrestling sunbears. They know where all the statues are and run directly toward them out of excitement. And, yes, they will inevitably look past the lions (unless they’re roaring) and climb the tree and fight over the rock ... Read more