I know that zoos are important institutions for research and conservation and I'm not going to say much about the National Zoo which is three blocks up Connecticut Avenue from Nilan's apartment. I went there twice in the time I was in D.C., and while I enjoyed seeing the animals and believe the zoo serves the greater good for education of the public and the preservation of species, in my anthropomortification (is that a word?) of the zoo's inhabitants, I left feeling that they were either very bored or very sad.
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| this might be the saddest thing I've ever seen. |
