Thursday, September 25, 2008

sleeping whales, trick sharks, and man-eaters.

Woman, running inside after seeing a seal sitting at the bottom of the tank at the clearly labeled "Seal Shores" exhibit: I think there's something wrong with one of your whales!

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In the Shark exhibit, just before a shark talk.

Man: Is this a show where they're going to be doing jumps and flips and stuff?
Me: No, sir. You're thinking of dolphins. These are sharks.
Man: So these don't do that?
Me: No.

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For some reason, I thought that the general public had learned by now that sharks are not "man eaters" that are "out to get us." Oh well.

At touch-a-shark (which contains 3-foot, bottom-feeding sharks)

Woman: We can touch these?
Me: Yep. This is touch-a-shark.
Woman: They're sharks! They'll bite!
Me: No, not all animals bite. Not all dogs bite, right? These guys just bite their food.
Woman: Well, we're food for them, right?
Me: No... [I go on to explain how that's a misconception, sharks eat fish, etc.]
Woman: Wow! You learn something new every day!

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