He ALWAYS looks surprised. What is that?

Oooo. I love this part.

Woody?

Sheer, not sheer. What's she's got on underneath is more than most would wear at the beach.

There is also emotional well being of the animal to consider.

Exactly. And in a zoo they are forced to stay together.

I'm not sure about any of that. I know there are people who work with animals extensively who claim that returning the "institutionalized" (my term) would be tantamount to a death sentence, but I know that's not true of some animals. Perhaps it is species specific.

I would also like to see SeaWorld shuttered and those Orcas returned to the ocean.

And yet my response makes a great deal more sense than yours does in this context. Do try to keep up.

The so called vanishing wild is still considerably larger, and more natural, than any zoo.

You know male lions do not stay with the pride naturally don't you? This is the problem; these animals are being forced into unnatural situations.

BebeLush has a better answer than I. I agree with what s/he says.

I can't miss what you didn't make. Carry on.

"Duckface Spokesblonde" is a keeper phrase. Right into my lexicon.

The so called vanishing wild is still considerably larger, and more natural, than any zoo.

Yet another example of why zoos should fade away in favor of strategically placed web-cameras in the wild.

What a beauty. Another reason for me to try to catch "12 years a slave."

I (still) have the "hots" for this woman.

<sigh>

Oh. My. Gosh. I could look at her all day long and never tire of it.