The Wild Word
Creature comforts, animal antics, and everything zoo-adjacent.
The Watering Hole
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The zookeeper offered a shortcut. You took the long way round.
Some people arrive at AmazooMania knowing exactly which animal they are. Sloth. Done. Out by lunch. And then there is you: the one who reads the whole menu, the one who does every enclosure including the one with the sign that says 'back in five minutes,' the one who says 'let me just see everything first' and means the word everything.
Latest Articles
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The Parrots Have Claimed the Best Branch in the Jungle
Every jungle has one branch with the best view, the best breeze and the best snacks within reach, and the parrots got there first. The Parrot Perch is the AmazooMania collection where they hold court. Up here the macaws run the afternoon like a well-organized beach club, and nobody gets a seat without the right feathers. -
Every Member of the Crew Brought Their Own Shades
There is a dress code on this side of the jungle, and it is simple: eyewear on, schedule open. The Shades Crew is the AmazooMania collection for the animals who treat the glare as a personal style opportunity. Nobody here is squinting. Nobody here is in a hurry either. -
Sound check at the bandstand: a bison has a bagpipe, and nobody gave it to him
Sound check ran long at the AmazooMania bandstand this week. The log, as filed by the zookeeper who was told to manage the band and not to have opinions about it:
