At the Smithsonian Zoo, food doesn’t just nourish the body, it stimulates the mind. Watch how this dedicated team creates meals that make eating fun.
DO Play With Your Food
Water You Thinking?!
“And then once it’s full you just sit down in it? On purpose? And it doesn’t melt your skin off or boil you or anything like that?”
Toulouse on the Edge, by clembore, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Links: Donkey Song
“Play ‘Freebird,’ man!”
The First Act of the Philadelphia Zoo’s Summer Finale? A French Musician Who Sings to Animals
PhillyMag, via Tara O.
And finally: It’s Time for Panda Massage!
A9 shares a fuzzy tummy rub.
Claw and Odor
It’s time to bathe Theo, a gentle cat whose primary offensive weapon is pervasive stinkiness. After some time in the tub, he’s fresh as a flower.
