I got a phone call today from Paul. Paul and Uncle Dave were chaperones today for the kindergarten zoo field trip.  They took Sam along for the field trip and the two of them were responsible for 6 little boys.  Anyway, Paul called me to tell me that they had just witnessed a show at the brown bear pen.  The brown bears have been a favorite of ours because sometimes they get all wiggly with each other and the boys find rutting bears HILARIOUS. Well today the bears were at it again and Paul called to tell me about it. Apparently, most of James’ kindergarten class watched the show today.  After the two bears were done, the female bear rolled on to her back and “finished the job” (to quote my husband.) While she was doing this, one little boy shouted out, “He is scratching his BALLS!!! HAHAHAHAHAHA!” Of course all the little boys found this funny and Paul and Dave just whispered to each other, “those aren’t balls she is playing with.”

At dinner tonight James shared the brown bear experience with us. His teacher had told the kids that the brown bears were giving each other piggy back rides. He was confused as to why they weren’t really running around very fast, because he thinks you should run around fast while giving someone a piggy back ride.  All the adults at the table had a nice little laugh at the bears’ expense.  And this is why the brown bears at the Alaska Zoo never disappoint.

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