okapi

Alee,

Do you know what this is? It look like a cross between a horse and a zebra. But it's not. It's an okapi, a forest giraffe. In the wild they live in the forest and eat vegetation with crazy tongues like giraffes. 

Do you see something wrong with this picture? Can you spot it? Maybe not because there isn't much more than the okapi in this picture. 

There are hardly any trees in this habitat. How can an okapi, a forest giraffe, be happy in a tree-less environment? This makes me very sad. 

But you know what's even worse?  This is my favorite exhibit at the zoo. I could stand there for hours staring at that sad okapi. 

I think it's that though. I feel it's sadness. I feel the sadness while standing there among all the ignorant people who are thrilled to see a forest giraffe in person.

There you go. You showed me one of your favorite places. This is one of mine. I wonder what that says about me.

~Kelly