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AIBU?

to laugh about my children's zoo trauma?

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pointythings · 15/04/2013 18:33

Were at the zoo today (non-pupil day here in Suffolk and lovely weather) and ended up walking past the zebra enclosure to find the zebras seriously at it. They watched in horror all the way to the end and ever since I have heard nothing but 1)grossed out comments about zebra sex, 2) questions about whether other animals do it in the same way (including whales ) and 3) the stated intention never, ever to have sex.

I am being unreasonable to find it all utterly hilarious, aren't I?

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TastesLikePanda · 18/04/2013 10:59

Oh this thread has made me laugh!

Went to Paington Zoo with DH and a couple of friends once during term time - so the only people there were adults and pre-school children.

There was quite the crowd at the monkey island, all having a good laugh at the monkey sex

edwardsmum11 · 18/04/2013 07:14

Sorry but the haribo monkey cracks me up... extra protein?

b4bunnies · 18/04/2013 00:03

Wow! Did Daddy not really hurt your back when he did that to you? He's much bigger than you!"

love it!

StateofConfusion · 17/04/2013 23:57

Im sure the older two would love to answer all her questions by then pointy.

Although my big two must be the only children on earth to just accept i was pregnant and then the baby was here without one question!!

MammaTJ · 17/04/2013 22:10

My favourite zoo visit was when a marmoset ran along an overhead cage, it joined cages either side of the pathway, merrily peeing on my DStD as he went.

sallysparrow157 · 17/04/2013 22:07

He certainly seemed to be enjoying himself!!

pointythings · 17/04/2013 22:06

Keep trying, State! . Maybe it'll happen when your youngest is a proper toddler and in just the right frame of mind to ask aaaallll those awkward questions...

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StateofConfusion · 17/04/2013 22:02

I feel like I'm missing out, in all my zoo visits to Colchester and banham I've never seen animal sex.

pointythings · 17/04/2013 21:52

sallysparrow wouldn't it be nice if we could do that too?

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sallysparrow157 · 17/04/2013 21:43

I saw a chinchilla giving himself some... Erm... Oral pleasure in the pet shop recently! Fortunately no small children around!

pointythings · 17/04/2013 21:35

Cycle I'm beginning to feel that having started this thread is going to be my Good Deed for the week. Enjoy...

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pointythings · 17/04/2013 21:35

I can't believe it's still going! It's as if witnessing zoo sex is a rite of passage of some sort...

We almost got weed on at Banham too, the first time we went there - having toddlers at the time I fortunately recognised the signs of imminent deluge and had the DDs back off. Another family was not so observant .

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Cyclebump · 17/04/2013 21:34

Have had a stressful afternoon and am crying with laughter now. The monkey wan king into the bag of Haribo is AMAZING!

blackcurrants · 17/04/2013 21:28

I am sniggering at this thread like an eight year old
I found it all furiously embarrassing when I was a child. Must be one of the compensations of growing old

Brockle · 17/04/2013 21:22

I will never forget the monkeys at Chester zoo. my DS's had their noses against the glass watching one monkey, masturbate, one drink anothers wee, and two doing it doggy style. it was like a monkey orgy and it still cracks me up to this day

stopfightingandtidyupthismess · 17/04/2013 18:49

I remember taking ds1 and 2 to Twycross Zoo with their aunt when they were only 4 and 2 - we got to the elephant enclosure just in time to see the baby elephant stick its trunk up it mother's bum...

ShowMeTheYoni · 17/04/2013 18:39

Ds - "what is that dog doing to that dog?
Me - "pushing it to the vet"

SignoraStronza · 17/04/2013 18:33

I remember at monkey world there was a grinning chimp furiously masturbating up against the perspex viewing window. DC (3) was fascinated.

The giant tortoises bumping shells was also rather amusing. 'Mummy, that tortoise is having a piggyback'. The show grunting told us otherwise.

pointythings · 17/04/2013 17:54

Foals soon, elfycat?
The piggyback thing would not have worked, my lot knew exactly what the zebras were about...

endoftheday I'm going to pass your snippet on to my DDs .

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attheendoftheday · 17/04/2013 13:04

Whales have sex by swimming belly to belly, as I recall from a nature programme. The whale's penis also contains a bone which makes a good sled runner if you're an eskimo.

elfycat · 16/04/2013 22:30

They're STILL at it? The zebras at Banham were at it last week. Lots of comments about piggybacks (thanks to one quick thinking parent nearby).

ConfusedPixie · 16/04/2013 22:27

After reading out loud about the monkey masturbating at Colchester Zoo, DP pipes up "Did I ever tell you about the photo I got of the monkey giving another a blowjob?"

Only in Essex ey?

This reminds me to drag DP to Colchester Zoo next time we visit parents!

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freddiefrog · 16/04/2013 21:21

I remember going on a pre-school trip to a local zoo

There were 20 3 - 5 year olds and we round a corner to be confronted by giant tortoises at it. They were going like the clappers and were so loud

pointythings · 16/04/2013 21:17

Drat! Twycross is really too far for a day out...

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ChickensHaveNoEyebrows · 16/04/2013 18:45

The Bonobos at Twycross do nothing but shag in a porn star stylee. We ignore the attention seeking bastards.

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