Mommy, Please Don't Let the Camel Eat Me!

Wow! So I recently went to a local petting zoo with la familia. I was under the assumption that I would see pigs, goats and bunnies in a caged and controlled environment. I expected them to have a pathetic look of displeasure when we tried to shove carrots into their closed mouths.

Not at all really.

Have you ever watched the TV show "Land of the Lost"? Well, just for turds and chuckles, here is a reminder.

This was the scene when we boarded the innocently described "Hayride."

The warning went as follows:

"Ladies and Gentlemen, thank you for visiting us and our friends here at the Reston Zoo. Just a few safety precautions to review. Please keep all arms and legs inside the cart at all times. Do not stand while the car is in motion. Also, if you have any bags, please make sure that they are in a secure location. Our camels tend to reach for them and take them. In case this happens, please let us know and we will figure out a way to retrieve them. Also, do not look directly into the camel's eyes as it may think you might want to mate with it for life. He might just take you away and rape you."

Ok, that last part didn't happen but the rest is all true. 

Yes, you read right, she said CAMELS. Camels in the fucking petting zoo? 

After the lovely speech, the crowd began to look nervously at the area where the tour guide disappeared. Then, with the flick of a wrist, she began to whip the camels on their little hooves. This, I imagined, severely pissed them off. 

They began their roar. They looked a little something like this:

I began to pray, "Please camel, don't hurt me. Don't eat my little defenseless children. Please don't take my new Canon camera." My brother began to taunt me, "It's coming to chew your face off like that guy in that Hannibal movie." 

Luckily, the camel was alot more interested in the GIGANTIC BUCKET OF FEED my two year old daughter was holding, than the little chubby fingers attached to it.

My one and a half year old nephew looked at the camel and pointed in amusement. "Wow wow. Wow wow." My brother grunts "he thinks everything is a dog."

Choobis, that was a rather large dog who fancies backpacks and potentially, appendages. Don't look at him for too long.

Bumblebee Tuna.