The show must go on
The first California sea lion show of 2008 at the St. Louis Zoo, and the zoo wasn’t crowded ’cause of the cold weather. Perfect! We were only the seventh row back, smack dab in the middle, even though we arrived at the last second. Now, if only my sore throat would have magically disappeared…
Well, you can’t have it all.
The show was great! We learned the difference between a seal and a sea lion. (That’s a real need-to-know, right?) And we saw what the sea lions’ stand on recycling was.
Then of course, there were the balancing acts, and jumping the rope. It’s a little fuzzy, but is this picture not perfect timing?!!
Near the end of the show, one of the girls (there were two girls, and one big boy) were supposed to jump through the hoop that the trainer was holding. She wouldn’t jump. It was hilarious! (I felt a little bad for the trainer though.) But, I mean, when you go to those things, there is hardly ever a glitch. You cheer, and you laugh at all the jokes, but it’s the same show that everyone else has seen. Besides, it was her first performance of ‘08 — give her a break.
Though there may have been a good reason she didn’t feel like jumping. I think she was the one who found the hidden bucket of fish on one side of the stage, while the trainer was on the other.
They all rocked. And we had a great time!
See also:
Sea lions take a stand on recycling,
“I’m as light as a feather!”,
and It’s not over ’till the sea lion sings.
I don’t remember any of the sea lions finding a hidden bucket of fish. Though it was the sea lion’s (I think it was Rosie) first time doing the hoop in a real show, even though she practiced a lot before the show (at least I think that’s what the trainer said), as well as being the first show of ‘08.
Keep it up,
Kitten
If Rosie was the one jumping the rope, then my bad. I think Elaine was the one who got into the bucket of fish. (But the story was so much funnier the way I remember.)