Ääripäät

OPPOSITES

”Hello, cousin!” ”Hi there!”

Eteläamerikkalaisia koiraeläimiä! Pensaskoira on noin 30 cm korkea, lyhytjalkainen ja pienikorvainen koiraeläin. Harjasusi puolestaan näyttää suurikorvaiselta ketulta puujaloilla. Nämä lajit ovat toistensa lähimpiä eläviä sukulaisia, eli jossain kohtaa evoluutio lähti kovin eri suuntiin! Molemmat lajit on luokiteltu silmälläpidettäviksi.
South American canines! Bush dog is approximately 30 cm high, short-legged and small-eared canine. Maned wolf, on the other hand, looks like a large-eared fox on stilts. These species are each other’s closest living relatives, so at some point their evolution went down completely different routes! Both species are classified as near threatened.

Algoritmin orjat

SLAVES TO THE ALGORITHM

”That’s cute. A young couple has come to the zoo on their date.” //
”Oh. They’re just on their phones.” //
”Do they even see the animals? Or each other?” //
”They’re not really even here. Or even together.”

Valvontaa

A WATCHING EYE

I was cleaning up a little at work today when… //
”…well, this Jimmy-Joe. Well, he just came to stand right next to me.” //
”Clearly just to check if I had swept well enough.” ”…” //
”Jimmy-Joe just wouldn’t let me leave. Some customers saw this and thought it was really funny.” ”Terrible behavior! I hope you told your boss!” ”I didn’t.” //
Jimmy-Joe is a wallaby.

Muista turvallisuus

REMEMBER SAFETY FACTORS

”Next, a couple of words of safety at work.” //
”Safety at work is an important and everyday part of everything we do in here.” //
”Both physical and mental safety has to be taken into account.” //
”Avoiding fatigue is also a big part of work safety…” ”Z”

Tätäkö varten opiskelin?

IS THIS WHY I STUDIED SO HARD?

”Hey where’s the closest restroom?” ”There in the picnic area.” //
”Hey what time is it?” ”Half past twelve.” //
”Hey where are the kangaroos?” ”Over there to the left.” //
”Hey where can I smoke?” ”Behind that kiosk.” //
”Hey! Hey, guide!” ”Yes?” //
”I read from that info sign over there that the European bison would have gone extinct without zoos.” ”…” //
”So I was wondering if you could tell me more about it?” ”YES I CAN!!!”

Theseuksen lapsi

CHILD OF THESEUS

”Oh, some kid’s sunglasses. I’ll take them to the lost and found.” //
”A child’s hat.” //
”Some toddler’s shirt.” //
”A shoe?” //
”Someone has lost their trousers.” //
”A sock, too.” //
”Hehe. I could combine a whole child out of all the things people lose here.”

Ai kuka Theseus? Wikipedia sivistää sinua täällä.
Who’s Theseus? Wikipedia will tell you here.

Niin kyyhky vastaa…

AND THE PIGEON SHALL ANSWER…

”I’ve got this new nature app. It recognizes birds from their sounds.” //
”Let’s see if we can trick it! Hyy-itt!” //
”Haha, yeah! This says that was a willow warbler.” ”Yess!” //
”Okay, my turn! Whro-huu-huu-hu-huu, wro-huu-huu-hu-huu!” //
”I know that was a wood pigeon but the app doesn’t recognize it.” ”How rude.” //
Wro-huu-huu-hu-huu… ”Hey, listen!” //
Whro-huu-huu-hu-huu! Wrho-huu-huu-hu… ”A real wood pigeon is answering you!” //
”The approval of a real bird is way better than the approval of an app. This is much more important!”

Pomolla on asiaa

YOUR BOSS WANTS TO TALK WITH YOU

”Hi, Boss.” ”Hello, Kati. Hey, there are some things I need to talk with you about.” //
”A little later, though. I’ve got a meeting now, but in the afternoon.” ”Yes, that’s okay. I’ve got nothing then.” //
”I wonder what the Boss wants to talk about?” //
”Has a customer given some feedback? has one of the summer guides messed up somehow? Have I messed up?” //
”Maybe there’s something wrong with the work time logs?” //
”Or something in the program doesn’t work?” //
”What if I’ll be FIRED?” //
”Hi Kati!” ”Oh, hi, Boss…” ”So, about that tour on Thursday. Can you organize it?” //
”Yes, I’ve got it.” ”Good. What about those loudspeakers?” ”We already got them back from maintenance.” //
”Excellent! That’s all that I had. See you!” ”Bye.” //
”Is this why I was all stressed out all afternoon?!?”

Rouvat

LADIES

Eläintarhan emut Xara ja Xantippa piti lopettaa hiljattain, kun Xara sairastui äkillisesti eikä sen siskoa Xantippaa haluttu jättää yksin, ne kun olivat olleet koko ikänsä yhdessä. 19-vuotiaiksi eli emuiksi aika korkeaan ikään eläneitä rouvia jäämme kaipaamaan.
The zoo’s emus Xara and Xantippa had to be euthanized recently as Xara suddenly got ill and her sister Xantippa couldn’t be left there alone as they had been together all their lives. These ladies lived to be 19 years old, so quite old for emus, and we will all miss them.