By bilicious The heat had finally broken, and the sun was slanting to the side as Susie walked through the thinning crowds of the animal park. It had been a fun day, meeting with her sister and nieces to have a girls’ day in the zoo, helping her forget about the craziness that was her life. David, her abusive, now ex-boyfriend, and the general anxiety of being done with college without a next step. But wandering through the large exhibits
Read moreBy Anon “Look, mommy, a gorilla!” the little girl screamed. Kate thought, for the hundredth time, that seemed a very stupid thing to say. She had been working at the zoo for over 5 years and all children seemed to say the same thing. She stopped looking out the window from the cage and went to the back. The intercom was located back there, and she picked it up. “Attention, please. The zoo is closing now for the day. Please
Read moreBy Michelle M. Ever since I was a small girl, one of my favorite places was the zoo. It seems I was asking to be taken there weekly. Finally, my parents, tired of hearing me beg, took advantage of a seasonal pass, allowing my dad to drop me off on his way to work, then he’d pick me up on his way home. The staff soon had me helping them, even though I was not officially a zoo employee. As
Read moreBy Michelle M. Writing my masters-degree about increasing the IQs of the great apes caught a lot of attention, specifically with a lady who seemed to have an unlimited amount of money with a detailed plan designed to see what could be done with their ability to notice sexual situations. These were animals who only entered into a sexual problem to procreate. She contacted me, stating she’d make unlimited financial needs if she could help in the animals’ research and
Read moreBy Michelle M. I graduated with a very specific degree, limiting the opportunity for jobs available to me. That is why when a position came open in a third-world country, one that had a lot of superstitious stories to deal with, but it was a job, the pay was fantastic, so I readily agreed to join the company there. Probably the first thing I initially thought was a hoax was a company called The Hybrid – run by a lady
Read moreBy Michelle M. At the time of this writing, I was in my second year in college studying animal behavior, possibly following in my father’s footsteps. He is a world-renowned primatologist specializing in the great apes and their closeness to the human race. Although they have many similar characteristics to us, there are still so many things we don’t know. According to my dad, we haven’t yet discovered all the species that are living on the planet today. Some of
Read moreBy PuppyLoverDawn It was my first week being on my own at the lab and I was pretty excited. I graduated with a Masters Degree in biology and have been studying genetic abnormalities in primates, specifically spider monkeys. I got a job here at the Glaxxon Research Institute 2 months ago. Over that time I have worked under the close supervision of Dr. Gustov Gurgleburgle. He is a nice man, but with a thick accent that I can’t quite place
Read moreSheela B. I was in the change-room at the city zoo where I was doing court mandated ‘community service’ for a crime I committed a few months ago. I still had about two-weeks to go serving my punishment, but truth be told I didn’t mind the work. It’s cool working around the zoo, and I wouldn’t mind working here full-time. Not that they’d hire me because of my criminal record, but a guy can dream. I changed into my orange
Read moreBy parker. “Damn it!” Annie Speer crumpled the small piece of pink paper and angrily tossed it across the room in the general direction of the waste paper basket. The tall blonde woman glared as it fell short and bounced along the worn carpet of the staff room. A glance at the clock hung on the wall confirmed her fears: it was just about 8:00 pm. Her shift should have been done almost an hour ago. She’d just finished washing
Read moreBy Anon. James worked on his Master’s Degree at college and worked part-time at a local zoo to have a little extra money. James was also writing his Thesis on pheromones. After over a year of research, James had what he believed to be a possible derivative of the pheromones he extracted which, he believed, would make anyone wearing this pheromone absolutely irresistible to the opposite sex. James also had a bit of a thing for Deanne, a veterinary school
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