This past weekend my wife and I packed our children in our trusty minivan and sallied forth to the zoo. It was a discount day and after arriving there a quick head count in the parking lot showed that an estimated 15 bazillion people had also showed up to take advantage of a cheap outing with their children. I always forget what it’s like to experience the wildness of the zoo, smelling strange musky aromas, observing the complex mating rituals, and hearing the loud fights over territory. And that was just in the parking lot.