There’s nothing I love more than seeing a member of the animal care staff near a habitat while visiting the zoo. Part of it is that I value my relationships with our care staff at the Denver Zoo, but even more is it means I’m probably about to get a good photo opportunity.
In this case, one of the staff was about to float out a plate of fish for our harbor seals to interact with. Instead of just getting fed, they get to become mentally engaged, solving the puzzle of how to get this fish. Well this guy wanted the fish, but he insisted that he shouldn’t have to solve the puzzle to get it. I watched him swim around for a good 10 minutes pretending that he was just going to get some fish thrown to him. Nope!
Eventually he moved to flip the floating table and get his treats, and I got a cute photo for my patience. Win!
The Zootographer 