At the Zoo

By AL

This picture depicts a scene at the monkey enclosure at a zoo.

There is a boy holding a bunch of bananas in one hand and feeding a monkey a banana in the other hand. In front of him is a sign that says “Do not feed animals”. Apparently, he is oblivious to the sign and continues feeding the monkey. I feel that he should not do that as it is against the rules of the zoo. If I were him, I would abide by the rules and stop feeding the monkey as the monkey may grow to be used to being fed by visitors and rely on them for food instead of eating the food fed to them by the zookeepers.

A man has seen it and is walking towards the boy. He stops the boy from feeding the monkey. He is most probably a zookeeper working at the zoo as he has a ring of keys and is wearing rubber boots. I think he has done the right thing of stopping the boy from feeding the monkey. If I were him, I would also stop the boy from feeding the monkeys and inform his parents about the matter.

Beside the boy are two female tourists, posing for a picture taken by their friend, a male tourist. The male tourist is holding up a camera, taking a photograph while looking at the boy. I think that he should concentrate on taking the photograph instead of looking at the boy as he will not get a good photograph in the end.

At the zoo, we should abide by the rules. We should not feed the animals as they will grow accustomed to being fed by visitors and may learn to snatch any food away from them.