When I was a child we would always visit the San Antonio zoo when visiting grandparents. I loved the flamingos…the rest of the family didn’t like their smell, but I didn’t find it all bad. That zoo was instrumental in saving the buffalo, who were nearly hunted to extinction. One of my dogs once had an injury to his ear like Shrimp. Very nasty…had to have surgery as well, which was a lot safer for my pup than for poor little Shrimpy. Cheetah cub chirps were adorable. I’m 73 and in my lifetime so many species have been lost…it seems like every other animal still alive is endangered. While I’m always glad to see programs like you have, that they are necessary saddens me.