Sometimes when I’m watching the boys play, I’m just National Geographic. I’m here to observe and document, not to intervene. If that means that occasionally a baby elephant that loses its pack has to starve, well, so be it. This is science.
Today we witness the cubs of the pride establishing hierarchies. The blue cub tries to protect his territory and playthings…
..but is immediately tackled…
….diaper wedgied, and humiliated by the green cub.
The blue cub moves on to another area of the den. He models behaviors of the adults in his pride.
He attempts to feed himself by pouncing on snakes and putting imaginary bites in his mouth, skills he will need if he is to survive in the wild.
But the spatula has gone in too far.
Much, much too far.
Next, the blue cub tries to insinuate himself on the green cub’s latest kill, a yellow rubber giraffe. He moves in on the tail portion hoping the green cub will not notice.
The green cub, who has already gorged and glutted himself, moves on to rest and digest.
The blue cub stands atop the giraffe carcass as though it were his kill and roars triumphantly.
Seconds later, realizing that the green cub is gone, the giraffe springs to life and tackles the blue cub.
At this point, one shot too late, the camera woman breaks her code of non-intervention to free the blue cub from the evil clutches of the yellow giraffe.
Should I have put down the camera 4 seconds earlier when I pretty much knew what was coming? Perhaps. But this is science.
This gave me a good laugh this morning. Thanks.
Thanks, Sam. I laughed myself. Probably more than I should.
Loved it! Hilarious!
Glad you enjoyed it, Sariah!
Such cute little guys! I must know, did my Mom make those sweaters? They are so so cute!
Hey Laura! She most certainly did. And we get major compliments on them, too. You know you’ve got the twins gene, right? So she could be making sets for you one day soon.
Ahh! The sweaters make me want twins, and so does this cute blog post.
You did the right thing Heather. Documentation is the most important thing to do in these cases. Your twins will LOVE this kind of stuff as they get older. I love getting my mom to tell me stories about me and my twin, Jesse. We were quite the entertainment to our parents and older sister (who loved to pretend we were her dolls, dress us up, ect…)
Miss you guys. And by the way, MOVE back to the BAY AREA. I will babysit for FREE (once)
-Josh
P.S. Twins rule the world! (evil laugh)
I can only imagine how adorable you guys were as babies. I bet you totally had twin language, too. You practically do now. If only the bay area were more affordable–though the free babysitting certainly does sweeten the deal…. Love you guys so much!