Meanwhile, our collection is continuing to grow, on both a collective and individual level. Here is a picture of our monitor lizard, Bubale, taken last February, alongside a picture taken in November:
And, speaking of comparison photos, here is a fascinating letter that we received from a visitor: "Our visit to the museum was a smashing hit with the kids who loved and regularly speak of it. We are not big animal lovers (my wife is actually afraid of most animals) but this is mostly out of lack of knowledge. One thing I found interesting is in the two pictures attached. This is our little 4-year-old not knowing what a turtle is. The first picture is when her mom told her this was disgusting, the second when I told her it was great. In other words, children are totally shaped by us, and we should be opening their horizons and influencing them positively!"
I'm going to sign off with a photo which I think is amazing, but which will repulse some people. So you have to scroll down to see it. You have been warned!
Click to make the picture much bigger and give yourself nightmares!
To make up for that, here is a picture of one of our hedgehogs, just chillin'
Good Shabbos!
u might want to censor the hedgehog
ReplyDeleteThat IS the censored picture. Email me for the uncensored one.
DeleteUs spoiled americans learned about (simple) reptiles in summer camps, etc. Do they not have such things in israel, or are charedi communities not attend camps that have such activities? (Of course, the toddlers don't get that yet, either way.)
ReplyDelete(When i was 12 - 13, my parents sent my younger brother and i to israel (flying as unaccompanied minors, probably can't do that today) to my mother's aunt in BB. I was sent to a local 'kaytanah', but don't think they had any of this. And a couple of times, my mother's aunt took me to the local shuk where she picked out a chicken, went to the shochet, etc. Of course, children today think chicken grow on trees, in shrink wrapped plastic trays, all clean, etc.)
Great Post :D
ReplyDeleteDear rabbi slifkin,
ReplyDeleteIt is obvious to me that this was a oversight and completely unintentional.
But.
When the title of the post is "horrible creepy things"
You probably should not have the teaser photo be a charedi father holding something out to his daughter.
I did a double take until I realized you meant the snake.