Disturbing day at the zoo

I saw the monkey playing with something in the water. At first it was just batting lightly at it and I thought it was just playing. Then, it picked it up by the foot and was playing a little too rough. When he put it down, the poor bird wasn't really floating properly a top the water. Oh dear, what is that monkey doing with that little duckling?!!!! It was upsetting to watch, but we couldn't help it either. I know, I'm sick. I'm not the only one though. A few other people stopped to watch as well. I did tell a zoo worker though. She walkie talkied to another worker who soon came over and waded across the water to get it.

We talked to Jim Andelin later and asked him about it. Nice to know the zoo's owner, right. It turned out that it was a baby swan. He said that usually they don't swim over there, but the mother swan was sitting on the other eggs waiting for them to hatch. The poor thing was only 1 day old. Welcome to the world! Eek. They are going to try to help it heal. He said its wing was broken.