We will walk to the Zagreb zoo this afternoon. I look forward to visiting our closest kin. Their stinky prison notwithstanding, they are still well ahead of us.

Addendum (April 1, 2011)

Our visit was very much to my liking. The chimpanzees, the closest among our kin, were ensconced in a large cage. There were four adults, two males and two females, and one adolescent, another male. The adults were huddled together on a branch of a large tree, their backs turned toward the visitors. To the best of my understanding, they were engaged in collective grooming. We came around twice, but they hardly budged from their comfortable positions. Only the adolescent pranced around the cage. As well as showed some interest in the gaping visitors. Total disregard of their surroundings by the adults made me kind of proud. The adolescent will get there in due time, no doubt. Zoo, what zoo? The visitors be damned.