Frazz by Jef Mallett for August 20, 2023

Amazing and Hilarious

Is that the way for the zoos to increase patronage?

Hippos are more dangerous than lions. But carnivore farts smell worse.

Just type the word “hippo” into the YouTube search bar, and what you want now will be the fourth hit, after “hippo attack”, “hippopotamus”, and “hippo”.

I used to work at a zoo; jogging the grounds before it opened in the morning, it was spine-tingling if the tigers started roaring! No hippos, unfortunately, so I can’t attest to the second part..

The Detroit Zoo has a golf course alongside its boundry. Teeing off one hole you really can hear the lions roaring. You are in another world on that hole.

In the 1970s, my now-husband moved into a townhouse in a community near the Detroit Zoo. One evening, we were talking on the phone and he said “Listen!” He held the receiver to his open window so I could hear the elephants trumpeting.

I’ll take ‘their’ word for it. Not a Bucket List item.

So this arc leads where??

I grew up in Huntington Woods, took walks and bike rides by the back of the zoo all the time! Used to spend all summer visiting the zoo (back when it was free to get in!)

Galápagos tortoises mating make a really loud sound you’re not likely to forget.

Is ‘behold’ the right word here?

Well, there goes the climate.

Man, you embarrassed the hippo.

The roar might get you to run faster. So might the fart, for that matter.

I can do natural wonders.

Thanks, Jef. More 3rd grade fart jokes. We’re so thrilled. #not

Love the last panel. If you live near the Moorpark Community College, you can hear the lion roar.

I would like to hear more about Sarah Jo. Is she a fellow songwriter?

I’ve heard hippo breath is also pretty bad.