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A couple of weeks ago, Patti Abbot asked me if I knew what little black bird could have been herding the flamingos at the Detroit Zoo. I had no idea, and still don’t (small black birds could be starlings or grackles, but why/how would they herd anybody?)—but I now have a mystery of my own to ask about.
A few days ago, Lucy the orangutan was hanging out on the tower leading up to the O-Line and chewing meditatively on something. I took some pictures, and I still don’t know what this something is.
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I don’t think it’s food; it looks more like some sort of rubber toy, or one of those nubbly-soled sandals that are supposed to massage your feet—but I just don’t know.
Any ideas? Is it a toy? A rare, exotic tuber? A bath accessory? A secret weapon? You tell me.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiedNcLY4JKnELN1qIJ_mbAais5pY-h4xIVhUnnUfOtRbNWHhBBawGPGgPhNjETL_hB3DwHgxux0QBcBa8XYLFqu9v3Lt3bwpICJEcrFMZCsmf_aUvIeSF7T6tClXKGegyYog6-Bzqsjw/s320/AnUnsolvedMystery03.jpg)
A few days ago, Lucy the orangutan was hanging out on the tower leading up to the O-Line and chewing meditatively on something. I took some pictures, and I still don’t know what this something is.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNlBf1sfCDfI5MEGcSFaPStrq6Anu0j51MdBVnDbhNwiUJDSToizmCkZ0Q-iijc2fxD-tZqU6knGENBh-XdIjlvxQtDHzqw0TKJ1D25nUbvaX8EED4PWFx2EF-Tl-3TmDf8SatpsaCcw/s320/AnUnsolvedMystery02.jpg)
I don’t think it’s food; it looks more like some sort of rubber toy, or one of those nubbly-soled sandals that are supposed to massage your feet—but I just don’t know.
Any ideas? Is it a toy? A rare, exotic tuber? A bath accessory? A secret weapon? You tell me.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiedNcLY4JKnELN1qIJ_mbAais5pY-h4xIVhUnnUfOtRbNWHhBBawGPGgPhNjETL_hB3DwHgxux0QBcBa8XYLFqu9v3Lt3bwpICJEcrFMZCsmf_aUvIeSF7T6tClXKGegyYog6-Bzqsjw/s320/AnUnsolvedMystery03.jpg)
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3 comments:
It looks like a tiny albino crocodile flattened by a truck.
I don't suppose they give orangs salt licks?
It does look like a toy more than footware. Perhaps the wing off of something white.
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