Frolicking animals strike again!!!

So the other day I am in my backyard weeding out a flowerbed when much to my amazement I see two grasshoppers going at it - right on my big thing-a-migger plant (have no clue what it is...) - of course PWG is right by my side and looks at said grasshoppers and asks me what they are doing...my standard reply "Why honey they are just frolicking" to which her reply was "wow lots of animals frolick"

See about a year and a half ago we were at a local park - this park is really a hidden gem - lots of green space, a kiddie petting park and a beautiful nature center that houses 2 otters (do you see where I am going) - on a previous trip they had a nature center specialist answering questions - one of the questions about the two otters was "Can they mate?" - the answer "Technically no" - the specialist explained that they were in fact two different species of otters but since one was male and one was female there parts did "cooperate" and they could "have fun". Some snickering from the adults in the crowd and lots of puzzled faces on the wee ones...

Well the next time we went we went to see the otters and they were awake and playing with each other in the water...then...OMG...what are those otters doing - and right up against the clear glass wall of all places...my daughters naturally curious asked "mommy what are the otters doing???" - trying to keep my cool as I tried to avert my eyes from the Otter porn that was playing out in front of me I simply said "Oh they are frolicking" - which elicited snickers from the other adults who also couldn't tear their eyes away from the scene as well...of course just as I said that the female otter manged to wrench herself out from underneath the male and left him with his Otter hard-on pressed up against the glass...Luckly, both girls had become engrossed in another exhibit so I didn't have to explain about Otter joysticks.

Fast forward to this past May and our trip to Seaworld...oh yes home to many a marine mammal...lots and lots of frolicking going on there...so the girls got the frolicking speech at the Manetee habitat, the dolphin habitat and my favorite one because much like the Otters...we got to see first hand penis up against glass...the Walrus habitat - actually the poor Walruses don't have mates - they have big plastic buoy things with holes in them for thier mating pleasures....

So appearently if you want to teach your kids about the birds and the bees - you don't need a book or a video...simply point them outdoors and show them what nature has to offer...