Thesaurus-loving zoo keepers make signs like this

Behold: eighteen different words used to describe how visitors should not interact with a zoo's animals. The keepers, and their zoo-signage team, earn points in my book for:

1. shameless use of their zoo's thesaurus
2. a focused passion for synonyms
AND
3. creative design incorporating a misplaced punctuation mark (That bold, eye-catching exclamation point, standing alone, gives a shout even BEFORE the sentence starts.)

Bravo!

I would love to see the other signs in this zoo. Does anyone know where this is from? This image has been posted and emailed and re-emailed so many times, its original sourcing (if it ever existed) cannot be found.

Image from GreenUpgrader's post "Sunday Funnies: Signs That Remind Us To Respect Nature", found via NOTCOT

Comments

[Bhaswati]

LOL, that's really funny. Thanks for posting this.

[Writer Dad]

! They forgot peeve

[Sara]

I love the sign, but can see one problem with it.

The stupid people who do bother the animals must first know how to read!

-Sara, World Zoo Today
www.worldzootoday.com

[KG]

Bhaswati — So glad you enjoyed it. I hope your writing endeavors are going well!

Writer Dad — ! (hee hee) Now you made me LOL. Let's contact the zoo keepers — I think they'll be all too happy to add "peeve" to their list. Makes for a bigger sign, too. ;)

Sara, World Zoo Today — Ah, yes — you bring up an important issue. Do you know of any zoo signs with an audio component? Press a button, and a voice reads it out for you. (This would be just one small step away from signs that would eject people from the zoo if they did bother the animals...)

[Stace]

The funniest zoo sign I ever saw was at the San Diego Zoo -- years ago, I don't know if it is still in place.

Part of the ivy covering the back fence had been cleared away, through which we could see the fields and buildings of a nearby high school. The zoo had placed a sign by the gap reading "Primate Learning Center."

[Hi Kooky]

Love it! No room for loopholes!

[KG]

Stace — ROFL! Hilarious and true.

Hi Kooky — Good point! Maybe including all these synonyms was suggested by the zoo's legal department.