Just came from the L.A. Zoo.

It’s the time of year when love is in the air for young teenage pudus. 
I wasn’t actually expecting a show, but today, for the first time, I have seen the results with my own eyes. 
From about four feet away.

This was absolutely adorable.

This was also perhaps the single most physically awkward maneuver I
have ever seen attempted.  Imagine trying to stack two Vienna sausages on top of
each other so that they don’t just immediately roll apart. 
Now imagine trying this when your brain is flushed with hormones and you have an IQ of about ten.  Then add four big confused eyes and eight flailing limbs.  Repeat.

There is a good reason that pudus are not stacked on shelves at IKEA.  They
are not made to assemble easily.  I don’t think even an Allen
wrench would help.

I would show you.  I took a few pictures when I could stop laughing long enough to hold the camera still.  But trust me: there are some things much better left to the imagination.

No matter how much awkwardness you ever went through as a teenager…
rest assured, there are entire species who seem to have things much worse.