Zoo culture and those that work or hang around it are typically hyper-leftist and despise average Americans.
Yep. I have lots of young nieces and nephews. 3 are libs:
1’s a teacher,
1 works at the Zoo, and (OMG)
1 works for an NGO.
Really? That’s news to me. I worked as a keeper for eight years, and my experience of the zoological community is pretty much the exact opposite. Of course, I also worked in a privately-owned and funded facility. The govt-run facilities, however, tend to be another kettle of fish entirely. The keepers are all unionized, and some places actually go so far as to hire ONLY female keepers.