Crimes against nature

I had the day off yesterday, and because our original plans fell through, we headed to the aquarium in Yokohama, the "Sea Paradise." I had been expecting a pretty scientific educational operation, and found a circus. As we headed into a dark hall, I saw polar bears behind plexiglass with artificial daylight, huge walruses in the same conditions and penguins. My heart sank. This was the last place in the world I wanted to be.