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20 Animals at the Saint Louis Zoo Who Totally Get Us

By on Mon, Aug 8, 2016 at 4:47 pm

Humans and animals have more in common than you might think. And some of the animals at the Saint Louis Zoo embody the feelings shared by many St. Louisans on a daily basis. From hating traffic to loving Ted Drewes, here are the zoo animals who totally get us.

Humans and animals have more in common than you might think. And some of the animals at the Saint Louis Zoo embody the feelings shared by many St. Louisans on a daily basis. From hating traffic to loving Ted Drewes, here are the zoo animals who totally get us.

08/08/2016
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When you hit the I-64 traffic jam on your way to and from work. Photo via Flickr / DMangus
When you hit the I-64 traffic jam on your way to and from work.

Photo via Flickr / DMangus
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When you get to your seat at Busch Stadium and realize the person next to you is rooting against the Cardinals. Photo by Alec Herr.
When you get to your seat at Busch Stadium and realize the person next to you is rooting against the Cardinals.

Photo by Alec Herr.
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When an out-of-towner suggests you take Manchester to get anywhere. Photo by Alec Herr.
When an out-of-towner suggests you take Manchester to get anywhere.

Photo by Alec Herr.
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When someone tells you they’ve never had toasted ravioli. Photo by Alec Herr.
When someone tells you they’ve never had toasted ravioli.

Photo by Alec Herr.
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When someone with a Joy 99.1 FM sticker cuts you off, then drives five under the speed limit. Photo by Alec Herr.
When someone with a Joy 99.1 FM sticker cuts you off, then drives five under the speed limit.

Photo by Alec Herr.
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About to eat some Ted Drewes like... Photo by Alec Herr.
About to eat some Ted Drewes like...

Photo by Alec Herr.
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The back corner of Hotshots at 1 a.m. on a Saturday. Photo by Alec Herr.
The back corner of Hotshots at 1 a.m. on a Saturday.

Photo by Alec Herr.
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You and your friends staring down a group of Blackhawks fans in Scottrade. Photo via Flickr / Shelley Powers
You and your friends staring down a group of Blackhawks fans in Scottrade.

Photo via Flickr / Shelley Powers
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How you see someone who says “warsh” instead of “wash.” Photo courtesy of Alec Herr.
How you see someone who says “warsh” instead of “wash.”

Photo courtesy of Alec Herr.
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When you walk past someone from your rival high school at the mall. Photo via Flickr / Shelley Powers
When you walk past someone from your rival high school at the mall.

Photo via Flickr / Shelley Powers
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Your face the first time you saw that gun-toting Greitens campaign ad. Photo via shutterstock / yykkaa
Your face the first time you saw that gun-toting Greitens campaign ad.

Photo via shutterstock / yykkaa
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When you walk into BPV with your squad.Photo by Alec Herr.
When you walk into BPV with your squad.

Photo by Alec Herr.
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What you feel like doing after walking around Six Flags all day. Photo via shutterstock / sittitap
What you feel like doing after walking around Six Flags all day.

Photo via shutterstock / sittitap
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When the Penthouse Club isn’t crowded and half the strippers focus on you. Photo by Alec Herr.
When the Penthouse Club isn’t crowded and half the strippers focus on you.

Photo by Alec Herr.
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Your reaction when anyone says that St. Louis isn’t the best city in Missouri. Photo by Alec Herr.
Your reaction when anyone says that St. Louis isn’t the best city in Missouri.

Photo by Alec Herr.
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When Imo’s puts extra provel on your salad. Photo by Alec Herr.
When Imo’s puts extra provel on your salad.

Photo by Alec Herr.
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That dejected feeling you got when you realized the Rams really were leaving. Photo via Flickr / Shelley Powers
That dejected feeling you got when you realized the Rams really were leaving.

Photo via Flickr / Shelley Powers
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What you imagine anyone from Troy, Mo. looks like. Alec Herr.
What you imagine anyone from Troy, Mo. looks like.

Alec Herr.
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When you buy the girl across the bar a Budweiser and then seal the deal with a wink. Photo by Alec Herr.
When you buy the girl across the bar a Budweiser and then seal the deal with a wink.

Photo by Alec Herr.
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Oh, just your average west county stoner. Photo by Alec Herr.
Oh, just your average west county stoner.

Photo by Alec Herr.
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