Animals

6-year-old day camper #1: My favorite is the leopard shark. Is it your favorite, too?
6-year-old day camper #2: Nah, my favorite animals are monsters.

–Birch Aquarium, Scripps Oceanography Institute, La Jolla, California

Overheard by: orly

Woman sitting at beach with friends: I saw a ladybug in my salad and I ate that shit! It was giving me the finger…

–Riis Beach, New York

Guy at table full of intently listening people: Imagine 50 pounds of animal defecating inside your house! That's a lot of shit!

–Virginia Beach, Virginia

Passing local, to little boy feeding seagulls: Hey, you don’t want to do that. They’ll attack you.
Little boy: Okay. Thank you.

Local walks of earshot.

Little boy: What a bitch.

–St. Pete Beach, Florida

Overheard by: sara

Son: Mommy, why haven't the sharks ripped those other fish apart?

–New York Aquarium, Coney Island, New York

Overheard by: Alex Remnick

Fat guy on cell: I'm not interested. Throw my food at the dog.

–Rhyl, Wales

Overheard by: Jake

Little girl: Mommy! What is that?
Mother: Careful, honey, that’s a crab.
Little girl: Is that the same thing you said Aunt Kathy had last year?

–Point Pleasant, New Jersey

Overheard by: Biel

Boy, about people stepping on crabs: Looks like I'm not the only one with crab problems.

–Jones Beach, New York

Five-year-old urchin: Look how much birds there is.
New York yuppie #1: Um…
New York yuppie #2: Yeah, I hard it too.

–Mini Golf Course, North Wildwod, New Jersey

Overheard by: Adam Nathan

Bearded man #1: Alright, man, I'll see you later.
Bearded man #2: Yeah, see ya.
Bearded man #1: I'll come by your window later and whistle for you. No, I'll do a bird call. Kaw! Kaw!
Bearded man #2: Okay, man.
Bearded man: #1: I'm a crow! I'm a raven! I love birds!
Bearded man #2: Alright, man, I hear you!

–Santa Cruz, California

Overheard by: Likes birds too