I was shocked in college to discover that everyone didn't have the same sort of public school education that I had.

We would, for instance, study Rodgers and Hammerstein in music class. Then, we would all go see "Pirates of Penzance" performed on stage.

We would take trips to Sea World in the off season, after a lesson on marine mammals or birds. The Natural History Museum was not a yearly chore. We went a few times every school year. Ditto for the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Center of Science and Industry in Columbus, NASA's Glenn Research Center and Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens.

I still can't imagine not learning about life this way, and I count myself lucky to have grown up in a place that valued the arts and culture as much as science and language.

So, for those who might not have had those opportunities, I share a video from one of my all-time favorites: the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. Yes, these are the folks who just don't mow in the summer, then plop signs that say "African Tallgrass" in the Africa exhibits, while the same grass gets a "Praire grass" sign for the North American ones.

But, they also do stuff like this. Tell me someone at Cleveland Zoo isn't awesome when it comes to makin' videos.