Jim's Korea

Animals shows are very popular in Korea these days.

This particular episode broadcasted the daily life of a Canadian beaver in a Korean zoo. The zoo keeper was amazed at the beaver's undying committment to build a dam in a shallow, still puddle. Just as an experiment, the zoo keeper placed different objects like plates, umbrellas and books in the cage. The beaver used every object to build its lodge.

Since she has never been there, Oh Yeon often asks questions about Canada. I have tried, in my limited Korean, to tell her about the beaver. I even had two stuffed toy beavers but it is really difficult to include everything in an explanation. Therefore, shows like this can be useful.