The Yuckraker

A recently announced animal-exchange program between zoos in San Deigo and Nairobi, Kenya, will stock each tourist attraction with wonderful and unfamiliar creatures.

San Diego will receive three giraffes, a hippopotamus, mother and son elephants, four wildebeests and a hyena.

In return, the National Zoo of Kenya will get six Canada geese for its aviary, a pair of descented skunks, a striking Calico kitty-cat and a racoon.

“This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity,” said National Zoo director Richard Kibwana. “The people of Nairobi, Kenya and all of east Africa are truly thankful for this chance to experience some of the great and unique species in American culture.”

The animals will begin their trips overseas next month.