Oh Crap! Illinois Zoo Makes Jewelry From Reindeer Poop

by Jasmin Malik Chua, 12/24/09

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Photo by Kim Knox Beckius

No, we’re not snowing you. A zoo in Bloomington, Ill., is hawking the ultimate gift for the person who has everything: Necklaces made from “magical reindeer gems.” Or to put it less genteelly, reindeer poop, which zoo elves dehydrated, sanitized, drilled, and painted to create pendants shaped like miniature snowmen—complete with jaunty top hats! Sold out as of Sunday, these scatological sparklers were so popular they raked in $20,884 for the zoo this year. On Dasher! On Dancer!

Are reindeer poop "gems" haute or not?

  • 11 Votes HATE 'EM! Eww, I'd rather get a heap of coal in my stocking.
  • 25 Votes LOVE 'EM! They're craptastic and good for a laugh!

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+ Miller Park Zoo

[Via TreeHugger]

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One Response to “Oh Crap! Illinois Zoo Makes Jewelry From Reindeer Poop”

  1. sewinghippie says:

    Alaska’s been doing this for literally decades. get a NEW idea, Illinois.

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