Gnus Jokes

There was a family of gnus, and one day, Mr Gnu went out to get some food but was ambushed and eaten by a pride of lions.
Next salute, a poacher shoots Mrs Gnu, leaving poor Baby Gnu to starve to death.
Well, that's the end of the gnus; here's the weather...

The Crist family worked at a zoo. Each year they predicted the general luck and overall mood of the year by watching the the gnu. If the gnus ears were forward, that meant a successful, joyous year was almost certain to happen. But if his ears were laid back flat against his head, it meant that an unlucky or very unhappy year was sure to come. One year it was young Marys turn to "survey" the animal and come up with the prediction. It was her first time solo, and in her excitement, she forgot to take the key to the cage. She was late in coming to check on the gnu. Well, she saw the wrong ear position and predicted a bad year, when in fact it was quite good. To explain the error, the local newspaper ran the following headline a year later: MARY CRIST MISSES AN HAPPY GNUS EAR!