A young
man, who left his home in Texas at an early age, finally purchased his own ranch
in Oklahoma.

He
invited his father out for a visit, and took him on a tour of the property.

Driving
along in the son's pickup truck, a jackrabbit hopped onto the road in front of
them.

The son
stopped the truck to let the rabbit pass, and the father queried, "What in
tarnation is that?"

The son
incredulously replied, "That's a jackrabbit, Dad, what did you think it was?"

The
father shrugged and said, "We grow 'em a lot bigger'n that back home in Texas."

So they
went on and a little farther on they came to a few buffalo roaming the range.

The son
stopped the truck and the father again said in a puzzled tone "What are those?"

The son
hesitantly said, "Those are buffalo, Dad. You gotta be kiddin me. You really
don't recognize them?"

The
father replied, "Well, I guess they're kinda familiar - it's just that we grow
'em so much bigger back in Texas."

The
son, a bit disgruntled, drove on in silence.

At
length they approached a low part in the road with marshy wetlands on either
side.

A large
snapping turtle lumbered onto the road.

The
father peered intently at the creature and said, "Now what on earth is that
thing?"

Without
missing a beat, the son replied, "a wood tick".