The local zoo was finally getting a young male wildebeest, a gnu, born and raised in captivity in a South African animal preserve, as a companion for their existing female gnu. They were putting the finishing touches on the bran new Gnu House which had several cages inside, and that allowed the gnus to freely move between the indoor cage and their outdoor habitat. All that was left to do was to tile the floor and walls of the cages.
The caretakers began tiling the cage for the new gnu, but it arrived a few days early. So, the zookeepers hastily stacked the tiles that still needed to be laid in the corner and put the gnu in for the night. The next morning when the zookeeper went to check the animals, he found all the tiles laid in the gnu's cage. He asked if any of the caretakers had stayed late the night before to finish the cage. None had. Weird. They moved the new gnu into one of the adjacent cages in order to closely inspect the tiles to see what was going on. The tiles seemed to be installed perfectly. Even the intricate patterns were correct.
Then they looked over and noticed the gnu was now feverishly tiling the adjacent cage. Laid, grouted and finished like an expert, which was no small feat for an animal with hooves for feet. The cage was completely and perfectly tiled in record time. The zookeepers were astonished.
Out of curiosity, they moved the new gnu to another untiled cage, and the same thing happened, perfectly tiled in record time. In one day the new gnu had completely tiled the entire Gnu House.
They didn't know what to make of this, so they called the preserve in South Africa to inquire about this gnu, and to report its arrival.
"The gnu arrived safe and sound, in good health and in good spirits. However, it is acting somewhat strangely atypical for a gnu," the zookeeper said, and he told the South African about the incidents with the tiles.
The South African zookeeper said "Well, he is a little different, very good with his hooves, but really he's just a typical gnu, and tiler too."
