Wait a minute! Mark is supposed to be the expert on nature, the environment, and wildlife. It’s Mark we see each Sunday, right? So why is Cherry spouting animal-related statistics that only 57 people in the entire country probably know? Is she in secret talks with King Features Syndicate for her own spinoff comic strip? Well, Opus got his shot after Bloom County.

Anyway, what’s with this patronizing, know-it-all attitude of Cherry? It’s not any of her business to begin with. I tell ya, some people are just natural PITAs. I can see why Ernest is a touch peeved, though I fail to understand the forced pun in panel 4.