Misplaced Wildlife/Playing With

Basic Trope: An animal is seen outside of its natural habitat.

• Played Straight: The story is set in the jungles of Southeast Asia, but the monkeys in the jungle are New World monkeys with prehensile tails, not Old World monkeys with non-prehensile tails.
• Exaggerated: A polar bear is seen on a beach in Hawai'i.
• Inverted: The monkeys are the only native creature, and everything else is misplaced.
• Justified: The story involves funny animals.
  • The polar bear escaped from a zoo and wandered onto the beach.
  • The Misplaced Wildlife was introduced to the area by humans
  • The animal in question was migrating and got diverted by a storm, or has an illness/injury that affects its ability to navigate properly.
• Subverted: The monkeys in the Southeast Asian jungle appear to be Old World monkeys.
• Double Subverted: But one of them grabs a branch with its tail.
• Deconstructed: Animals and plants that are not native to an area can do a lot of damage to native flora and fauna.
• Reconstructed: The animals and plants that don't belong there find that they fit perfectly into their new niche. They compete (but don't outcompete) with native species, and don't cause problems.
  • Alternatively, see "defied"
• Parodied: A polar bear winds up in Hawai'i, and decides to take a vacation.
• Lampshaded: "Strange. These monkeys don't belong here."
• Averted: No wildlife appears that would not normally be found in this setting.
  • The series does not deal with wildlife or take place outdoors.
• Enforced: Did Not Do the Research
• Invoked: Someone introduces New World monkeys to Southeast Asia, where they outcompete their Old World cousins.
• Defied: Zoo animals, pets, etc. are carefully contained so they don't escape into the wild, and strict laws are enforced regarding the transport of wildlife into and out of the country.
• Discussed: "Y'know, I'm not sure if they have penguins in the Arctic..."
• Conversed:
• Played For Laughs: See Parodied
• Played For Drama: See Deconstructed

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