At a zoo, five friends - Tom, Jerry, Sue, Mary, and Joe - decide to visit different animal exhibits. Tom goes to see the lions, Jerry visits the giraffes, Sue checks out the penguins, Mary heads to the reptile house, and Joe explores the bird aviary. After an hour, they agree to meet back at the entrance. However, Tom gets lost on his way back and ends up at the elephant exhibit instead. What do the other friends assume about Tom's location, and where does Tom think they might be looking for him?

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The friends, having agreed to meet back at the entrance after their visits, would first assume that Tom is simply running late. They might guess that he lost track of time or got held up by something interesting at the lion exhibit, which he went to see. As time passes without Tom returning, they may become concerned and consider the possibility that he's gotten lost, although they wouldn't know where. Depending on the size of the zoo and its layout, they might think he took a wrong turn or was distracted by another exhibit on his way back.

Meanwhile, Tom, who intended to return to the entrance, knows that he's not where he's supposed to be. He might think that his friends are still waiting for him at the entrance or have started to look for him along the likely path from the lion exhibit to the entrance. If he's familiar with the zoo's layout, he could also assume that they might guess he's at a nearby exhibit, which in reality, is the elephant exhibit where he ended up. Without additional information on whether the group has phones or a way to communicate, it's hard to know how Tom might try to reconnect with his friends or inform them of his whereabouts.