i dont have kids but i remember being one (perhaps not as far back as 4) and i was always fucking off and getting into mischief befor my parents even new i was gone! im sure the same would apply to most of you.. think blaming the parents is a bit much.. kids run riot especially at a zoo (a place largely designed to attract kids) and the blame for the child getting into the inclosure lays solely at the zoo's feet. crying shame about the death of the beast though, that much is certain.
OK, compromise. Throw the mother in and while the gorilla's occupied pulling her head off and shagging her, sneak in and rescue the kid. Child safe, gorilla safe and one less fat chav in the world. Result.
True, but also blame the human race for over populating the planet so there's nowhere else for gorillas to live but in zoos.
When I was 4, my mother fitted reins to me when we went out and I also had mittens on a bloody piece of elastic that went up one sleeve and down the other. In today's society, child safety has got to OCD proportions so I am surprised that the child was unsupervised long enough for him to breach the gorilla compound. I am sure there will a due diligence investigation to identify the weaknesses of the set up, just not sure it will get disseminated as far and wide as the original story. Andy
i dont remember being fitted with reins but my lil twin bros were.. they are 3 years younger than me, i remember being about 8 and being made to walk em... wasnt allowed to take my skateboard either which would have been great
hoop an stick? we didnt have fuck all when i was a kid neither.. for xmas my parents cut the pockets outta my jeans
Now they're ex JW's, claim back pay in presents for inflicting their beliefs on you from birth, without letting you have your own thoughts on those fairytales. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Gorilla Shooting Outcry? There is an easy answer............ Stop gorillas from having guns.............remember Planet of the Apes and what happened there?
I'd shoot 100 in a heartbeat to save my lad. I'm more concerned it took 10minutes to do it. Not the monkeys fault but that's the way it goes.
It's America freedom to do what ever you want I'm surprised the gorilla didn't have its own gun or perhaps that's where he was off to with the kid
Not sure about the veracity of this article but it makes interesting reading. I am going to try to clear up a few things that have been weighing on me about Harambe and the Cinci Zoo since I read the news this afternoon. I have worked with Gorillas as a zookeeper while in my twenties (before children) and they are my favorite animal (out of dozens) that I have ever worked closely with. I am gonna go ahead and list a few facts, thoughts and opinions for those of you that aren't familiar with the species itself, or how a zoo operates in emergency situations. Now Gorillas are considered 'gentle giants' at least when compared with their more aggressive cousins the chimpanzee, but a 400+ pound male in his prime is as strong as roughly 10 adult humans. What can you bench press? OK, now multiply that number by ten. An adult male silverback gorilla has one job, to protect his group. He does this by bluffing or intimidating anything that he feels threatened by. Gorillas are considered a Class 1 mammal, the most dangerous class of mammals in the animal kingdom, again, merely due to their size and strength. They are grouped in with other apes, tigers, lions, bears, etc. While working in an AZA accredited zoo with Apes, keepers DO NOT work in contact with them. Meaning they do NOT go in with these animals. There is always a welded mesh barrier between the animal and the humans. In more recent decades, zoos have begun to redesign enclosures, removing all obvious caging and attempting to create a seamless view of the animals for the visitor to enjoy watching animals in a more natural looking habitat. *this is great until little children begin falling into exhibits* which of course can happen to anyone, especially in a crowded zoo-like setting. I have watched this video over again, and with the silverback's postering, and tight lips, it's pretty much the stuff of any keeper's nightmares, and I have had MANY while working with them. This job is not for the complacent. Gorillas are kind, curious, and sometimes silly, but they are also very large, very strong animals. I always brought my OCD to work with me. checking and rechecking locks to make sure my animals and I remained separated before entering to clean. I keep hearing that the Gorilla was trying to protect the boy. I do not find this to be true. Harambe reaches for the boys hands and arms, but only to position the child better for his own displaying purposes. Males do very elaborate displays when highly agitated, slamming and dragging things about. Typically they would drag large branches, barrels and heavy weighted balls around to make as much noise as possible. Not in an effort to hurt anyone or anything (usually) but just to intimidate. It was clear to me that he was reacting to the screams coming from the gathering crowd. Harambe was most likely not going to separate himself from that child without seriously hurting him first (again due to mere size and strength, not malicious intent) Why didn't they use treats? well, they attempted to call them off exhibit (which animals hate), the females in the group came in, but Harambe did not. What better treat for a captive animal than a real live kid! They didn't use Tranquilizers for a few reasons, A. Harambe would've taken too long to become immobilized, and could have really injured the child in the process as the drugs used may not work quickly enough depending on the stress of the situation and the dose B. Harambe would've have drowned in the moat if immobilized in the water, and possibly fallen on the boy trapping him and drowning him as well. Many zoos have the protocol to call on their expertly trained dart team in the event of an animal escape or in the event that a human is trapped with a dangerous animal. They will evaluate the scene as quickly and as safely as possible, and will make the most informed decision as how they will handle the animal. I can't point fingers at anyone in this situation, but we need to really evaluate the safety of the animal enclosures from the visitor side. Not impeding that view is a tough one, but there should be no way that someone can find themselves inside of an animal's exhibit. I know one thing for sure, those keepers lost a beautiful, and I mean gorgeous silverback and friend. I feel their loss with them this week. As educators and conservators of endangered species, all we can do is shine a light on the beauty and majesty of these animals in hopes to spark a love and a need to keep them from vanishing from our planet. Child killers, they are not. It's unfortunate for the conservation of the species, and the loss of revenue a beautiful zoo such as Cinci will lose. tragedy all around.
I really hope the mother is charged, people need to understand that actions (or lack of) have consequences.
It has the smack of authenticity. I don't like zoos either but as the as the anonymous writer of Stevie Tea's quote says, Zoos are also "conservators of endangered species". They are rarely any more mere menageries. They have to admit the gawping public to survive financially. Zoos should not exist, or they should not need to exist. But neither should 7 billion human beings. The Earth cannot support such a plague.
