Most of the "outrage" I see is not directed at the zoo, but at the mother who made the ridiculous facebook post about this being an "accident", showing no remorse for the animal at all, and saying she's going to sue the zoo. The zoo puts up barriers around the animals to keep them in, not us out. If someone (even a 4 year old) is stupid enough to crawl through the fence and jump into a pit with wild animals, that's not the zoo's fault.
They killed the ape up in Cincy.....
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I would attend this press conference.
That mama will probably have more kids and that little boy who tried to commit suicide will probably have babies.
And Harambo will not.
And Harambo will not.
Just have two gorillas bang, take an extry to the Cincinnati Zoo, name him Harambe, and profit. Really, it's even better this way because the original Harambe was 17, and this one will be like brand new.
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Based on this thread, most--if not all--UK fans hate animals. Including very rare and threatened for extinction animals. Hope the recruits don't catch on to this...Cal is going to be pissed.
Can't some of you just act like you care...for the sake of the program?
Can't some of you just act like you care...for the sake of the program?
If Harambe would have had his concealed carry this could have been prevented.
If she sues then child services should take her kid away . I think she's sueing to shift the blame or guilt plus get paid , this is her fault . Four year old don't know better most of the time , that's the parents fault to put them in a safe environment or watch them in a risky one . You can't expect the world to child proof so you don't have a responsibility , any heat she gets is deserved .
Pretty disappointed in Chase, but can't say I'm surprised. He's a Grade A nincompoop.
Where were you...when they killed that ape up in Cincy?
I was drinking beer.......on the couch
Makes you realize that life ain't so easy
This beer is cold
[laughing][jumpingsmile] If any recruits that mattered read the stuff you can see here, we'd have like 9 in FB and BB combined
Why can't we all just get along?
Wonder how many parents have pulled their kids out the Cincy daycare the mom works for?
Wonder how many parents have pulled their kids out the Cincy daycare the mom works for?
Ape has killed ape.Why can't we all just get along?
Wonder how many parents have pulled their kids out the Cincy daycare the mom works for?
Ape has killed ape.
Ape has killed ape.
Ape has killed ape.
Ape has killed ape.
Ape has killed ape.
Ape has killed ape.
Take your stinking paws off that child you damn dirty ape.
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What were they supposed to do? Protecting the boy was priority numero uno. I have no issue with it.
We're also members and about to renew.
We're also members and about to renew.
You know those keys events that lead to world wars? Like killing the lead singer of Franz Ferdinand?
Planet of The Apes 2024...
Planet of The Apes 2024...
Fwiw I read something written by a former gorilla/zoo keeper and she stated judging by his behavior in her opinion there wasn't much chance that kid would have survived outside of them killing it. She said he was showing signs of holding the kid like a trophy and waiting to be challenged then he would have killed the kid as a show of his dominance.
I read that, too. Jack Hanna has also come out and said the gorilla would've killed the boy.
Deeeefense and the Facebook Hen Brigade need to realize that this wasn't the case of some trigger happy cops murdering an animal.
The call was made by zoo experts who have worked with these animals for years and could tell by its behavior when it was time to make the call to save the kid.
It's been addressed. Those were female gorillas, which behave differently than males raised in captivity. Additionally, the child is passed out/unconscious rather than awake/screaming.
The Gorilla in the first video went to trainers as they called him. The one in Ohio didn't.
The Gorilla in the bottom video was a female - which is a huge difference - and she was also familiar and very comfortable with humans. They also believe the kid being unconscious was a major difference in that case...probably saved their lives.
who said that?
Thanks to the other posters above who provided factual clarification of the differences in these cases.
I think the real outrage here should be directed at the fact that the feller at the zoo wasn't able to take his trophy home to stuffed and mounted. I know he was probably hunting out of season, but come on, how about a little something for the effort. We are talking a pretty clean one shot kill here.
The only real problem we should be looking at here is what pose Hamerabi should be holding. I was originally thinking "Lawn Jockey" simply for the southern cultural connections and because, let's be honest, those things are just so useful. But now, I'm leaning more towards a whole animatronic thing where he is holding a baby alive doll or some such and at the push of a button he drags it through a kiddie pool or something. It might be nice to recognize the whole posterity thing. Nostalgia or convenience is such a tough monkey to wrestle with.
The only real problem we should be looking at here is what pose Hamerabi should be holding. I was originally thinking "Lawn Jockey" simply for the southern cultural connections and because, let's be honest, those things are just so useful. But now, I'm leaning more towards a whole animatronic thing where he is holding a baby alive doll or some such and at the push of a button he drags it through a kiddie pool or something. It might be nice to recognize the whole posterity thing. Nostalgia or convenience is such a tough monkey to wrestle with.
You must be one of the foremost gorilla experts in the world!! Awesome!! Please tell us more!!
Did you ascertain all of this from the 2 minute video or the 1 minute video?
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