Nobody cares about a gorilla? Remember Cecil? (school, rating, state)
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I remember a trip to the Philadelphia Zoo where these kids would run past the tigers cages to get them upset so they'd bang against the bars. It was right around feeding time. Animals do instinctively what's natural. People do idiotic things because its natural. I hope the kid got a mouthful of ape poo water.
I remember a news story from a few years ago where a kid fell into a gorilla enclosure. In this case it was a female gorilla that seemed to be protecting the kid. The kid was unconscious and the gorilla seemed to be tending to him and keeping the other gorillas away. Can't remember all the details but they got the kid out fine and they didn't shoot the gorilla.
Yes! That was an incredible event. Female gorilla and she took the little kid to the door where he could be collected. But it's so important to remember the difference between stories. Harambe was a silver back male, no maternal instinct there. And, if I recall correctly, the female in the other story had an infant of her own. Something as simple as hormones can contribute to an entirely different outcome.
I $&*# you not, there are idiots on social media that blame the killing of the gorilla as an example of white privilege. Yep, and they say he was captured and "made a slave". Yes, there are people that are such a bunch of racists that they make THIS about race. That if it had been a black kid, they wouldn't have shot Harambe.
Too bad they are too stupid to get the facts first. Like the fact that the kid happened to be black.
I guess it's all that "genetic stress" kicking up again.
What do you expect? These people view themselves as permanent victims, always looking for the next opportunity to be oppressed, and Liberal Democrats need a permanent underclass to even exist, so they foster this mentality.
You have to look at the parents for the blame. This horrible killing of a rare gorilla sits at the feet of the self absorbed parents. I know had it been my son I would have had him by the hand. The parents were probably on the phone or texting and couldn't be bothered taking care of their child. Don't be surprised if the parents don't add insult to injury by sueing the zoo.
But the Zoo apparently reacted badly and may have lost an opportunity for a fantastic story. Gorilla saves child. Now its Gorilla gets murdered. Boycott that zoo, IMO. Any hint of a lawsuit by that child's parents should result in them being charged with neglect and being counter sued for financial damages, though.
How about this for a story: Zoo lets unpredictable 400 pound Gorilla drag tiny 3 year old around for several minutes until fatal injuries occurred.
^^ This. The parents should be held financially responsible for the gorilla at a bare minimum. The zoo should consider issuing lifetime bans to that family as a matter of principal as well.
A sad situation, and while I agree gorilla had to be killed, I agree with the above.
They should have tried tranquilizers. If the gorilla ended up killing the brat, well too bad. Gorillas are endangered; humans are not.
Are you serious?
Tranquilizers take several minutes with a big gorilla and they can become more agitated until they pass out. The 3 year old has bad parents, he shouldn't die over it.
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