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Afriscipio posted:There was a similar anecdote about leaving a screwdriver in the primate enclosure: And a human will do any of the above.
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Sep 4, 2020 06:45
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Fister Roboto posted:And a human will do any of the above. sometimes more than one at once!
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Sep 4, 2020 06:53
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aardwolf posted:Just don't use the m-word. Ook!
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Sep 4, 2020 07:02
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Afriscipio posted:There was a similar anecdote about leaving a screwdriver in the primate enclosure: That really, really feels like a Terry Pratchett quote
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Sep 4, 2020 07:23
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I'm including a funny picture so that I can say that in the Seattle Zoo, there's a footbridge you walk over to look down at the Orangutan from above, and the signage on the railing is extremely clear that if you drop your cellphone in there it belongs to the orangutan now
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Sep 4, 2020 07:31
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All this gorilla chat just reminded me that from 2010 on, Dublin Zoo rebuilt the Gorilla enclosure to make it as much like thier native forest-y environment as possible, and to make sure they had places where they could be private and out of sight from people and other gorillas because gorillas really appreciate a lil privacy sometimes. Apparently all the places where people can see them from are arranged so that the gorillas don't have a big old wall of faces staring at them 
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Sep 4, 2020 11:33
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Pookah posted:All this gorilla chat just reminded me that from 2010 on, Dublin Zoo rebuilt the Gorilla enclosure to make it as much like thier native forest-y environment as possible, and to make sure they had places where they could be private and out of sight from people and other gorillas because gorillas really appreciate a lil privacy sometimes. Apparently all the places where people can see them from are arranged so that the gorillas don't have a big old wall of faces staring at them I'm not the biggest fan of zoos in general, but I am at least glad some of them try. I know there are some places that focus on only taking in animals that could not live in nature anymore, due to injury, etc.
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Sep 4, 2020 12:12
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Hey guys remember when an orangutan almost murdered Julia Roberts? https://youtu.be/oV_BC05vkYc
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Sep 4, 2020 13:27
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Are we sure it wasn't Robin Williams?
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Sep 4, 2020 13:33
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We need zoos because in a few decades all the animals natural habitats will be annihilated and cleared to make room for meat processing plants. Zoos are their last refuge, their last stand against extinction
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Sep 4, 2020 13:35
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Zzulu posted:We need zoos because in a few decades all the animals natural habitats will be annihilated and cleared to make room for meat processing plants. Zoos are their last refuge, their last stand against extinction it's already the case for a bunch of animals that the captive populations are larger than wild.
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Sep 4, 2020 13:39
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Zzulu posted:We need zoos because in a few decades all the animals natural habitats will be annihilated and cleared to make room for meat processing plants. Zoos are their last refuge, their last stand against extinction LifeSunDeath posted:it's already the case for a bunch of animals that the captive populations are larger than wild. Also there's a bunch of safari parks in Africa which are running successful breeding programmes for certain endangered species and they're funding themselves by letting big game hunters shoot their stock. They've found a way to monetize endangered animals, so now that they're actually worth something they're putting in the effort to make more of them. 
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Sep 4, 2020 13:50
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Saw this at the shops today - $13. Should I buy it? 
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Sep 4, 2020 14:04
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Pookah posted:All this gorilla chat just reminded me that from 2010 on, Dublin Zoo rebuilt the Gorilla enclosure to make it as much like thier native forest-y environment as possible, and to make sure they had places where they could be private and out of sight from people and other gorillas because gorillas really appreciate a lil privacy sometimes. Apparently all the places where people can see them from are arranged so that the gorillas don't have a big old wall of faces staring at them The last time I was in dublin zoo a gorilla poo poo into it's hand and ate it. 10/10 would visit again
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Sep 4, 2020 14:08
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Unfettered by human norms and bound by no chains of shame, the enlightened Gorilla does whatever it wants. Truly, the gorilla is free while we are all slaves
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Sep 4, 2020 14:12
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Kyle must win the war against the Ancient Tree
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Sep 4, 2020 14:12
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Hyperlynx posted:That really, really feels like a Terry Pratchett quote It isn't, it was a person on these here forums describing a story their zoo vet girlfriend had told them. It was also in the middle of some unrelated terrible thread that eventually got gassed.
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Sep 4, 2020 14:18
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Snowglobe of Doom posted:Also there's a bunch of safari parks in Africa which are running successful breeding programmes for certain endangered species and they're funding themselves by letting big game hunters shoot their stock. They've found a way to monetize endangered animals, so now that they're actually worth something they're putting in the effort to make more of them. Some of the first conservationists, the stories go, are big game hunters who realised they were running out of game to hunt.
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Sep 4, 2020 14:33
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Ghost Leviathan posted:Some of the first conservationists, the stories go, are big game hunters who realised they were running out of game to hunt. Teddy Roosevelt wanted to protect every animal so that he, personally, could kill it
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Sep 4, 2020 14:54
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Snowglobe of Doom posted:Also there's a bunch of safari parks in Africa which are running successful breeding programmes for certain endangered species and they're funding themselves by letting big game hunters shoot their stock. They've found a way to monetize endangered animals, so now that they're actually worth something they're putting in the effort to make more of them. Sounds kinda self-defeating.
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Sep 4, 2020 15:02
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Is also not true, just a talking point counteracts to use when they catch poo poo about trophy hunting. The hunting isn't handled by the parks but one of two international organizations which pay the parks like 10-15% of what the hunters pay them.
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Sep 4, 2020 15:11
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cormac posted:The last time I was in dublin zoo a gorilla poo poo into it's hand and ate it. 10/10 would visit again That is learned behavior from the patrons.
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Sep 4, 2020 15:43
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LordSaturn posted:I'm including a funny picture so that I can say that in the Seattle Zoo, there's a footbridge you walk over to look down at the Orangutan from above, and the signage on the railing is extremely clear that if you drop your cellphone in there it belongs to the orangutan now lol im imagining enough orangutans get cellphones that theres an orangutan twitter and they just talk poo poo about how hosed up humans are all day but humans dont get it because its just a bunch of subtle facial expressions. or they all start instagrams and catfish a ton of money from thirsty dudes and donate it back to the zoo to improve their habitat and diet. they are eatting the finest bananas while the chimps have a bunch of old ones.
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Sep 4, 2020 15:50
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cormac posted:The last time I was in dublin zoo a gorilla poo poo into it's hand and ate it. 10/10 would visit again
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Sep 4, 2020 17:05
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snergle posted:lol im imagining enough orangutans get cellphones that theres an orangutan twitter and they just talk poo poo about how hosed up humans are all day but humans dont get it because its just a bunch of subtle facial expressions. or they all start instagrams and catfish a ton of money from thirsty dudes and donate it back to the zoo to improve their habitat and diet. they are eatting the finest bananas while the chimps have a bunch of old ones. I'm in no position to judge, but maybe save some of that blow for the weekend?
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Sep 4, 2020 17:16
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I would think you are absolutely in a position to judge
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Sep 4, 2020 17:32
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Grendels Dad posted:It's extremely frustrating that I can't pin down any of those off the top of my head, I have read books before!     
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Sep 4, 2020 17:58
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Cocaine Bear posted:I'm in no position to judge, but maybe save some of that blow for the weekend? We all know what you'd spend it on, Mr. Bear.
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Sep 4, 2020 18:02
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Snowglobe of Doom posted:Also there's a bunch of safari parks in Africa which are running successful breeding programmes for certain endangered species and they're funding themselves by letting big game hunters shoot their stock. They've found a way to monetize endangered animals, so now that they're actually worth something they're putting in the effort to make more of them. The animals that are allowed to be hunted are typically older males who are no longer meaningfully fertile, but who are likely to be aggressive to younger generations of the breeding program. They're animals that under the sort of highly-managed program that is run for endangered species would be culled anyway. The licenses simply allow for that process to generate money. It would obviously be better if the populations of these species hadn't been crushed such that they need to be highly-managed, but the sale of big game licenses is not a big deal in this context. 
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Sep 4, 2020 18:13
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idk what this oval office even is but hes sucking down a mcgriddle and thats all that matters
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Sep 4, 2020 18:24
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RandomFerret posted:idk what this oval office even is but hes sucking down a mcgriddle and thats all that matters I think it's a tapir
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Sep 4, 2020 18:26
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Kenning posted:The animals that are allowed to be hunted are typically older males who are no longer meaningfully fertile, but who are likely to be aggressive to younger generations of the breeding program. They're animals that under the sort of highly-managed program that is run for endangered species would be culled anyway. The licenses simply allow for that process to generate money. It would obviously be better if the populations of these species hadn't been crushed such that they need to be highly-managed, but the sale of big game licenses is not a big deal in this context. Admittedly, photos of people standing over carcasses of animals that were sedated by guides before being shot by some rich rear end in a top hat are one of the easiest markers of “This person is a worthless piece of poo poo” that we have as a society. So I guess there’s also value there.
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Sep 4, 2020 18:27
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Sure, the impulse to want to be a big game hunter is loving weird, and it's all rich chuds anyway, but the "getting sedated and shot" bit was gonna happen no matter what, so why not fleece the rich weirdos.
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Sep 4, 2020 18:28
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Amphigory posted:God I love this programme. One of the best sitcoms there's been. I probably think about it multiple times a week, especially the Blue Rat episode Can't believe I've never heard of 15 Storeys High, just finishing Blue Rat now!
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Sep 4, 2020 18:28
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RustyKnight posted:I think it's a tapir It is diminishing at one end, so makes sense.
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Sep 4, 2020 18:37
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RandomFerret posted:idk what this oval office even is but hes sucking down a mcgriddle and thats all that matters This should clear things up. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJm6nDnR2SE
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Sep 4, 2020 18:39
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Lemon posted:It's criminally underwatched. It really is. It's going to be rediscovered as a masterpiece at some point koshmar posted:Can't believe I've never heard of 15 Storeys High, just finishing Blue Rat now! Yesssss! Wait until you get to the one about the dead swan
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Sep 4, 2020 19:39
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RandomFerret posted:idk what this oval office even is but hes sucking down a mcgriddle and thats all that matters I think it's some sort of cat
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Sep 4, 2020 19:56
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Kenning posted:The animals that are allowed to be hunted are typically older males who are no longer meaningfully fertile, but who are likely to be aggressive to younger generations of the breeding program. They're animals that under the sort of highly-managed program that is run for endangered species would be culled anyway. The licenses simply allow for that process to generate money. It would obviously be better if the populations of these species hadn't been crushed such that they need to be highly-managed, but the sale of big game licenses is not a big deal in this context. nice marmot.
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