He is a gorilla, not Mary Poppins.
I wasn't thinking he was Mary Poppins.
??? What's going on in this conversation? Can we remain civil?
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He is a gorilla, not Mary Poppins.
I wasn't thinking he was Mary Poppins.I was wondering if the gorilla carried him up the ladder as a gorilla would carry its young, or if the child was dangling by a leg, like he was swinging him around in the water.
??? What's going on in this conversation? Can we remain civil?
The zoo had their gorillas in an enclosure that small children could easily enter. A four year old child easily entered the gorilla enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo.
Read those sentences again. Because they are almost unbelievable.
It is just a wonder that something like this never happened before.
The zoo had their gorillas in an enclosure that small children could easily enter. A four year old child easily entered the gorilla enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo.
Read those sentences again. Because they are almost unbelievable.
It is just a wonder that something like this never happened before.
Do you really wonder why it hadn't happened before? With 38 years of his exhibit, millions of people walking by, do you really wonder why no one plunged themselves into the 15 foot cement pit gorilla habitat? I'll answer that. Because most people going to the zoo don't want to die that day.
I'm pretty sure that I read upthread that one of the closest witnesses said that his mom had no chance of stopping him, nor did she. The mom was occupied with other kids, and the incident took very little time at all.
So, I don't think the mom is to blame here. It's as if any child surpassed a barrier when her/his mom was focused on dealing with other children. I don't blame the child, as kids are as curious or as adventurous as they can be. So that leaves me with the zoo, which is not only responsible for thousands of animal species. Why not protect both equally?
I mean, would you put your money or valuables into an enclosure that a 4 year old could breach? And if breaching that threshold meant destroying the valuables, would you think that was ok?
In this case, a 4 year old breached a threshold that resulted in (what I consider) something beyond monetary value being destroyed. I think that says something about those who designed the structure meant to protect the gorillas. And that's why I do not blame the child's parents, or the people who shot the gorilla.
I taught Kdg and PreK for 33 years, and I have taken scores of field trips to various zoos and wildlife parks with large groups of young children. Not once in 33 years did I ever have a child try to climb a fence or attempt to enter an enclosure. Before every outing, expectations were discussed with the students and I required the most active ones to stay by my side at all times. I agree that children are naturally curious and that is why they need clear cut boundaries in a situation such as this.
IMO
I honor your service. At the same time, I have a hard time accepting that a 4 year old should bear the same responsibility as a large institution managed by adult professionals who should be obliged to protect both spectators and exhibits alike.
Okay people...lets go over this.
1. Jack Hanna, animal expert, agrees with killing the gorilla.
2. The zoo keepers tried using food to motivate the animal, it did not work.
3. The child was being dragged around and his head was banging concrete.
4. Tranqs, take to long to work.
5. This animal was not like, Coco or Jambo, he had been kept as "wild" as possible in hopes of breeding him.
In my opinion this mother was not making her kid behaver, but we don't let kids get killed because they are acting up.
Um, sorry to break it to you, but somebody just did accidentally fall into that gorilla enclosure.