Humans behaving badly means zoo animals die

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:So, are lowland gorillas a lot different from silverbacks? Because this same thing happened 10 years ago and the gorilla picked up the kid and carried him to the zookeeper door.

https://www.google.com/amp/fox61.com/2016/05/30/what-happened-when-a-little-boy-fell-into-the-gorilla-pit-at-an-illinois-zoo-in-1996/amp/?client=safari#

Yes, but the British crowd was told to keep very quiet and held back. The American crowd here was screaming at the gorilla and caused it to get nervous.

Cause we are super helpful like that.

I mean, look how wonderful we are being after the fact....

I think you are very confused. The link above was to the incident at an Illinois zoo. It's unlikely that zoo only had Brits in the crowd. The British (well, Channel Islands) incident involved a different gorilla. If you watch that video the child is crying very loudly, and the gorilla is clearly spooked by it. People are not standing there quietly, they are calling/yelling to the child to stay still. It's just that 1) That gorilla reacted differently and 2) There wasn't the complicating factor of water.

[Anonymous]

Y'all animal lovers know Jack Hanna, right?

He explained why it would have been a mistake to do anything different than what was done, under the circumstances. Period.

[Anonymous]

My husband was the first one to relay this story to me - and he used the phrase "a kid" and my first response was "the kid was a boy wasn't it?" What is it with boys??? The 1996 one mentioned above was a boy too.

When my daughters "wander off" they are 3 feet away picking dandelions - not climbing into wild animal enclosures. Wth? And if you know your kid is like this (as this mother and all mothers surely do) you take the neccessary precautions. You don't just do nothing and hope it all goes alright.

[Anonymous]

This is a tragedy all around but I'll not sure why there needs to be a villain in this story. The mom had a lapse in attention as every parent has (although she should be showing more remorse) and the zoo did what it had to to save a small child. It's terrible the gorilla died but it's not like the child could have predicted this.

If anything this points to the questionable morality of the existence of zoos that allow humans and animals to be in closer enough proximity for these things to happen.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My god, the gorilla was going to kill the child. What if it was a cute Yorkie that jumped into the enclosure? Would the killing of the gorilla be justified to you nut jobs then? When I pay to go to a zoo, I expect completely child safe enclosures.

There is absolutely nothing to show that the gorilla was going to kill the kid. In fact, the gorilla appeared to be protecting the brat which is more than the idiot mother was doing.

I agree with pp. It looked like the gorilla was protecting the kid from all the idiots making noise from above.

[Anonymous]

why is that human life so much more valuable than that of the gorilla? the gorilla is one of a critically endangered species, the kid is probably headed to nowhere fast. I just don't see it. do what you can to save the kid, certainly, but don't kill the gorilla.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:why is that human life so much more valuable than that of the gorilla? the gorilla is one of a critically endangered species, the kid is probably headed to nowhere fast. I just don't see it. do what you can to save the kid, certainly, but don't kill the gorilla.

No one is going to save a gorilla over a child! Jeez!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Sorry but this is on the Zoo. You expect the animals to be properly enclosed.

The animals were properly enclosed. The 4 yr old invaded the animal's enclosure. These people should be banned for life from all zoos! If you cannot watch more than one kid then you only take one to the zoo, restaurant, etc. The gorilla was not irresponsible. The people were.

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The gorilla was more caring than the adult. Did you see the video?

The gorilla threw the child around enough to cause serious injuries. Did YOU see the video?

do you think it is possible the child got his injuries from FALLING in?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To all you bashing the childs mom- has your kid ever fallen? Have you ever tended to one kid when the other ran off? Have you ever had a kid run out into the street and you were scared? Has your toddler fallen down the steps because you thought he was safe and might have went to the bathroom? Shit happens to everyone. I am a VERY careful mom- and had an near death experience with my 3 year old when getting my older child dressed and he ran off. I sure hope the mom never reads this- as she probably feels enough guilt and sadness already. Doesnt need you evil people bashing her too. What is wrong with you people?

Agree actually.
I feel really bad about the gorilla, I don't know why it's bugging me so much. I am no animal lover. My knee jerk reaction was to criticize the mom. I wanted CPS all over her. But I have a 3 year old and a baby and I can't keep an eye on her constantly when I'm out with both kids. Accidents do happen.
I thought about what would happen to the remaining three innocent kids of theirs if Mom went to jail or both parents lost their jobs due to public backlash. The gorilla is dead. We can do nothing to bring it back. Let's not make their kids into victims.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:To all you bashing the childs mom- has your kid ever fallen? Have you ever tended to one kid when the other ran off? Have you ever had a kid run out into the street and you were scared? Has your toddler fallen down the steps because you thought he was safe and might have went to the bathroom? Shit happens to everyone. I am a VERY careful mom- and had an near death experience with my 3 year old when getting my older child dressed and he ran off. I sure hope the mom never reads this- as she probably feels enough guilt and sadness already. Doesnt need you evil people bashing her too. What is wrong with you people?

Agree actually.
I feel really bad about the gorilla, I don't know why it's bugging me so much. I am no animal lover. My knee jerk reaction was to criticize the mom. I wanted CPS all over her. But I have a 3 year old and a baby and I can't keep an eye on her constantly when I'm out with both kids. Accidents do happen.
I thought about what would happen to the remaining three innocent kids of theirs if Mom went to jail or both parents lost their jobs due to public backlash. The gorilla is dead. We can do nothing to bring it back. Let's not make their kids into victims.

You've said a whole bunch of nothing .why the fuck can't some of you keep your eyes on your kids . Disgusting

[Anonymous]

I am sort of torn in multiple ways. First, the mom did not win me over with her statement. I want her to show some sadness for the loss of the Gorilla and show some recognition that her son's actions caused this loss. On the other hand, as a parent of an ADHD kid, I can tell you that I can't always keep my kid out of danger. It is not possible. I don't think many commentators really get this. I have another kid also, who I trust more. Not all kids are the same, so even if you have a great kid and feel like you are a great parent, you really can't know what is going on in another family.

The last thing that bothers me is the zoo. I don't like zoos in the first place, but the exhibits are trying to get you as close as possible. If a 4 year old can figure out how to break into an exhibit, then maybe it is time to rethink the design. You can't make a design for rationale people, you really need to think about cases where people want to get into the exhibit.

[Anonymous]

With 4 kids too many, maybe the fucking parents can start using effective birth control.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:why is that human life so much more valuable than that of the gorilla? the gorilla is one of a critically endangered species, the kid is probably headed to nowhere fast. I just don't see it. do what you can to save the kid, certainly, but don't kill the gorilla.

No one is going to save a gorilla over a child! Jeez!

+1 You sound unhinged.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:why is that human life so much more valuable than that of the gorilla? the gorilla is one of a critically endangered species, the kid is probably headed to nowhere fast. I just don't see it. do what you can to save the kid, certainly, but don't kill the gorilla.

No one is going to save a gorilla over a child! Jeez!

+1 You sound unhinged.

Well, I'm not. Just trying to understand why the boy is thst much more valuable than the gorilla. One out of 5 billion (& likely not too bright) vs 1 out of 175,000. Would you kill 5 gorillas to save one human? Are all humans equal?

[Anonymous]

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Amen!

Because some of us remember what Jabari the Gorilla did in Dallas to those kids and he was much smaller. You know you didn't like living in that cage anyway.