CECAA850 Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 I oh most certainly do.. it was a calculated risk. Someone needs a new calculator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Richard Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 I think that some of the standards regarding barriers at zoos are aimed at keeping the animals in rather than keeping visitors out, and that is what the inspectors were looking at. Any barrier that can be climbed is not much of a barrier, IMHO. The people who were screaming at the animal should bear part of the blame. It was clearly agitating the gorilla and making a bad situation worse. Last but not least, the parent(s) are partially responsible. The zoo had no choice but to shoot the animal, and I am sure they wished they didn't have to do so. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJkizak Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 The way things are going nowadays maybe we should have "gorilla talkers" to diffuse the situation JJK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JL Sargent Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paducah Home Theater Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 (edited) You guys remember when that kid fell into the python cage due to there being no barrier, and the snake just said "thanksssss"? Edited June 3, 2016 by MetropolisLakeOutfitters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karsoncookie Posted June 4, 2016 Author Share Posted June 4, 2016 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Karsoncookie Posted June 4, 2016 Author Share Posted June 4, 2016 So DWI - What's your opinion of the Cosby thing?? I mean, with SOO many women coming forward, he must have done that stuff. Lars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karsoncookie Posted June 4, 2016 Author Share Posted June 4, 2016 DWI - Re: your above video - Different Gorilla, different boy, different day and place ??????????? Lars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 different reaction as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 As others have mentioned, zoo enclosures were designed to keep dangerous animals in, with less emphasis on keeping humans out. It seems to me that people getting into the enclosures was less of an issue in the past, because of common sense. People didn't need to be told that grizzly bears aren't teddy bears and tigers aren't kitty cats. The suicidal man who got naked and climbed into a lion's den with hopes of being eaten is something that most engineers rarely anticipate. The lions were even ignoring the man, until he started taunting them. In other articles, it's mentioned that he was yelling religious statements. The zookeepers tried shooting the lions with a tranquilizer gun, but hit the man in the neck instead. When you look at the pictures, it's obvious how easily that could happen, with the man and the lions entangled. It was then decided to kill both lions, as the man would have been killed very soon if nothing was done. He survived with serious injuries, plus overdosing due to receiving a lion-sized dose of tranquilizer. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/05/21/two-lions-put-to-death-after-mauling-naked-man-who-entered-pen/ Is it just me, or are people getting weirder, requiring expensive upgrades to many things that end up making the attraction less attractive, or the creature on view harder to view? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 No it's not you, it's the dumbing down of society without getting political. No one wants top take responsibility for their own actions, no one wants to mind their own business, no one wants to help their fellow man but will videotape them in a situation, no one respects authority anymore............ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T2K Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 lowest.................................common.....................................denominator........................................ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 The lions were even ignoring the man, until he started taunting them. In other articles, it's mentioned that he was yelling religious statements. Lions hate religion. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 You mean 'The Lion King' wasn't real? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizRotus Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 (edited) You mean 'The Lion King' wasn't real? Some of the credits were accurate, but that's about it. Edited June 5, 2016 by DizRotus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 They killed the wrong mammal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woofers and Tweeters Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 (edited) They killed the wrong mammal. Depends ... < retracted... agreed Edited June 8, 2016 by jweber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 1300 shootings in Chicago so far this year..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJkizak Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 The most qualified individual in the world (Goodall) said the gorilla was protecting the child. Oh well, what do I know, I never played with gorillas. JJK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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