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by joanro on 27 October 2013 - 16:10
IMO, imprisonment of WILD animals for human 'entertainment', is immoral.
by Carlin on 27 October 2013 - 16:10
Immoral, lol. That's a bit of stretch, and a place you may not want to take this.
by beetree on 27 October 2013 - 17:10
It is a double edge sword that a modern zoo's mission is to educate in the form of viewing and it is also entertaining. If we are not taught to care, there would be no hope, only extinction.
by GSD Lineage on 27 October 2013 - 18:10
Orca's in the Wild do horrible things to Sea Lion Puppies (and other creatures). For entertainment, not just food. They are capable of being so nice and then so nasty as well.
View at your own risk GRAPHIC Violence:
View at your own risk GRAPHIC Violence:
by GSD Lineage on 27 October 2013 - 18:10
So Big So beautiful, so dangerous. This clip was in the documentary, Trainer escaped with broken foot.
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by joanro on 27 October 2013 - 19:10
Where do you suppose the excess offspring of the animals kept in zoos end up? Zoos have been around for a long time, and still extinction is happening...now even African lions are endangered as are African hunting dogs. Zoos do not prevent extinction in the wild. There are more tigers in captivity in the US than in the wild. Asian elephant are close to extinction...zoos have not helped to prevent their demise in the wild. Same for mountain gorillas. The list goes on and on. Zoos do not prevent extinction in the wild. All they do is make people feel comfortable that as long as animals are warehoused in captivity, they don't need to worry. After all, as long as the animals can be viewed in captivity, who cares if they are gone in the wild...zoo visitors aren't going to the wild to see them anyway, it's too convenient to see them at the local zoo.
by beetree on 27 October 2013 - 19:10
Where to begin with all the incorrect assertions and conclusions you have made for yourself?
Let's start with the odd conclusion that building Zoo's "do not prevent extinction" is what I said. Zoo's have become a gene repository of what wildlife is left after human has destroyed their habitat, or through their greedy slaughter, and even unsurmountable disease spreading. It is a daunting task between partnering zoo's to maintain what lines are left, so when and if people care enough to protect such a finite life resource, it may still be possible. That is where the hope comes in play.
Let's start with the odd conclusion that building Zoo's "do not prevent extinction" is what I said. Zoo's have become a gene repository of what wildlife is left after human has destroyed their habitat, or through their greedy slaughter, and even unsurmountable disease spreading. It is a daunting task between partnering zoo's to maintain what lines are left, so when and if people care enough to protect such a finite life resource, it may still be possible. That is where the hope comes in play.
by joanro on 27 October 2013 - 20:10
SSDD.
by beetree on 27 October 2013 - 20:10
LoL , of course I have more distinctions to correct. It is a tough job, an unappreciated job, but someone has to do it. Being helpful comes naturally to me!by GSD Lineage on 27 October 2013 - 20:10
Here a more cheerful clip, fantastic white Orca adult called Iceberg off Russian coast.
Video: First-ever albino killer whale adult spotted in wild
Next Documentary "White Fish" ?
Video: First-ever albino killer whale adult spotted in wild
Next Documentary "White Fish" ?
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