Gorilla Shot Dead At Cincinnati Zoo After Child Falls Into E
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Gorilla saves kid from moat
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-36407643
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-36407643
beeb said:
Protective
In a similar incident in 1986 on the island of Jersey, a Crown dependency of the UK, a five-year-old boy fell into a gorilla enclosure.
He lost consciousness and a silverback gorilla called Jambo famously stood guard over him, protecting him from other gorillas and stroking his back. When the boy came round he started to cry and the gorillas retreated, allowing keepers to rescue the child, Levan Merritt.
This one was shot?In a similar incident in 1986 on the island of Jersey, a Crown dependency of the UK, a five-year-old boy fell into a gorilla enclosure.
He lost consciousness and a silverback gorilla called Jambo famously stood guard over him, protecting him from other gorillas and stroking his back. When the boy came round he started to cry and the gorillas retreated, allowing keepers to rescue the child, Levan Merritt.
What a brave kid - he was so calm despite looking up to Harambe:
And the Mum keeps on shouting "mummy's right here, mummy's right here' - it's a shame she wasn't 'right here' when her son got into the moat in the first place.
A horrible story all round but I don't blame the zoo for doing what they did - even a playful slap or punch by the gorilla could have killed the child.
And the Mum keeps on shouting "mummy's right here, mummy's right here' - it's a shame she wasn't 'right here' when her son got into the moat in the first place.
A horrible story all round but I don't blame the zoo for doing what they did - even a playful slap or punch by the gorilla could have killed the child.
The parents should be shot too. Or transported to the planet of the apes for vengeance.
A kid is a kid and the parents are responsible. No matter what anyone says, even if there were gaping holes in the enclosure. The child should never have been allowed to fall in.
I have a daughter who is nearly two. She is into everything and toddles everywhere and picks things up without a thought. If I went to a zoo with her, she wouldn't be climbing on anything (unless it was specific play equipment). As every parent knows, kids need constant attention. I wonder if the parents of the child in question were busy updating their social media feeds about the wonderful time they were having at the zoo.
A kid is a kid and the parents are responsible. No matter what anyone says, even if there were gaping holes in the enclosure. The child should never have been allowed to fall in.
I have a daughter who is nearly two. She is into everything and toddles everywhere and picks things up without a thought. If I went to a zoo with her, she wouldn't be climbing on anything (unless it was specific play equipment). As every parent knows, kids need constant attention. I wonder if the parents of the child in question were busy updating their social media feeds about the wonderful time they were having at the zoo.
nellyleelephant said:
Massive shame, but what choice did they have?
One things for sure, the zoo is going to have some serious official types trying to find out how this was able to happen.
None really, it's appalling that some feckless parent let their feckless child into the enclosure.One things for sure, the zoo is going to have some serious official types trying to find out how this was able to happen.
saaby93 said:
Wozy68 said:
Maybe I have t seen all the video but to me it seemed that it dragged the child to the safety of the shallows .
looks same to meWorth a watch. and certainly Mr Attenborough didn't have a problem with them.
I think it is hard coded into primates to protect children and the only person that deserved to get shot that day was the parents.
Jasandjules said:
I am somewhat confused.
Had the animal wanted to hurt the child it would have done so long before the point they shot it?!?
I think I Heard an interview with the head keeper... IIRC they were concerned about the animal's reaction to a tranquiliser dart and the time it would have taken to be effective. Hence the "quick" solution.Had the animal wanted to hurt the child it would have done so long before the point they shot it?!?
Some bloody serious questions need to answered on how it could have happened in the 1st place.
Eric Mc said:
And then shot the parents - and maybe all the other humans in the zoo while he was at it.
It would be known as "The Great Cincinnati Zoo Gorilla Massacre".
In a slightly less silly vein, when Jersey Zoo had a similar incident over 30 years ago, the outcome was much less disturbing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-CMxMv34_A
Remember it well, i work with the lads mother!It would be known as "The Great Cincinnati Zoo Gorilla Massacre".
In a slightly less silly vein, when Jersey Zoo had a similar incident over 30 years ago, the outcome was much less disturbing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-CMxMv34_A
I'd like to say 'at least the boy survived' but with the current numbers (7 billion humans to 100k gorillas) it's a lose-lose situation. It's not shocking when you see how our population boom has influenced the animal world:
As a species we have come up with plenty of highly innovative ideas on how to utilise the land & materials around us but have taken too long to look at the longer term impact and possible alternatives. Nobody would accept a move back to a simpler time, so I fear the damage has been done!
As a species we have come up with plenty of highly innovative ideas on how to utilise the land & materials around us but have taken too long to look at the longer term impact and possible alternatives. Nobody would accept a move back to a simpler time, so I fear the damage has been done!
TheExcession said:
saaby93 said:
Wozy68 said:
Maybe I have t seen all the video but to me it seemed that it dragged the child to the safety of the shallows .
looks same to meWorth a watch. and certainly Mr Attenborough didn't have a problem with them.
I think it is hard coded into primates to protect children and the only person that deserved to get shot that day was the parents.
Even if it wasnt, surely the prime function of the zoo is to protect the gorilla over some wayward human?
Haven't there been other cases where the animal has killed someone who's got too close but it doesn't mean the loss of the animal.
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