Obama Shoots King Kong!

[Revoltingest]

Either way, it's making money for someone.

I looked at their 2015 annual report.
They lost a couple million dollars.
Donations are tax deductable for those interested.
There are also opportunities to volunteer....perhaps a good way to gain work experience.

But making money?
Does a city's parks department operate to make money?
That's an unconventional view.

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

I looked at their 2015 annual report.
They lost a couple million dollars.
Donations are tax deductable for those interested.

Business is doing badly, then. Lol. Tsk tsk.

 

[Revoltingest]

ytyvvbbb

Business is doing badly, then. Lol. Tsk tsk.

As a non-profit activity with income & expenses each around $40M, a roughly 5% loss seems reasonable.

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

ytyvvbbb

As a non-profit activity with income & expenses each around $40M, a roughly 5% loss seems reasonable.

The point still stands that publicly-owned facilities still want your money and they want you to patronize them. So of course they're going to present themselves in the best light that they can.

 

[Revoltingest]

The point still stands that publicly-owned facilities still want your money and they want you to patronize them. So of course they're going to present themselves in the best light that they can.

It's government.
What else can I say.

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

It's government.
What else can I say.

 

[Palehorse]

Understanding Social Dynamics and Stress Indicators in Bachelor Gorillas
In the wild, western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) most often live in groups of one silverback male, multiple females, and their offspring. Given that gorillas have roughly equal sex ratios at birth, there are numerous captive males for whom female social partners are not available. These males are often housed together in all-male, “bachelor” social groups as an alternative to being housed alone. The Detroit Zoo houses a bachelor group of three silverback gorillas. Using behavioral and hormonal data, we are working to better understand how living in a captive bachelor group impacts each gorilla. Specifically, we investigated how stress levels and social dynamics change depending on whether the gorillas are housed indoors, outdoors, or if they have access to both indoor and outdoor habitats.


Or access to little boys?

 

[Shadow Wolf]

It's a very heartbreaking story. There was no reason he had to die, and people need to realize how phobic they are towards non-human animals. If Harambe was going to act aggressive towards the child, he probably wouldn't have touched, but rather he probably would have killed the boy, along with showing the signs of territorial defensiveness.

 

[metis]

IMO, they really had no choice but to put him down, as regretful as that is. They considered tranquilizing him, but that would take 5-10 minutes and would agitate the gorilla. Also, the child crying and people yelling was making him even more agitated as it was.