Comments on: Western Lowland Gorilla http://blog.friendscript.com/2007/07/31/western-lowland-gorilla/ I guess it's not all Blair's fault anymore. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:30:12 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: admin http://blog.friendscript.com/2007/07/31/western-lowland-gorilla/comment-page-1/#comment-1529 admin Mon, 06 Aug 2007 01:09:13 +0000 http://blog.friendscript.com/index.php/archives/34#comment-1529 :lol: Yeah, probably. :lol: Yeah, probably.

]]> By: Blair http://blog.friendscript.com/2007/07/31/western-lowland-gorilla/comment-page-1/#comment-1506 Blair Wed, 01 Aug 2007 17:14:12 +0000 http://blog.friendscript.com/index.php/archives/34#comment-1506 My own take on that photo was that Amy's going to be looking like that for the next month or so; stopping to scratch her head and wonder, "Now what box did we put object X into and what room did we unpack it in?" My own take on that photo was that Amy’s going to be looking like that for the next month or so; stopping to scratch her head and wonder, “Now what box did we put object X into and what room did we unpack it in?”

]]> By: admin http://blog.friendscript.com/2007/07/31/western-lowland-gorilla/comment-page-1/#comment-1498 admin Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:04:59 +0000 http://blog.friendscript.com/index.php/archives/34#comment-1498 On the "animal rights" side, yes, I can see that zoos are depressing and unfair... however, on the "prevent animal extinction" side, I think they're perhaps our best hope. Aside from the research a lot of zoos conduct to help species survive, I truly believe that people who are exposed to animals in the zoo are more likely to care about their survival in the wild. Zoos have come a long way from little cages - well, those with the big bucks at least. Hopefully one day they'll all be huge and open, like the Wild Animal Park in San Diego, and even more hopefully, they won't be the last refuge of wild species. Aside from that, I know for me, ever since I was a little girl, there's just no thrill like seeing an animal up close. I remember when I was very small, probably 6, going to Catskill Game Farm to the petting zoo - one of my very favorite memories. On the “animal rights” side, yes, I can see that zoos are depressing and unfair… however, on the “prevent animal extinction” side, I think they’re perhaps our best hope. Aside from the research a lot of zoos conduct to help species survive, I truly believe that people who are exposed to animals in the zoo are more likely to care about their survival in the wild. Zoos have come a long way from little cages – well, those with the big bucks at least. Hopefully one day they’ll all be huge and open, like the Wild Animal Park in San Diego, and even more hopefully, they won’t be the last refuge of wild species.

Aside from that, I know for me, ever since I was a little girl, there’s just no thrill like seeing an animal up close. I remember when I was very small, probably 6, going to Catskill Game Farm to the petting zoo – one of my very favorite memories.

]]> By: jen http://blog.friendscript.com/2007/07/31/western-lowland-gorilla/comment-page-1/#comment-1497 jen Tue, 31 Jul 2007 15:56:09 +0000 http://blog.friendscript.com/index.php/archives/34#comment-1497 doesn't that picture make you so sad? you can see in the gorilla's eyes that she has sentience and self-awareness. she must wonder why she is being kept in jail and why the humans are so interested in gawking at her. i find zoos incredibly depressing. it's a great picture though! doesn’t that picture make you so sad? you can see in the gorilla’s eyes that she has sentience and self-awareness. she must wonder why she is being kept in jail and why the humans are so interested in gawking at her. i find zoos incredibly depressing.

it’s a great picture though!

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