The Cellar - View Single Post - 5/18/2006: Safari park bears attack and eat monkey (warning, graphic)

jtm · 05-19-2006, 02:12 PM

Something doesn't add up.

Why would zookeepers try to keep the bears away from the monkey if this sort of "natural" behavior is allowed, as the zoo spokespeople claim afterwards? Wouldn't the zookeepers not interfere and also tell people not to throw anything at the bears while they're menacing the monkey? If, OTOH, the bears' actions were undesirable, why couldn't the zookeepers actually do something effective? What if a child had fallen in? Or is the only intervention possible in these situations putting the animal(s) down?

You'd think there'd be some effective and non-lethal way for the zoo to control the animals when undesired behaviour or accidents occur.

05-19-2006, 02:12 PM	#30
jtm Dog O'Nine Tails Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 20	zookeepers? Something doesn't add up. Why would zookeepers try to keep the bears away from the monkey if this sort of "natural" behavior is allowed, as the zoo spokespeople claim afterwards? Wouldn't the zookeepers not interfere and also tell people not to throw anything at the bears while they're menacing the monkey? If, OTOH, the bears' actions were undesirable, why couldn't the zookeepers actually do something effective? What if a child had fallen in? Or is the only intervention possible in these situations putting the animal(s) down? You'd think there'd be some effective and non-lethal way for the zoo to control the animals when undesired behaviour or accidents occur.