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In 2007, after one of their gorillas, Bokito, escaped and attacked a women who stared at him every day, the Rotterdam Zoo started handing out glasses that tricked the gorillas to avoid stare (files.catbox.moe)

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[–] [email protected] 58 points 6 months ago (18 children)

Wouldn't the better solution be to simply not turn gorillas into a public attraction?

[–] [email protected] 85 points 6 months ago (12 children)

Generating awareness and sympathy is probably the biggest factor in keeping many endangered species alive

[–] [email protected] 55 points 6 months ago

To add to this, A lot of gorillas that are saved from unsafe/illegal conditions cannot go back into the wild. Places like The Rotterdam zoo provides a lot of enrichment for these animals that you won’t see at say, Joe’s roadside animal park.

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