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A letter writer in this week’s Northeast Times complains about the lack of elephants at the Philadelphia Zoo:
What kind of a zoo has no elephants? The Philadelphia Zoo, that’s who! Our elephants have been with us forever. Now they are packing their trunks and moving. The worst is they are going to a bigger and better habitat that has more room for them to roam. Do they know something we don’t?
Who’s next?
The high prices for admission and parking are keeping a lot of families away from the zoo. They can no longer afford to spend that amount of money for a day’s outing. The gorilla families were the biggest draw to the zoo, and tragically they were lost in a 1995 fire, due to someone not caring enough to check on a preventable event. It’s sad, but if the situation gets worse, I think all the animals will pack up and leave.
Ask any kid what animals do they want to see at the zoo? They will say monkeys and elephants.
Holy shit! Without elephants, our city will be overrun by lions and tigers and prairie dogs! Aw, but I could probably snag a cutesy red panda or two in that case.
Plus, do you think the animals would have little suitcases when they packed up and left? That’d be so cute!
Northeast Times Letters 5.10 [NET]
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Plus a new gorilla family has been at the zoo for years.
‘The worst is they are going to a bigger and better habitat that has more room for them to roam.”
How is that ‘the worst’? OH WAIT THEY ACTUALLY DONT CARE ABOUT THE WELL-BEING OF THE ELEPHANTS THEY JUST WANT TO SEE THE BIG ANIMAL!!!!
Yeah, however you feel about the elephants leaving the zoo, I don’t quite get being angry the ‘phants are going to a bigger habitat.
“Do they know something we don’t?” Clearly. After all, an elephant never forgets.
Let’s not complain about the “lack of elephants” at the zoo. Let’s commend the actions of the zoo manangement and caretakers for ONCE they’ve exhibited compassion and caring… one principle they tend to practice last. The management and caretakers have decided the elephants really DO NEED bigger, better, more natural homes. And the eles are finally going to get it.
Dulary is “at home’ at the Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee. To see her interact with Asian eles (a natural instinct) and do as SHE pleases (a natural instinct) WHEN she pleases (a natural instinct) is probably the most rewarding aspect of her transfer. She’s being allowed to be an elephant - finally.
Petal, Bette, and Kallie, all 3 are African eles, are going to a new planned BREEDING facility owned by the zoo. Although it hasn’t been built yet, it’s supposed to be 700+ acres of ele habitat. If the caretakers allow the eles to roam free (a natural instinct), do as they please (a natural instinct) WHEN they please (a natural instinct), then the new place may have some merit. BUT to deliberately breed just to bring more elephants into captivity is NOT A NATURAL INSTINCT!
Once in CAPTIVITY…. always in CAPTIVITY.