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I remember watching a troupe of baboons at the zoo in Paris when I was young. Some kind of fight broke out among a few of the animals. It ended with one of th
by loudmax 11y ago
I remember watching a troupe of baboons at the zoo in Paris when I was young. Some kind of fight broke out among a few of the animals. It ended with one of the adults grabbing an infant baboon and running back and forth over the scenery, dragging the screaming infant over the molded concrete rocks. I'm not sure if this killed the baby or not. The zookeepers either weren't aware of this or adopted a laissez faire attitude as you suggest.
I was about twelve or thirteen at the time, so for me it was definitely educational, if disturbing. A lot of smaller children were watching the ordeal too, and many of them were crying by the end.
- aw3c2 11y agoSounds like either baboons should not be subject of captive display or kids should not be allowed to zoos.
- HarryHirsch 11y agoAh, baboons are bad for children. Alcohol and baboons are fit only for adults. State-issued ID is required to visit the liquor store and the baboon exhibit. Soon to come: trigger warnings on the baboon enclosure. And on Jane Austen and the complete Bronte oeuvre.
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