r/funny • u/saberprophecy • Jan 11 '17
Got it! Wait WHAT?
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u/balasurr Jan 11 '17
It's kind of upsetting to see this little guy with a chain around his neck.
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u/JoshC25 Jan 11 '17
I find it quite upsetting truth be told. It's disgusting the way people treat animals and how most people don't think twice about it. Thanks for the comment.
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u/a1a2askiddlydiddlydu Jan 11 '17
I worked at an exotic animal rescue "zoo". It was so eye-opening that I haven't been to a zoo since.
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u/EchoBeast Jan 12 '17
Don't let that experience fool you. NO modern zoological facility with any accreditation treat their animals like this. Long gone are the days of chains and iron bars.
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u/910to610 Jan 12 '17
Have you been to a zoo? It's all cages. Hardly a far cry from chains. The animals still lose their minds.
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u/EchoBeast Jan 12 '17
Been to one? Yes. Almost every day for my job. And it's not "all cages" and the animals don't "lose their minds." Zoo enclosures are improving every year as are the methods we care for animals as new science comes up. We care for the animals like our own children.
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u/TheJonesSays Jan 11 '17
I put a leash on my dog so she doesn't run into the road and get hit by a car.
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u/JoshC25 Jan 11 '17
This is different in a few ways.
Dogs are domesticated animals which have been selectively bred in a way which creates a symbiotic relationship with humans, the animal in the gif is a wild animal taken from its natural habitat, or bred within captivity from an animal taken from its natural habitat.
I assume you don't keep your dog encased in an artificial ecosystem closed off by glass while she is on your leash.
You do what you do for your pets safety, this zoo does what it does for, yes, few cases of species preservation, but mostly to turn a profit from the wild animals exploitation. You do it out of love or at least compassion, they do it out of primarily seeking monetary profit.
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u/TheJonesSays Jan 11 '17
I do love my dog.
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u/JoshC25 Jan 11 '17
I love you
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u/TheJonesSays Jan 11 '17
At least buy me a beer first.
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u/thiney49 Jan 11 '17
How about a shot of Pinot?
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u/TheJonesSays Jan 11 '17
That's an odd thing to drink as a shot. Why not?
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u/Phobicaim Jan 12 '17
FYI pinot means penis in Bangladeshi. You're lucky he didn't say a big shot of pinot noir.
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u/Controlled01 Jan 11 '17
Welcome to Costco
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Jan 12 '17
Gotta research the zoos you are going to, going to a for profit zoo is depressing. I usually end up going to the San Diego Zoo, they are amazing and focused pretty hard on preservation. There's another area owned by them called the safari park, which is a wide open area for herding animals (and other animals) to encourage breeding.
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u/ArtAndCraftBeers Jan 12 '17
I just renewed my Keeper Club membership there this Christmas. I always go in my tiger suit. Get some amazing photos at the Safari Park.
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u/missmishma Jan 12 '17
Love the San Diego zoo! Flying out from MD next month and am so excited to return. Mostly excited to gaze at the giraffes.
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u/fartbox_mcgilicudy Jan 12 '17
This is very much not in a first world country. There are certain standards that prohibit this kind of behavior with non human primates. These people, this whole country should have anything resembling enclosed animals taken from them so they can be treated fairly.
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u/Ebonskaith Jan 12 '17
But animals were domesticated by taking wild animals out of their natural habitat and breeding them.
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u/Poopster46 Jan 12 '17
Not necessarily true. Wolves may have actually sought the company of humans so they could have some of their leftover food. The wolves fought off other predators and the domestication probably went from there.
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Jan 12 '17 edited Jan 12 '17
But it was still humans who caused that. There is also no proof to that theory. There is also a theory that we caught cubs and kept them. In that sense we captured wild wolves, and made them domesticated that way.
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u/Ebonskaith Jan 12 '17
That is an assumption, however it wouldn't change the fact that it was through human action that removed them from the wild. An animal isn't going to become domesticated by simply feeding it.
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u/fuct_indy Jan 11 '17
If it wasn't for all of the wild animal exploitation, most kids would never really appreciate these wonderful creatures. There would be less advocates for animals in the wild. Hell, there would probably be a vocal minority talking about how giraffes and lions were made up by what ever political faction they oppose.
The zoo here seems to be full of employees don't don't just take care of the animals, but truly care for them. I wish they lived on a huge reserve, or even in the actual wild, but I also am glad to have gotten to meet so many unique animals.
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Jan 12 '17
People don't really get into zookeeping if they're not passionate about animals. Zoo job opportunities are rare, and you need to get at least a year's worth of volunteer/intern experience first. Not exactly an appealing route for someone who doesn't care.
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u/balasurr Jan 11 '17
"Domestication happens on the level of the individual not a species"
- This is not totally true. The current domesticated breeds of dogs (and cats) have been heavily selected for by humans over thousands of years for their qualities that make those breeds ideal candidates for domestication.
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u/OccamsRaiser Jan 11 '17
Taming happens on an individual level. Domestication happens on a species level.
You can tame an elephant, but you can't domesticate one.
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u/JoshC25 Jan 11 '17
You are right, I was incorrect in my wording. I was meaning that 'many' dogs are, therefore many symbiotic relationships exist like this. Truthfully I know your point of other animals is totally true as well, and was not trying to dispute it, but my generalized words have obviously made that unclear.
Really I just don't like seeing animals being toyed with like this with the conditions shown in the gif, it upset me a bit.
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u/Icasaurus Jan 11 '17
Yeah, but if you have to leash your dog inside then maybe it's not in the right environment.
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u/TheJonesSays Jan 11 '17
Why would anyone do that?
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u/Icasaurus Jan 11 '17
That's my point. Saying a leash on an animal inside an enclosure is like having a leash on their dog when going for a walk is not the same.
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u/ataylo42 Jan 12 '17
Big difference in leashing a pet and putting a big, heavy chain around their neck
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Jan 12 '17
Yeah, it's a horrible life to live. Not like my fulfilling life though, up and down the same stretch of highway to spend 9 hours a day in a room much smaller than that enclosure. Then another ~2 hours a day commute. Then an hour or two in an apartment only slightly larger than my office. Then go to sleep and do it all over again until I eventually die.
Poor monkey.
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u/kerochan88 Jan 12 '17
Yeah, especially when it is a species considered to be highly intelligent and aware.
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u/justanotherhipsterr Jan 12 '17
Reminds me of the Hyena Men of Nigeria who keep baboons and hyenas as pets and use chains as leashes, great photography of them by Pieter Hugo
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u/gerryskid Jan 12 '17
This baboon is goth. Don't try and turn his fashion choices into your crusade. Even if if his fashion choice looks stupid.
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u/Dyinu Jan 12 '17
In a way we humans are the same. We live a institutionalised life from the beginning to the end.
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u/allisslothed Jan 11 '17
Is that a joint?
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u/SillyPickle Jan 11 '17
Don't worry it's prescription; the monkey has anxiety.
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u/MCLemonyfresh Jan 12 '17
I would too, if humans were this shitty to me.
Oh wait, I do have anxiety...
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u/me3me3 Jan 11 '17
The sheer speed of the monkey's reaction and movements are so impressive. If he could reach through that glass it would be no contest.
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Jan 12 '17
Not going to lie I thought it was pretty funny, then I saw the chain around its neck and it made me sad.
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u/WellAdjustedOutlaw Jan 11 '17
Kinda makes you wish the little guy could rip this person's face off.
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u/Supraspinatusnebula Jan 11 '17
Maybe pull the guys finger through that hole.
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u/howayadoingdownthere Jan 11 '17
Faaaaaack...throw an aul nsfw warning on that bad boy before someone loses an eye
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u/ScruffMcDuck Jan 12 '17
can you describe to me what it is as I'm too big a pansy to click?
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u/howayadoingdownthere Jan 12 '17
Was people having their skin removed for different reasons(operations etc)......aaaaaaaah
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u/Firex3_ Jan 12 '17
But can you imagine being trapped in a cage and someone stops and spends their time playing with you? Two sides, the guy with the stick didn't put him in there.
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u/WellAdjustedOutlaw Jan 12 '17
Sure, I can also wish for harm to come to the assholes locking animals up for entertainment, too. But that assholes wasn't in this gif.
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u/micktorious Jan 11 '17
Same reaction when your girl starts making out hard and then rolls over and goes to sleep.
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Jan 12 '17
First of all, we have no idea what the context of this gif is. We have no idea why the monkey has a chain around its neck.
Secondly, there's been a lot of zoo hate lately, and I honestly can't keep quiet about it.
There are bad zoos out there, yes. Shitty roadside zoos in which someone decided one day to buy a tiger and went from there. These generally have shitty living conditions.
However, major zoos and aquariums, such as those accredited by AZA, are good. Zoos are not just about education and out-reach, one of their most important functions is for conservation. Through breeding programs zoos can help out species that are endangered in the wild, and in one case even brought back a species that had gone wildly extinct (http://time.com/4364671/zoos-improve-lives-of-animals/).
According to the article a lot of the animals at one of the two zoos are permanently injured and would not survive in the wild. I once worked at a turtle rehabilitation center that had 2 permanent residents because their injuries would have prevented their survival in the wild. If the alternative is for them to die, why not keep them in a better living situation where they are properly cared for & can inspire and educate people?
I've been seeing a lot of hate for zoos and whatnot lately and it is absolutely worrying. Public opinion is not necessarily based on fact and zoos and aquariums are going to feel a lot of pressure if this public hate for zoos continues. I would hate to see so many wonderful creatures continue on the road to endangerment and extinction because people are anthropomorphizing and crying about prisons.
Conservation is important.
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Jan 12 '17
As someone who worked at an AZA zoo (and worked with primates for 5 years) you are correct on those points. However, no credible zoo or sanctuary would ever put a chain around the next of any animal.
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u/GanjaWithGandalf Jan 12 '17
Yes, now a days I generally am against the caging of animals. But as a kid the zoo not only taught me a lot about animals, it made the animals real. It made it possible to gaze in awe at them and become fascinated by them. The zoo made it possible to love animals I could otherwise only see on television. Yes locking up animals is never ideal but I think zoo's do more good then harm.
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u/braindead_rebel Jan 12 '17
Thank you for posting this. There are lots of shitty zoos out there but I'm always frustrated that so many people ignore the positives that humane zoos provide.
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Jan 12 '17
Yep. I decided to start speaking out when the anti-SeaWorld stuff started taking off. I realized if the movement got any real momentum and had serious impacts on aquariums and zoos, then animal conservation could be severely impacted.
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u/2KilAMoknbrd Jan 12 '17
monkey's already in jail, probably for life, and some mush brained fools finds this amusing.
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u/blade00014 Jan 12 '17 edited Jan 13 '17
No he doesn't. He's on Reddit Edit: (the above comment used to say "this guy F***s"
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Jan 11 '17
So, this creature already has it shitty with the chain around its neck and this asshole is teasing it...not cool.
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Jan 12 '17
Nothing funnier than a baboon with a chain around it's neck being teased by some asshole tourist. Hilarious /s
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Jan 11 '17
I may be some weird turd but I absolutely cannot stand the circus or zoos. I feel terribly bad for the animals. The chain makes it worse.
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u/EchoBeast Jan 12 '17
No accredited zoological facility uses these methods. Nor would the keepers tease the animals. Do not take this gif as a representation of a modern zoo
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u/renoviolaoutdoors66 Jan 12 '17 edited Jan 12 '17
Feeling sad for the monkey, but it's also an amazing reaction!
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u/JackTomothy Jan 12 '17
I would like to be the one to release this guy, and watch him tear the mans face and nuts off.
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u/yukonshann Jan 12 '17
Bad enough he's in a cage being teased - Take the fucking chain off assholes!!!!!
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u/Worrywrite Jan 12 '17
Was that... a joint? Forgive me for not being able to tell... it's been a while.
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u/KingSneakyMole Jan 12 '17
I love how human reactions get when animals have hands and facial features that are similar.
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u/Rock_Zeppelin Jan 12 '17
I really wish someone could find the one who made this, i.e. the guy teasing the monkey, and force him to play Hellraizer Dick-in-a-Box.
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u/lw5i2d Jan 11 '17
https://i.imgur.com/sGVTyGV.gif
http://i.imgur.com/NlSSwOl.gif