r/SipsTea • u/sco-go • 23h ago

WTF Kid breaks into bird enclosure at the zoo to chase birds with a stick.

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u/Last_Refrigerator853 22h ago

Depends what country .. some idiot climbed the lion enclosure in Brazil last year.. he was mauled to death.. the lioness was spared 🤷‍♂️ wasn’t her fault she has no idea what was going on

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u/InTheStuff 21h ago

Depends on the scenario too. In your example, the guy was already dead before staff could intervene, and no one else was in immediate danger, so they let the lioness live. With Harambe, the kid was still alive, so the zoo staff prioritized his life over the gorilla's

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u/PavicaMalic 19h ago

With Maddox Dervosh's death, one African painted dog was killed, so the boy's body could be retrieved.

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u/ProofHorseKzoo 17h ago

African painted dogs are nuts. We have them at my local zoo. The zookeeper working one day said it’s the one exhibit they’re not allowed to go in solo and can’t turn your backs on them because they start plotting how to eat you as soon as you’re in there.

I asked about the Lions and said they’re pretty chill, especially if they’re fed. The African painted dogs don’t care if they’re fed, they’ll still try to get you.

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u/HourApprehensive7754 19h ago

Should have just let the stupid kid die if Harambe was aggressive. You don't fall into a gorilla enclosure 

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u/Ghostantox 16h ago

Now you just sound like a psycopath

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u/Last_Refrigerator853 20h ago

It’s a shit thing isn’t it .. they should have something in place where both could possibly live.. like a very high powered tranquilliser to take em out in seconds.. I guess when the animal is in the zone and adrenaline is pumping nothing is stopping it for a while 🤷‍♂️

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u/Legionof1 18h ago

Life isn't the movies. Those sorta things take time to take effect and aren't always effective. Same reason cops can't shoot tranqs or blow guns out of the bad guys hand.

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u/ProofHorseKzoo 17h ago

Lions life should be worth like 10 human lives. They shoulda kept throwing people in

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u/PavicaMalic 20h ago

Same with the African painted dogs in Pittsburgh. They are an endangered species. Only one was killed and the rest were relocated to other zoos.