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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] 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Taking tourists into natural habitats is way more destructive than having a few specimens on display in artificial habitats.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I'm not talking about tourists viewing exotic animals from far off places, I'm talking about people going into the countryside that's near to them and seeing the wildlife there.