Zoos
The zoo visit
was depressing;
a solitary
silver-haired Macaque
with no mate
or friends.
Spotted antelope
ankle-deep
in seasonal
hoof-rotting
mud.
A lion
and lioness
in an enclosure
a fraction the size
of their natural habitat.
Despondent tapirs, staring
weary-eyed
through glass screens
as though
we were the exhibits.
Then the butterfly house,
claustrophobic humidity
but breathtaking beauty,
a salve for the soul.
That's better!
Oh I commiserate. Zoos can be awful places. Even now I have to tell myself that, without them, the plight of tigers would be even worse than it currently is. They’re about awareness. But I do sometimes weep inside for the animals.
I am behing them when they have breeding programmes for endangered species, but even that is a dichotomy because it is humans who caused the animals to be endangered in the first place.
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Oh I commiserate. Zoos can be awful places. Even now I have to tell myself that, without them, the plight of tigers would be even worse than it currently is. They’re about awareness. But I do sometimes weep inside for the animals.
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Most of them are about awareness and breeding these days. Isn’t it sad though that we caused the problems in the first place.
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So sad! Apart from the butterflies 🦋
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The flutter by’s were stunning. 😂
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I’m not a fan of zoos. I’ve seen too many of them trying to replicate natural habitat by painting concrete green.
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I am behing them when they have breeding programmes for endangered species, but even that is a dichotomy because it is humans who caused the animals to be endangered in the first place.
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Those fluttering things always lift the spirits. Sounds like the zoo needs a bit of a holiday party to cheer all the groggy animals up.
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Great idea. I can visualise those rhinos having a boogie right now!
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