There should be a liability waver that visitors have to sign that will exempt the zoo from any deaths caused by idiots hopping into animal pens. The little boy didn't deserve to die by wild dogs but the mother deserved no compensation, her prize is living with the fact she killed her child.
First thing kids must learn before entering a zoo, animals don't smile - they show their teeth. Eye contact is a challenge, turning your back on them - an invitation to getting attacked.
Even Gorillas and other primates smile... however not like we humans do. I also don't smile by showing my teeth. And I heavily dislike it when people do. Must be of similar reasons.
The funny thing is, humans still retain some of the qualities of animals, the human brain is capable of differentiating a smile that is genuine and is about positivity but if we were to look at a smile of a person for a little too long then we'd feel uncomfortable. Even staring at each other's eyes for far too long is also capable of making people scared or threatened; try staring at someone that you don't know or heck even someone you know, at one point you two would start to feel uncomfortable.
Fun fact: Just because they aren't constantly reminding you, and don't have neon signs telling you what a railing is, you can't blame anything on negligence.
i dont know, but in todays world its getting harder and harder to tell if people are really that stupid, or if they just dont want their kid anymore and were also trying to sue to get a fat pay day.
I did a little volunteer work at a zoo way back when, and what I learned is that when it’s 104 degrees F and you walk by the otter enclosure, the otters will jump in the pool and swim around just to show off that they have a pool and you don’t. Or maybe it just that one being a little aquatic bastard.
@@iaminsideyourwalls2021 thats the only part i wouldnt agree with She was cleaning up the census, could have attacked school children, waits for the teen/adults' harassing her. "its in gods hands now son" XD
I'll add in a fun fact. I worked 3 summers at a zoo during college. They had tigers, leopards, lynx, wolves and bears. The animal at the zoo that was universally considered most dangerous by all employees was... The bison. You can get behind a barrier if a tiger comes at you, and you can tranq then too. But nothing is stopping a bison if it decides to stampede. We had "quiet hour" every morning in that area of the zoo because the bison keepers has to go in the exhibit and everyone nearby had to avoid making loud startling noises.
Imagine going in the recint, some stupid ass decides to yell at the bison and suddenly you have 750 kilograms' worth of hairy road rage deciding today is the day on your stone. And the dumbass'
Too be fair the one about the Brothers and the tiger seems warranted. Assholes got what was coming to them but the tiger should not have been able to escape it's enclosure in the first place.
@@excusezmoi9823 But that’s how new standards are decided on. You would never know that a tiger can jump a 13 foot wall until it does, I can guarantee you that wall is taller now.
@@Gigan-tp5wi A dangerous animal managed to escape it's enclosure without help. My point is that regardless of the behavior of the visitors it is still the zoo's fault that people got hurt. Whether they improved the enclosure later doesn't matter in this instance. I hope they did improve it.
If i was a judge hearing that mother's case I would have denied her. "ma'am, I'm sorry for your loss but you were the one who dangled her son over the railing."
lol I was told at a zoo without gorillas that the reason why they dont have them (this was 95) is that people in winnipeg are too dumb to not smile at a creature that will rip their face (well the face at their waistline) off if they see teeth. It wasn't worth the hastle at the time
It would be the equivalent of calling a Black man raycial slurs then saying you are complementing him, like the Zoo keeper even said that to her, no wonder everyone hates Karens including the animal kingdom.
While the comment about settling is true, the tiger case they actually would’ve lost. Exhibits are supposed to legally be designed so that guest can act however they want outside of them and animals cannot escape. If the zoo fails at that they are legally responsible. Any case where people purposely went into the exhibits or accidentally fell (if it wasn’t due to faulty design) they would win though.
@@HW-sw5gb It's sad because a good portion of people do not realize there are animals who are about that life. They're like Liam Neeson's character from Taken.
@@HW-sw5gb That isn't true. "Outdoor exhibits (uncovered) shall have vertical jump walls at least 14 feet high, plus a 2-foot, 45 degree, inward angle overhang with a hot wire, or a 36” overhang without hotwire or vertical jump walls at least 16 feet high, without an overhang. The inward angle fencing shall be made of the same material as the vertical fencing. Wet or dry moats may be substituted for the required fencing provided ZAA written approval has been obtained." That said... Especially pissed off and exemplary specimens can jump up to heights of 16 ft. Hotwires will prevent most from escaping, but if visitors piss off a tiger bad enough they will ignore the hotwire. Either way, if the zoo can prove they are within standards and the guest instigated the animals response they are not liable.
@@ShredPenguins Those regulations are in place because of we cape incidents like this. After every escape zoo regulations are changed to increase safety. This is because zoos know that people coming in can (successfully) sue by saying an expected part of the zoo experience is that they would be safe no matter what they do while outside the exhibits. Legally my original comment is 100% true, and the cases shown in the video prove it. It doesn’t matter if the zoo meet regulations or not. It’s their duty to provide the experience sold in the ticket. If that involves going above regulations than that what is expected. The regulations are just the bare minimum.
For those interested: Bokito the Dutch gorilla is still very much alive and well. He is thriving in the Blijdorp zoo and is basically a local celebrity.
I remember this story, it happened in the SF zoo. 3 teenagers (17 yrs) provoked the female tiger by throwing sticks, pine cones, and other objects at her. This pissed off tiger did a 25ft vertical leap (from the bottom of the moat), and got enough purchase at the top where she clawed asphalt to get to the teens. I remember the zoo keeper said that they found it odd that after the tiger killed it's prey, she left it and followed the blood trail of the other 2 victims. She bypassed the boar enclosure as well, which suggests that the animal was NOT interested in the humans as a food source. Sadly she was dispatched by police officers. There were no security cameras and no eye witnesses as this was done close to closing time. The teens insisted they didnt throw anything at the tigers, but one of the parents told police they kids admitted to being drunk while yelling and waving at the animal. The zoo settled with the families for $1m.
About the tiger who jumped the wall at the SF zoo, there was people there and the tiger ignored all of them while running past and was dedicated to tearing the 3 running off a new one. The thought of an animal getting so pissed off it gets a personal revenge goal on you is a new fear to think about.
I don't really agree with that, it was entirely those idiots fault - Well done cat, just outrageous that the cat gets shot and the idiots sue - why do they win their cases?
For the poor souls that don’t know how wild dogs hunt: They tire their victims and when they lay to rest, the prey is eaten alive. Yea... Edit: I’m just gonna clarify how wild dogs hunt cause im all kinds of wrong Wild dogs will hunt small to medium sized prey like topi for example, they will chase their prey and when the prey is down, they gut and eat the prey alive. So, the kid that got dropped into the enclosure had a probably painful passing
@sir, this is a Benny's she has the nerve to sue the zoo for negligence when ironically, she killed her own son due to her own negligence. Did she expect wild dogs to be trained like puppies or something?
That poor kid wasn't even at fault either. He suffered a grueling death all because of his mother's negligence and dared acting like she wasn't even at fault for what happened.
I feel so bad for the animals that died because of the people’s idiocy. And I fully agree with that last part you said. I feel so bad for the zoo keepers… having to deal with people like that. And.. I guess I won’t be working at a zoo anytime soon
@Rhaenarys I had a somewhat unconventional route, but the biggest thing is animal care experience. Internships, grooming, farm hand, rehabilitation, shelters, ect. That is a base of something they want. The job is extremely physical. You are constantly moving and working. The job is 60% cleaning and moving to the next mess. With that in mind, I would apply to work at any zoos you can, and if you are in the position to do so, take whatever job you can. I started working in the events department, moving tables and chairs. I have a background in biology and education so I eventually moved into their education department, and from there I got into keeping. Just let your coworkers and bosses know " Hey, I am interested in animal care, who can I talk to? How do I stay in the loop about open internships, trainings, positions, ect". Put yourself out there and look for any openings to get into it. The more people who know you, and what you want means the more people that can help you. Assuming you work hard and they see it, the more the better.
@@angryaliens2 Yeah, I can't imagine ever trusting her again to be a responsible adult. I can't imagine trusting her with any other (possible) children either.
After Bokito went on his little punishment expedition, the word "Bokitoproof" entered the Dutch language, meaning extremely vandalism resistant. It even became word of the year. Unfortunately, the term didn't stick. Bokito, meanwhile, lived out the rest of his life peacefully in that very same zoo.
As my Daddy, before he left this cold, cruel world, used to say: ''Stupidity is always dangerous, painful and expensive. Sadly, not always for stupid people.''
All zoos should say something along the lines of this: "If simple warning signs and warnings from zoo keepers are not followed, the zoo is not liable for injuries and potential death."
So Hay random human Imma lock you in the bathroom or kitchen and have a bunch of animals watch you That cool? Have respect for the animal Thats there house
I can’t help but weep for the animals though 😭 they don’t know what they’re doing and then they get put in a tiny enclosure and have morons in their business all day every day until one of their dumbass kid’s gets them shot or something.
I love going to the zoo during the winter. Much less crowded and I don't get drenched in my own sweat. Best time was when the elk started bulging and you could hear him all the way from the entrance. Of course, the big cats weren't as happy, but they certainly got excited. Another time the lions and tiger got into a shouting match, and let me say that hearing a lion or a tiger but not being able to see it, is absolutely terrifying even when you know that you're safe. Biggest downside of going to the zoo in the winter is that leaving the herpetarium is like getting slapped with a slab of ice.
Plus most of the animals would be a little more active in the cooler months. I went to the Bronx Zoo with my family a few years ago in mid November and the bison who ordinarily would stand around like statues were head butting and jogging around the enclosure like they were a bunch of calves again and the grizzlies were splashing around in this little pool.
They also start eating their pray while still alive. That story brakes my heart. That poor baby probably suffered a lot before he died. And even though I feel bad for the mom in some way ,because she had to see her kid get eaten. The fact that she sued the zoo makes me suspicious about why she would dangle her kid ,over a railing your clearly not supposed to go over ,in the first place 😰
My Granny's favorite bird was a Turkey Vulture. She said "Honey if it wasn't for them, eating the dead things, there'd be so many more diseases! They're vital!" My mom hated them based on the bird's appearance lol
At our zoo we had a vulture (not 🦃 vulture) who's mate passed away. Because he was lonely (waiting on the new girl who was on backorder) he would play with the keepers when they were cleaning his exhibit. He would try to steal the rake, and after they had gone through all that work of cleaning his home, he'd knock over the trashcan. He loved pranking them.
Yeah no, that gorilla was not smiling. Smiling primates other than us is a sign of either fear or aggression, because you’re baring your teeth as a warning.
Not only that. They see it as a CHALLENGE. Basically, as far as the gorilla knew, woman said "catch these hands" every time it saw her and like hell is a gorilla gonna punk away from any human.
Even among certain human cultures smiling while showing your teeth is scene as aggressive so it really isn't just other primates its a primate thing as a whole
The Alaska zoo had a couple of idiots break in one night and go swimming in the polar bear enclosure. It didn't end well for them (though they did live, irrc). There was some talk of putting the bear down after that, but the population of the state all basically agreed that playing stupid games wins stupid prizes. The bear in question, Binky, kept one of their shoes.
also can't forget that dumb aussie who'd thought it'd be a good idea to leap a barrier to take a pic (you'd think she'd know better considering she came from a country with like half of the creatures living there are fully capable of cancelling a human's life subscription)
Omg I remember watching an episode of Untamed & Uncut as a kid that covered that episode. A lady jumped the fence to get better photos of Binky but then he grabbed her
@@ButterInMyToesThat was actually a different incident, but yeah. Binky was pretty cool to see, particularly at feeding time (they gave him his food frozen in a block of ice so he could play with it a bit).
I once went to a zoo in Australia, and they had the single greatest warning sign I've ever seen: "Do not lean on the glass. If the fall does not kill you, the crocodile will." We did not lean on the glass.
Whoooo that reminds me of something. So here in Hungary we have 1 main zoo in Budapest. The others are.... negligible. So it has a bunch of crocs. Like a needless amount, or at least had. And the Crocodile enclosure was basically a big, deep hole with a pond and stuff under it, and the way you would look at it is by walking above it on a small, circular wooden bridge. Great right? Yeah, the bridge was a not-so-sturdy wooden bridge with nonexistent railings ( it was 2 poles connected with 2 pieces of wood every 1 meter) and nothing else between you and the crocs, and it was one hell of an experience, because if you fell, you fell right into the crocodile lake. It's better now, they have a big glass cube with crocs in the middle so you can walk around it, it has 2 floors, 1 under water level and 1 above it. But It's in the works again for another change.
Sounds like that wasn't very safe, I mean ok people know not to lean on the glass, but say someone trips... I'm sure they could have something sturdier there.
@@The_White aaah, I remember that one; during schooltrip we dared each other to get as close to the edge as possible. The whole floor was an adventure of its own, and then came the spiders if that wasn't enough... Csodálkozom hogy még senki nem esett be, tényleg nevetségesen veszélyesnek nézett ki már 11 évesen is XD
fun fact: Bokito (the gorilla at 9:47) most likely didn’t bare his teeth to the woman in aggression. Experts who have observed a video of the woman and Bokito noted that he showed a “vertical bare teeth” face, which is something male gorillas do to greet their females. It is very likely he DID like her, and her smile, prolonged eye-contact, and regular visits actually made him seggsually frustrated - she basically showed interest in *mating* with him but kept walking away. His behaviour (him attacking her) is actually something male gorillas do to a female who doesn’t want to mate. Humans are just more fragile than gorillas, and male silverback gorillas tend to have about 200kg of muscle mass alone, so she got really hurt (a female gorilla would have been severely less injured) So yeah, big chance he didn’t want to kill her. My man had blue balls and just doesn’t understand the concept of consent.
I have a friend who is a vet tech and I get to hear the horror stories, so her sentiments are about the same as that of the zookeepers: "95% of the 'behavioral problems' start with the person, not the animal."
@@rodneymoonga7993 I wouldn't say It's as dangerous as some jobs, but there's always an element of it since you're working with animals. It's very often gross, and sometimes just plain heartbreaking. I've got a story about the 'destructive' and 'vindictive' two year old German Shepherd mix forced to live in a 800-ish square foot townhouse with no other dogs and an owner who lived alone, worked long hours, and spent the weekends cruising bars. Anyone can tell you that German Shepherds are strong, smart dogs, and need both physical and mental exercise, just like a person. Even a Shepherd mix can get like that. They're not gonna sit around staring at the floor waiting for you during the day. They need things to do. Poor Tango (because his owner's last name was Cash, get it?) got yelled at a lot for peeing in the house, chewing up furniture, and digging/fence jumping. Mr. Cash thought it was because Tango couldn't go to the front yard and that Tango was 'getting revenge' on him by ruining the house and barking all the time. My vet tech friend Vannie described Tango as a sweet coward, 60 pounds of dog that turned into a nervous wreck if someone raised their voice near him, and was so desperate for someone to give him positive attention that he would stand up on his hind legs to lick her in the face if she so much as said his name without yelling. She got peed on more than once because he had no idea how to control himself when someone wasn't yelling at him. Now if that sounds a little too much like a victim of emotional abuse... congratulations. That means you've already got more of a brain than Mr. Cash, and more of a soul to boot. Vannie said it took about a year to convince this shitlord to surrender Tango (while changing exactly zero of his own habits), but they finally rehomed him a few years ago (to another state even, so he'll never have to see his old owner again). She hasn't mentioned Tango since, but said that the family already had the most adorable Golden Retriever, so I like to think that Tango's finally happy now. So yeah. There can be some risks. Sometimes you get clawed bloody by cats. Sometimes a dog pees your pants for you. Sometimes you can save them, and sometimes you can't. There's both joy and heartbreak in pursuing this line of work, But when it's worth it, it's so very worth it. And I think any vet tech reading this will agree.
@@subtlewhatssubtle wow that's so inspiring! a vet sure is sweet. Is it hard studying vet and do all vet have to attend a pure vet course and only after completing it, you can choose which branch that you want such as medicine, tech and medical vet?
I live in the Netherlands and remember reading the story of the woman and the ‘smiling’ gorilla in a newspaper. It was some time ago but I’m pretty sure she was like “No hard feelings, what’s done is done” and continued to visit the gorilla regularly.
As an animal lover that cares for animals more than for people. I agree. However as a zookeeper there are policies to follow and we legally HAVE to put humans first. Even if we would love to let the dumb fuck that jumped in an enclosure meet his fate, we are legally just not allowed to and it’s socially and ethically unacceptable.
@@indyduinmeijer6435 It makes sense if it's to save the idiot or the poor child that was dropped, but don't they get killed even when they rightfully attack after being provoked? What does that accomplish? Absolutely nothing. It's just a pointless death.
Humanity sucks they always blame the animal on something they are suppose to do which is find food and eat it and if a human wants to die by polar bear let them die by polar bear the animal doesn’t deserve to die we are no different when it comes to becoming animal food because we are animals to
My Dog killed my neighbors cat....not because he Caught her, because She jumped into his f%$#ing mouth. True story...I was upset when it happend...now I think its f$%&ing hilarious. Apologise if you love Cats, I do too but its always funny to see a Cat get whats coming to it when it thinks its so smart. 🤣
I still mourn Tatiana. She was killed for being the predator she was. What did the stupid humans who taunted her while drunk think would happen? Rest in peace Tatiana. 😢
@@bigoljoe1829 Yes they do, I mourn Tatiana. it's absolutely ridiculous that the tiger was killed for acting like a tiger, The humans where being stupid af
I love how this man loves and respects animals but never sugar coats their brutality. None of that "wild but noble creature" stuff tv approved programs have.
absolutely agree. it’s one of the things that frustrates me the most about that type of animal lover. the misinformation is so frustrating because you get people who have no sense of danger around wild animals who can and will hurt them if they feel it’s necessary.
@@AyaDragonheart that sense of "no sense of danger" around wild animals is what scares me the most. For family mostly and myself even. I'm scared to get it wrong and extra scared for others.
Exactly. Don’t tell kids that a grizzly bear’s teeth and claws are only for tearing apart a log to get the grubs and that that’s their favorite food. They’re a predator. While I sorta understand it as the show didn’t want to truly scare kids, it irritates me that they lied about what they can prey on and make people think those predatorial bears are their friends.
We don't respect them... Otherwise we as humans wouldn't hold them in a foreign continent in concrete cages. It makes me sad to see wild animals like elephants, which under normal circumstances can travel up to 500km with their herd, vegetating in tiny enclosures. And all this for entertainment and money.
Agreed. Lions aren't kings and queens, Tigers aren't majestic (technically the word's definition means that Tiger can be considered majestic... but people get too hyped by just 1 word sometimes, that's what I'm talking about) Animals aren't some noble beings that must be hyped or worshipped, they are just what they are: living creatures using what they have to survive. And what they have is pretty damn brutal at times... People feel no sense of carefulness around animals that can rip them to shreds, then when something bad happens cuz they got too close, they blame everyone *but* themselves.
The two male zebras at my local zoo were separated by a chain link fence and were constantly fighting through it, running back and forth, biting and kicking.
For those of you confused why the gorilla kicked the shit out of the smiling woman: In the animal world, teeth are weapons. So smiling at something is equivalent to pistols at dawn except the animals won't wait until dawn.
*And* she was looking them in the eye too...That poor gorilla, Bro. He just sat there and dealt with her disrespect for so many days until he just decided 'enough is *enough*' xD
Correction. When people are stupid. There's actually people in the comment section ANGRY that careless people at zoos are being called out by former zookeepers. Thats like a Karen getting angry at manager for calling out people who vandalize public space.
@@nostalgicbliss5547 the day that exists Every normal person: oh this will be fine 1% of the population who hop in tiger cages to avoid spending money: **don’t actually realise**
@@2k963 Some of these actually did seem like the zoo's fault...Pretty sure tigers and gorillas AREN'T supposed to be able to get out of their enclosures no matter how much you "look at them" or "taunt" them. I would've sued the zoo in those cases too
I used to have a teacher that was in the zoo when bokito broke out. He said that the gorilla was actually pretty chill and was only looking for the woman. Bokito didn’t hurt the other guests end only attacked the woman that was taunting him. Gorillas are really smart
@@whenthingsfly4283 in most of the animal kingdom showing your teeth is a sign of aggression. You likely already knew that, but I wanted to type it anyways.
@@memyself898 what I mean is that why did humans evolve it to be a sign of happiness and relaxedness when that's literally the opposite of both toothless and toothed smile anywhere else in the animal kingdom xD
@@whenthingsfly4283 it is and it isn't because as humans we use other visual facial aspects of a facial expression combined with body language to interpret added meaning when communicating while all animals that live in groups lack the complex verbal language they have as complex, if not even more intricate was of incorporating that in to the rules that the individuals within the species use to communicate. In human cultures there can be huge differences in how a person raised in Japan reacts to a loud voice and direct eye contact and those differences in the body language, posture, facial expression and vocal ques if any, are frequently misinterpreted or misunderstood by Westerners because submissive posture, mannerisms and behaviors are often viewed as signs of guilt, dishonesty and subterfuge. This is any dog video where there is a human, seriously or humorously chiding the animal about a transgression like making a mess because the dog is not showing guilt, it is showing submission. Dogs are not humans and their understanding of words and language doesn't trigger pictographic memory recall like humans, they don't have the ability to suddenly remember they unrolled all the toilet paper from the spool during the 2020 TP Scare. Instead the dog simply knows that it's owner is upset and just wants it to not be upset but especially not be upset with them in the same way an abused wife does in a similar situation. I'm really simplifying a complex topic to a very simple level like saying French fries are French, and why Freedom Fries never caught on.
I didn't realize just how much ignorant people like to taunt wild animals. Unless there's proof that the animal went after humans for literally no reason, no zoo should be liable for one's stupidity.
I’ll tell you this, I used to be on the zoo keeping career path. I focused heavily on big cats and tigers. I never got tired of them, they were so fun and exciting to interact with. Even the poop didn’t bother me too much. Hunting for it was the problem. But what made me dip out of the career was the pack of job opportunities and the propensity of my coworkers to be super hateful of any person they interacted with. Like on an unnecessary level. I loved giving tours, because the groups were genuinely interested in our animals. My coworkers though were super passive aggressive to each other and the visitors. I went back to school and I’m now a veterinarian.
Just wanna say thanks for being a cool one! Last time I went to my zoo this keeper just happened to be doing something with the silverback, and asked if I wanted to show him the pictures of other silverbacks and gorillas, which was obviously thru the glass/fiberglass, but it was the most insane experience I’ve ever had at a zoo, and I will never forget it I wish I would have remembered the person in case I went back, but was so overwhelmed I just kinda blocked that part out, it was truly life changing So just know people def care and love what you all do :) Edit: in case it gets replied, I was basically just showing the gorilla his family(?) or just random pics of other gorillas or apes, and this silverback 🦍 was literally interacting with me… Like telling me to turn the page and I could understand every single thing he wanted me to do and/or express, mind blowing 🤯
I've been a zookeeper for a couple of years, and the fact that you called out those people that think they are funny, bless you. By the way, yeah, we keep secrets from the guests. Otherwise they would never visit the zoo again out of pure fear.
@@ultimaterzgaming1269 sometimes you get those families where the kid asks a legitimate question, you give the political correct answer, the kid and mom look at the animals, the dad whisper-asks what the real answer is, the mom hears it, the dad loves it, the mom wants to look at other animals. Those situations are pure gold
@@dustfoxyt A large part of zookeeping is protecting the public ofcourse, that's why we have fences and stuff. But protecting the animals from the visitors sadly is also in the job description
@@marckoszoomaster9006 I really wish we could change that. Someone jumped into the polar bear den? Shame for them, natural selection. Does it suck for the people that knew the dumb dumb, sure. But maybe they could have told said dumb dumb that Zoo animals are still very much fucking WILD animals, that will protect their territory from protentional threats. Its unfair, humans have "Stand our ground" and "Shoot first ask questions later" laws and stuff. We should give the animals the same rights :p
Fun fact: The night zookeeper travels with a rifle and instructions to "shoot to kill" if he sees eyes in the dark outside an exhibit, because he is the only person in the zoo and depending on which animal has escaped, he may only get one shot before he is attacked.
this isn’t a “TOP 10 Worst things people did at zoos” but I feel like this should be mentioned A woman jumped into a spider monkey area wow someone she knew what was filming her as she was trying to give the spider monkeys a hot Cheeto. No one was hurt but it takes years to gain their trust and she focked it all, also she was arrested
Since kindergarten I always had trust issues with spider monkeys since I heard the rumor they like to snatch your cameras and break them. For that reason I was afraid to go to the zoo for the longest time.
Fun fact: if an animal escapes and people need to get to a safe building, zookeepers can literally just leave anyone who says they don’t want to get to safety right where they are and get the rest of people to safety. I repeat: if some karen decides she values little timmy’s fun over survival the zookeepers can just leave her there.
This isn’t true in all zoos. Different zoos and different countries have different safety policies. I did an internship at a zoo and at that time a chimp broke loose. We as zookeepers were obligated to risk our own lives untill every single person was brought to safety. Even if we have to drag someone with us we have to keep them safe.
Dude. Did his research. While I was working at a wildlife park, the rhinos were easily the best part of my day. They are so sweet and didnt even smell bad which is rare to say in a place where most animals smell bad.
Another fun facc about Tigers! Not only do the blink slowly to express love or familiarity they also Chuff as a way to replace purring. It sounds like someone starting a softer sounding lawnmower
@@PaintedHoundie Think a very short, deep, huffed-out rolled "R" sound, only a tiger makes it from deep in their chest rather than from behind the teeth like a human would. It's hard to explain, but I think you can just search "tiger chuff" on TH-cam for it.
I love the tiger escape at the S.F. zoo, described here, but not completely. Three "dudes" taunted and threw things at a tiger there, and the tiger not only jumped out of the enclosure, but ran through dozens of people to ONLY attack the " dudes" who taunted it, ignored everyone else, just opened the can of whoop ass on those, specific "dudes".
The biggest thing I've take from this video is that the predators, the animals you'd expect to be aggressive and ferocious, are more friendly and civilized than the creatures you'd expect to be just innocent, cute, and cuddly.
I think it's because as predators they have less to fear so they are more open to being social with each other. While prey animals have to be afraid of their own shadow just to survive. I mean look at humans, biggest predators on the planet, and most people are nice or at least dont want to bother anyone.
@@Llnstead With humans, I would say it is because we have put all of our more predatory practices behind closed doors. Most of us eat meat but would sooner go vegan than have to catch, kill, and cook another animal ourselves. Many of us are pro-death penalty but would not do the deed ourselves, even against someone who personally wronged us. That's not a slight against eating meat or even the death penalty, I am the consummate omnivore and do believe that some crimes deserve death, but our species has done everything in its power to civilize - read: hide - our less savory needs and desires to ameliorate our conscience. It's a neat trick, sure. But, [conventional, social] morality is a luxury. It can only last as long as our civilization picks up the slack and does the dirty work for us. Take it away and most of us would die off or become just as skittish toward other animals and bloodthirsty to our own kind as our ancestors were and our societies continue to be.
It's called "Attractive Nuisance" and most criminal laws on earth place the liability on the ones in ownership of the nuisance (the Zoo) because they didn't do their due diligence in making sure no stupid fool actually succeed in doing foolish things...
@@axelpatrickb.pingol3228 that’s like saying if a robber slips in a store and he ends up suing whatever shop he’s in meanwhile he bagged $30,000 worth of money and products
@@kevitamaster-brewkombucha5472 I'm pretty aure in canada you can sue someone if you get injured on their property while you're trying to rob them lol. So that's actually accurate.
@@kevitamaster-brewkombucha5472 In my country, we have this principle called "He who comes to court must come with clean hands". So your example isn't applicable because him breaking in a place for the purpose of stealing stuff is considered robbery which would have rendered his right to redress for his injuries voided because of his crime. Then again, some foreign laws makes no sense to me, especially since your example is an actual thing. That and the US SC declaring that the Police has no obligation to do the "Serve and Protect" crap nor enforce a Court order. In my country, that ruling is very much unthinkable, especially since my country's fundamental laws are based on US laws...
@@blitheringrando1410 I would agree with you... but it's cruel to feed animals junk food. That's why we don't haul shitloads of politicians into bear or big cat enclosures.
No they won't. People are stupid. And quite frankly, if people choose to go for a darwin award i really don't care, in fact i'd applaud them. It's only when they sacrifice their children or others to try and get that award what's really pissing me off.
@@blitheringrando1410 That poor woman who tried to commit suicide in the polar bear enclosure though. That’s not stupidity, it’s a mental illness and she obviously wanted a painful death. I hope she got the help she needed.
As someone who worked at a zoo for a bit over 3 years I have a few stories, I'll share this one: I was doing a safari for about 50 people when I had to stop because one fully grown male giraffe was in the way, it came to me probably looking for a snack, before I even had the chance to evaluate the situation, one of the visitors suddenly got up and reached out to slap that enormous giraffe in the back leg, in a split second the startled giraffe kicked back twice and because the giraffe was so close to us or by sheer luck, the shots hit the side of the trailer - make no mistake, it's almost a 2 ton animal, those kicks kill lions - had them been delivered a few centimetres up (less than an arm's length) it would have instantaneously killed that guy along with his family and other visitors sitting next as the giraffe's leg would probably get stuck in the trailer's frame and all hell would brake loose... Luckily there were only some minor scratches and bruises due to the trailer rocking and insued panic... Oh and the dented trailer with a flat tire by the end of the day... I can't even explain it properly, it's one of those scenarios that would never cross my mind - I quitted a couple of months latter. 3 things I learned in that job but particularly on that day (plus one serious doubt): 1-most people are stupid 2-either work with animals or people, never both at the same time 3-things can go from 'OK this is nice" to "Holly Shit WTF " in the blink of an eye 4-how the hell did we rise to be the dominant species on this planet?? Seriously, intelligent species my arse!
This was one of the most informative why I quit my jobs I've ever seen. Also that job (aside from the folks acting ridiculous) sounded amazing. Thanks for sharing!
@@tayg5621 no problem mate, but that's not why I quit the job. That came one day during a safari, we stopped to watch a group of Ostrich and one couple let their 5 year old daughter off the trailer onto ground level so she could pick up and bring back a broken Ostrich egg - they latter lied and said she was going for her shoe that had fallen off...because it made much more sense than asking me to pick it up as they're instructed to do before we start, as it was part of my responsibilities. I didn't notice because I was looking the other way but something cought my eye as one of the big birds ran around the trailer in a suspicious way (keep in mind this is the fastest land bird in the world, over 2meters tall and over 100kg in weight with a big claw that can easily tear through our bodies like it's nothing)... I see the kid I ran to her and got her back up so fast I didn't even had time to think about what was happening nor the consequences - Only a couple people actually saw the whole thing, the rest was confused as to what had just happened and the fat mom and dad were holding their crying daughter looking at me like I was a bloody child molester... After that I went to speak to my manager and told him that as much as I loved taking care of those animals, my unique job and the work environment I was getting payed near minimum wage and serving as a fail-safe for stupidity every now and then putting my own safety on the line... Meanwhile the couple was writing a complaint at the reception, I never read it. To this day I can't really blame then as they know no better about how dangerous wild animals can be (even if not predators), the same way I'm not a chemist and I can't tell if a certain chemical will make you sick, kill you or do nothing at all. So yeah, this was the final push for me - like you said, take out the people and it's an amazing job. Cheers, stay safe.
@@ARuiz-eu3hk exactly mate, the fact that one of the trailer's tires that must've been hit was flat by the end of the day (those bad boys are made for rough terrain) shows the amount of power in those kicks - I'm adding this to the original post too. Didn't sleep that night, in my mind I kept thinking about the worst outcome over and over.
In other words, we’ve been misjudging all the dangerous looking animals when in fact they’re friendlier than the cuddly looking animals who can and will pluck our eyes out
@hhgregg parasonic blu ray 99 dollars this is true for small dogs, they are assholes and the big ones are generarly nice. My sister has 3 dogs, two of them are big and one village secret (means that the dog is a mix of so many races you don’t even know anymore.) The little one cuddles like its the end of the world and you cannot get her to stop, one of the big ones just doesn’t care most of the time, but listenes to every command perfectly, unless he sees some animal. The third one is friendly as hell and when you sit wih her, she will get her paws on your shoulder and expects you to carry her like a baby which is heavy but really nice.
I’ve noticed tall people are less likely to get angry and shorter people have a shorter fuse Generally not saying it happens a lot but that’s what I’ve experienced could it be like a nature thing??
So like if you get to know a tiger, they're actually really sweet (like most housecats) but animals like koalas and chimps etc can and will bite your face off
I have autism and enjoy watching your videos at a slower rate… and then again at a regular/normal pace. Ty again fer all the entendres and wisdom. The quality of your commentary and video quality is parallel ta none❣️
I worked at the giraffe habitat at my zoo when I was in high school. Our zoo had a strict policy that absolutely no one was allowed in the enclosure with them. For cleaning and feeding, the boys were moved to another paddock in the back that were locked for the duration that keepers were in there. Vet visits and weigh ins were conducted from the outside whenever possible by encouraging the giraffe to step into a smaller corral with a scale. Beyond necking, giraffe have crazy powerful legs and hooves the size of dinner plates. They can kick their legs out on all sides and you're liable to literally lose your head if a hoof connects with it. There's a reason why deaths from predation are almost exclusive to juveniles.
The only time I've ever heard of a healthy adult giraffe being killed is from an entire lion pride including the big male all pouncing on it. Even then it very nearly killed several of the lions and took over an hour to go down where the lions could actually get near it's vital areas.
@@mwperk02Most zoos nowadays- at least all the ones that are half-decent - have strict no-contact rules for most of their staff and animals, and especially the large and dangerous ones. It’s not just to do with occupational health and safety laws, but insurance too. Keepers going in and playing with full grown tigers like they’re puppies for the amusement of visitors is a thing of the past.
As an ex zoo keeper I loved this 😂 the only thing I disagree with is working with your favourite animal, I love kangaroos and working with them just made that love bigger !
@@kingbillycokebottle5484 I mean mine where all lovely 😂 but I treated them well ! Plus the other animals I looked after where Bears so the roos where pretty chill 😅xx
Fun fact: crowds give cheetahs anxiety, so to help them out zoo’s will partner them with support dogs because dogs are much better at dealing with crowds
am zookeeper, can confirm. also chimpanzees are absolutely kill on sight. colleague of mine worked at a place where they took in chimpanzees from an old science testing facility (no idea what the accurate translation is, sorry). the zookeepers who interacted with those ones had to all be specially trained and adhere to very strict behavioral rules because all of those chimps had ptsd and severe behavioral issues. if those would ever make it out, the zookeepers they find would be the first to be ripped apart. in contrast i got my foot stepped on by a 1,2ton ox that was just to clumsy for his own good, nothing happened. size and how well you 'think' you can communicate with an animal does not tell you the danger level.
A common misconception people have that intelligence = benevolence. It doesn't. In the natural world, it is more common for intelligent animals to be particularly aggressive/cruel (though not a hard rule either, more of a trend than a rule). Just because a chimp can make sense of what you think and feel doesn't mean they have your best interest at heart.
Chimps actually go to war with other groups of Chimps and eat the losers. Chimps have the same tribalism instinct that drives racism and classism and a large amount of human violence on other humans. So don't think the non tested on Chimps are necessarily much better just calmer until they chose violence.
Local zoo to me had a much loved bear, one night some boys broke in and started to put their arms in the bear enclosure “for a laugh”. After ripping one of the boys arm off the parents wanted the bear “past tense” however due to public outrage over this, the boys were old enough to know better etc” the bear was saved and lived out the rest of its natural life. A fund was raised on its eventual death and the enclosure got a major update... win, win for the bears!
Somebody's child chose to do something that dumb (possibly under peer pressure, no one's talking about how absolutely retarded and malicious the ones that dared him were) and if there's on thing in life we all gotta do is shoulder the consequences of our actions. Sucks that it was death but if we can't make fun of shitty people and shitty situations then how we supposed to even keep on living ?
@@twylas8463 Yeah...if your 11 yr old kid decided to climb into a polar bear's exhibit over a dare, that's just natural selection bud. Most people know better at that age.
2:42 can confirm. Worked with a turkey vulture as part of a zoo program, he had the personality of a very sweet inquisitive 3 year old. Loved to be taken on walks, half the time he’d give up halfway just so we would pick him up and cuddle-carry him back. Loved to play fetch with wiffle balls. And contrary to popular belief, he didn’t smell unless got upset enough to barf on you (vultures use this as a defense mechanism and to lighten the load when faced with a predator).
Yup. Worked at a wildlife rehab clinic for a while, and we got a fledgeling turkey vulture who ended up going to a larger sanctuary when he was a bit older because he imprinted shockingly fast, and became non-releasable. He was a total love-bug, vocalized enthusiastically the minute he saw someone coming up to his enclosure, and would beg for pets whenever anyone went to do things like clean the enclosure or bring him food. They are precious and there should be more love for these feathered garbage disposals.
When he said "No other animal causes more migraines or higher blood pressure than a hairless primate armed with an iPhone and a sense of entitlement" I felt that on a *spiritual* level
Worked at a wildlife rescue center with mostly birds of prey. Here is how they go : - hawks : by far the chillest. Easy to handle, and can understand you don’t want to harm them. - owls : will puff themselves up to intimidate you when they’re actually scared shitless. They can still do some nasty damage so be careful - falcons : tiny but ferocious and fast brats who will aim for your head and fingers even on the verge of death - vultures : enormous and scary but goofy as hell as long as you don’t stay too close to their meal. Will try to eat your shoes. - eagles : will stare at you in a way that says « I know you know I can kill you »
A vulture once flew into the back window of my parked car and got his talon stuck in the wiper. He was just hanging off the car by his foot and while we were trying to figure out how to free him, he thrashed several times and was finally successful in freeing himself. He landed on the ground really unceremoniously and stood up, shook off, and then hung out right there for like 15 minutes before taking off like nothing happened. I'll never forget that, it was so bizarre!
I worked at a zoo and he’s definitely right about the orangutans. It was common knowledge that they knew how to trip the electrical wires on the alarm and escape. It was so common that security really didn’t make a big deal of it. The orangutans would only do it after hours when guest would leave.
Wanna see something funny AF? This is an orangutan who drives a golf cart casually around the wildlife preserve it lives at. She even puts the hand on the roof, chill as shit and better drivers than most humans. This video shows her driving and as she passes the tigers you can see she speeds up as she passes by with the biggest shit eating grin ever😂. th-cam.com/video/DJsn1QivbKM/w-d-xo.html
I worked as a zookeeper for the longest time, but the reason I quit was because a New Zealand kea decided to go absolute batcrap insane on my arm. I still have scars to this day
I'm a zookeeper and we had someone almost die from mishandling a hare. We got a new dude and they wouldn't go near the crocs and snakes. But when he saw our hares, he immediately tried to pick up and pet one, the hind claws dug so deep in his arm, it caused him to bleed alot. It's always the unassuming ones that are dangerous. And yes, all horror stories about cassowaries are true, you do not wanna mess with one.
as someone who's owned both a snake and a bunny (bunny died from old age but the snake is still kicking), i can confirm. My snake hasn't bitten me yet, but I've got scars from when my bun decided she was done with being brushed or held. its always the ones you least expect
RIP Harambe ... On another note the Turkey Vultures out here where I live are efficient garbage men. They can clear a whole deer carcass off the road within a day. Smaller roadkill gets gobbled up almost as immediately after it's run over. Their intelligence displays itself in how they will follow specific cars on the road, cars whose careless drivers tend to rank up the most body count. I'm actually amazed by them.
In some cultures they were used to dispose of the dead. Sky burials and the Towers of Silence. Very speedy and hygienic. There's something so beautifully right about it that I wish I could do that when my time comes.
@@SharkyPopTart The cultures in question were those influenced by the ancient (and still around) religion of Zoroastrianism. Zoroastrians held both the earth and fire to be sacred, so that ruled out both burial and cremation. Thus, they turned to nature to dispose of the flesh of bodies before interring them in a tomb, since to them that was the reason why vultures (and to a lesser extent, dogs) existed.
Person: let me do something stupid Zoo: don't do that Person: *does it and someone gets hurt* Person: is this lawsuit worthy? *gets a bunch of money from suing.* Welcome to America where you can sue despite being told not to do something.
That's one of reasons why in Europe we have stereotypes of Americans suing each other for every bullshit and still winning. We even say that richest ones are those who don't work but occasionally do something stupid to later sue someone
@@midjelly8837 lol the european law protects criminals. If you have a safety color (not white) you can rape as much as you can and nobody can say anything because it's racism
How did I not have any reaction to the lady jumping into the Polar Bear pool but as soon as I heard what exhibit the kid fell into I straight up gave an audible “Uh oh” when I heard it was the African Wild Dogs
@retsaM innavoiG Indeed however places such as the grand canyon for example have roughly 10 deaths give or take a few a year they also have about 1 billion signs everywhere saying watch the ledge due to this they to my knowledge have never actually lost a law suit or had to settle due to a death from someone falling. (this also is probably due to them being a national park but still having signs defiantly helps you in court a lot)
@@randominternetguy3537 Oh most defiantly, though I'm not really sure how this would work with a zoo. Animal deaths are much more gruesome (and normally seen by many bystanders)while when someone falls to their death generally the family assumes it was a mistake comparatively when someone gets into a polar bear exhibit they assume it's the zoo's fault which to a extent is fair but they can't have someone watching everything all the time, most zoo's just don't have that type of money.
@@randominternetguy3537 True but cameras don't stop people from yeeting their kids or themselves into polar bear exhibits or lion dens. As for cameras being proof of innocence on the part of the zoo by having a recording of whoever it is that got into the exhibit I'm fairly certain it still wouldn't help much I promise you people saw the mother putting her child over a animal exhibit and yet the zoo still ended up settling if I'm not mistaken. (which is dumb but for some reason places like zoo's get ragged on a whole hell of a lot more than when a kids runs off the ledge of the grand canyon when the parents are ignoring them while they take pictures.)
My favorite animal is the African Wild Dog, after I did a report on their hunting style in 7th grade. When he told the story about that 2 year old my blood went cold. African Wild Dogs are brutal as hell. No child deserves that kind of death.
One woman I saw at the zoo she was a 20 year old. She went up to the gorilla’s enclosure antagonizing the apes. The next thing that happened was the apes went ape shit and started throwing rocks at the glass. She was soon kicked out of the zoo (thank god) but when security was taking her out she said “I don’t think I did anything wrong”
As a zookeeper myself I just want to say this video is pure gold. And in regards to people who act like idiots in zoos and potentially put themselves and others at risk, just know that behind the zookeepers’ practiced smiles are some very sincere ‘fuck you’ thoughts. Just because the zoo representatives have to remain professional and politically correct in the face of that idiocy, don’t think we don’t hate you more than Satan sitting on a throne made of dead puppies. Not only do you add stress to our jobs when you muck with enclosure boundaries or taunt animals, but you put our animals’ lives at risk, since inexplicably we have to prioritise your life in a life-or-death situation, and it will often fall on us to kill our animals in order to protect someone who shouldn’t have been represented in the gene pool to begin with. We see our animals pretty much every day of our lives and theirs, we spend more time with them than with our own families, we are responsible for their care and wellbeing, and we form very close bonds with each individual, so believe me when I say that if you have ever needed saving from one of these situations the zookeepers almost certainly wanted to just leave you in there to deal with the consequences of your dumbass actions. If a keeper has had to shoot an animal that they worked with for several years in order to protect an idiot who couldn’t comprehend that barriers exist for a reason, I can assure you they would have rather turned the gun on you.
@@deanmartin7924 that’s a pretty broad generalisation to make about someone you don’t know. In all honesty it depends on the animal and the human in question. Do I care more about a random dog or cat than my own mother? No. Do I care more about an animal that I work with pretty much every day of my life than a random stranger? Yes. It has more to do with the relationships to the individuals. You see, my dear Dean, some of us aren’t restrained by this idea that life is somehow more precious simply because it belongs to those of our own species, (and for no other reason besides that) and so we value life in all its forms.
@@deanmartin7924 It seems you didn't read Alexandros's comment, or you didn't understand it. Those idiots did their damnedest to get killed. Why should we deny them their wish?
I HATE when zoos get sued for people’s bad decisions. I also HATE when animals get put down because people are idiots. It should be a rule that if it’s your fault, you can sue no matter if someone died or you got severely injured because that’s completely your fault
I feel like the railing for the wild dogs was the zoo's fault. Why is the only thing keeping people from the animals that are known for tearing their prey apart (while they are alive and conscious) a railing.
I like how he's always having a straight face saying animal facts without laughing Edit: Tysm for the likes!♡ Keep in mind I just find funny how he uses funny words in his research :)
@@IvanTube0 there is much to laugh about if you're into laughing at you lose all your fav animals and having to put them on a list of "avoid interacting with".
The best things my parents did when going to the zoo, safari, visiting any animal (domesticated or wild) They always taught me about boundaries and caution. Rules: -Stay at least 3ft away from railing and/or panel -Always ask for permission even if the sign says you're allowed. -notice body language -aware of surroundings -make yourself look as nonthreatening as possible (Most importantly)- use your common sense. There are rules for a reason.
The three funniest Safari videos I've seen: 3) family leaves car and big cats form a half circle and essentially escort them back to their car 2) leopard jumped through the window and sat on one of the seats 1) various animals operating door handles... the look of surprised humans is priceless...
Knowing the Australian court, if the incident that involved the boy getting dropped into the African wild dog exhibit had happened in Australia, the Mother would have been the one charged with negligence, along with a hole other list of charges.
The thing about cats is we actually don’t know how far they can jump, because it’s rare that a cat really wants to put in max effort and there are few things they are willing to put in max effort for
I always feel worse for the animals when they’re put down because of stupid people. Those people got what was coming to them doing stuff like that, but it wasn’t the animal’s fault.
I mean sure the animals attacked the people, but they didn't know what the consequences would be from that. They probably saw idiots loke that as extra food
@@evthespineconfiscator8652 I mean, they are basicaly taught to go "Hmm, this person has dropped something onto the floor, is food", so I think a mother dropping her child into the enclosure, or someone that isn't their keeper falling into the water, would classify as "hmm, food drop on floor, food, eat"
@@vla1ne The kid wasn't even at fault. He was 2 years old barely even capable of forming coherent thoughts other then eat and sleep and play with favorite toys.
@@zomboids2100 that's not really giving me any more sympathy for the "mother". these are the kinds of events where removal from the gene pool is the only solution that i would consider to be reasonable.
@@vla1ne Oh I never said the mom deserves sympathy because she was the one at fault who got her child killed. The kid deserves sympathy and the wild dogs having to be euthanized all because of one neglectful fool of a woman.
There should be a liability waver that visitors have to sign that will exempt the zoo from any deaths caused by idiots hopping into animal pens. The little boy didn't deserve to die by wild dogs but the mother deserved no compensation, her prize is living with the fact she killed her child.
Her prize is living in a prison for literal murder of her child. At least should be, not sure how it actually ended
@@mrszmatan2727 she probably sued the zoo
@@mrszmatan2727 Pretty sure it should be manslaughter but your point mostly stands anyway.
@@mrszmatan2727 Now if you think about it, she literally throwing her child to wild dog and maybe getting money out of it.
Agree this should be common sense
First thing kids must learn before entering a zoo, animals don't smile - they show their teeth. Eye contact is a challenge, turning your back on them - an invitation to getting attacked.
Even Gorillas and other primates smile... however not like we humans do. I also don't smile by showing my teeth. And I heavily dislike it when people do. Must be of similar reasons.
The funny thing is, humans still retain some of the qualities of animals, the human brain is capable of differentiating a smile that is genuine and is about positivity but if we were to look at a smile of a person for a little too long then we'd feel uncomfortable. Even staring at each other's eyes for far too long is also capable of making people scared or threatened; try staring at someone that you don't know or heck even someone you know, at one point you two would start to feel uncomfortable.
@M. Natividad Well yeah, both you and OPs suggestions are valid.
Dude, i learned that when i was like one and a half
@@livedandletdie Guess you're just less evolved than us
Fun fact: Just because they aren't constantly reminding you, and don't have neon signs telling you what a railing is, you can't blame anything on negligence.
there's a reason they add "do not eat" and "not for human consumption" warnings on rat poison. Sometimes we should evolution do its thing
i dont know, but in todays world its getting harder and harder to tell if people are really that stupid, or if they just dont want their kid anymore and were also trying to sue to get a fat pay day.
@@TwiGuy4 wouldnt put it past some people to try and exchange their crotch goblin for a negligence payout.
Let nature play out.
Railings are a thing, and so is natural selection.
I did a little volunteer work at a zoo way back when, and what I learned is that when it’s 104 degrees F and you walk by the otter enclosure, the otters will jump in the pool and swim around just to show off that they have a pool and you don’t.
Or maybe it just that one being a little aquatic bastard.
I've been to the zoo near me and yes, they will do that. It's a universal otter thing ig
😂😂😂😂
otters seem to have a similar reputation to pandas, in that they're universally adored unless you're the one taking care of it.
“She decided to make the census three names lighter” is such a raw line
The tiger lives, peacefully waits for its meals
But 3 over grown chips taunt her?
Yeah, fuck that wall And them XD
@@donovanulrich348 And she got shot as well because of them
@@iaminsideyourwalls2021 thats the only part i wouldnt agree with
She was cleaning up the census, could have attacked school children, waits for the teen/adults' harassing her. "its in gods hands now son" XD
@@iaminsideyourwalls2021 And the zoo had to pay $90,000 for their stupidity
I'll add in a fun fact. I worked 3 summers at a zoo during college. They had tigers, leopards, lynx, wolves and bears. The animal at the zoo that was universally considered most dangerous by all employees was... The bison.
You can get behind a barrier if a tiger comes at you, and you can tranq then too. But nothing is stopping a bison if it decides to stampede. We had "quiet hour" every morning in that area of the zoo because the bison keepers has to go in the exhibit and everyone nearby had to avoid making loud startling noises.
Wow. That sounds scary!
Like a horror game on steroids jesus
Exactly why we shouldn't be caging them in the first place.
Imagine going in the recint, some stupid ass decides to yell at the bison and suddenly you have 750 kilograms' worth of hairy road rage deciding today is the day on your stone. And the dumbass'
“Tank on four legs”
The stories that end with "sued the zoo".....they are the most rage-inducing
Too be fair the one about the Brothers and the tiger seems warranted. Assholes got what was coming to them but the tiger should not have been able to escape it's enclosure in the first place.
I'm assuming they didn't know it could clear 13 FEET of wall with no effort. Nothing is idiot proof
Right??
@@excusezmoi9823 But that’s how new standards are decided on. You would never know that a tiger can jump a 13 foot wall until it does, I can guarantee you that wall is taller now.
@@Gigan-tp5wi A dangerous animal managed to escape it's enclosure without help.
My point is that regardless of the behavior of the visitors it is still the zoo's fault that people got hurt.
Whether they improved the enclosure later doesn't matter in this instance.
I hope they did improve it.
If i was a judge hearing that mother's case I would have denied her. "ma'am, I'm sorry for your loss but you were the one who dangled her son over the railing."
If a gorilla smiles back at you, it basically wants to rip out your voice box and use it as a clarinet
lol I was told at a zoo without gorillas that the reason why they dont have them (this was 95) is that people in winnipeg are too dumb to not smile at a creature that will rip their face (well the face at their waistline) off if they see teeth. It wasn't worth the hastle at the time
Yup!
For being relatively kind and social animals, Gorillas have 0 chill and no fucks to give.
It would be the equivalent of calling a Black man raycial slurs then saying you are complementing him, like the Zoo keeper even said that to her, no wonder everyone hates Karens including the animal kingdom.
Wouldn’t it be more like an ocarina
If it looks like it's smiling, it's baring teeth at you with plans to give your skull 32 extra bones.
I’m baffled how people keep winning lawsuits against zoos when they do dumb stuff like taunt the tigers or jump the railing/fence/wall.
Zoos settle because it’s cheaper than a drawn out case and trial even if they think they could win.
While the comment about settling is true, the tiger case they actually would’ve lost. Exhibits are supposed to legally be designed so that guest can act however they want outside of them and animals cannot escape. If the zoo fails at that they are legally responsible. Any case where people purposely went into the exhibits or accidentally fell (if it wasn’t due to faulty design) they would win though.
@@HW-sw5gb It's sad because a good portion of people do not realize there are animals who are about that life. They're like Liam Neeson's character from Taken.
@@HW-sw5gb That isn't true.
"Outdoor exhibits (uncovered) shall have vertical jump walls at least 14
feet high, plus a 2-foot, 45 degree, inward angle overhang with a hot wire,
or a 36” overhang without hotwire or vertical jump walls at least 16 feet
high, without an overhang. The inward angle fencing shall be made of the
same material as the vertical fencing. Wet or dry moats may be substituted
for the required fencing provided ZAA written approval has been
obtained."
That said...
Especially pissed off and exemplary specimens can jump up to heights of 16 ft. Hotwires will prevent most from escaping, but if visitors piss off a tiger bad enough they will ignore the hotwire. Either way, if the zoo can prove they are within standards and the guest instigated the animals response they are not liable.
@@ShredPenguins Those regulations are in place because of we cape incidents like this. After every escape zoo regulations are changed to increase safety. This is because zoos know that people coming in can (successfully) sue by saying an expected part of the zoo experience is that they would be safe no matter what they do while outside the exhibits. Legally my original comment is 100% true, and the cases shown in the video prove it. It doesn’t matter if the zoo meet regulations or not. It’s their duty to provide the experience sold in the ticket. If that involves going above regulations than that what is expected. The regulations are just the bare minimum.
For those interested: Bokito the Dutch gorilla is still very much alive and well. He is thriving in the Blijdorp zoo and is basically a local celebrity.
why? for being involved in a dumbass women getting probably curb stomped several times
@@papermacheapple5986 probably, it's kind of a funny story
Paper Mache Apple lmao bokito is a fucking chad i visit him every few weeks or so, that woman deserved it.
Imagine eating a meal at a restaurant by the window and catching a fucking gorilla running in at top speed in the corner of your eye
what a chad
6:08 "Can't blame the tiger, sometimes natural selection comes with a free meal." - both hilarious and true.
I remember this story, it happened in the SF zoo. 3 teenagers (17 yrs) provoked the female tiger by throwing sticks, pine cones, and other objects at her. This pissed off tiger did a 25ft vertical leap (from the bottom of the moat), and got enough purchase at the top where she clawed asphalt to get to the teens. I remember the zoo keeper said that they found it odd that after the tiger killed it's prey, she left it and followed the blood trail of the other 2 victims. She bypassed the boar enclosure as well, which suggests that the animal was NOT interested in the humans as a food source. Sadly she was dispatched by police officers. There were no security cameras and no eye witnesses as this was done close to closing time. The teens insisted they didnt throw anything at the tigers, but one of the parents told police they kids admitted to being drunk while yelling and waving at the animal. The zoo settled with the families for $1m.
@@XantosdudeNoooooo! Poor tiger.
I would have been horrified at any other outcome.
@@Min-e5the wrong animal died.
About the tiger who jumped the wall at the SF zoo, there was people there and the tiger ignored all of them while running past and was dedicated to tearing the 3 running off a new one.
The thought of an animal getting so pissed off it gets a personal revenge goal on you is a new fear to think about.
I don't really agree with that, it was entirely those idiots fault - Well done cat, just outrageous that the cat gets shot and the idiots sue - why do they win their cases?
Because some judges and jury members are just as stupid
Tigers hold grudges and are extremely vengeful
The tiger also guarded them against recieving medical help, not doing a killing blow and instead apparently wanting them to bleed out
Why? Just don't be a dick and you're good.
For the poor souls that don’t know how wild dogs hunt:
They tire their victims and when they lay to rest, the prey is eaten alive. Yea...
Edit: I’m just gonna clarify how wild dogs hunt cause im all kinds of wrong
Wild dogs will hunt small to medium sized prey like topi for example, they will chase their prey and when the prey is down, they gut and eat the prey alive. So, the kid that got dropped into the enclosure had a probably painful passing
Cw/// They also don't go for the throat. They go for the intestines and gut their pray alive.
At least it wasn't Hyenas
That poor kid died on behalf of his parents stupidity and then had the gall to sue the zoo🤦🏻♀️
@sir, this is a Benny's she has the nerve to sue the zoo for negligence when ironically, she killed her own son due to her own negligence. Did she expect wild dogs to be trained like puppies or something?
That poor kid wasn't even at fault either. He suffered a grueling death all because of his mother's negligence and dared acting like she wasn't even at fault for what happened.
"Sometimes natural selection comes with a free meal" is pure gold.
The only comment I was looking for. 💀😂😂
*lip smack* noice
"what happened is she decided to make the cenus three names lighter" sounded like he was talking about the same tiger 😂
6:08
Honestly i find that amusing
I feel so bad for the animals that died because of the people’s idiocy. And I fully agree with that last part you said. I feel so bad for the zoo keepers… having to deal with people like that. And.. I guess I won’t be working at a zoo anytime soon
As a zookeeper, it's not all bad.
@@Gorthnagquestion: how would someone interested in being a zookeeper become one?
@Rhaenarys I had a somewhat unconventional route, but the biggest thing is animal care experience. Internships, grooming, farm hand, rehabilitation, shelters, ect. That is a base of something they want.
The job is extremely physical. You are constantly moving and working. The job is 60% cleaning and moving to the next mess.
With that in mind, I would apply to work at any zoos you can, and if you are in the position to do so, take whatever job you can. I started working in the events department, moving tables and chairs. I have a background in biology and education so I eventually moved into their education department, and from there I got into keeping.
Just let your coworkers and bosses know " Hey, I am interested in animal care, who can I talk to? How do I stay in the loop about open internships, trainings, positions, ect". Put yourself out there and look for any openings to get into it.
The more people who know you, and what you want means the more people that can help you. Assuming you work hard and they see it, the more the better.
Then there's me whose currently taking courses to be a zookeeper.. 😅
That mother who blamed the zoo for endangering her child even tho it was her negligence that was responsible really makes my head boil
She needs to have a life in prison for Negligence and Homicide
@havajaba akakabba
Well that should be first degree murder?
*murdering her child because of unbelievable carelessness
She did more than blame, she tried to get monetary compensation for her negligence. Hope that helped her sleep at night. POS
@@TitanJonkler should feed her to the animals let natural selection take it’s place
I can't imagine the horror of hearing my toddler got torn apart by wild animals because my idiot spouse decided they needed a better view.
Immediate divorce honestly.
Well the kid has a better view now since he a ghost.
@@angryaliens2 Yeah, I can't imagine ever trusting her again to be a responsible adult. I can't imagine trusting her with any other (possible) children either.
@@soradontcap9758 holy fuck 💀💀
She said she was trying to take a picture.
I think she didn't want her kid.
i went to a bird enclosure in florida, vultures are also very playful, a weird friendly playful, their feathers smell like popcorn
Kewl
Why did you smell it
@@otherluigi5797 Why wouldn't they?
Were they pissed by a tiger?
@@yoboydochi1836 exactly what i was thinking
After Bokito went on his little punishment expedition, the word "Bokitoproof" entered the Dutch language, meaning extremely vandalism resistant. It even became word of the year. Unfortunately, the term didn't stick. Bokito, meanwhile, lived out the rest of his life peacefully in that very same zoo.
As he should. RIP Bokito
As my Daddy, before he left this cold, cruel world, used to say: ''Stupidity is always dangerous, painful and expensive. Sadly, not always for stupid people.''
Sorry for your loss
I like that saying, may he R.I.P.
Sounds like a very wise man!
He was a wise man
As clearly evidenced by the conservatives who keep dragging out this pandemic...
All zoos should say something along the lines of this:
"If simple warning signs and warnings from zoo keepers are not followed, the zoo is not liable for injuries and potential death."
So Hay random human
Imma lock you in the bathroom or kitchen and have a bunch of animals watch you
That cool?
Have respect for the animal
Thats there house
@@donovanulrich348 ??? What this has in common with comment?
@@klsi8129 Fr though What the fuck does that comment even mean?
@@donovanulrich348 you need your internet access restricted
@@donovanulrich348 Sir, you just broke Logic, Opinion, Facts, Metaphors and Intelligence all in one statement.. TH-cam may delete you 🙄
As a wise man once said: "Don't weep for the stupid, you'll be crying all day."
can we laugh cry😂😂😂???
I can’t help but weep for the animals though 😭 they don’t know what they’re doing and then they get put in a tiny enclosure and have morons in their business all day every day until one of their dumbass kid’s gets them shot or something.
Alexander Anderson
"Boondock. Saints."
@@grelp "You must watch that movie religiously... haha get it?"
I love going to the zoo during the winter. Much less crowded and I don't get drenched in my own sweat. Best time was when the elk started bulging and you could hear him all the way from the entrance. Of course, the big cats weren't as happy, but they certainly got excited. Another time the lions and tiger got into a shouting match, and let me say that hearing a lion or a tiger but not being able to see it, is absolutely terrifying even when you know that you're safe. Biggest downside of going to the zoo in the winter is that leaving the herpetarium is like getting slapped with a slab of ice.
Plus most of the animals would be a little more active in the cooler months. I went to the Bronx Zoo with my family a few years ago in mid November and the bison who ordinarily would stand around like statues were head butting and jogging around the enclosure like they were a bunch of calves again and the grizzlies were splashing around in this little pool.
Bruh, African wild dogs have like a 90% success rate when they hunt. And they're incredibly brutal with whatever they catch.
They also start eating their pray while still alive. That story brakes my heart. That poor baby probably suffered a lot before he died. And even though I feel bad for the mom in some way ,because she had to see her kid get eaten. The fact that she sued the zoo makes me suspicious about why she would dangle her kid ,over a railing your clearly not supposed to go over ,in the first place 😰
@@debbieburns0156k im local near the Pittsburgh zoo where it happened, it was so sad.. the exhibit was discontinued after the incident
@@arialauritzen That's fuckin stupid.
Ikr they're an even more efficient hunters than wolves and that's saying something.
@@debbieburns0156k she was probably looking for a way to neglect the child and successfully found one
My Granny's favorite bird was a Turkey Vulture. She said "Honey if it wasn't for them, eating the dead things, there'd be so many more diseases! They're vital!" My mom hated them based on the bird's appearance lol
Your granny is based, but your mom def the person that judges the book by the cover
At our zoo we had a vulture (not 🦃 vulture) who's mate passed away. Because he was lonely (waiting on the new girl who was on backorder) he would play with the keepers when they were cleaning his exhibit. He would try to steal the rake, and after they had gone through all that work of cleaning his home, he'd knock over the trashcan. He loved pranking them.
Your grandma is based, love the lady already
Giga chad grandma
Your mom hates them because your grandma likes them
Yeah no, that gorilla was not smiling. Smiling primates other than us is a sign of either fear or aggression, because you’re baring your teeth as a warning.
I kind of feel for the animals, every time someone smiles at me with teeth, especially another man, my first instinct is to ready a punch to the face.
Not only that. They see it as a CHALLENGE. Basically, as far as the gorilla knew, woman said "catch these hands" every time it saw her and like hell is a gorilla gonna punk away from any human.
Even among certain human cultures smiling while showing your teeth is scene as aggressive so it really isn't just other primates its a primate thing as a whole
@@MultiMoe11 really? Which cultures?
Also *seen
That might be why we instinctually developed the "creepy smile" trope.
The Alaska zoo had a couple of idiots break in one night and go swimming in the polar bear enclosure. It didn't end well for them (though they did live, irrc). There was some talk of putting the bear down after that, but the population of the state all basically agreed that playing stupid games wins stupid prizes. The bear in question, Binky, kept one of their shoes.
also can't forget that dumb aussie who'd thought it'd be a good idea to leap a barrier to take a pic (you'd think she'd know better considering she came from a country with like half of the creatures living there are fully capable of cancelling a human's life subscription)
Good job, Binky-bear!
Also some stupid tourist from the land down under who jumped a fence to get a pic
Omg I remember watching an episode of Untamed & Uncut as a kid that covered that episode. A lady jumped the fence to get better photos of Binky but then he grabbed her
@@ButterInMyToesThat was actually a different incident, but yeah. Binky was pretty cool to see, particularly at feeding time (they gave him his food frozen in a block of ice so he could play with it a bit).
I once went to a zoo in Australia, and they had the single greatest warning sign I've ever seen:
"Do not lean on the glass. If the fall does not kill you, the crocodile will."
We did not lean on the glass.
Whoooo that reminds me of something. So here in Hungary we have 1 main zoo in Budapest. The others are.... negligible. So it has a bunch of crocs. Like a needless amount, or at least had. And the Crocodile enclosure was basically a big, deep hole with a pond and stuff under it, and the way you would look at it is by walking above it on a small, circular wooden bridge. Great right? Yeah, the bridge was a not-so-sturdy wooden bridge with nonexistent railings ( it was 2 poles connected with 2 pieces of wood every 1 meter) and nothing else between you and the crocs, and it was one hell of an experience, because if you fell, you fell right into the crocodile lake. It's better now, they have a big glass cube with crocs in the middle so you can walk around it, it has 2 floors, 1 under water level and 1 above it. But It's in the works again for another change.
We have to be straight with it and ppl might understand
Sounds like that wasn't very safe, I mean ok people know not to lean on the glass, but say someone trips... I'm sure they could have something sturdier there.
@@The_White that bridge-over-crocodiles exhibit sounds like it should be illegal. It's a miracle that no one tripped o.O
@@The_White aaah, I remember that one; during schooltrip we dared each other to get as close to the edge as possible. The whole floor was an adventure of its own, and then came the spiders if that wasn't enough...
Csodálkozom hogy még senki nem esett be, tényleg nevetségesen veszélyesnek nézett ki már 11 évesen is XD
fun fact: Bokito (the gorilla at 9:47) most likely didn’t bare his teeth to the woman in aggression. Experts who have observed a video of the woman and Bokito noted that he showed a “vertical bare teeth” face, which is something male gorillas do to greet their females. It is very likely he DID like her, and her smile, prolonged eye-contact, and regular visits actually made him seggsually frustrated - she basically showed interest in *mating* with him but kept walking away. His behaviour (him attacking her) is actually something male gorillas do to a female who doesn’t want to mate. Humans are just more fragile than gorillas, and male silverback gorillas tend to have about 200kg of muscle mass alone, so she got really hurt (a female gorilla would have been severely less injured)
So yeah, big chance he didn’t want to kill her. My man had blue balls and just doesn’t understand the concept of consent.
I'm not sure if that makes it better or worse
This thread made my day 🤣🤣
@@benpiano800 (deep exhale while deeply thinking bout it) Worse
He just like me fr
@@panchote380 🤨??
I have a friend who is a vet tech and I get to hear the horror stories, so her sentiments are about the same as that of the zookeepers: "95% of the 'behavioral problems' start with the person, not the animal."
Do you mind telling me one of the stories??, My crush is studying Veterinary medicine and I want to know if it might be a dangerous job
Starts with the animal being in the zoo
@@rodneymoonga7993 I wouldn't say It's as dangerous as some jobs, but there's always an element of it since you're working with animals. It's very often gross, and sometimes just plain heartbreaking. I've got a story about the 'destructive' and 'vindictive' two year old German Shepherd mix forced to live in a 800-ish square foot townhouse with no other dogs and an owner who lived alone, worked long hours, and spent the weekends cruising bars.
Anyone can tell you that German Shepherds are strong, smart dogs, and need both physical and mental exercise, just like a person. Even a Shepherd mix can get like that. They're not gonna sit around staring at the floor waiting for you during the day. They need things to do.
Poor Tango (because his owner's last name was Cash, get it?) got yelled at a lot for peeing in the house, chewing up furniture, and digging/fence jumping. Mr. Cash thought it was because Tango couldn't go to the front yard and that Tango was 'getting revenge' on him by ruining the house and barking all the time.
My vet tech friend Vannie described Tango as a sweet coward, 60 pounds of dog that turned into a nervous wreck if someone raised their voice near him, and was so desperate for someone to give him positive attention that he would stand up on his hind legs to lick her in the face if she so much as said his name without yelling. She got peed on more than once because he had no idea how to control himself when someone wasn't yelling at him.
Now if that sounds a little too much like a victim of emotional abuse... congratulations. That means you've already got more of a brain than Mr. Cash, and more of a soul to boot.
Vannie said it took about a year to convince this shitlord to surrender Tango (while changing exactly zero of his own habits), but they finally rehomed him a few years ago (to another state even, so he'll never have to see his old owner again). She hasn't mentioned Tango since, but said that the family already had the most adorable Golden Retriever, so I like to think that Tango's finally happy now.
So yeah. There can be some risks. Sometimes you get clawed bloody by cats. Sometimes a dog pees your pants for you. Sometimes you can save them, and sometimes you can't. There's both joy and heartbreak in pursuing this line of work, But when it's worth it, it's so very worth it. And I think any vet tech reading this will agree.
@@subtlewhatssubtle wow that's so inspiring! a vet sure is sweet. Is it hard studying vet and do all vet have to attend a pure vet course and only after completing it, you can choose which branch that you want such as medicine, tech and medical vet?
@@subtlewhatssubtle thank you for taking the time to type all of this
And yeah I did get it, Tango and Cash... You've given me powerful insight ❤️
I live in the Netherlands and remember reading the story of the woman and the ‘smiling’ gorilla in a newspaper. It was some time ago but I’m pretty sure she was like “No hard feelings, what’s done is done” and continued to visit the gorilla regularly.
Incredibly cool response that i was not expecting but Important question: did she stop the smiling whilst making eye contact?
rip bokito
Zoo animals getting killed over the stupidity of humans rubs me the wrong way, to an extent that's perhaps unreasonable.
No, its reasonable
Same here. Whether the person barging in, falling or being dropped into the enclosure survives or not, what's the fucking point of killing the animal?
As an animal lover that cares for animals more than for people. I agree. However as a zookeeper there are policies to follow and we legally HAVE to put humans first. Even if we would love to let the dumb fuck that jumped in an enclosure meet his fate, we are legally just not allowed to and it’s socially and ethically unacceptable.
Same they're called wild animals for a reason
@@indyduinmeijer6435 It makes sense if it's to save the idiot or the poor child that was dropped, but don't they get killed even when they rightfully attack after being provoked? What does that accomplish? Absolutely nothing. It's just a pointless death.
If you jump into a polar bear’s mouth willingly while knowing the risk i’m gonna feel bad when they shoot the bear
Humanity sucks they always blame the animal on something they are suppose to do which is find food and eat it and if a human wants to die by polar bear let them die by polar bear the animal doesn’t deserve to die we are no different when it comes to becoming animal food because we are animals to
My Dog killed my neighbors cat....not because he Caught her, because She jumped into his f%$#ing mouth.
True story...I was upset when it happend...now I think its f$%&ing hilarious.
Apologise if you love Cats, I do too but its always funny to see a Cat get whats coming to it when it thinks its so smart. 🤣
It's literally that stupid brainless idiotic person's fault!!! 😠 Ugh! That story really makes me so angry every time I remember it!
@@zeusthefox1585 theres something wrong w ur dog
"The job would be 10x better without the customers" is a sentiment shared across many industries 🤣
Tbh, most jobs do be like that
if its any consolation to you, we customers feel EXACTLY the same about the workers!
Yet, without the customers there is no industry. They keep the lights on and food on your table.
@@inconnu4961 No we don't.
@@vladibalanfound the Karen
I still mourn Tatiana. She was killed for being the predator she was. What did the stupid humans who taunted her while drunk think would happen?
Rest in peace Tatiana. 😢
No you dont
Shocking that the people who caused it got paid. They should have gotten jail.
@@mikemcconeghy4658 I agree
@@bigoljoe1829 Yes they do, I mourn Tatiana. it's absolutely ridiculous that the tiger was killed for acting like a tiger, The humans where being stupid af
@@bigoljoe1829 yes he does, because they killed a tiger for going tiger
Zookeeper first time day at the job :ofc zebra wouldn’t cause more injury than lions they only eat plants .
Zebra: get a load of this guy
@@ameliasellers6396 Zebra no. 3: I'm going to bite him.
Zebra no. 4: I'm going to dissect him
Zebra 5: im gonna violate him
Zoo keeper 2 : yeah good luck not dying
@@amistake165 zoo keeper: Wait what?
I love how this man loves and respects animals but never sugar coats their brutality. None of that "wild but noble creature" stuff tv approved programs have.
absolutely agree. it’s one of the things that frustrates me the most about that type of animal lover. the misinformation is so frustrating because you get people who have no sense of danger around wild animals who can and will hurt them if they feel it’s necessary.
@@AyaDragonheart that sense of "no sense of danger" around wild animals is what scares me the most. For family mostly and myself even. I'm scared to get it wrong and extra scared for others.
Exactly. Don’t tell kids that a grizzly bear’s teeth and claws are only for tearing apart a log to get the grubs and that that’s their favorite food. They’re a predator. While I sorta understand it as the show didn’t want to truly scare kids, it irritates me that they lied about what they can prey on and make people think those predatorial bears are their friends.
We don't respect them... Otherwise we as humans wouldn't hold them in a foreign continent in concrete cages. It makes me sad to see wild animals like elephants, which under normal circumstances can travel up to 500km with their herd, vegetating in tiny enclosures. And all this for entertainment and money.
Agreed.
Lions aren't kings and queens, Tigers aren't majestic (technically the word's definition means that Tiger can be considered majestic... but people get too hyped by just 1 word sometimes, that's what I'm talking about)
Animals aren't some noble beings that must be hyped or worshipped, they are just what they are: living creatures using what they have to survive.
And what they have is pretty damn brutal at times... People feel no sense of carefulness around animals that can rip them to shreds, then when something bad happens cuz they got too close, they blame everyone *but* themselves.
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Fun fact :since female flies have no v so males develop razor sharp D’s and pierce through
Or perhaps the limbs of a opossum
@@silverplant3519 so male flies literally stab a vagina into the female? Jesus that's rough.
The two male zebras at my local zoo were separated by a chain link fence and were constantly fighting through it, running back and forth, biting and kicking.
also, when 2 horses fight, it's 90% show and fake-charges and making urself look intimidating
zebras and donkeys are all business
For those of you confused why the gorilla kicked the shit out of the smiling woman:
In the animal world, teeth are weapons. So smiling at something is equivalent to pistols at dawn except the animals won't wait until dawn.
*And* she was looking them in the eye too...That poor gorilla, Bro. He just sat there and dealt with her disrespect for so many days until he just decided 'enough is *enough*' xD
Vary true, act shy and don't make eye contact. This will save your life.
@@residentsleeper8639 Then he went out to eat afterwards.
It was a good day to be a Gorilla.
@@JD867 probably had a banoffee pie as a reward for beating her disrespectful ass
Yeah, isn't looking at an animal the equivalent of "I'm going to eat you"?
When parents are stupid, its EVERYONES fault except their own.
Correction. When people are stupid. There's actually people in the comment section ANGRY that careless people at zoos are being called out by former zookeepers. Thats like a Karen getting angry at manager for calling out people who vandalize public space.
Some people should def not have the license to breed.
@@nostalgicbliss5547 the day that exists
Every normal person: oh this will be fine
1% of the population who hop in tiger cages to avoid spending money: **don’t actually realise**
@@nostalgicbliss5547 yea seriously… if there was an ethical and effective way to regulate reproduction I think the world would be a better place
@@2k963 Some of these actually did seem like the zoo's fault...Pretty sure tigers and gorillas AREN'T supposed to be able to get out of their enclosures no matter how much you "look at them" or "taunt" them. I would've sued the zoo in those cases too
I used to have a teacher that was in the zoo when bokito broke out. He said that the gorilla was actually pretty chill and was only looking for the woman. Bokito didn’t hurt the other guests end only attacked the woman that was taunting him. Gorillas are really smart
Gorillas are so much more calm compared to chimps it’s crazy, I’d hate to see a gorilla sized chimp
When a zookeeper tells you to stop, stop moment.
It's weird how a smile is so differently interpreted in humans compared to other primates.
@@whenthingsfly4283 in most of the animal kingdom showing your teeth is a sign of aggression. You likely already knew that, but I wanted to type it anyways.
@@memyself898 what I mean is that why did humans evolve it to be a sign of happiness and relaxedness when that's literally the opposite of both toothless and toothed smile anywhere else in the animal kingdom xD
@@whenthingsfly4283 it is and it isn't because as humans we use other visual facial aspects of a facial expression combined with body language to interpret added meaning when communicating while all animals that live in groups lack the complex verbal language they have as complex, if not even more intricate was of incorporating that in to the rules that the individuals within the species use to communicate. In human cultures there can be huge differences in how a person raised in Japan reacts to a loud voice and direct eye contact and those differences in the body language, posture, facial expression and vocal ques if any, are frequently misinterpreted or misunderstood by Westerners because submissive posture, mannerisms and behaviors are often viewed as signs of guilt, dishonesty and subterfuge. This is any dog video where there is a human, seriously or humorously chiding the animal about a transgression like making a mess because the dog is not showing guilt, it is showing submission. Dogs are not humans and their understanding of words and language doesn't trigger pictographic memory recall like humans, they don't have the ability to suddenly remember they unrolled all the toilet paper from the spool during the 2020 TP Scare. Instead the dog simply knows that it's owner is upset and just wants it to not be upset but especially not be upset with them in the same way an abused wife does in a similar situation. I'm really simplifying a complex topic to a very simple level like saying French fries are French, and why Freedom Fries never caught on.
I didn't realize just how much ignorant people like to taunt wild animals. Unless there's proof that the animal went after humans for literally no reason, no zoo should be liable for one's stupidity.
I’ll tell you this, I used to be on the zoo keeping career path. I focused heavily on big cats and tigers. I never got tired of them, they were so fun and exciting to interact with. Even the poop didn’t bother me too much. Hunting for it was the problem. But what made me dip out of the career was the pack of job opportunities and the propensity of my coworkers to be super hateful of any person they interacted with. Like on an unnecessary level. I loved giving tours, because the groups were genuinely interested in our animals. My coworkers though were super passive aggressive to each other and the visitors. I went back to school and I’m now a veterinarian.
Hey if worse comes to worse at least you have access to rectal thermometers. I'm pretty sure threatening to use one'll get anyone to shut up
Yea i think its a shitty trait that many people who work with animals develope and others replicate in comment sections.
They sound pretty catty.
Just wanna say thanks for being a cool one! Last time I went to my zoo this keeper just happened to be doing something with the silverback, and asked if I wanted to show him the pictures of other silverbacks and gorillas, which was obviously thru the glass/fiberglass, but it was the most insane experience I’ve ever had at a zoo, and I will never forget it
I wish I would have remembered the person in case I went back, but was so overwhelmed I just kinda blocked that part out, it was truly life changing
So just know people def care and love what you all do :)
Edit: in case it gets replied, I was basically just showing the gorilla his family(?) or just random pics of other gorillas or apes, and this silverback 🦍 was literally interacting with me…
Like telling me to turn the page and I could understand every single thing he wanted me to do and/or express, mind blowing 🤯
I don't know about you, but playing hide & seek with an apex predator sounds pretty metal...
“Hey, go jump in the polar bear den”
“Why”
“So i can hear another version of Hood Nature saying you died”
Well I got my plan for when Covid is done keeping us inside like a zoo
"I'd love to, but that might mean making him say another version of the bear died, rather not do that."
@@jaschabull2365 Damn, Good point
I've been a zookeeper for a couple of years, and the fact that you called out those people that think they are funny, bless you. By the way, yeah, we keep secrets from the guests. Otherwise they would never visit the zoo again out of pure fear.
even if i know this i will still go to zoo most of the accident here happen bc of pure stupidity
I feel like no secret you keep would be more of a concern to the safety of visitors compared to the stupidity of the visitors themselves
@@ultimaterzgaming1269 sometimes you get those families where the kid asks a legitimate question, you give the political correct answer, the kid and mom look at the animals, the dad whisper-asks what the real answer is, the mom hears it, the dad loves it, the mom wants to look at other animals. Those situations are pure gold
@@dustfoxyt A large part of zookeeping is protecting the public ofcourse, that's why we have fences and stuff. But protecting the animals from the visitors sadly is also in the job description
@@marckoszoomaster9006
I really wish we could change that.
Someone jumped into the polar bear den? Shame for them, natural selection.
Does it suck for the people that knew the dumb dumb, sure. But maybe they could have told said dumb dumb that Zoo animals are still very much fucking WILD animals, that will protect their territory from protentional threats.
Its unfair, humans have "Stand our ground" and "Shoot first ask questions later" laws and stuff.
We should give the animals the same rights :p
Fun fact: The night zookeeper travels with a rifle and instructions to "shoot to kill" if he sees eyes in the dark outside an exhibit, because he is the only person in the zoo and depending on which animal has escaped, he may only get one shot before he is attacked.
this isn’t a “TOP 10 Worst things people did at zoos” but I feel like this should be mentioned
A woman jumped into a spider monkey area wow someone she knew what was filming her as she was trying to give the spider monkeys a hot Cheeto. No one was hurt but it takes years to gain their trust and she focked it all, also she was arrested
She also lost her job cus on the stunt. Why are people idiots?
@@Meteorsnipers That's a universal question no super computer can answer
She was a dumb ass
@@Ego-Fiend Actually I wonder if there are any good youtubers who have done an analysis video on this question and its answer!
Since kindergarten I always had trust issues with spider monkeys since I heard the rumor they like to snatch your cameras and break them. For that reason I was afraid to go to the zoo for the longest time.
Fun fact: if an animal escapes and people need to get to a safe building, zookeepers can literally just leave anyone who says they don’t want to get to safety right where they are and get the rest of people to safety. I repeat: if some karen decides she values little timmy’s fun over survival the zookeepers can just leave her there.
The problem sort of solves itself.
This isn’t true in all zoos. Different zoos and different countries have different safety policies. I did an internship at a zoo and at that time a chimp broke loose. We as zookeepers were obligated to risk our own lives untill every single person was brought to safety. Even if we have to drag someone with us we have to keep them safe.
that's good, that's 1 less idiot on the census
@oof same those fuckers are strong and mean as hell if they want to be, not gonna have my eyes plucked and eaten like grapes cause of some dumbass..
Indy Duinmeijer 30k isn’t worth the risk of getting maimed by a Chimpanzee unless you really love animals, Jesus.
Einstein said that there are 2 things that are infinite, that are:
1. The universe
2. Human stupidity
and he is not sure about the universe.
Dude. Did his research. While I was working at a wildlife park, the rhinos were easily the best part of my day. They are so sweet and didnt even smell bad which is rare to say in a place where most animals smell bad.
Another fun facc about Tigers! Not only do the blink slowly to express love or familiarity they also Chuff as a way to replace purring. It sounds like someone starting a softer sounding lawnmower
@@bendyriper1125 alot softer and alot less echoey. But yea simular idea
Hood nature made me adore tigers just like that
Kity
wtf is a chuff
@@PaintedHoundie Think a very short, deep, huffed-out rolled "R" sound, only a tiger makes it from deep in their chest rather than from behind the teeth like a human would. It's hard to explain, but I think you can just search "tiger chuff" on TH-cam for it.
I love the tiger escape at the S.F. zoo, described here, but not completely. Three "dudes" taunted and threw things at a tiger there, and the tiger not only jumped out of the enclosure, but ran through dozens of people to ONLY attack the " dudes" who taunted it, ignored everyone else, just opened the can of whoop ass on those, specific "dudes".
Smart ahh tiger 🐅🐯
@@petetehpandag0d Tigers don't forget, nor forgive.
tigers can be vengeful
Yeah, Tigers are known to be REALLY vindictive animals.
They had this exact situation in a TV show lol I think the people fought for the tiger because the man the tiger had killed was a well known poacher
The biggest thing I've take from this video is that the predators, the animals you'd expect to be aggressive and ferocious, are more friendly and civilized than the creatures you'd expect to be just innocent, cute, and cuddly.
Except polar bears
We’ll take chihuahua for instance 😂
To be fair, when you're on the menu in the wild violence is a reasonable option.
I think it's because as predators they have less to fear so they are more open to being social with each other. While prey animals have to be afraid of their own shadow just to survive.
I mean look at humans, biggest predators on the planet, and most people are nice or at least dont want to bother anyone.
@@Llnstead With humans, I would say it is because we have put all of our more predatory practices behind closed doors. Most of us eat meat but would sooner go vegan than have to catch, kill, and cook another animal ourselves. Many of us are pro-death penalty but would not do the deed ourselves, even against someone who personally wronged us.
That's not a slight against eating meat or even the death penalty, I am the consummate omnivore and do believe that some crimes deserve death, but our species has done everything in its power to civilize - read: hide - our less savory needs and desires to ameliorate our conscience.
It's a neat trick, sure. But, [conventional, social] morality is a luxury. It can only last as long as our civilization picks up the slack and does the dirty work for us. Take it away and most of us would die off or become just as skittish toward other animals and bloodthirsty to our own kind as our ancestors were and our societies continue to be.
"May the polar bear rest in peace as for the boy he can rest in pieces"
That got me😂
Honestly made me sad. The kid was pressured by others, and then lost their life. Both desths were avoidable and should have never happened.
You know, looking back, I regret making that joke. Way too harsh
@@mndiaye_97Don't worry about it, man.
I feel like if a person jumps into a animal cage in the zoo they should be be the ones sued not the zoo
It's called "Attractive Nuisance" and most criminal laws on earth place the liability on the ones in ownership of the nuisance (the Zoo) because they didn't do their due diligence in making sure no stupid fool actually succeed in doing foolish things...
Totally agree. Sued and jailed. If they survive.
@@axelpatrickb.pingol3228 that’s like saying if a robber slips in a store and he ends up suing whatever shop he’s in meanwhile he bagged $30,000 worth of money and products
@@kevitamaster-brewkombucha5472 I'm pretty aure in canada you can sue someone if you get injured on their property while you're trying to rob them lol.
So that's actually accurate.
@@kevitamaster-brewkombucha5472 In my country, we have this principle called "He who comes to court must come with clean hands". So your example isn't applicable because him breaking in a place for the purpose of stealing stuff is considered robbery which would have rendered his right to redress for his injuries voided because of his crime.
Then again, some foreign laws makes no sense to me, especially since your example is an actual thing. That and the US SC declaring that the Police has no obligation to do the "Serve and Protect" crap nor enforce a Court order. In my country, that ruling is very much unthinkable, especially since my country's fundamental laws are based on US laws...
“sometimes natural selection comes with a free meal”
definitely stealing that one, lmao
They should put up sings: "This Zoo wont shoot animals to protect you!" People might think twice about holding kids over railings ...
"If you feed yourself to the animals, that's natural selection. We will not interfere."
They won't. People are generally stupid as hell and don't have a single thought between their ears.
@@blitheringrando1410 I would agree with you... but it's cruel to feed animals junk food. That's why we don't haul shitloads of politicians into bear or big cat enclosures.
No they won't. People are stupid. And quite frankly, if people choose to go for a darwin award i really don't care, in fact i'd applaud them.
It's only when they sacrifice their children or others to try and get that award what's really pissing me off.
@@blitheringrando1410 That poor woman who tried to commit suicide in the polar bear enclosure though. That’s not stupidity, it’s a mental illness and she obviously wanted a painful death. I hope she got the help she needed.
As someone who worked at a zoo for a bit over 3 years I have a few stories, I'll share this one:
I was doing a safari for about 50 people when I had to stop because one fully grown male giraffe was in the way, it came to me probably looking for a snack, before I even had the chance to evaluate the situation, one of the visitors suddenly got up and reached out to slap that enormous giraffe in the back leg, in a split second the startled giraffe kicked back twice and because the giraffe was so close to us or by sheer luck, the shots hit the side of the trailer - make no mistake, it's almost a 2 ton animal, those kicks kill lions - had them been delivered a few centimetres up (less than an arm's length) it would have instantaneously killed that guy along with his family and other visitors sitting next as the giraffe's leg would probably get stuck in the trailer's frame and all hell would brake loose... Luckily there were only some minor scratches and bruises due to the trailer rocking and insued panic... Oh and the dented trailer with a flat tire by the end of the day...
I can't even explain it properly, it's one of those scenarios that would never cross my mind - I quitted a couple of months latter.
3 things I learned in that job but particularly on that day (plus one serious doubt):
1-most people are stupid
2-either work with animals or people, never both at the same time
3-things can go from 'OK this is nice" to "Holly Shit WTF " in the blink of an eye
4-how the hell did we rise to be the dominant species on this planet?? Seriously, intelligent species my arse!
This was one of the most informative why I quit my jobs I've ever seen. Also that job (aside from the folks acting ridiculous) sounded amazing. Thanks for sharing!
Yeah that man, family and some of those visitors would have exploded into viscera that day.
@@tayg5621 no problem mate, but that's not why I quit the job. That came one day during a safari, we stopped to watch a group of Ostrich and one couple let their 5 year old daughter off the trailer onto ground level so she could pick up and bring back a broken Ostrich egg - they latter lied and said she was going for her shoe that had fallen off...because it made much more sense than asking me to pick it up as they're instructed to do before we start, as it was part of my responsibilities. I didn't notice because I was looking the other way but something cought my eye as one of the big birds ran around the trailer in a suspicious way (keep in mind this is the fastest land bird in the world, over 2meters tall and over 100kg in weight with a big claw that can easily tear through our bodies like it's nothing)... I see the kid I ran to her and got her back up so fast I didn't even had time to think about what was happening nor the consequences - Only a couple people actually saw the whole thing, the rest was confused as to what had just happened and the fat mom and dad were holding their crying daughter looking at me like I was a bloody child molester... After that I went to speak to my manager and told him that as much as I loved taking care of those animals, my unique job and the work environment I was getting payed near minimum wage and serving as a fail-safe for stupidity every now and then putting my own safety on the line... Meanwhile the couple was writing a complaint at the reception, I never read it.
To this day I can't really blame then as they know no better about how dangerous wild animals can be (even if not predators), the same way I'm not a chemist and I can't tell if a certain chemical will make you sick, kill you or do nothing at all.
So yeah, this was the final push for me - like you said, take out the people and it's an amazing job.
Cheers, stay safe.
@@ARuiz-eu3hk exactly mate, the fact that one of the trailer's tires that must've been hit was flat by the end of the day (those bad boys are made for rough terrain) shows the amount of power in those kicks - I'm adding this to the original post too. Didn't sleep that night, in my mind I kept thinking about the worst outcome over and over.
@@Lexandreos
Wait there is something I don't get with the ostrich story.
Did they seriously thought you did something bad?
In other words, we’ve been misjudging all the dangerous looking animals when in fact they’re friendlier than the cuddly looking animals who can and will pluck our eyes out
@hhgregg parasonic blu ray 99 dollars i am convinced that chihuahua's have satan's blood running thru them...
@hhgregg parasonic blu ray 99 dollars this is true for small dogs, they are assholes and the big ones are generarly nice.
My sister has 3 dogs, two of them are big and one village secret (means that the dog is a mix of so many races you don’t even know anymore.)
The little one cuddles like its the end of the world and you cannot get her to stop, one of the big ones just doesn’t care most of the time, but listenes to every command perfectly, unless he sees some animal. The third one is friendly as hell and when you sit wih her, she will get her paws on your shoulder and expects you to carry her like a baby which is heavy but really nice.
I’ve noticed tall people are less likely to get angry and shorter people have a shorter fuse Generally not saying it happens a lot but that’s what I’ve experienced could it be like a nature thing??
@@hlogilehlogonolo5438 yes also agreed. My tall friends are chill dudes, but the small ones including me have kind of a short fuse
So like if you get to know a tiger, they're actually really sweet (like most housecats) but animals like koalas and chimps etc can and will bite your face off
If Hood Nature was my Science teacher, I would actually listen in class.
Samme
Same
Faaaaacts
Me too ngl
Honestly tho
I have autism and enjoy watching your videos at a slower rate… and then again at a regular/normal pace. Ty again fer all the entendres and wisdom. The quality of your commentary and video quality is parallel ta none❣️
This is a good one. I watched over again too. The animals are beautiful and the jokes are funny. 🤣
I worked at the giraffe habitat at my zoo when I was in high school. Our zoo had a strict policy that absolutely no one was allowed in the enclosure with them. For cleaning and feeding, the boys were moved to another paddock in the back that were locked for the duration that keepers were in there. Vet visits and weigh ins were conducted from the outside whenever possible by encouraging the giraffe to step into a smaller corral with a scale.
Beyond necking, giraffe have crazy powerful legs and hooves the size of dinner plates. They can kick their legs out on all sides and you're liable to literally lose your head if a hoof connects with it. There's a reason why deaths from predation are almost exclusive to juveniles.
The only time I've ever heard of a healthy adult giraffe being killed is from an entire lion pride including the big male all pouncing on it. Even then it very nearly killed several of the lions and took over an hour to go down where the lions could actually get near it's vital areas.
We're quite lucky with our group, being all female We're quite content to go in with them
@@mwperk02Most zoos nowadays- at least all the ones that are half-decent - have strict no-contact rules for most of their staff and animals, and especially the large and dangerous ones. It’s not just to do with occupational health and safety laws, but insurance too. Keepers going in and playing with full grown tigers like they’re puppies for the amusement of visitors is a thing of the past.
As an ex zoo keeper I loved this 😂 the only thing I disagree with is working with your favourite animal, I love kangaroos and working with them just made that love bigger !
Bro how are you not dead, those things are literal wild mike Tysons
@@hilariousskullnamedcatzo647 nooo they're lush !! I use to spoon them 😂😂
So I won't tell you what our dare is as young men. A few of us have some life long tattoos, and I lost a dog, they're demon rabbits.
@@kingbillycokebottle5484 I mean mine where all lovely 😂 but I treated them well ! Plus the other animals I looked after where Bears so the roos where pretty chill 😅xx
As long as you don’t let a male hug you, which is a precursor to him ripping your belly open with the claws on his hind legs
“Cougars are the biggest pushovers of any cat.”
Cheetahs: Am I not a joke to you?
... So maybe Cougars are the biggest pushover of any cat in either of the Americas?
Cheetahs are just fast cats with anxiety.
Fun fact: crowds give cheetahs anxiety, so to help them out zoo’s will partner them with support dogs because dogs are much better at dealing with crowds
Lmao i just remembered the video he made about cheetahs telling how their purpose in life is only to be a "fast runner and nothing else"
@@genericname2747 fast with anxiety, why does that sound familiar?... Oh wait.... That's me
am zookeeper, can confirm.
also chimpanzees are absolutely kill on sight. colleague of mine worked at a place where they took in chimpanzees from an old science testing facility (no idea what the accurate translation is, sorry). the zookeepers who interacted with those ones had to all be specially trained and adhere to very strict behavioral rules because all of those chimps had ptsd and severe behavioral issues.
if those would ever make it out, the zookeepers they find would be the first to be ripped apart.
in contrast i got my foot stepped on by a 1,2ton ox that was just to clumsy for his own good, nothing happened.
size and how well you 'think' you can communicate with an animal does not tell you the danger level.
A common misconception people have that intelligence = benevolence. It doesn't. In the natural world, it is more common for intelligent animals to be particularly aggressive/cruel (though not a hard rule either, more of a trend than a rule).
Just because a chimp can make sense of what you think and feel doesn't mean they have your best interest at heart.
not to be the grammar nazi, but that translation would be an "old lab." And, jesus, poor... everyone in that scenario.
Yeah, people always expect large primates to be all friendly and stuff. They don't get it.
@@hosmerhomeboy Its like they have never been around the large primates that dominate the planet before.
Chimps actually go to war with other groups of Chimps and eat the losers. Chimps have the same tribalism instinct that drives racism and classism and a large amount of human violence on other humans.
So don't think the non tested on Chimps are necessarily much better just calmer until they chose violence.
Local zoo to me had a much loved bear, one night some boys broke in and started to put their arms in the bear enclosure “for a laugh”. After ripping one of the boys arm off the parents wanted the bear “past tense” however due to public outrage over this, the boys were old enough to know better etc” the bear was saved and lived out the rest of its natural life. A fund was raised on its eventual death and the enclosure got a major update... win, win for the bears!
You don't really need two arms when you're that stupid...
who the fuck puts their arm in the bear enclosure. at this point they just decided to feed the bear.
@@synergy8879 Darwin in action 😂
Exactly, cause there's no way you're sticking your arm in a carnivorous animals cage without connecting the dots on how they'll see it.
They probably also keep saying "want a treat? Come get it!"
"The last thing that went through his head were the tiger's teeth."
"The ice bear rest in peace. The boy can rest in pieces."
This is TH-cam gold.
you think its gold that he was making fun of a dead kid? :(
@@twylas8463 yeah, I thought the "rest in pieces" comment took it too far. Somebody's child died a horrible death. Not cool
@@marlongreen9195 Someone's incredibly stupid child died an easily avoidable death. Who is raising these idiots?
Somebody's child chose to do something that dumb (possibly under peer pressure, no one's talking about how absolutely retarded and malicious the ones that dared him were) and if there's on thing in life we all gotta do is shoulder the consequences of our actions. Sucks that it was death but if we can't make fun of shitty people and shitty situations then how we supposed to even keep on living ?
@@twylas8463 Yeah...if your 11 yr old kid decided to climb into a polar bear's exhibit over a dare, that's just natural selection bud. Most people know better at that age.
I saw someone throw a snowball at a tiger in a zoo once. I have to wonder how our species has survived this far.
The stupid one died in the past thanks to natural selection
2:42 can confirm. Worked with a turkey vulture as part of a zoo program, he had the personality of a very sweet inquisitive 3 year old. Loved to be taken on walks, half the time he’d give up halfway just so we would pick him up and cuddle-carry him back. Loved to play fetch with wiffle balls. And contrary to popular belief, he didn’t smell unless got upset enough to barf on you (vultures use this as a defense mechanism and to lighten the load when faced with a predator).
Yup. Worked at a wildlife rehab clinic for a while, and we got a fledgeling turkey vulture who ended up going to a larger sanctuary when he was a bit older because he imprinted shockingly fast, and became non-releasable. He was a total love-bug, vocalized enthusiastically the minute he saw someone coming up to his enclosure, and would beg for pets whenever anyone went to do things like clean the enclosure or bring him food. They are precious and there should be more love for these feathered garbage disposals.
ok now i need to befriend a turkey vulture like, right now
sadly their appearance give me nightmares😭
When he said "No other animal causes more migraines or higher blood pressure than a hairless primate armed with an iPhone and a sense of entitlement"
I felt that on a *spiritual* level
I work at a zoo, not even a keeper so I deal with the people more than them and they’re fucking awful and don’t watch their kids at all
Humans are more unpredictable than wild animals and stupidity really has no bounds
That was the best description someone has ever used to describe humans
@@ooghnadavis376 humans are scary
@@chernodoggo8732
Sapience didn't make us better, it just stretched both ends of the intelligence scale.
Worked at a wildlife rescue center with mostly birds of prey. Here is how they go :
- hawks : by far the chillest. Easy to handle, and can understand you don’t want to harm them.
- owls : will puff themselves up to intimidate you when they’re actually scared shitless. They can still do some nasty damage so be careful
- falcons : tiny but ferocious and fast brats who will aim for your head and fingers even on the verge of death
- vultures : enormous and scary but goofy as hell as long as you don’t stay too close to their meal. Will try to eat your shoes.
- eagles : will stare at you in a way that says « I know you know I can kill you »
Eagle stares at you "MF freedom bro"
A vulture once flew into the back window of my parked car and got his talon stuck in the wiper. He was just hanging off the car by his foot and while we were trying to figure out how to free him, he thrashed several times and was finally successful in freeing himself. He landed on the ground really unceremoniously and stood up, shook off, and then hung out right there for like 15 minutes before taking off like nothing happened. I'll never forget that, it was so bizarre!
Can confirm owls and hawks behave exactly that way.
God I love vultures lol!!! And that description of the way eagles stare at you is SPOT ON XD
Vultures are the best !! Crazy how they look like killing machine but rarely eat anything that isn’t already dead.
And some of them are gorgeous 💖
Last time I went to the zoo a tiger did a slow blink at me, now I know what it means! 😮😊
I’m starting to get real tired of hearing about all these animals being killed because of the sheer stupidity of people. RIP animals.
yea
but dont worry those ppl are doing good down here
:D
@@satanwithinternet2753 ?????
@@satanwithinternet2753 down where
@@satanwithinternet2753 i want them tortured more. You arent suppose to let bad people get off easy. Thank you satan.
@@Randomperson-xx9vt read his name and you'll figure it out.
I worked at a zoo and he’s definitely right about the orangutans. It was common knowledge that they knew how to trip the electrical wires on the alarm and escape. It was so common that security really didn’t make a big deal of it. The orangutans would only do it after hours when guest would leave.
What did the orangutans do after they had escaped yet another time? Did they try to get out of the zoo itself as well?
Update please! Looking for more to this.. will you elaborate? I love orangutans 🤍
Wanna see something funny AF? This is an orangutan who drives a golf cart casually around the wildlife preserve it lives at. She even puts the hand on the roof, chill as shit and better drivers than most humans.
This video shows her driving and as she passes the tigers you can see she speeds up as she passes by with the biggest shit eating grin ever😂.
th-cam.com/video/DJsn1QivbKM/w-d-xo.html
I worked as a zookeeper for the longest time, but the reason I quit was because a New Zealand kea decided to go absolute batcrap insane on my arm. I still have scars to this day
They probably thought it was fun.
I'm a zookeeper and we had someone almost die from mishandling a hare. We got a new dude and they wouldn't go near the crocs and snakes. But when he saw our hares, he immediately tried to pick up and pet one, the hind claws dug so deep in his arm, it caused him to bleed alot. It's always the unassuming ones that are dangerous. And yes, all horror stories about cassowaries are true, you do not wanna mess with one.
“What, behind the rabbit?”
“It IS the rabbit!”
IT WAS TRUE!
I would not fuck with the kicks of a hare no way no how
@@sydneyslaughter7163 WE ALL THOUGHT IT WAS JUST MOVIE HUMOR, THE OLD MAN WAS RIGHT ALL ALONG!
This feeling when you try to pet oversized and more agresive bunny but it gives you acupuncture for free
as someone who's owned both a snake and a bunny (bunny died from old age but the snake is still kicking), i can confirm. My snake hasn't bitten me yet, but I've got scars from when my bun decided she was done with being brushed or held. its always the ones you least expect
“the mother sued the zoo for negligence.” WHAT
RIP Harambe ...
On another note the Turkey Vultures out here where I live are efficient garbage men. They can clear a whole deer carcass off the road within a day. Smaller roadkill gets gobbled up almost as immediately after it's run over. Their intelligence displays itself in how they will follow specific cars on the road, cars whose careless drivers tend to rank up the most body count. I'm actually amazed by them.
did you make friends with one yet
Cool!
In some cultures they were used to dispose of the dead. Sky burials and the Towers of Silence. Very speedy and hygienic. There's something so beautifully right about it that I wish I could do that when my time comes.
@@littlewoodimp I didn't know that, also interesting!
Personally I wouldn't want that to happen to me but thats cool
@@SharkyPopTart The cultures in question were those influenced by the ancient (and still around) religion of Zoroastrianism. Zoroastrians held both the earth and fire to be sacred, so that ruled out both burial and cremation. Thus, they turned to nature to dispose of the flesh of bodies before interring them in a tomb, since to them that was the reason why vultures (and to a lesser extent, dogs) existed.
The elephant shit shower one was something I was not prepared for.
ikr?
Facts
that poor zookeeper...
@@bonnerin0 fr, they got sprayed straight in the face with elephant asswater
@MARIO thank you! :D
Person: let me do something stupid
Zoo: don't do that
Person: *does it and someone gets hurt*
Person: is this lawsuit worthy? *gets a bunch of money from suing.*
Welcome to America where you can sue despite being told not to do something.
That's one of reasons why in Europe we have stereotypes of Americans suing each other for every bullshit and still winning. We even say that richest ones are those who don't work but occasionally do something stupid to later sue someone
@@mrszmatan2727 yep because our law protects criminals
@@mrszmatan2727 as an American, you’re more honest about that than most Americans
And this is why I think the justice system needs to be changed.
@@midjelly8837 lol the european law protects criminals. If you have a safety color (not white) you can rape as much as you can and nobody can say anything because it's racism
How did I not have any reaction to the lady jumping into the Polar Bear pool but as soon as I heard what exhibit the kid fell into I straight up gave an audible “Uh oh” when I heard it was the African Wild Dogs
"had a habit of smiling at the gorillas while making eye contact" OH GOD
Too stupid to live by definition.
at least she was decent enough to disagree with putting down the gorilla
@@mionellessi3086 but he sadly died this year of old age
Don’t people know never to show your teeth to an animal cuz it can be seen as a sign of aggression
Had an idea of why this was a thing, looked it up and was correct...
Zoos should have visitors sign a contract so that if someone disobeys the rules of the zoo then they can't sue (it rhymes too)
@retsaM innavoiG Indeed however places such as the grand canyon for example have roughly 10 deaths give or take a few a year they also have about 1 billion signs everywhere saying watch the ledge due to this they to my knowledge have never actually lost a law suit or had to settle due to a death from someone falling. (this also is probably due to them being a national park but still having signs defiantly helps you in court a lot)
@@alecjones8286 which, to be fair, is very reasonable.
@@randominternetguy3537 Oh most defiantly, though I'm not really sure how this would work with a zoo. Animal deaths are much more gruesome (and normally seen by many bystanders)while when someone falls to their death generally the family assumes it was a mistake comparatively when someone gets into a polar bear exhibit they assume it's the zoo's fault which to a extent is fair but they can't have someone watching everything all the time, most zoo's just don't have that type of money.
@@alecjones8286 cameras
@@randominternetguy3537 True but cameras don't stop people from yeeting their kids or themselves into polar bear exhibits or lion dens.
As for cameras being proof of innocence on the part of the zoo by having a recording of whoever it is that got into the exhibit I'm fairly certain it still wouldn't help much I promise you people saw the mother putting her child over a animal exhibit and yet the zoo still ended up settling if I'm not mistaken. (which is dumb but for some reason places like zoo's get ragged on a whole hell of a lot more than when a kids runs off the ledge of the grand canyon when the parents are ignoring them while they take pictures.)
My favorite animal is the African Wild Dog, after I did a report on their hunting style in 7th grade. When he told the story about that 2 year old my blood went cold. African Wild Dogs are brutal as hell. No child deserves that kind of death.
Neither they deserve that kind of parent. Poor child.
She shouldn't legally be allowed to have kids, or go to a zoo
@@bencenagy5459 I'd sentence her to 5 minutes in an African wild dog enclosure. Doubt she'd last 2.
They start eating their prey while it's still alive. I don't even want to imagine...
@@kingaditya-pubgmandmore3644 , considering the size of a toddler, his death likely would've been very quick compared to any larger prey.
One woman I saw at the zoo she was a 20 year old. She went up to the gorilla’s enclosure antagonizing the apes. The next thing that happened was the apes went ape shit and started throwing rocks at the glass. She was soon kicked out of the zoo (thank god) but when security was taking her out she said “I don’t think I did anything wrong”
As a zookeeper myself I just want to say this video is pure gold. And in regards to people who act like idiots in zoos and potentially put themselves and others at risk, just know that behind the zookeepers’ practiced smiles are some very sincere ‘fuck you’ thoughts. Just because the zoo representatives have to remain professional and politically correct in the face of that idiocy, don’t think we don’t hate you more than Satan sitting on a throne made of dead puppies. Not only do you add stress to our jobs when you muck with enclosure boundaries or taunt animals, but you put our animals’ lives at risk, since inexplicably we have to prioritise your life in a life-or-death situation, and it will often fall on us to kill our animals in order to protect someone who shouldn’t have been represented in the gene pool to begin with. We see our animals pretty much every day of our lives and theirs, we spend more time with them than with our own families, we are responsible for their care and wellbeing, and we form very close bonds with each individual, so believe me when I say that if you have ever needed saving from one of these situations the zookeepers almost certainly wanted to just leave you in there to deal with the consequences of your dumbass actions. If a keeper has had to shoot an animal that they worked with for several years in order to protect an idiot who couldn’t comprehend that barriers exist for a reason, I can assure you they would have rather turned the gun on you.
Yeah. I can imagine. Unfortunately, you can’t fix stupid, and the (relatively) innocent animals pay the price for it.
@@deanmartin7924 that’s a pretty broad generalisation to make about someone you don’t know. In all honesty it depends on the animal and the human in question. Do I care more about a random dog or cat than my own mother? No. Do I care more about an animal that I work with pretty much every day of my life than a random stranger? Yes. It has more to do with the relationships to the individuals. You see, my dear Dean, some of us aren’t restrained by this idea that life is somehow more precious simply because it belongs to those of our own species, (and for no other reason besides that) and so we value life in all its forms.
@@deanmartin7924 you lack common sense
@@deanmartin7924 It seems you didn't read Alexandros's comment, or you didn't understand it. Those idiots did their damnedest to get killed. Why should we deny them their wish?
@@deanmartin7924 some humans arent worth loving. Not every human deserves love. No one is entitled to love and respect.
Lets take a minute to honor these brave souls who decided to strengthen the species by willingly removing their subpar genes from the gene pool.
and then lets take 10 minutes to laugh & remind evryone that humans are retards
✨PREACH✨
Overlooked observation
I think the one with the mother who dropped her child was just a murder she got away with.
@@ladeao1552 i think so too she was probably a psycho
I HATE when zoos get sued for people’s bad decisions. I also HATE when animals get put down because people are idiots. It should be a rule that if it’s your fault, you can sue no matter if someone died or you got severely injured because that’s completely your fault
I think you meant can't in your last sentence?
@@alticiaekelley4721 yeah they meant you cant sue
When dealing with wild animals, according to the law, the owner of the animal/animal is always at fault. Its utter BS. Which is why they always win
I feel like the railing for the wild dogs was the zoo's fault. Why is the only thing keeping people from the animals that are known for tearing their prey apart (while they are alive and conscious) a railing.
@Omnika they were lucky it didnt rip her face off!
Camels never forget when you mean to them. THEY WILL HOLD THAT GRUDGE FOR YEARS
I like how he's always having a straight face saying animal facts without laughing
Edit: Tysm for the likes!♡
Keep in mind I just find funny how he uses funny words in his research :)
Yeah its Hilarious
Ok
i mean theres not much to laugh about
@@IvanTube0 there is much to laugh about if you're into laughing at you lose all your fav animals and having to put them on a list of "avoid interacting with".
@@papasscooperiaworker3649 i dont see anything funny here...
I’m on 2hrs of sleep. “Oreo horse” is way funnier than it should be rn 😭😂😂💀
I like the "African Thunder Goose" as a name for the Ostrich. He is hilarious
Hahaha you hate your live! So I do mine :-/
Heh ahahaha
Me to
Lol
"Than a hairless primate armed with an iPhone."
My hairy Middle Eastern ass: I see this as an absolute win
I am Envious 😁
"Getting R Kelly'd by a fox is a good way to make people avoid you in real life"
This dude is a savage
every where i go.. i see his face
everywhere i go.. another shitty comment from this guy
@@j222lian lol
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The best things my parents did when going to the zoo, safari, visiting any animal (domesticated or wild) They always taught me about boundaries and caution.
Rules:
-Stay at least 3ft away from railing and/or panel
-Always ask for permission even if the sign says you're allowed.
-notice body language
-aware of surroundings
-make yourself look as nonthreatening as possible
(Most importantly)- use your common sense. There are rules for a reason.
The three funniest Safari videos I've seen:
3) family leaves car and big cats form a half circle and essentially escort them back to their car
2) leopard jumped through the window and sat on one of the seats
1) various animals operating door handles... the look of surprised humans is priceless...
Knowing the Australian court, if the incident that involved the boy getting dropped into the African wild dog exhibit had happened in Australia, the Mother would have been the one charged with negligence, along with a hole other list of charges.
As she should have been, stupid USA
I was gonna say, why was the mother not charged with negligent homicide?
Good job on the australlian court
One of the few things the gov gets right
That's the way it should be!
The thing about cats is we actually don’t know how far they can jump, because it’s rare that a cat really wants to put in max effort and there are few things they are willing to put in max effort for
I always feel worse for the animals when they’re put down because of stupid people. Those people got what was coming to them doing stuff like that, but it wasn’t the animal’s fault.
Agreed
I mean sure the animals attacked the people, but they didn't know what the consequences would be from that. They probably saw idiots loke that as extra food
@@evthespineconfiscator8652 I mean, they are basicaly taught to go "Hmm, this person has dropped something onto the floor, is food", so I think a mother dropping her child into the enclosure, or someone that isn't their keeper falling into the water, would classify as "hmm, food drop on floor, food, eat"
@@internetlurker1850 exactly
Especially the polar bears, they go through enough as it is
I feel bad for the zoo that got sued just because a karen can't read or hear. Also rip child
would have threw that woman in the same enclosure to be with her kid.
Same
@@vla1ne
The kid wasn't even at fault. He was 2 years old barely even capable of forming coherent thoughts other then eat and sleep and play with favorite toys.
@@zomboids2100 that's not really giving me any more sympathy for the "mother". these are the kinds of events where removal from the gene pool is the only solution that i would consider to be reasonable.
@@vla1ne
Oh I never said the mom deserves sympathy because she was the one at fault who got her child killed. The kid deserves sympathy and the wild dogs having to be euthanized all because of one neglectful fool of a woman.
The very last sentence is so clever. My favorite combination of snark and undeniable fact.