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"No other animal causes more migraines or higher blood pressure than a hairless primate armed with an iPhone and a sense of entitlement" I don't think I've ever agreed with a statement more in my life
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.
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).
@@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.
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.
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.
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."
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 😰
Tigers are incredibly social animals. People thought they were purely solitary for years before we discovered that they actually meet up with each other just to have playdates.
Sounds like they're probably social in much the same way small cats are, when it comes to food and hunting they can be quite territorial, but they'll still meet up and join social groups for company.
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.
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
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 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
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
I went to an animal based college in England where we were basically trained as zookeepers and vets, I’ve got six scars from Asian short-clawed otters, eight from meerkats and one from a sugar glider.
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.
I love seeing them where I live. They are big birds and you don't realize that till you see them eating roadkill in front of your car. We really need more of them.
It always makes me angry when the animals have to die or suffer because people are stupid. I was at the zoo yesterday, it's been a while since we went and we had a lot of fun, especially mom was excited about finding the big horned puppies in the huge African savanna enclosure. During covid my dad was servicing an elevator at an aquarium that was closed to visitors due to restrictions at the time... He was pure entertainment for the turtles. 😂
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.
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.
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.
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.''
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
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.
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.
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?
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❣️
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.
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.
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.
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.
Polar bears are one of the very few animals (possibly the only animal, but don’t quote me on that) that see humans as prey. Meaning they don’t growl or make themselves look big and dangerous to try and scare you off first, they just go straight to the part where they hunt, kill, and eat you.
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.
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
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.
Making eye contact and smiling at a Gotilla is like saying "Come on bitch, you ain't shit and I'm gonna fight you". Do not fright a Gorilla. You WILL lose.
Thank GOD I watched this video because I did not know about the gorilla smile thing, fortunately I don't go to the zoo very often and they don't normally have gorilla exibits
@@thescorpion5028 For shorthand, smiling is a human invention/notion. For the hard majority (if not just barring humans in ‘most’ situations), baring teeth is a threat/promise.
@@alecLogan It's not a human invention, it's actually an instinct that we have. Wildly different cultures with little to no exposure to eachother would have the same basic facial expressions. Smiling for happy, frowning for upset, etc. I don't know of any other creature that has a similar response to humans.
@@anonymousapproximation8549 “For shorthand,” as in, “there’s definitely more details, but basically.” If you are only aware of humans doing it, what part is supposed to make it “not” particular to humans?
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 someone who’s been spit on by an alpaca, you never want to be spit on by an alpaca. Oh my God the smell. The smell! If you’re lucky you’ll only get a warning spit (thank God I got a warning spit) if not have fun trying to clean that up, it get’s everywhere.
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
I hope the zoo who got sued by the woman who dropped her kid into the African wild dog enclosure didn't have to pay her, because clearly the only negligent person there was the woman
I remember they had to have the exhibit closed for like 2 years, and now they have a ton of safety netting around it. I also think they had the entire zoo closed for like 4 months.
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. 🤣
If the orangutans are so smart, that they canoutsmart people, undstand their wirering etc. and escape regularly, how can people still think it is okay to lock them up behind bars in boredom their whole life?
“Being a zookeeper is incredibly difficult and ridiculously demanding” I worked at an animal shelter for three years, that was demanding and difficult, I can only imagine how the level of difficulty increases the second you work with wild animals on such a large scale!
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 know koalas are supppsed to be vicious but my zoo keeps a koala in an open enclosure. No glass, no bars. The koala could literally just walk away anytime if he wanted to but apparently he's fine just chilling in his area. Idk, maybe he's just too old to find the motivation to rip someone's face off or something 🤷🏽♀️
3:05 “…that aren’t human”. 🤣 Tragic truth bomb right there. The algorithm fed me this channel last night, and I sure glad it did. This is not only interesting, but my boi is funny too! 😆
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.
It was a very very very stupid thing to do and very sad they killed the polar bear in vain. But i feel it’s very wrong and disrespectful to say that about an 11 year old who died a terrible painful death:( he didn’t deserve to die
@@mort6539 Idk he kinda did tho, with 11 you shouldn't be that stupid Edit: Alright, two types of buckeroos that are down here- There are the ones who argue that children should be shielded of all responsibilities and the ones that argue for natural selection. No one is factually in the wrong here but SOME mfs really be pulling out psychoanalysis "statistic" to prove my "morally false opinion" Welcome to the internet everybody, where people just do not shut up, it's great here Edit edit: You can still feel bad for the boy while also admitting that it's his stupidity and therefore his fault that he died. I'm not laughing at a dead kid, never was
@@l.2620 a typical 11yr old IS that stupid, honestly. They're in elementary (5th grade), with the idea that the worst thing they're capable of is "breaking rules". Consequences are not fully understood. Especially the nature of death, in its entirety. At that age, only certain things lead to death, in their minds (i.e. being really old, cancer/illness, guns, direct contact with large dangerous animal, etc.)...not rule breaking. Had he known that anyone within a several meter range of a sleeping bear will still almost instantly die...but what kid thinks of that? I surely didn't know they were as fast as they were until I was upper teens. I didn't know until 2yrs ago (I'm in my 30's) that they were silent, strategic hunters🤷🏾♀️
@@mort6539 nah, he did, don’t fuck with something that has bear in the name. My 6 year old nephew knows that. I’m like the Russian in Rocky 4, if they die, they die
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...
I live by the Detroit zoo and i know many years ago they used to have volunteers with rifles in the houses around the zoo in case one of the big cats, polar bears, or great apes escaped. Not sure if that's the case anymore. Of course all the exhibits are top of the line, meant for the animals comfort, not the publics pleasure, and have pretty impressive things to help prevent escape or accidental idiots
Zoos should have something like "when you enter our zoo, you cannot sue us if you decide to go in the enclosures, regardless of it is an accident or not." Edit: ok theres a lot of replies asking about accidents. Well, tbh if the zoo has this rule, you'ld probably be extra careful all the time about you and your children, ect... the accident rate would probably drop by a lot.
@@justamuart Because you haven't heard of all the stories from other nations yet. Don't single out the US and act like they're dumb because 1 or 2 people jumped into an animal den.
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.
I went to a kangaroo farm in AU. Cassowary were walking around and you can feed them… it was an open field and I was next to them. Doing a live and the bird takes a dump which is all liquid. But the fact there was no one around and they are allowed to just walk around and they are this dangerous…. Well we are in AU. Where they have water playgrounds in water that can have sharks I guess
That lady that got GOT by the Gorilla, in the Netherlands, was like 72. Lol, that gorilla beat the brakes off her, and she was ao proud of her dentures.
The fact that people can provoke the animals and/or get into their enclosures and then sue the zoo is absolutely insane on the part of the judicial system.
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'
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.
We are so advanced that we are able to keep stupid people alive, there is a reason why we don’t see many stories of the same animal behaving differently in the wild.
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 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.
I love that you side with the animals in all of the stupid “accidents” where people were killed. I can’t believe those peoples families have the gall to sue the zoos for negligence when the the negligence was their own.
I think what annoys me more is the fact that people then proceed to sue the zoo as if it was somehow their fault. stupidity combined with entitlement is something that should get them removed from genepool.
@@KossolaxtheForesworn Once upon a time, people being stupid around animals did! I like to call what happens today as 'survival of the thickest' (because in my country, thick means stupid.)
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
