The whole Sea World thing got me thinking about how outta hand we've gotten with our expectations from animals.. many of which have been on earth longer than us. I think the Sea World incident speaks for itself.. Killer Whales captured and put in swimming pools will become agitated and eventually be true to their name. Zoos on the other hand have the energy of insane asylums. You can see it in the animals eyes. The soul and beauty is gone. All so we can point and entertain ourselves. These animals cant even run. Imagine how much pent up energy is sitting inside a wild animal that cant run. Taking away EVERYTHING that comes natural to them and putting them in a cage the size of my spare bedroom. Im not a member of PETA but I dont think u need to be to understand something is just plain wrong with this. I have a 2 year old daughter that I hope to instill the appreciation of animals, which is why I would never take her to a zoo. Imagine the imprint on her brain. Whats the lesson? Some of these animals may be more intelligent than us in ways we've yet to understand. Elephants communicate over hundreds of miles with sounds the human ear cant pick up. They feel emotion.
I'll stick to the Discovery Channel and an African Safari one day..
