Cologne, like most zoo's and wild animal industries such as the circus, now seem to be getting on track. It is amazing if you study animal history, to learn that "notoriously hard to propagate" animals such as Gorilla's of yesterday, and Elephants of today, become almost whorish and wanton in their reproductive practices, once the supply train derails, and no more product is available for the taking. Funny how that work's, and it has happened over and over again, through out captive animal history.
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Cologne Zoo
Cologne, like most zoo's and wild animal industries such as the circus, now seem to be getting on track. It is amazing if you study animal history, to learn that "notoriously hard to propagate" animals such as Gorilla's of yesterday, and Elephants of today, become almost whorish and wanton in their reproductive practices, once the supply train derails, and no more product is available for the taking. Funny how that work's, and it has happened over and over again, through out captive animal history.
That's almost like the fact repeated over ad over in circus books, European and American since way back, that African elephants were totally unsuitable for performance and were too aggressive and flighty. To read some of the old stuff, they were barely trainable. Until the Asian market dried up - then they became very suitable, (if less versitile). Same with males. Judging by some of the European pictures, there are quite a few groups of African males being worked.
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Ian,
ReplyDeleteOnly thing is they still weren't much use, with rare exceptions, just because they were used. Historically the ar movement really got a toe hold, and the the ball picked up speed, with an African named Janet. Next to Tyke also an African, Janet and her antic's were one of the most shameful periods of circus elephant history. If she or Tyke had been human, they never would have had as many chances as they had. A judge would have incarcerated them early on.
Wade