At the zoo

foe some reason I would not like to tangle with this guy


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As I understand it, apes are vegetarians, and unless provoked or mating,
are rather peaceful creatures who sleep a lot. Movies such as King Kong
gave them a bad name, above and beyond what they deserve.

As they say in Brooklyn, Pretty they ain't.

Mort Linder

 

....but sometimes all that sort of guy wants to do, is sit down and have
a deep, meaningful relationship.
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Along with what Mort said. They're usually pretty docile. I've read
somewhere that if you ever meet up with one in the wild, just fold your arms
in front of you. They take that as a sign of friendliness and peaceableness
and probably won't hurt you.

 

We should distinguish gorillas from chimps. Both are apes. Both are
omnivores, but a gorillas non-vegatarian diet consists of insects and
slugs. You are correct that gorrrillas are generally peaceful and will
try to avoid conflict. Chimps on the other hand can be quite vicious.
They also are meat hunters.
<http://www-bcf.usc.edu/~stanford/chimphunt.html>

iIRC they are genetically the closest mamal to humans, having about 96%
of our genes in common.
Chimps have also been known to start unprovoked attacks on people.
They don't make good pets.

 

Ditto, baboons. None of these primates should ever be considered as
pets. The only reason they should be in zoos is to ensure against
extinction.

 

In my scuba diving days i learned that most creatures will not harm you
unless they pervasive you as a threat, or a meal.
I made my comment with tongue in cheek, only because of his expression.
He had just finished munching on a leaf.

 

Sometimes your choice of words just cracks me up.
In this case it is "pervasive". Could you possibly have meant to type
"perceive"?

 

But baboon babies are so cute! This one was just afew days old.
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Yup! Mea Culpa!

 

Ah, quarterly earnings report time ...

--
"Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional,
illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media,
which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible
to pick up a piece of shit by the clean end."
-Unknown

 

Then perhaps you might like a kiss from this one?
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The most harmful thing I ever encountered scuba diving was fire coral.

 

I tried to take pictures of barracuda, but they kept turning away. A
school of bluefish once bit my regulator, while his friends were
chomping on my wetsuit.

I know someone who had 33 stitches when he was bitten by a blue shark.
The dummy tried to use it as a horse.

 

I slipped into the water with a large baracuda off of the dock in Mexico
- he stayed for one shot (with a cheap P&S "disposable") and then
wandered off.

--
"Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional,
illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media,
which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible
to pick up a piece of shit by the clean end."
-Unknown

 

Tiger babies are cute too. They'll still eat you when they grow up,
some of them anyway.

 

Then there are some pussy cats who will just lie there and purr.
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Roy Horn knows all about that.

 

....but he & Siegfried purr best together.

 

The local zoo used to have a very dangerous mountain lion. She was
dangerous because any time she saw a lap she tried to curl up in it,
which worked out fine when she was a kitten, but when she hit 120 pounds
it caused problems.