This noodle for some reason. (Boston)

I want to give extra starz for you mentioning Umm Khaltoum!!

Yeah, he’s so awesome. And so are the squirrels.

I fell asleep to this seascape last night. But fortunately I stayed awake for the part about his new pet squirrels!

Gosh, that’s fantastic.

I love Yoko and Riff Raff!

You are so right about the Tufts thing.

Ok. In your opinion. My world is less black and white. Not every outrage reaction needs to be equal. You know what I wish more people cared about? The destruction of rainforests for palm oil. Babies can’t breathe because the air quality is so bad from the smoke. It still doesn’t take away that a scared little boy got…

I’ve heard a lot of critiques against zoos as a result of this. Some people do take their reactions too far though. Still, it’s a sad event all around.

I’m not going to compare them. I’m going to just be outraged at both of them. Except for the official punishments, where I think it is appropriate to compare cases for logical decision making, and for justice. Although that rarely happens in the NFL.

Did I say it would magically solve everything? You just said that zoos have nothing to do with alleviating mass extinction and I was just trying to show that they do play a role in conservation, not that they solve everything. I personally do not like zoos at all. I am not a zoo lobbyist. But sometimes, the…

Dude we are on the same side. But zoos have been important for inspiring enthusiasm, allowing scientific study, and promoting conservation of species. Zoos are far from perfect, but people need to know and care about species to take actions to save them.

It’s ok! It’s nice to hear from like minds. And that’s a really nice way to explain it.

*****Extra starz***** for “aggressive whataboutery”!

Right?? And humanity needs this enthusiasm for rare species right now. Unchecked mass extinction will lead to our extinction.

Can’t we be sad about the dead gorilla AND be upset about gun violence? And before you say “there’s more sympathy for the gorilla etc” consider that it is an especially tragic situation given the small terrified child, the rarity of lowland gorillas, the often cruel spectacle of keeping animals in zoos, and the…

Hands-down one of my new faves!

Ahaha ew

ARg.

YIKES. Glad you’re back together :/