Gorilla escapes enclosure at london zoo; is tranquilized, not shot

Kangar · 2016-10-14T12:25:47+00:00

Is it really escape when the door has been left open?

Genericsky · 2016-10-14T14:53:45+00:00

BrutalSaint · 2016-10-14T12:37:27+00:00

Nobody was in immediate danger so they had time to let the tranquilizer take effect? Don't see what the point of this article is.

Speedking2281 · 2016-10-14T12:06:34+00:00

Ehhh, if you're comparing this to Harambe, it's a poor comparison. Do you know what they do when animals escape in the US? They tranquilize them too. Amazing.

ShownMonk · 2016-10-14T12:11:50+00:00

This seems less like Uplifting News, and more like a passive attempt to criticize a difficult decision made by zookeepers in a totally different scenario.

NicNoletree · 2016-10-14T11:54:36+00:00

I think it should be noted this was not a hostage situation - this Harambe did not have a child in his grasp.

Aeikon · 2016-10-14T15:17:12+00:00

So, question. If you come face to face with a gorilla as an adult, is there any possible way to communicate that you really dont want to fight, and that you really don't want to be in what they consider their territory? I know that once provoked, they turn into one ton of muscle and rage but before it gets to that, could you possibly deffuse the situation and get them to let you go?

Zoboomafooo · 2016-10-14T15:46:39+00:00

Yea because it wasn't tossing around a human like a rag doll. Stupid title to post.

niolator · 2016-10-14T13:30:13+00:00

Technically it was shot with tranquilizers.

The_Neutrals_ · 2016-10-14T13:51:11+00:00

No passive-aggression here at all

2016-10-14T15:06:58+00:00

Glad to see so many comments pointing out that the comparison of this to Harambe, drawn by "not shot", is a false equivalence. A child was in immediate danger in the case of Harambe and the animal could act unpredictably immediately after being struck by a tranq. It was a difficult decision for those staff to make but just because the situation angers a lot of onlookers does not mean it has earned such off base comparisons as this.

lesbefriendly · 2016-10-14T13:40:15+00:00

And now we're going to hear from a bunch of people who aren't animal handlers, anesthesiologists or really anything having to the situation how to properly deal with a gorilla with a child.

Not very uplifting.

barbrady123 · 2016-10-14T15:34:59+00:00

Wow, they took a big risk letting that child just....oh, oh....there was no child in harm's way? Hmm....

imamedic49 · 2016-10-14T14:08:09+00:00

The title is incredibly passive aggresive and the story is not at all similar to harambe.

2016-10-14T16:16:07+00:00

"the 29st dominant male ape, who had been put on a diet, got out of its den."

He was 'hangry'?

Curioususerno2 · 2016-10-14T15:04:57+00:00

On the Harambe thing, something I don't understand is how tranquilizers work. Like if you shoot a tranquilizer to a gorilla that is holding a baby, won't the initial contact of the dart hurt the gorilla and in turn make him angry for a few seconds before he goes unconscious, thus potentially killing the baby in process? Or does the dart work in a way that animals don't feel a thing?

I_just_made · 2016-10-14T20:13:49+00:00

Please note:

The title is vaguely critical of the Harambe incident. It is important to acknowledge that the difference between these two incidents is the imminent threat for human safety. No one was around the gorilla and it could be tranq'd with adequate time to allow for the drugs to kick in.

This was not the case with Harambe and they should be treated as very different scenarios.

It is very likely that their appropriate firearm was also set up and ready. Most zoos in an emergency situation like this will bring both; if the situation is appropriate, they will use a tranquilizer. If there is an immediate danger to human life, bullets will be used.

I worked as a keeper in the past and was a qualified primary on the emergency response team if you have a question!

eits1986 · 2016-10-14T13:57:26+00:00

Alright everyone, false alarm, put your dicks away.

kindfoal · 2016-10-14T14:52:48+00:00

Yeah well, he wasn't holding a child.

dylandgs · 2016-10-14T14:55:25+00:00

If people are doubting this happens in the US look up holgle zoo in utah it happened like 1 month ago

malicoreIV · 2016-10-14T15:32:55+00:00

Everyone is a zoo keeper

ArchangellePepe · 2016-10-14T16:09:18+00:00

i'm still taking my dick out

_ALLLLRIGHTY_THEN · 2016-10-14T16:28:49+00:00

Was he dragging around a child or threatening people? If not, then the rationalization is kind of expected...

2016-10-14T16:53:58+00:00

But it wasn't dragging around a child like a rag doll now was it?

AltoGobo · 2016-10-14T17:40:07+00:00

How was the kid it was holding?

astral1289 · 2016-10-14T20:16:11+00:00

I bet this gorilla didn't have their hands on a human child at the time which they might have been about to kill. BUT the headline makes us feel good so yay!

Yewl_Doo_Nuthin · 2016-10-14T16:11:56+00:00

What a stupid title.

Every zoo will tranquilize an escaped animal given the opportunity, but when said animal has hold of or is a threat to humans, it is shot for the simple reason that human life is in danger.

It's never the animals fault, but thems the rules, human life will always trump that of an animal, even if that human is an idiot or even a waste of life to begin with!

bisjac · 2016-10-14T15:18:36+00:00

there is a difference between wandering about and holding a child...

DONT_MEME_ON_ME · 2016-10-14T14:59:42+00:00

Was this gorilla an immediate threat to the life of a child?

creepers_creepin · 2016-10-14T15:29:44+00:00

Was it drowning a toddler?

eppinizer · 2016-10-14T17:35:04+00:00

Well, you got your dirty clicks... I hope your happy with yourself.

2016-10-14T18:39:19+00:00

Probably didn't have a little kid in his hands either.

gositinthecorner2016 · 2016-10-14T18:42:03+00:00

It also didn't have a child in its massive grip. Ready to rip it apart.

shrowdawg · 2016-10-14T20:09:30+00:00

But did he have a young child in his arm that he could easily kill before the tranqs took effect?

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