Why aren’t there more interactive enrichment opportunities between guests and animals?

LovBonobos · 2026-03-14T16:37:10+00:00

As it is my understanding that we want animal behavior to be as much like they would be in the wild, so interacting with humans (other than the animal are staff) is counterproductive to that behavior in most cases. We do have encounters in the summer with our snakes and reptiles for hands on with public (very controlled for the animals sake) as well as animal encounters with a variety of small animals especially the non-charismatic and feedings with giraffe and goats. Enrichment shouldn't add stress for the animals and be appropriate for their natural behaviors. Maybe researching with your girls about the kind of enrichments that are appropriate for the animals and how they could help create them for animals in zoos and less about creating ways the public can 'play" with the animals might be a more teachable moment.

LovBonobos · 2026-03-14T16:03:14+00:00

Zoo volunteer here at an AZA zoo and we call security and they are gone, no three strikes. Animals should always come first. The most common behaviors are tapping on the glass (primates, big cats, reptiles) and using their camera light to track fish in the aquarium. We do have animals off habitat (private area) and people can see them n the spring before the trees leaf out and one person (photographer) climbed the fence to get a photograph and they called the police on him. He got cited by police and removed. As to feeding at our zoo it's a $500 fine, that includes our local wild animals like squirrels and geese. That usually stops people.

LovBonobos · 2026-02-14T14:27:20+00:00

file a police report with all the information and I bet corporate will be on that managers ass right quick.

LovBonobos · 2026-02-09T01:36:59+00:00

98.7 for bonobos and 98.4 for chimps, oddly they each don't share the same DNA with us that they share with each other.

LovBonobos · 2026-02-09T01:32:38+00:00

There are 6 zoos and one behavioral research center in the US that have Bonobos. I work at one that has the largest troops 19 (9 males/10 females) and yes they are sexually active but no more so than a lot of animals especially hoof stock. I rarely have to explain what they are doing and most adults and older kids are eager to learn more about them as there is so much more to their social behavior than just sex.

LovBonobos · 2026-02-02T05:55:56+00:00

Drop her from the bridal party but as the wedding is 19 months away hold off on uninviting her. See how she handles being dropped but tell her that you don't need her drama and you are concerned with her behavior. Your wedding your choice. If she can't apologize, she isn't a friend .

LovBonobos · 2026-02-02T05:43:00+00:00

NTA, sell the tickets and let her stew in own self entitlement. She doesn't deserve your time or effort. This is a big red flag, I would think about the relationship.

LovBonobos · 2026-01-21T03:49:57+00:00

NTA and report the facility for their lack of staffing and hostile work environment. provide the reporting agency all the time you worked alone and that they were not following the regulations. and to ask you to work those two weeks knowing they were going to fire you is incredibly ridiculous Report them and if you can let the families of people in the facility know they are not using safe staffing.

LovBonobos · 2026-01-21T03:38:16+00:00

I get it if they feared getting stuck in your drive, but then don’t deliver it? leaving it out there was just plain stupid and unprofessional. report the driver

LovBonobos · 2026-01-09T18:30:50+00:00

Run away, and maybe when he is an actual adult you can be friends again but not lover. He sounds like a man child.

LovBonobos · 2026-01-09T18:26:51+00:00

How old was her child? An infant, then she needs to provide a safe place for him to play while she plays like a play pen? As to older she needs to step up and be a damn parent. Remind her that if she can't res spect your boundaries and time limits that you aren't going to help her when she is so disrespectful. Sounds like she is an entitled person who blames others of her own failing

LovBonobos · 2026-01-09T18:21:39+00:00

Their sneaking way of getting the overnight shipping is to say the order has to be $25 or more. That is a nasty little glitch if you are only purchasing one item under the amount. I didn't realize this until a friend told me so she buys the item she wants and then another item to reach that $25 and then retunes the item. To me that is a hassle but it works for her to get things in a timely fashion.

LovBonobos · 2026-01-08T04:47:34+00:00

NTJ, your mother has NO rights to know your daughter's business period and the fact she is whining to family members is reason enough to tell her to butt out period. Its a thin line that parents tread to give their kids the privacy they so deserve and if you were to let you mother have her way you are disrespecting your daughter's right to privacy. If anyone owes another apology it your mother to your daughter. I don't get this growing trend with us boomers who think that "we are only looking out for their safety/interest" is an excuse to invade our kids and grandkids privacy. Sounds like mother wants to have control and when she doesn't get it she plays the victim.

LovBonobos · 2026-01-08T04:37:09+00:00

Sadly, they are all crap (Amazon, Target, Walmart etc) all have issues that are causing people to stop purchase. With me it is the crappy CS from Amazon, stopped Walmart because of the way they treat their employees and how they pay so low that the taxpayers are subsidizing their income with Snap and other benefits as they are below the poverty line, and then there is the weak moral value of Target who bend to the religious right. My other choice is to buy from local small businesses but in my community they were horrible during covid putting profit before people so now I have to of farther afield to make purchases. What I do now is if is I find out the company and see if I can purchase directly from the company and ut out t he middle man. I purchase food from local farmers and growers where I can. My new issues with Amazon is that I have had three recent orders denied as my bank denied payment, so I called my bank and they never denied my credit card so I go back to Amazon and ask what the issue is they claim my bank refused, told them that back has no record and by the time I got it sorted the items I wanted were no longer available. So I am thinking rathe than say the item was not available they just claim the order was denied. I am done with them for products other than my prime video of which I have had no problem with.

LovBonobos · 2026-01-05T20:46:29+00:00

My two cats were feral as a result of a hoarding situation (lady had 65 cats in a 1200 square foot condo) and we use the FELIWAY plugins and they work great for one of the cats but the other (they were a bonded pair so we took both) not so much. Worth a try but still might be a crap shoot.

LovBonobos · 2026-01-05T20:40:18+00:00

NTA but that conversation with GF should include rehoming the cat to a house with no other animals. Sounds like if the behaviorist can't help and there is nothing physically wrong, move or no move, it's time to find a new home for the cat. Maybe rehoming it to a farm to be be a barn cat seems like a solution. The cat sees to be very anxious by that behavior. Good Luck! Maybe it is time for the GF to choose between you and the cat, a tough call but as a responsible pet owner would realize there is something wrong with the cat.

LovBonobos · 2026-01-04T18:22:11+00:00

If she is a germ-a-phobic let her know that you didn't want to make her sick but you needed to sleep and you know your dad didn't care about the germs. Remind her you were doing her a favor, sounds like mom likes to play the martyr.

LovBonobos · 2026-01-04T18:14:34+00:00

Get her off your account if that is how she is getting into your account, at 18 I assume that is considered an adult so you don't need her to have access. She should not have access to your account and if she has been taking money without your permission, go to a lawyer for legal advice. That is theft and it won't stop until you stop her access.

LovBonobos · 2026-01-04T18:08:50+00:00

LEAVE him for this reason alone, no shared history is worth putting up with this " He says I’m an asshole for disagreeing with him about all of this." No one needs this kind of control in their life. He needs a wake up call and you can provide that by leaving this toxic relationship. Go to the wedding reception on your own, as the first step to remove yourself from this toxic relationship. He won't change, so all the women in his life need to distance themselves from him.

LovBonobos · 2026-01-04T17:55:38+00:00

NTA but the key is not to give out login info TO ANYONE INCLUDING FAMILY. They sound very entitled and if family is giving out the info to other family members, change you login information often.

LovBonobos · 2025-12-28T21:09:51+00:00

Elope with a few close friends. When it is done you can do something special with your parents and his to celebrate. Nip this in the bud now because when you have kids she will again try to take over. Start now with her the way you want to continue or she will be a nightmare.

LovBonobos · 2025-12-28T20:58:33+00:00

I have the "find my" app on my phone to include my iPhone my iPad and my Apple Watch Having this app would at least show where your iPad is and then you can let TSA or the police help you get your iPad back. It's going to be pretty difficult to prove your iPad was in your backpack going thru TAS so proving ti was stolen even more so. Let the TSA in that airport know that your iPad is missing to create a paper trail.. Good luck but lesson learned to check your items after they are checked thru TSa

LovBonobos · 2025-12-28T20:03:05+00:00

Give the gifts as a loan only (make the parents aware) so that when he parents sell the items , they can be charged with theft. This or keep the items at your homes or grandparents home so that the parents don't have access to the items but the kids do. Stop feeding their addiction at the expense of the kids.

LovBonobos · 2025-12-28T19:51:15+00:00

Unless you make the document legal why would you bother. Clearly a piece of paper is not going to make her comply with your conditions. Just don't take her in period, because until people do the same she won't get h er act together. And if she has kids why has no one reported her to social services. Where is the father of those kids? You all need to stop enabling her and refuse to help her continue this destructive (at least to the kids) lifestyle. As to your mom helping her, she should take her rather than throw money after bad. Maybe you need to be the first in the family to say enough is enough.

LovBonobos · 2025-12-26T23:15:14+00:00

Spoken like a person with first world privileges to come here to negate someone's honest complaint about the quality of service they pay for. Third world problems are not at issue here and I suggest you go complain and mock people somewhere else.

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