Happy birthday Samson! The biggest birthday boy is 27 this week.
Best known around the zoo lately as Tula-Tu’s dad, Samson is also an important mentor to Samudra, the younger male elephant in the family.
Best known around the zoo lately as Tula-Tu’s dad, Samson is also an important mentor to Samudra, the younger male elephant in the family.
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27 years of wisdom, strength, and dad jokes (probably)!
You're doing a great job as Tula-Tu’s proud dad and Samudra’s mentor. Big love to the gentle giant!
https://www.oregonzoo.org/wildlife/animal-well-being
My heart breaks for you and all innocent animals who are enslaved for entertainment and research.
Please do research before assuming all zoos are bad.
Some zoos absolutely are for profit. Others are not. I would recommend taking to keepers instead of vilifying their work.
No one’s paying me. And I could hardly consider minimum wage to be payment. It’s table scraps to say the least, no?
An example would be Red Wolves. Some are on exhibit for the public to learn about, but others are away living their lives behind the scenes
Inspiring people to care requires a deeper connection. You can’t just show a photo of a foussa.
I believe North Carolina Zoo has one, I’ll have to ask my guy that works there.
Maybe we can throw him/her a parade !
a. Been to the Oregon Zoo and seen the elephant area
b. Looked to see if the Oregon Zoo is for-profit at all
I would recommend researching the Species Survival Plan and the S.A.F.E program.
Human race is an error. Fortunately
humans may disappear from the face of the Earth this century
60% of funding comes from tickets, merch, etc.
Observing the animals in their habitats is educational, and helps to fund the work that protects those species in the wild.
Just sayin.
Did you know that USDA sanctuary requirements are LESS struct than AZA accreditation standards?
Dan Ashe is not a good pick.
Got peanuts? Hi Samson and Thank you for sharing him here! Please enjoy a great day. 🌻
It's an operation done to keep the elephant healthy and comfortable.
The zoo is run by educated professionals with a degree on the subject.
I believe zoos do so much damage to the health to animals. Zoo’s are for profit entities that kidnap animals from the wild All for a group of investors to make a few quid. At the same time the animals suffer greatly.
Love to know how this zoo acquired their animals from
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