Comments by "" (@titteryenot4524) on "Giant pandas leave Edinburgh Zoo for return to China - BBC News" video.

  1. Human beings could learn a lot from pandas: they eat all day and sleep the rest of the day. If human beings committed to this, there would be far less human-caused trouble in this world. 🐼
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  2. One might even argue that if an animal could choose with intelligence, it would opt for living in a zoo, since the major difference between a zoo and the wild is the absence of parasites and enemies and the abundance of food in the first, and their respective abundance and scarcity in the second. Think about it yourself. Would you rather be put up at the Ritz with free room service and unlimited access to a doctor or be homeless without a soul to care for you?... But I don't insist. I don't mean to defend zoos. Close them all down if you want (and let us hope that what wildlife remains can survive in what is left of the natural world). I know zoos are no longer in people's good graces. Religion faces the same problem. Certain illusions about freedom plague them both. (Yann Martel)
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  3. One might even argue that if an animal could choose with intelligence, it would opt for living in a zoo, since the major difference between a zoo and the wild is the absence of parasites and enemies and the abundance of food in the first, and their respective abundance and scarcity in the second. Think about it yourself. Would you rather be put up at the Ritz with free room service and unlimited access to a doctor or be homeless without a soul to care for you?... But I don't insist. I don't mean to defend zoos. Close them all down if you want (and let us hope that what wildlife remains can survive in what is left of the natural world). I know zoos are no longer in people's good graces. Religion faces the same problem. Certain illusions about freedom plague them both. (Yann Martel)
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  4. You could be spot on there, mate! It’s been found that giant pandas living outside their normal latitude—specifically, 26 to 42° N—were more lethargic and likely to display abnormal behaviors, including pacing. Edinburgh’s latitude? 55°N! After all, these are not polar bears. Good call! 👍
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