Latin America is distinguished by its incredible supply of natural resources as well as an immensely rich and extensive geography, and as a result of rapid economic growth around the world, the continent was invaluable to investors in the nineteenth century. However, production of goods required immense labour, so as would be expected of the time, slaves were put to work. Working alongside slaves, as had happened similarly in other regions of the Americas, South America also employed thousands of Asian indentured workers, whose status was on par with that of the African slaves. Latin American novelist Christina García’s deals with this period of history in her 2003 novel Monkey Hunting, which exposes the Chinese immigration experience and their…
After a class of eighth graders went to a zoo, the principle has not allowed anyone to go on a fieldtrip. Rumor has it that a group of boys hopped into the lions pin and one boy got his armed bitten off. No one knows the real story other than the principle, two eight grade teachers, and the group of boys. Something about this gave me the chills. There seemed to be absolutely no reason why we were going on a fieldtrip.…
Several of the gorillas became familiar with My close presence. An adult male named Macho would come over to gaze into My eyes and Digit, a young male and My favorite, would play with my hair or gently whack me with…
In addition, gorillas talk to each other, express sadness, and even laugh. Fossey showed the world that gorillas are often kind, tender, and gentle, not violent as was…
If there is one person who deserves to be credited for making the world aware of gorillas and the troubles they face, it is Dian Fossey. Without her compassion for the mountain gorillas of central Africa, we might be living in a world where these magnificent animals no longer exist. Fossey lived among the mountain gorillas of the Virunga Volcanoes for nearly twenty years. She dedicated her life to them and died trying to protect them.…
Little does he know, the gorilla is the teacher and he is far beyond the level of an average gorilla. Soon after confronting this gorilla, he comes to find out that this gorilla's…
He tried to play with the dog. He tried to frolic with the children. But three weeks ago the monkey, a rhesus macaque, jumped on Mrs. Fowler’s back, startling her, which in turn startled him. He bit her shoulder, prompting the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to set out once again to trap…
Because of these animals not liking where they live, I believe some should be released back in the wild. The story of this book is quite simple. The narrator sees and ad asking for a student wanting to save the world with him. The narrator goes to the location of the teacher and finds a gorilla named Ishmael who can communicate telepathically.…
When I returned to the United States in 1966, Dr. Leakey came back to Louisville, Kentucky for a lecture tour. I went to see him and he had a project for me to research gorillas in Africa. While I was in Africa I set up a camp in the mountain range of Congo, where the gorillas lived. Over time I identified the different…
The New York Times Op-doc, “Gorillas in the Crossfire”, produced on 7 November 2014 by Orlando von Einsiedel show the story of Andre Bauma, a man who takes care of mountain gorillas of Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo, intentions for Mountain Gorillas freedom. The Op-Doc shows how war has been rising for 2 decades and hundreds of soldiers have been killed or harmed trying to protect their park. The park has been raided by armed rebels and these soldiers jeopardize their lives for Virunga Gorillas each day. Reason being, the people of Virunga know the gorillas have the same rights just as human beings, and they are the key to the region’s stability. The Mountain Gorillas are not the main target of interest but they…
Primates at the Los Angeles Zoo When I visited the Los Angeles Zoo it was raining and very cold. Although it stopped some primates from coming out of their dwellings, it did not stop all. I analyzed many primates at the zoo but not all. Each species had their own interesting , and unique personalities and characteristics. The first primate I observed was the Orangutan, which belongs in the ‘Great Ape’ category.…
It was so cool because they actually let you hold some of the monkeys at this zoo, unlike the…
After a three year old boy fell into the gorilla encloser at the Cincinnati Zoo, a gorilla grabbed ahold of the boy and dragged him through the water. The gorilla was shot by zoo keepers in order to rescue the boy who was not seriously injured. The gorilla, Harambe, was a western lowland gorilla which is a critically endangered species. Animal rights groups are pressing for an investigation of the zoo because they claim the zoo violated the Animal Welfare Act (Dodley). Was killing the gorilla to the save the boy’s life the right thing to do?…
This is how animals were treated, which is demoralizing for any human being. The Animals in zoos were probably treated better than the people of the Congo…
The goal of this project is to examine the effects of naturalistic housing in Zoos such as the Louisville Zoo and how it affects them in cognitive activity. The increasing need of Zoos providing naturalistic housing for such animals is a necessity to prevent failure to thrive. Observations on primates in these naturalistic housings and use of cognitive activates can provide a captivating understanding on the species and select individuals. Visit and Observation This researcher went to the Louisville Zoo on November 6, 2015 to visit and observe the Gorilla Sanctuary.…