I stroll through my neighborhood and find myself in the zoological garden in Landau. Situated near the university in the remains of the former city walls and is for me to reach. I've met there even with the students in my biology major courses. We have discussed evolutionary adaptations to ecological conditions, we argued about the pros and cons of zoos and, ultimately, had our fun watching the animals.
And of course draws I am back irresistibly to Him. ER, I noticed so many times. He is on his small hill in the Erdmännchengehege and watched with grim faces of his clan. ER for the entire day at this point, a look forward, sometimes backward, sometimes on one side, then back to the others ...
And of course draws I am back irresistibly to Him. ER, I noticed so many times. He is on his small hill in the Erdmännchengehege and watched with grim faces of his clan. ER for the entire day at this point, a look forward, sometimes backward, sometimes on one side, then back to the others ...
He is ...
THE GUARD.
Actually, I've never liked zoos. Close Tierknäste with behavioral problems in elephants too small for them. Depressive apes all day hanging around the fence sad or angry with bulletproof glass lam into the disturbed and crippled Flamingos standing around on the grass. But times change and with them the zoological gardens. It holds less and less animals more space, Wild are now off limits and there are global breeding programs for endangered species. Of course, my perception has changed.
I take the 300 tele and watch the meerkats through the camera. Somewhere on the edge of the small enclosure is dug hard. This is one of the droll little creature was up to his belly in a hole and scoop out all his might earth with his front legs between the hind legs through. I want to hold the sight. But, as a secret sign that says once the watchman in the picture and looks at me through the telephoto lens pass with sullen Gesichtsaudruck. Only a few days ago I saw on TV a funny cartoon. Among other things, involved the escape of some zoo animals from the New York Zoo. An important role also played a highly organized group of military penguins and dug through her escape tunnel. "The meerkats do dig to freedom, and the guard is dope." shoots through my head and I can not laughing once more pictures. Another visitor has now also become aware of the tunnel workers: "What if the meerkats dig up on the other side?" asks a little girl's father.
Not laugh was the attitude of the zoo a few decades ago: So Brown bears were once held in the so-called bear kennels. These were bare, open at the top and on the walls concrete pits, in which the individual animals usually of three or four of us could not go out of their way for bear pit were shockingly small. This is something I've yet to see a little more than ten years - I now do not tell in which city it was, because one wants to condemn anyone. Unworthy of such a thing! In Landau offers visitors a different picture: The area of the zoo is part of the former city fortifications. The moat contains Today, no water, but bears. And although a few refreshing. This, with trees and bushes planted area a comfortable size for Zooverhältnisse, the animals can go well out of the way and must not let Gapes by the public, if they do not want to. As a visitor will be via a bridge at a dizzy height guided past the enclosure, if you're lucky, you can catch a glimpse of the Bears, if not the good, because you have at least a good conscience towards animals. Nevertheless, I am sure that Bruin would rather frolic in the Bavarian forest, as in the moat of Landau. But as the bear was made there, yes we have seen recently in the news.
THE GUARD has now thrown in the tunnel construction site on the ground. It rolls back and forth for a while, and it gradually moves away from the hole. He skillfully draws the attention of observers to be when he pulls the cutest antics. The hole is dug further. Again, I must think of the cartoon penguins. "Do not forget people: sweet and cuddly, cute and cuddly!" whispers to the boss of the penguin gang his cronies, as they are made on the run from the police. And to this command down the birds behave so funny that no one gets the idea to them a deliberate evasion, cunning plan be trusted or even military drill. A brilliant move.
course I wish all the zoo animals uncompromising freedom. But desire and reality do not always go together. Take the Wild Animals of Ghana. Ghana, like it not one of the meerkats, but still a good example. Through medical care and better food supply, mortality could be reduced significantly here in recent years - but we now speak of the people, not from the apes. Since the birth rate was not reduced in the same measure, increases the population. And fast. Over the last twenty years, the Population nearly doubled. And this time, Benedict is not one to blame, because here are only 10% of the population Catholic.
Actually, I've never liked zoos. Close Tierknäste with behavioral problems in elephants too small for them. Depressive apes all day hanging around the fence sad or angry with bulletproof glass lam into the disturbed and crippled Flamingos standing around on the grass. But times change and with them the zoological gardens. It holds less and less animals more space, Wild are now off limits and there are global breeding programs for endangered species. Of course, my perception has changed.
I take the 300 tele and watch the meerkats through the camera. Somewhere on the edge of the small enclosure is dug hard. This is one of the droll little creature was up to his belly in a hole and scoop out all his might earth with his front legs between the hind legs through. I want to hold the sight. But, as a secret sign that says once the watchman in the picture and looks at me through the telephoto lens pass with sullen Gesichtsaudruck. Only a few days ago I saw on TV a funny cartoon. Among other things, involved the escape of some zoo animals from the New York Zoo. An important role also played a highly organized group of military penguins and dug through her escape tunnel. "The meerkats do dig to freedom, and the guard is dope." shoots through my head and I can not laughing once more pictures. Another visitor has now also become aware of the tunnel workers: "What if the meerkats dig up on the other side?" asks a little girl's father.
Not laugh was the attitude of the zoo a few decades ago: So Brown bears were once held in the so-called bear kennels. These were bare, open at the top and on the walls concrete pits, in which the individual animals usually of three or four of us could not go out of their way for bear pit were shockingly small. This is something I've yet to see a little more than ten years - I now do not tell in which city it was, because one wants to condemn anyone. Unworthy of such a thing! In Landau offers visitors a different picture: The area of the zoo is part of the former city fortifications. The moat contains Today, no water, but bears. And although a few refreshing. This, with trees and bushes planted area a comfortable size for Zooverhältnisse, the animals can go well out of the way and must not let Gapes by the public, if they do not want to. As a visitor will be via a bridge at a dizzy height guided past the enclosure, if you're lucky, you can catch a glimpse of the Bears, if not the good, because you have at least a good conscience towards animals. Nevertheless, I am sure that Bruin would rather frolic in the Bavarian forest, as in the moat of Landau. But as the bear was made there, yes we have seen recently in the news.
THE GUARD has now thrown in the tunnel construction site on the ground. It rolls back and forth for a while, and it gradually moves away from the hole. He skillfully draws the attention of observers to be when he pulls the cutest antics. The hole is dug further. Again, I must think of the cartoon penguins. "Do not forget people: sweet and cuddly, cute and cuddly!" whispers to the boss of the penguin gang his cronies, as they are made on the run from the police. And to this command down the birds behave so funny that no one gets the idea to them a deliberate evasion, cunning plan be trusted or even military drill. A brilliant move.
course I wish all the zoo animals uncompromising freedom. But desire and reality do not always go together. Take the Wild Animals of Ghana. Ghana, like it not one of the meerkats, but still a good example. Through medical care and better food supply, mortality could be reduced significantly here in recent years - but we now speak of the people, not from the apes. Since the birth rate was not reduced in the same measure, increases the population. And fast. Over the last twenty years, the Population nearly doubled. And this time, Benedict is not one to blame, because here are only 10% of the population Catholic.
"Everything so bad, is already in Ghana traditionally eaten much fish, and the fishing grounds off the coast are rich." You will perhaps be argued now. "But a problem because the seas around Europe are suffering from overfishing." I would answer them then. The heavily subsidized European factory trawlers from soft more often to African shores. The license of this in any third world country for an apple and an egg, or you will remain the same in international waters, fishing with miles of trawling literally empty. The Result is always the same: the local fishermen catch less and less. And when the hunger comes, reflecting on an old tradition to bridge times of need: Bush Meat. When Bush Meat people call there the animals you can hunt in the savannahs and rain forests. Meals are served in virtually Not everything that is not shooting back. And these are often old acquaintances from the zoo: warthogs, antelopes, chimpanzees, baboons, gazelles ...
THE GUARD starts as a secret weapon now his charm offensive. He lolls relish with half-closed eyes in the sand and no one but me watches the tunnel diggers. Is now hardly any case to see, as he almost disappears into his hole. The meerkats have my full sympathy and I have decided not to blow the whistle on them. As I briefly look at the watchman, I can not help me a conspiratorial wink. ER winks back, tells me again to stay cute and cuddly and circulated among the "Oh, how goooldig!" Call the zoo back in the sand.
Very thoughtful I leave the zoo.
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