"Animal Secrets Zoos Don’t Want You To Know"

[@punkem733]

The tiger in san fran that attacked the three people was even noted how she just went after those three, and left every other person alone even after she was done.

[@CadenceWallace]

Fun Fact: The family wanted the zoo to put up a memorial plaque regarding the mauling and the zoo actually did, for Tatiana the tiger.

[@JaxMerrick]

@@CadenceWallace As is only proper.

[@fenorlex1126]

@@CadenceWallace Myes. This is big brain time.

[@windhelmguard5295]

@@CadenceWallace in germany it is common for people to put up crosses next to roads where people died in car crashes to warn other drivers of dangerous spots, so i see there being a point to putting up plaques that say "X died here because he did something stupid, don't be stupid like X"

[@laurainathunderstorm]

​@@windhelmguard5295 this is also done in South America, they are called animitas here, and they're usually in the shape of a small house, with a cross inside or in the front, and flowers are left there too.

[@sadaderlangga17]

Mother : *drop son into animal cage* Son : *Mauled to death* Mother : *sue the zoo* Yeah, I lost some hope for humanity at this point

[@mangaanimefan3089]

Was she, at least, arrested? She basically killed her son!

[@peggedyourdad9560]

@@mangaanimefan3089 Yeah, I would think that qualifies as criminal negligence since she didn't intend to kill the kid, she just made an incredibly poor decision that any reasonable person would not (I would hope anyway).

[@InkyWinkDink]

​@@peggedyourdad9560so basically, manslaughter on a child that's yours?

[@peggedyourdad9560]

@@InkyWinkDink Pretty much, yeah. I’m just thinking of what charge would be the easiest to prove, beyond a reasonable doubt, in court.

[@edim108]

The fact that a Gorilla broke out of enclosure solely to beat the shit out of that woman is hilarious to me 🤣

[@98953812]

12:45 In case you don't know, African Wild Dogs mob their prey and devour it while the unfortunate animal is still alive. So, I can assume that the boy had an incredibly rough time (putting it VERY mildly) before his number was up and his mother was, I'm sorry for her loss though, 100% at fault. Like Casual Geographic said; "the railing is there for a f*cking reason".

[@hydrokineticpowerhouse]

True I can imagine it was an absentminded decision with horrifying consequences, but if I was the judge I would’ve dismissed the case immediately. That’s like the people who jumped in with polar bears and tigers suing.

[@sleepyfork5250]

Also, lycaons are extremely intelligent creatures. They develop specific hunting strategies for different preys and they manage to secure a kill way more often than bigger predators like lions and hyenas (they manage to get a kill 60% to 90% of the time while most predators barely manage to reach 25%). At some point they were hunted for this reason. Because it was though that they hunted for sport rather than for sustenance.

[@kchandayco2372]

Grief is…Complicated. Especially one so….Young and….Brutally ….

[@toecollector9329]

"Incredibly rough time" is an understatement honestly

[@tatfly5779]

I mean at this point she should be in jail for manslaughter.

[@OnyxTheGamingMachine]

Nikki's facial expressions are extremely funny. Her "why?" faces lol

[@EponasArchangel]

The worst part of about the guy who tried to sneak into the zoo but ended up in the tiger enclosure, he was there with his family that day, misjudged how much it would cost and realized he didn’t have enough for everyone so paid for the mom and kids to go in without him and decided to sneak in and meet up with them once he was in. His family saw it happen.

[@mrreyes5004]

Still absolute dumbass decision. The high walls are very obviously there for a good reason. I only feel bad for the family, no sympathy for the idiot who thought it was a good idea to illegally encroach onto a random animal's turf.

[@nightmareblade34]

I know that this might sound bad but, that sounds morbidly hilarious.

[@everforward5561]

When you play stupid games, you win stupid prizes.

[@DrMuttmen9]

Or you play shitty games you get shitty prizes.

[@lazarus1540]

Man zookeepers really are a different breed to deal with all that

[@-isamu-9340]

As a zookeeper…yeah I’m willing to deal with Chimps and Cassowaries anytime over idiots with iPhones and Karens

[@OrigionalCigarette]

Fun fact: Pandas are only from china, so china by law owns them. if they want, they can summon a panda from a specific country back.

[@Bob-lr2xp]

China steals from everyone else, yet demands royalties on animals born in other countries that they had no part in raising.

[@Pherretfish]

@@Bob-lr2xp China steals..? Maybe you forgot China makes almost everything?

[@Bob-lr2xp]

@@Pherretfish They lead the world in intellectual property theft.

[@erichvondonitz5325]

@@Pherretfish Pretty sure China doesnt make islands

[@irina_wang0715]

@@Bob-lr2xp another ignorant fool 🤦‍♀️ let me educate you, China doesn't steal intellectual property anymore like heck they are a powerhouse country already, powerful & rich so they don't IPs anymore since they can just make theirs in WHICH THEY ARE ALREADY DOING, like heck a lot of their items & tech r smth they themselves made w/o any stealing whatnot some of it r even better than what they're rival makes so yeah that "fact" yours is already outdated.

[@adamlakeman7240]

IIRC zebras cause more injuries to keepers every year than tigers because people drop their guard around them and treat them like the domesticated animal they look like in a way they wouldn't with something more obviously dangerous. Of course, zebras *have* to be violent unpredictable assholes because they live on the savannah surrounded by lions and wild dogs and and hyenas and leopards and a hundred other things that eat zebras. And Casual Geographic didn't explicitly explain it but the woman who got beaten by a gorilla was effectively picking a fight with him every day. Staring at him (meeting his gaze) and baring your teeth (smiling) day after day? Yeah that's about as explicit a challenge to a silverback as you can get. The gorilla probably tried to warn her off with a threat display a couple of times the days before the attack but clearly went completely over her head.

[@erichvondonitz5325]

well its a good thing it wasnt in the wild or else it'll be much worse

[@razztastic]

@@erichvondonitz5325 I don't think getting beaten to death by a big black smarter version of Eddie Hall that weighs as much as your mom's car is very fun, in or outdoors.

[@bekirtaner3082]

Imagine this; Someone with a knife or a gun pulling up to your house, coming in your house and you defend yourself and the police comes in and shoots you first because you were defending yourself.

[@pemo619]

That's actually kinda how it works where I live. If someone sneaks in your house with a machete and goes, idk, into your Kids bedroom, you shoot, you go to jail. I know it's ridiculous.

[@bekirtaner3082]

@@pemo619 Lol here is something funny.. Same where I live here, Basically we need to let them inside to our bedroom for me to act :D

[@brigidtheirish]

Animals in zoos aren't just kept in cages anymore and *haven't* been for *decades.* They've got extensive habitats designed to simulate their natural environments connected to enclosures where they can get away from the annoying humans. Zoos go to *incredible* lengths to keep their animals healthy and happy. They also often rehabilitate sick and injured animals from the wild. There's a zoo about an hour from where I live that has an exhibit mostly dedicated to Canada geese with 'angel wing' with plaques on what causes it and what can be done to prevent it. (Basically, don't feed them lots of bread at the park.) Zoos also provide a place where kids can see animals from all over the world, learn about them, and *inspire* them to take care of the animals *and* then environment. Zoos are *awesome.* Some of the most memorable, wonderful memories from my childhood involved visits to the zoo.

[@gnarlynikki]

And while that is all wonderful- there are many downsides to zoos. As mentioned in the video- there’s a zoo local to us that has tigers kept in an enclosure that is entirely too small. These tigers have only a few feet to get out of the sun if they want, and they only have one wooden bench- nothing else. That’s just one zoo. While zoos do many important things, Im not sure all of the animals think that zoos are awesome

[@Soy_boi]

@@gnarlynikki I think the really problem is the accessibility normal people have to exotic animals. There is no regulation on what is called a zoo, so if somebody buys a tiger and has people pay to come see it, that is technically a zoo. The real zoos out there get discredited because of this even though programs like the AZA do yearly checks to keep animal welfare up to date. So yeah there are disgusting “zoos” out there, but that does not mean that accredited zoos are the same thing. It would be like comparing a puppy mill and a humane society just because they both have dogs in them.

[@brigidtheirish]

@@gnarlynikki That's a problem with individual zoos, mostly small ones that can fly under the radar easier. The majority aren't like that. It's like saying that having pets is bad because some people abuse theirs.

[@djtheturtle1399]

@@brigidtheirish not the same at all lmao. The needs of a bengal tiger are not the same as someones labrador

[@brigidtheirish]

@@djtheturtle1399 Wow. You either completely missed my point or ignored it entirely.

[@DisorientedWanderer]

I'd never let my cat outside where I live. My last cat snuck past me when I was leaving and while I was chasing her down to get her back inside a hawk swooped down and snatched her. She was too fat for it to carry away but it still did a lot of damage to her insides and they got infected to the point that the vet had to put her down. I didn't want to lose her but I also didn't want her to suffer. I still miss that fat drama queen.

[@ultimateninjaboi]

I will say. It's nice to know the former-teacher who jumped into the polar bear exhibit was actively trying to kill herself, and not just over-confident and under-intelligent. actually kinda makes me feel bad for her, unlike the other idiots. Plus, she managed to survive, and not end up getting the bears killed .

[@tomsgrexit]

I had a horse when I was a kid. One day he started bucking and I dove off him, face first. I was in shock for about ten minutes afterwards! 😅

[@ShinigamiSamaH]

Imagine you as a human and being put into an enclosed space for most of your life with little to no stimulations. Every day there are visitors who came and make a lot of noise, flash their cameras at you, pointing and maybe throw stuff at you. Do you think you would *"bond"* with them? Or like them in the first place? "It's fine. That animal is my friend, it would never try to hurt me."

[@appleglassjuice11]

I will say that I trust animal sanctuaries more than zoos tbh. Like look at Michael Jamieson, hes a multi millionaire that has a zoo house with well kept animals including tigers. Sadly, not everyone has the money to take care of such animals the same way.

[@vshatriya5254]

@@appleglassjuice11 That's a Zoo's problem, but I think the Zookeepers are probably taking alot of care for the animals.

[@appleglassjuice11]

@@vshatriya5254 Yeah I mean the zoo themselves not the zookeepers, they deserve all the respect.

[@brigidtheirish]

You know that zoos provided a *lot* of enrichment for the animals, right? We're not talking about 19th century menageries or even early 20th century zoos. These places go to a lot of expense simulating natural environments and making sure that the animals are kept physically and mentally active.

[@Hugo-yz1vb]

Two hundred or a hundred years ago, yeah, but for at least for more than 50 years it hasn't been like that

[@mortified776]

I love the informal policy of only trading animals for other animals so as not to put any monetary value on them that would encourage poaching. Moon jellyfish are the "reserve currency" of this system. If you don't have valuable enough animals to trade for a high value one you want, you can use moon jellies to make up the difference. It seems this works because they produce enough offspring that there's no risk of a jellyfish shortage, but raising the babies up to adulthood is difficult enough that there isn't a risk of jellyfish "inflation" either.

[@matiaspereyra9392]

14:30 not always planned, most times when it's "person jumps in the way of x" it's out of a spontaneous need to not be here anymore that can't wait for the gathering of less painful and quicker tools or to get home to use said tools that they had already gathered for that purpose tho, yes if you are planning on doing that please do it in a safe way for others and, maybe I shouldn't say this, verify the method isn't going to leave you injured and in physical pain on top of everything else if you make a small mistake

[@NanuqEditzS]

7:14 Talking about Cassowaries. Can you react to his video called "Cassowaries are truly the spawn of Satan"?

[@fransthefox9682]

I don't care if foxes are stinky. They are still the most precious fluffballs for me. Besides, can't ruin my social life if I don't have one. ;)

[@Soy_boi]

There are plenty of cases of zoo animals remaining at zoos even after they get out. I worked at a zoo where the Jaguar got out for an entire 12 hours in the night and all he did was wander around the zoo and kill a couple of the foxes that live there. The fence around the zoo was only about 10 feet which he could’ve easily climbed, but he never did because he wasn’t trying to escape or anything. Now before anyone says anything, this was an easy credited zoo not your backyard private variety.

[@calumteine2008]

Your pup is fucking adorable.

[@AlphanaII517]

Animals in zoos be on disrespectful time

[@yeeterslekiller475]

1:00 What's the background music called

[@skeletalmean3879]

"may the polar bear rest is peace, as for the boys may he rest in pieces

[@AFIoridaman]

17:40 ok as someone who works with a horses that is 100 percent there falt rule number one if tou need to to behind them walk to their aide and hold your hand against them as you walk around so they know your there because otherswide thwy may get spooked and kick.

[@zevric7524]

I do agree with you guys about the zoos and such in a lot of cases, but there are a lot of animals that are in zoos because of injuries that would get them killed in the wild. A perfectly healthy wild animal shouldn't be held captive like that, I agree, but if they only keep unhealthy animals in the zoo the mating programs would produce some really screwed up offspring. It's a very tough issue.

[@itstheundisputedsagboo]

Oh & also, do you guys like horror? I would love to see you react to Mr. Nightmare lol 😂

[@MartimusEins]

you should watch his why is this animal a war criminal thats porbably something you also wouldnt expect!

[@ulquiorra6161]

if you have a exotic pet and you like raise it from baby to adulthood, its basically dont have a chance in a wild

[@fabiomorandi3585]

Not even reincarnation is a reset button. Yes, the overwhelming majority of people remember nothing of their past lives, at least knowingly, but your karmic balance is going to stick to you until you manage to get out of the cycle.

[@davidcr566]

Evidence of past lives or karma?

[@EatMyShorts-ul7ev]

Whatever you say, ancient barbarian.

[@bartonabrams3433]

To answer your comment/question about why they do it, think death by cop. I used to work in the medical field in hospitals, for the most part not bad, but during the holidays we dreaded it. The reason was simple, during the holidays peoples depression skyrockets to the point of self deletion. In their minds to get around an express ticket to hell for doing so they will try and force someone/ thing to remove them from life. I.E. cop, wild animals, on coming traffic. It’s sad but their view is they want out but don’t want to go to hell so have someone/ thing do it for them. Keep in mind, that only applies to the lady that jumped in with the bears. For the other ones…….they where just dumb. No matter what someone always looses

[@fenorlex1126]

Adding a bit on what they mean by "going to hell", suicide itself is basically a religious sin, so for those who're devout and want to bypass that, they'd want someone or something else to do the deed for them.

[@windhelmguard5295]

@@fenorlex1126 "thou shall not kill" does indeed include yourself.

[@thomasdendtler4077]

Zoos can be great, if they're regulated properly. In the US they're probably crap, cause Americans are allergic to anything government. But in Australia, our zoos are amazing and do a lot for animal conservation.

[@animalia5554]

There are plenty of accredited zoos in the U.S. that are all members of the AZA. Association of Zoos and Aquariums. Unfortunately there also plenty of roadside “zoos” that aren’t members and don’t care bleep for their animals.

[@tonydesimone7237]

Listen folks, if you wouldn't taunt a man with a minigun, then don't taunt nature's equivalent.

[@videomaestro9566]

12:45 I think I heard about that…😐

[@CreepyPersonCube.]

Studies, interviews, and history tells us that in many cases, suicide was an impulse decision by someone pushed to the brink. I'm not judging - any of us can get there,, and be thankful if you've never been pushed that far into hell. Interviews, you ask? With survivors, heh. As for history, I'm kind of half-asleep so this is kind of vague, but there was this stove being sold in Britain which made it really easy to shove your head in there and sleep your way to eternal rest. They changed the design, which made it harder to gas yourself. Removing the easy availability of death reduced the number of suicides. So that poor woman was just on a hair trigger when that furry promise of annihilation hoves into view. Really google? You don't know the word 'hoves'? It's in the Webster dictionary.

[@kalieffoster4607]

Mixed feelings about zoos. Yes protect dying wild life but also, who’s going to pay for that? Gotta make money to house them…still poor things

[@OrbObserver]

The most ethical course of action is to do what we can to preserve and study life in the wild. Zoos are morally grey at best.

[@brigidtheirish]

@@OrbObserver And how do we do that? Zoos are *great,* partially because they often double as hospitals for sick and injured wildlife. They also provide opportunities for studying behavior that we wouldn't be able to see in the wild because it happens underground/underwater/whatever. We're able to provide safety that the animals wouldn't get in the wild, too. We're still learning a lot about how to keep them happy and healthy, but we *are* learning. The more we learn, the more we're able to do for those in the wild. Zoos also provide a place for kids to see animals up close that they wouldn't be able to otherwise, fostering a love of animals and a desire to learn.

[@Davidofthelost]

Preserves don’t stop poachers from sneaking in and killing the animals. I know the rangers and wardens try their damnedest. But there only so much they could do to be everywhere and protect all animals in the preserve. Zoo’s should be inspected constantly to make sure safety standards are high enough to keep idiots from killing themselves or others. Anyone who causes the animals distress or doesn’t listen to the keepers when they are doing something that provoked the animals should be warned and forced to leave if they don’t listen. The could come back once and if they haven’t learned then add them to a banned for life list.

[@mandyimvegetaallen1943]

When I 4 my grandpa put on a horse and she takes off running with still on her back

[@xcalium9346]

I don't get why zoos bother with railings anyway. Just put up a fucking wall.

[@gmk9321]

3:40

[@Doomturtlescottydemonking]

Hey Caleb

[@CrazyCircles1]

Even more stupid because that was in Germany. You know, that one country with a generous welfare system compared to the rest of the world. Also, teachers in Germany get a decent salary. Between 3.5k and 5.5k a month. Meaning, the first year of unemployment nets you 60% of what you earned on average during your career. And one year is more than enough to find a new job, especially if you have experience in that field. It took me 3 months, and I was lazy about it. I wasn't doing shit for 2 months, just being lazy.

[@ryangreen6255]

I surprised he didn't mention the hippo

[@gokulganesh2876]

Well you can see a 1000lbs water horse coming for you but a 200lbs homicidal ape might just come out of nowhere and most zookeepers know to keep out of hippo enclosure.

[@DaltonKY08]

Darwin at its finest

[@MNA-zn4ni]

Thanks for another great reaction. i like to make a suggestion for a reaction. a series on YT called Iconic Arms by Ahoy.

[@wolfmama7879]

I got buck off a horse and I will never ever get back on a horse

[@whatwhatinthewhat4400]

i have zero sympathy for people who die like this. climbign into a polar bar cage etc The kids who get dropped in and the animals who get shot are the real victims.

[@davidcr566]

Yes, honestly those kind of people deserve everything that's coming to them the very moment they enter. Screw them, it's just the gene pool purging itself and we shouldn't try to stop it.

[@wolfmama7879]

Human beings can be stupid.

[@coolmanplayz438]

I'm just gonna put it this way, for how "intelligent" we as humans are, we seem to have an extremely bad habit of not learning our lessons. In this case, I think anybody should be able to see why stupidity and wild animals don't mix. I also think its about damn time we start holding the dumbasses responsible for their stupidity rather than making the zoo responsible. There are some species in zoo's that are endangered, and if it came to that point the zoo would have no choice but to kill an endangered animal to save the person, even though dumbasses with more ego than sense are really starting to overpopulate. From an evolutionary standpoint humans have gone unchallenged as the dominant species on the planet for so long that natural selection hasn't been a factor for a while, and the result is the dumbasses mentioned in the video

[@peepnox7747]

Nice Sex Pistols shirt

[@NominDonutz]

try reacting to max0r videos if you guys want to

[@Cool_story_bro_nobody_cares]

I wish I could say the truth I really do

[@asurapain9224]

Savage

[@nickcastor3320]

Hmmm bone rot smells probably the worst

[@KenanVonKaiser]

Meh!

[@ImpulseN39]

People suck bruh

[@lukekelly5075]

I feel like everyone everybody always forgets the conservation efforts of zoos. Especially with Endangered species. Infact a feel like zoos have a bad rap. The truth of the matter is that most zoo animals today (key word there) live better lives then most of us. animals in the wild live short violent lives where they FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL every minute. But muh animals behind bars or some shit. Like we're still living in the victorian era.

[@wren7195]

Agreed. It's a mixed bag, like everything we do. I live near the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens, and even got to visit three times in my youth. Even my last visit, during college studying biology, it was a magical place. The rest of the world knows it for Harambe, but their breeding programs and conservation biomes are incredible. (The "Botanical Gardens" part that always gets overlooked, they have plants AND their biomes [often mixed into the animal habitats of similar regions, but not always due to obvious reasons])...Yeah, they have to make money, but when I went there you had the option of just wandering around of course, or if you were in a school visit or with SUPER COOL PARENTS WHO KNEW YOU WERE a crazy scientist girl, you could join in any center's "Experience" and get to talk with caretakers, SCIENTISTS, and even interact with some animals. Even to this day and I'm forty two now, it was always clear to me that you could feel the kind of environment they were working towards. Never going to be perfect, and I'm not making excuses, some animals don't do enclosure well at all, almost always for mental reasons. But the lengths some of Cincy's endangered species programs have gone are incredible. Even our new darling Fiona. That all said... we can do better. I fully understand the reasoning behind having open-air enclosures, they're more for the animals' sakes than the public realizes, but I do think they need to be hardened more. Put steel and plexiglass up with gaps *NO* body is going to get through. If we're serious about this being for "both of our sakes," then that's the very least we can do, whatever it does to the "numbers." (A slight aside, the tortoise made me think of this: I forget when/where this was, there was a documentary on like a decade ago, and a crew was down on the islands with some of the tortoises, and they uh.... somehow "interfered" with the male's attempt at wooing his girl. Something that had apparently and obviously taken a long while and a lot of effort. THIS TORTOISE, my boy was SO PISSED he followed the entire crew back angrily, stalk/stomping half a klick after them. One of the most tragic and hilarious things I'd ever seen. Be safe and well Luke! Kelly? Be safe and well! )

[@lukekelly5075]

@@wren7195 I loved your insight. And i hioe you remain well too. 👍

[@leechowning2712]

I'm sorry to be at the least almost an ass here... but honestly I don't think zoos should use lethals. Period. Trank it if it gets out, but if you go into their space I honestly not have any sympathy. You seriously want to die that bad? The big cat deserves a treat for putting up with humans anyway. And if the zoo made that the official policy, as in posted "if you don't want to die, don't pass this rail" the careless parent types would be more careful because "what do you mean what I am doing is dangerous?" is actually pretty common.

[@mrreyes5004]

I mean, using lethals on escaped chimps is absolutely justified. Definitely not on most animals like elephants or tigers, but chimpanzees are genuinely violent beasts that will make their targets suffer. Casual Geographic already posted videos about how chimps take the time to coordinate gang assaults on victims to mutilate their faces and nether-regions. So yeah, lethals are justified against them.

[@floppahq7034]

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[@Saber23]

The zoo doesn’t feel wrong at all, I don’t know what y’all are going on about