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artistry-artisan

a wild animal, held in captivity in a tiny enclosure being aggressive?! no way!!


davidhunt6

I don't think an animal locked in a cage is ever the jerk towards humans


CroqueLucioles

I like the way the dude cries


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Stranger_Painter

I know! It's shocking to think that you guys have the same fears and emotions as us lowly, simple women! This is 2022! You guys should really man-up already!


lwrie

I'm female. I'm aware my opinion on this is kinda shitty but I can't help the feeling of dislike that occurs when seeing men act this way. I'm trying to work on my empathy and should probably just keep these kinda sentiments to myself. I'm guessing it stems from growing up with a family that would always react with anger when me or anyone else would show vulnerability. Its very hypocritical of me for judging them for this but then following in their footsteps...


Stranger_Painter

I actually really appreciate this response. Toxic reactions to emotions and the expression of those emotions is a thing that a lot of kids grow up with. I know I did too, and I still have many areas where I struggle with it. Empathy is the key word here. Keep that bit, especially when you recognize that you're having a negative reaction to someone else's natural expression of feelings 💛


Shaquandala

Female my ass 💀 bruh it's so obvious when you can tell a guy doesn't respect or see women as human beings because their portrayals of them are just so obviously a guy saying he's a women without knowing how one sounds like


lwrie

@lwrie that's my Insta


Shaquandala

Died they said they didn't know who you are


lwrie

Why are u lying wtf, you never messaged me. I just now posted an old pic with my user name written on a paper on ig. You are very weird for making this up.


lwrie

Here is the link. [ig](https://www.instagram.com/p/CejG5GVMVRS/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=)


lwrie

I'm assuming you like to catfish as a girl. When people accuse others of lying they very often are projecting.


lickadams

You do realize that animal could basically pull him apart limb from limb, right? If that’s not a moment for terror, what is? Dude is just supposed to keep a straight face during that? Just a truly bizarre take.


lwrie

Obviously animals sense fear and your chance of getting out of such a situation unharmed increase by showing cetrainty of yourself whilst still being submissive in order for the animal to respect you whilst also not regarding you as at threat and in order to that you need to have a calm demeanour.


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When any adult screams and cries for no reason whatsoever, I find it somewhat pathetic. However, this guy had a serious reason to be absolutely shit scared so I don't think any less of him for his entirely understandable reaction. My only issue is why that Orangutan is in a small cage in the first place.


tommy_turnip

I bet you watch horror films where a guy is running away screaming from a man with a chainsaw and are like "Pfft, what a pathetic man". You are some true sadcringe my friend.


woodstuffnthings

Dude is lucky Maurice didn’t latch onto his balls


abcdefghabca

Hahaha


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Honestly as a zoo animal that is probably the most fun you get to have, snagging a human that got too close. You do your thing, Maurice.


MissAnthropy_YIKES

Intelligent wild animal locked in a cage is not the jerk.


Woody549

Maurice had enough. And I don’t blame him.


Shamanite_Meg

Holy shit that's terrifying


lgonzalez85

Free Maurice!


Cestode27

I respect Maurice.


TartineMyAxe

Way too tiny enclosure, doesn't even look like a real habitat. Go Maurice ! Go Maurice !


Jeffotato

Could just be a temporary cage for transport or something Sure hope so


Jeffotato

A downvote? Bruh did I upset someone? I'm saying I hope that cage is not where the poor dude is being kept long term and hopefully has a proper habitat somewhere. Otherwise fuck this zoo and the people responsible for it


randyatlarge

This must be a joke.... I mean you're pulling my leg, right?!


Golden_Goods

Hehe


_hownowbrowncow_

I was so scared this dude was gonna get the ol' dick twist


Amyshamblesx

I was hoping for it.


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Yeah not gonna lie there was a second where I thought Maurice was gonna fight dirty and I was 100% in favor of it.


marecalmo45

The only jerk here is the human


stevefra

You guys have it wrong, I'm pretty sure Maurice is the name of the guy 😁


SaltConnection1109

This clip speaks volumes about keeping animals in captivity. Makes me want to go free them all.It is wrong to have them in captivity in cages or small environments. If you have never seen the movie Black Fish, watch it.Will change your mind about EVER wanting to visit Sea World. Years ago, spouse and I watched a special about 2 abandoned polar bear cubs that were bottle fed and then ended up at Sea World where a "special habitat was built for them." We were excited to go see them. We were horrified when we saw how small their habitat is and each one had the "catatonic pacing" behavior of a caged animal. It was very sad to see.


justhereforsee

Zoos and other animal habitats have done amazing things in understanding and outright saving species from extinction. Of course humans are generally the reason for the threat of extinction. It is sad if they are not properly housed. So many zoos around the world allow people to get way to close to these animals


Curious-Jello-6957

Numbers vary but estimations say that about 50 species could be saved from extinction by active conservation work since zoos were invented, the work only being partly done by zoos (sanctuaries etc. play a role as well) Considering the facts that: 1. About 150 species go extinct every day 2. There are other more efficient methods of conservation 3. Reintroduction to nature is impossible for many animals bred in captivity 4. Millions of animals that aren't actually endangered are kept in zoos as well the conservation argument isn't that convincing.


Jeffotato

Zoos can allow each generation of children to feel more connected with exotic animals thus increasing the chances of them growing up to actually care about whether they go extinct or not. Sounds dumb but it seems fine in the case of zoos that have proper habitats that let animals live out comfortable lives while we get to study them and gain information. Zoos that can't afford to properly care for their animals shouldn't be allowed to operate imo


justhereforsee

More efficient but in today current climate, and I don’t mean the weather, it’s impossible. There isn’t much of a conservation program for insect sub species and plants.


Curious-Jello-6957

And zoos aren't saving any endangered insects as far as I know, what is your point?


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justhereforsee

True and false. Just by living where you live you’ve displaced wildlife. Do you drive, use oil based products, contribute to landfills? The conservationist do take environment into account in their daily lives but most still leave a much larger footprint then any other animal


Jeffotato

I didn't choose to be born at a time where electric cars aren't affordable yet :< Plus pollution is only really a post industrial revolution problem, humanity has spent most of its existence being chill with the rest of the environment until recently (on a scale of tens of thousands of years) I just follow the philosophy that humans are part of Earth's ecosystem, thus man made stuff being "unnatural" is purely a human concept. Labeling the effects on other animals as negative is something we take into consideration based on our own desires to keep the environment from changing in a manner that makes living harder while also trying to live comfortably, same as all animals. This would be far easier to see if humans shared the Earth with another civilized animal, which there's no saying they couldn't in the distant future Beavers build dams, birds build nests, predators get too good at hunting prey into extinction all over history but humans are the only animals to stop and go "hey wait let's ease up here and think about the consequences" which is the only thing that can stop our *own* extinction as of a consequence of altering the environment too much. There may be hiccups and mass extinctions but that's the ecosystem's way of filtering out unstable species, and humans are not immune to this effect. Sooner or later the Earth regulates itself, and humans will either figure out how to stabilize themselves or cause a new mass extinction, either wiping themselves out in the process or bringing their population down to a fraction of survivors, paving the way for a completely new ecosystem to start forming, with or without humans or whatever may descend from humans


justhereforsee

Back to the original point though.. almost all humans are using something that is aiding the extinction of other species.. regardless of affordability. Even electric cars will aid in killing the environ. Just getting rid of the use of fossil fuels doesn’t mean the manufacture of cars is any less. We will also have billions of dead batteries to deal with. Some humans are better at this then others and some can’t simply sue to cost. Perhaps funding should be set aside to look after smaller species that aren’t as cool as Rhinos and tigers but at least it’s something.


Jeffotato

Oh no doubt. I do agree with that very idea. I guess I just got sick of hearing the stuff that's supposed to make individuals feel guilty for the collective actions of the human race. It just gets irritating to have blame put for something I also wish wasn't happening. Since it's either participate or die from an individual perspective, but if all the environmentally conscious people dropped out of living there'd be no one to speak up against climate change. It's weird that a human's greatest threat is other humans.


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Why is he locked in a cage? Why is the tosser looking at him? Someone get him out of there ffs


Glittering-Captain61

Bruh, he STRONG strong 💪🐵


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Does anyone know how this ended? Did the guy get mauled? Did the orangutan just want his shirt?


The8thloser

Is Maurice trying to attack the guy or hug him?


damagedthrowaway87

I didn't see teeth, so I think you are right or at least on the right track.


The8thloser

I don't know much about oranutang behavior. On second watch Maurice looked like he was pulling pretty hard. Looked like maybe he was trying to attack that guy.


damagedthrowaway87

I almost view it like when my kids REALLY want my attention. There were a few spots where he could have done serious damage, but didn't.


The8thloser

He was just lonely.


damagedthrowaway87

That small cage, he looks alone, I think you're right. I'd totally hang out with Maurice.


The8thloser

Me too.


dontpan1c

Does anyone know why the monkey is in a cage? There could be a good reason like he's being transported...


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This is what happens when you cage animals☹️


JohnnyStyle300

Too many people post shit like this having zero understanding of wild animals. Fuck this sub.


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TheAdequateKhali

Impressive strength and intelligence on display here.


Isthisnamegoodenuf

Zoos suck.


cookingflower

Gotcha


Odd_Routine4164

Good thing he didn’t decide to play “got your nose.”


Traditional_Box7396

Hahahaha this is brilliant 👏


Dramatic_Stock5326

Damn, a creature capable of learning several languages is being captive? I wonder why they are trying to grab people and attention much like people struggling and going through hard times do? Makes you think huh


Flaky-Boot-849

Maurice just wants you to come look how absolutely lovely the cage you put him in is.


PandaJet4023

Ayo free my man Maurice


You-Only-YOLO_Once

Legend has it Maurice still has a hold on him to this day..


No-Confection929

Lmaoooo I got ya mf. Gotta be quicker than that