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Learning at the zoo.

By Marks & Katz, LLC

  Zoos keep captive animals for the entertainment of humans. Yes, some zoos may have a higher educational and preservationist purpose. However, if attendees' entertainment motivation for going to zoos were eliminated, few would be visiting zoos, and many of those on display would no longer be put on display.  Nevertheless, my 2 1/2 year-old-son loves the zoo, and I admit having enjoyed myself immensely with him at the National Zoo for many hours today.  Our primary motivator for driving to the zoo today was to visit the apes. All of the apes there exemplify the essential life approach of being here now, as lived and taught by such philosophical giants as Bhagavan Das and Ram Dass, and as exemplified in the following story:  "A man is chased in the wilderness by two tigers, only to be forced off a cliff, hanging for life from a vine...continue to full post

Full post as published by Underdog on November 02, 2008 (boomark / email).