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53. The debate over whether or not animals should be in captivity

Sat Apr 15, 2017, 11:52 AM

Apr 2017

Is more than I am willing to get into here.

I base my observations on horses that are descended from a species that has been domesticated for thousands of years - and that would probably have been hunted to extinction if not domesticated, as they were in North America long ago.

Herd animals will bond with their own species whether in the wild or in captivity.

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APRIL IS HAVING HER BABY!!!! [View all] Sophiegirl Apr 2017 OP

It's about time! redwitch Apr 2017 #1

My pleasure Sophiegirl Apr 2017 #2

Yay! shenmue Apr 2017 #3

Thank you! blogslut Apr 2017 #4

Here is Houston's new baby public debut yesterday duncang Apr 2017 #5

Of course April will have her baby in April IronLionZion Apr 2017 #6

15 year old April is having her baby on April 15!! Siwsan Apr 2017 #7

The baby's legs are out! nt procon Apr 2017 #8

FINALLY!!! Sophiegirl Apr 2017 #9

Thank you! GoCubsGo Apr 2017 #10

Giraffes Bear Creek Apr 2017 #11

Why? CountAllVotes Apr 2017 #30

Not true Bear Creek Apr 2017 #40

When did this happen? CountAllVotes Apr 2017 #55

This message was self-deleted by its author Bear Creek Apr 2017 #57

have you visited this link: CountAllVotes Apr 2017 #59

Thanks for the heads up... llmart Apr 2017 #12

Some baby face! blogslut Apr 2017 #13

Is that the anxious father pacing around in the next pen? ret5hd Apr 2017 #14

Yes, that is him. blogslut Apr 2017 #15

Male giraffes abandon the female after conception oberliner Apr 2017 #25

Baby giraffe is here! DesertRat Apr 2017 #16

Love how Papa Giraffe is pacing... llmart Apr 2017 #18

Yes DesertRat Apr 2017 #19

I know anthropomorphism is fun - but that's not what is happening here. oberliner Apr 2017 #26

April and Oliver are the only giraffes at Animal Adventure Park csziggy Apr 2017 #39

To quote the zookeepers: "Oliver is a bull. And a bull is a bull is a bull!" oberliner Apr 2017 #42

Even a bull giraffe needs companionship csziggy Apr 2017 #49

Understood oberliner Apr 2017 #54

where "bonded" locked up at a roadside tourist trap jberryhill Apr 2017 #51

The debate over whether or not animals should be in captivity csziggy Apr 2017 #53

The poor baby giraffes have such... 3catwoman3 Apr 2017 #17

It is a long drop, right on the head! DesertRat Apr 2017 #24

Are dad giraffes participants in the... 3catwoman3 Apr 2017 #20

No DesertRat Apr 2017 #23

I love how the papa giraffe is pacing by the door! Cooley Hurd Apr 2017 #21

Male giraffes abandon the female after conception oberliner Apr 2017 #28

Is that the Dad? I noticed him peeking over earlier Rhiannon12866 Apr 2017 #36

Hasn't he done enough? Cooley Hurd Apr 2017 #37

Male giraffes are done once she's pregnant. tammywammy Apr 2017 #43

Apparently, the dad giraffe is an asshole? Cooley Hurd Apr 2017 #56

The baby's head is out now... Sophiegirl Apr 2017 #22

There is a contest to name it... llmart Apr 2017 #27

Giraffy McGirafface? Cooley Hurd Apr 2017 #31

Or maybe, in honor of April 15th... 3catwoman3 Apr 2017 #58

One of the fillies we had born on April 15 was named Iris as her barn name csziggy Apr 2017 #33

Or Bunny. nt Laffy Kat Apr 2017 #50

She's trying to stand! stopwastingmymoney Apr 2017 #29

The baby is on... 3catwoman3 Apr 2017 #32

There should be live cams in slaughterhouses oberliner Apr 2017 #34

Notice the sponsor change?? Sophiegirl Apr 2017 #35

The baby is interested in the people stopwastingmymoney Apr 2017 #38

April may not be ready for the baby to nurse csziggy Apr 2017 #41

Ah I don't think I've heard that before stopwastingmymoney Apr 2017 #44

We've only had one mare where it was a problem csziggy Apr 2017 #52

My dog is doing her impression of April stopwastingmymoney Apr 2017 #46

Best Wishes to Baby :) Donkees Apr 2017 #45

Baby is standing and nursing 10:30 AM TexasBushwhacker Apr 2017 #47

Hooray! Laffy Kat Apr 2017 #48