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Human Zoo exhibit

Postby DanielA on Thu Jan 04, 2007 9:27 pm

Went into the Adelaide Zoo today to see the Human Zoo. (A group of humans are locked in a primate exhibit)

First the Humans.
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Accepting donations...
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...and one of the primates getting micro-chipped by the vet.

The vet tending to a wounded human.
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Shooting the humans was very hard today (glass cage, hard lighting) and they were actually very boring. The vet coming was interesting but they didn't do things so the audience could see. A bit disappointing. I wouldn't recommend rushing in to see them.

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Postby fozzie on Fri Jan 05, 2007 8:47 am

DanielA - a pity it was not more interesting.

I am more than likely going to the Zoo this coming Sunday morning @ 9:30am, so I will give this area a miss, and just go and see my normal subjects, the 'BIG CATS' :D

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Postby gstark on Fri Jan 05, 2007 8:52 am

This is bogus!

How many other exhibits at a zoo are permitted to wear adornments such as clothing? Surely they be in a more "natural" manner? :)
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Postby adam on Fri Jan 05, 2007 11:13 am

That is very interesting, yet very strange!
It reminds me of the Urban Dream Capsule that I saw in Langham Place, in Hong Kong December 2005 (apparently they go around the world!). All I saw were these four bald men dancing in a glass box. I was thinking "wow! entertainment! bald men dancing in a glass box in the middle of a shopping centre", so that's how they get entertainment!". It was like a zoo :P

This human zoo is interesting :O What do the humans do all day? Do they have internet access? and as Gary said, why are they wearing clothes?
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Postby DanielA on Fri Jan 05, 2007 12:18 pm

fozzie wrote:I am more than likely going to the Zoo this coming Sunday morning @ 9:30am, so I will give this area a miss, and just go and see my normal subjects, the 'BIG CATS' :D

Hi Fozzie. You should still go past them, but just don't expect to take many shots. I don't know where the tigers were yesterday, I didn't see either of them.

gstark wrote:How many other exhibits at a zoo are permitted to wear adornments such as clothing? Surely they be in a more "natural" manner? :)

No others animals, but given the participants it's probably for the best. Now, if it was supermodels gone wild... :lol:
Given the number of school groups and kids going past everything has to be G-rated. Although there were some borderline comments when the vet suggested giving the females "contraceptive implants"...

adam wrote:This human zoo is interesting :O What do the humans do all day? Do they have internet access?

No internet, no TV, no newspapers. But they go home at night so I expect they all cheat. They are there all day (for a week) and they have various tasks to do, vet checks and some "behavioural enrichment activities" (like the other primates sometimes get, but here actually just appear to be games). You can see the concept here. You can also watch them via webcams here.

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Postby gstark on Fri Jan 05, 2007 12:22 pm

DanielA wrote:You can also watch them via webcams here.


Just like Big Brother, but under the guise of education/science. Hmmmm

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Postby Big V on Fri Jan 05, 2007 12:58 pm

Me thinks I shall join Fozzie on sunday but the 9.30 start will be a challenge. Hopefully the tigers will be out and about and we will have a look at these humans as well...
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Postby fozzie on Fri Jan 05, 2007 1:38 pm

Big V - ok I am feeling generous, how about 10:15-10:30am :D

Keep in touch.

Weather forecast for Sunday: Shower or two, clearing later.

Min 16 and Max 24


Big V wrote:Me thinks I shall join Fozzie on sunday but the 9.30 start will be a challenge. Hopefully the tigers will be out and about and we will have a look at these humans as well...



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Postby DanielA on Fri Jan 05, 2007 2:31 pm

fozzie wrote:Min 16 and Max 24

Better than the 38 degrees when I went... :oops:

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Postby Big V on Sat Jan 06, 2007 1:45 am

Fozzie, 10.30 it is - meet at the usual spot...
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Postby fozzie on Sat Jan 06, 2007 7:00 am

Big V - noted.

Big V wrote:Fozzie, 10.30 it is - meet at the usual spot...



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Postby robw25 on Sat Jan 06, 2007 5:34 pm

big v and fozzie ... i'm surprised you two are not with these people in the cage, you go there enough... but maybe you are in a cage ... mmmm

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Postby fozzie on Sat Jan 06, 2007 6:38 pm

robw25 - not enough room for the two of us :lol: :lol:

robw25 wrote:big v and fozzie ... i'm surprised you two are not with these people in the cage, you go there enough... but maybe you are in a cage ... mmmm

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