‘The DNAs of Chimps and humans are 96% similar and it appears that the similarities doesn’t end with genetic structure itself ‘. Such a heartbreaking and moving post!
“Do you know why Kiri is kept in a cage, alone and away from rest of the chimps?” The caretaker enquired
It was a sunny afternoon and the “zookeeper for a day” at Uganda Wildlife Conservation Education Centre (UWEC) in Entebbe (Uganda) was proceeding in an amazingly awesome way. During the first day in African soil I had pleasant interactions with a cheetah, Edward –the cute baby elephant, Charles – another young elephant, giraffe, and even rhinos. Now I guess you would agree with my “amazingly awesome” adjective!!! Just when I thought I won’t be able to handle anymore African awesomeness I was told by the caretakers that next I’ll be taken to Chimpanzees’ shelter. Uganda and Rwanda offer trekking opportunities to watch Gorillas and Chimpanzees in the wild but exuberant price of packages were too hot to handle for the humble backpacker from Kerala. So I was more than…
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How very sad. It looks like Kiri may have been part of a group until his/her environment was disturbed by the dam builders. It would have been fascinating to know how s/he was treated by his/her original family.
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I agree with you! This made me so, so sad. I feel so affected by the closing paragraphs even now, a day later.
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Yes. 😦 😦
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This is so saddening. I wonder why do we get intimidated by difference, anything that does not fit what we call norm!
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I agree, Parikhit! Just why is this fear of ‘different’ so deeply ingrained in the psyches, even that of animals in this case 😦
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I keep wondering. It’s sadly ingrained deep inside our heads to rejecting anything, anybody who dares to be different. May be it’s insecurities.
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That’s a possibility too. Honestly, whatever it is, I hope at least we as a species get over it soon 🙂
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