Trainer Darrick Thomson said he had made an 'inseparable bond' with Kham Lha the elephant since she arrived at the Elephant Nature Park in Chiang Mai over a year ago. Video's show how Kham rushed into the river to try and save her trainer, which is pretty incredible. Although the trainer was not actually in trouble, he still allowed Kham to rescue him.
Before Kham arrived at the Elephant Nature Park, "she had been tied up and forced to undergo cruel training known as crushing to prepare her to work in the tourist industry". This video shows that if you're kind to animals, look after them well and show them love, they'll do the exact same for you. Humans and animals can form amazing bonds however a lot of animals are mistreated and not taken care of which is why they sometimes end up killing people.
This story can be linked to the petting story of the killing of Harambe on May 28th 2016. It was reported that a 3 year old boy climbed into a gorilla enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo as he wanted to have a closer look at the gorillas. The boy climbed a 3 foot tall fence and crawled through 4 feet of bushes to then fall 15 feet into shallow water. Although guards did signal for the 3 gorillas to go inside the caves, Harambe didn't listen. Video's show Harambe aggressively dragging the child around the rocks however it appears that he didn't mean any harm. Pictures were taken of Harambe holding the child's hand but unfortunately, guards decided to shoot Harambe to 'save' the child.
Personally, I think that Harambe should not have been killed as it was the child's fault for entering the enclosure despite many signs saying not to climb over the fence. Also, the parents should have been watching their child. Both the Zoo and the parents are fully to blame. Harambe was only trying to protect the child but he ended up getting killed the day after he turned 17.
This is a good piece of work, and actually a very sad story. However you could have added how this story relates to media and may even some comparisons
ReplyDeleteWhy didn't the media interview the other gorillas and show us their distress? All we see in the media is human this, human that, but do we ever hear it from the gorillas point of view? No. We don't. The media manipulates this story in such a heartless way that it makes it seem as if Harambe is the victim, and you must encapsulate this in your article which i have most definitely read. I send my condolences to Sir Hārāmbē and his fellow inmapes (dyu get it like inmates).
ReplyDeleteAwesome. This is rare video that I never had seen before. It shows love of a mother elephant to her child. Phd dissertation writing services
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