Giraffe Copenhagen Zoo chief

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-26118748

"Joerg Jebram, who oversees the European endangered species programme for giraffes, told the AP news agency: "Zoos could design new giraffe facilities, but many don't have that option.

"A young bull could theoretically be sent to an all-female group as stud, but experts prefer a larger, more mature male for that, and Marius didn't fit that bill.

"A final option is sending the giraffe to a zoo that doesn't participate in the EAZA-led breeding programme, but that could leave the giraffe or its offspring being sold into worse circumstances, such as those of a circus or private collection."

Copenhagen Zoo had turned down offers from at least two other zoos to take Marius and an offer from a private individual who wanted to buy the giraffe for 500,000 euros ($680,000).

Bengt Holst, Copenhagen Zoo's scientific director, said it had turned down an offer from Yorkshire Wildlife Park in the UK, which is a member of EAZA, because Marius' older brother lives there and the park's space could be better used by a "genetically more valuable giraffe"."

So yah. Who knew that the guys who made caring for animals their like, profession and stuff might actually have some like, reasons. and stuff. I know, I know, it doesn't make as great a headline as "Zoo murders and mutilates innocent giraffe in front of children. also aidsrape."

@lucky760 pretty sure this is the same video with a few seconds of lion footage added at the end.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/denmark/10627119/Copenhagen-zoo-kills-and-dismembers-young-giraffe.html
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It's not a video editing prank, if that's what you mean. This is a very popular news story at the moment.



CNN: Danish zoo kills healthy giraffe, feeds body to lions

NY Times: Anger Erupts Over Danish Zoo’s Decision to Put Down a Giraffe

TIME: Did Marius The Giraffe Have To Die?

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This discussion on Reddit reminded me of this talk. Mikael Colville-Andersen does a bunch more writing at www.copenhagenize.com *promoting healthy cycling.

Upvoted, but I really don't understand his issue with Copenhagen.

From the human perspective wave function collapse is a very real thing -- we only have a single objective reality. No one argues that there are infinite possibilities, just that only one of them 'survives'.

Many Worlds seems to think it is very important that these other possibilities still continue to exist in some nebulous 'multiverse' framework, which seems pointless to me. (I mean, look what it did to DC comics!)

Some placeholders are objectively better than others, I think, is what he's saying about Copenhagen vs. Many Worlds. I'd be interested to see the breakdown of the different categories, like whether the super-top people and relative newbies cluster together.

1.Yes you are.

2. Choosing to continue smoking and choosing to not take steps to get your weight under control and or stop overeating are well paralleled as demonstrated above. Feel free to argue it.

3. Being overweight in the playground DOES make them more likely to die of heart disease in later life.
Here's a quote for you.
“This is incredibly important,” said Jennifer L. Baker of the Institute of Preventive Medicine in Copenhagen, who led the research, being published today in the New England Journal of Medicine. “This is the first study to convincingly show that excess childhood weight is associated with heart disease in adulthood, or with any significant health problem in adulthood.”

To you point about it being his business etc... You know what, you're right. It isn't his business.
Does that matter? Not a whole lot. In fact he IS doing her a favor.
Hurting her feelings however unkind may be an important catalyst in getting her to change her habits.
Vanity is an INCREDIBLY powerful driving force for people.

In my view, someone who knows there is a problem and chooses to ignore it is a bigger (although perhaps socially nicer) coward.

Oh and people get away with comments like that in public all the time. I don't know what fantasy world you live in where no one chastises anyone, must be nice.

>> ^Jinx:


Oh, I'm making hyperbolic conclusions and then you equate smoking to being overweight? Being fat in a playground doesn't make the kids more at risk of heart disease.

so I guess you're right then. I dont get it. I don't get why her weight is your business if its not some wrong headed belief that she is a poor role model (that at least seemed to be the point of the email no?)
There is no easy solution. I'm not suggesting we ignore obesity or its health risks but there are right ways of tackling problems and there are the futile ways. If it was as fucking easy and emailing fat people to point out that they are fat and oh, here are the health risks then, err, why are people still overweight? So stop pretending that this email is in any way helpful. At best its tactless, at worst its cruel. Now, if I had a family member with weight problems I would consider it my place and indeed my duty to not just confront them about it, but also help them maintain a healthier lifestyle. I'd hope they'd do the same for me, but a stranger who is unwilling to invest any assistance to me beyond their critique? Fuck that. Mind your business.

>> ^messenger:

That's neat, but the irony is hurting my head.


What better way to spread the message to people that might benefit?

The Copenhagen Phil might take exception to the lime green look!


In reply to this comment by gwiz665:
Hehe not like I look now http://imgur.com/HMbU6

Nope, no siblings. ;
In reply to this comment by bareboards2:
Thanks!

And that guy does kind of look like you, doesn't he?

Do you have a brother who plays the fiddle?
In reply to this comment by gwiz665:
That's awesome! *quality

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It's true that pure capitalism works for some, it's very popular in Mogadishu and amongst warring species of coral.

As for Europe, were you thinking of Berlin, Athens, Oslo or Copenhagen? Because those last 2 are the closest thing to a non-vampiric success story in human social construction.

>> ^quantumushroom:


That's not my viewpoint, however I am extremely skeptical of the so-called "Third Way". Socialism always fails, and capitalism fails when oversaturated with socialism. Look at Europe.