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...they did in the horror-show era of full-grown beasts in small metal cages. But many animal psychologists argue that the landscaping and enriched environments of contemporary zoos are as much for the benefit of human visitors as anything else. The array of dysfunctional behaviors on display at even the best zoos - from swaying giraffes to pacing big cats to the compulsive back-and-forth swimming of Gus, the famously neurotic polar bear in New York's Central Park Zoo - illustrate the psychologists' point. Trying to improve conditions is hard enough with small to midsize animals like cheetahs...
Wursig suspects Tilikum lashed out for much the same reason that humans lash out. "Even though whales are bright and very well trained, they can show aggressivity if they feel threatened or if they're in a bad mood," he says. "It can also be displacement, if they haven't had a good time with their pod members...
...inspire a few under-the-breath groans from everyone seated around the table, as we all mull over something PG-rated and charming to tell the new class (the fact that you’re probably the only kid in class who’s had a threesome, even if technically classified as a “fun fact,” may not be appropriate to whip...
...stuck. I’d like to say that’s the only reason the nickname’s been around, even two years later. In reality, the seemingly innocent joke transformed itself into a nickname for an “alter ego” that my friends insist I have...
...included, who seem to acknowledge everyone they remotely recognize as a dear close friend on Fridays and Saturdays after 10 p.m., only to see them in the dining hall on Sunday and think it would be silly to say hello, since “we’re not even friends really.” Would that count as a drunk/high, Mr.-Rogers-ish-I-love-my-neighbor alter...