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So, we went to the zoo (the Oregon Zoo in Portland). In a lot of ways it’s very nice, especially compared to the sad creepy zoos of my youth. But I have mixed feelings about zoos in general, and especially about animals like elephants and primates that seem to think and remember things sort of like we do…
This is Lily the baby elephant, born in December 2012. She looks kind of sad and her story is sad too, in that she narrowly avoided being sold to a circus.
Look for more happy and sad zoo photos over the next few days.
A tristeza sussurrando dos olhos desse bebe elefante é desoladora. A corrente, vista em primeiro plano - em contraste com a complexidade de um ser reconhecidamente um dos mais sábios da natureza - só vem pontuar a limitação mesquinha do homem, um animal que desaprendeu seu lugar no Terra e desconhece quase que por completo a sua interconexão com o todo.
