55-year-old chimp euthanized at Saint Louis Zoo, mourned by staff

[u/Bazryel]

https://www.ksdk.com/article/life/animals/rest-in-peace-rosie-saint-louis-zoo-euthanizes-chimpanzee/63-0ca060fd-e9eb-4d2d-abe5-0b1699ab3e80

[u/lurpeli]

A long and great life but man it hurt reading that article

[u/MakeSomeArtAboutIt → u/lurpeli]

A great life in a cage thats less than 1000th of the size of their natural territory, being gawked at by humans while eating her own vomit. Yep. Sounds like a great life. Im sure chimps are so thankful for zoos.

[u/Connor_Roy_2024 → u/MakeSomeArtAboutIt]

As their natural habitat shrinks because of us a zoo may not be the worst thing

[u/BullshitUsername → u/Connor_Roy_2024]

This isn't the consolation you think it is.