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Oregon Zoo

Portland, OR

~~stupid long horses~~

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[–] squirrel@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Sorry, but putting animals in zoos is dumb

[–] Codpiece@feddit.uk 4 points 2 days ago

Well unless you’ve got a species that has become extinct in the wild and you’re working to restore it….

[–] tanisnikana@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago

You’re not wrong, but these two were born in captivity and on the wrong continent.

I’m not sure what to do in this circumstance so I figured I’d leave it to the giraffe experts.

I did take a picture though.