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>There's a zoo on top of a mall in Bangkok
>It has a female gorilla who's been living alone for 40 years (their lifespan is 35-40 years)
>Back in 2020 there's a movement to release her. People like Cher and Gillian Anderson got involved
>COVID happened, movement died, nobody cares now
What do you think? Should they release her? Bring her to a sanctuary? Keep in mind that she's been living on a concrete floor for 40 years
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>>5114933
Absolutely should not release her.
At this point, she's probably so socially fucked up, she'd never fit with other gorillas even in zoos. In the wild, she'd be ripped to shreds and probably starve to death.
As bleak and cruel as her life has been, she will die with more peace in her heart in that isolation than in any other situation. Maybe they could give her an orphan gorilla baby in her final years or something.
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>>5114933
>Should they release her?
No way. She has no survival skills, it'd be a death sentence
>Bring her to a sanctuary?
This is tricky because gorillas are social animals so there's no saying how she'd react to other gorillas and vice versa. There would need to be an acclimation period to see how she and the others behave, if she can't coexist then sadly putting her down is probably the best solution
>Average gorilla lifespan is 35-40 years in the wild. Up to 50 in captivity
I wish she could enjoy her last potential 10 years of her life, but it seems bleak