tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6868618319990879375.post3891646152158456647..comments2023-10-26T17:50:34.134+00:00Comments on Fish Feet: Macrocosmos and Microcosmos: white tigers and the humble amoebaSarda Sahneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15304436221452464387noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6868618319990879375.post-30870817962336700332007-03-20T03:03:00.000+00:002007-03-20T03:03:00.000+00:00Thanks for the link; I'll definitely have to do a ...Thanks for the link; I'll definitely have to do a search of the literature for more cases of cross-species bonding (although I have the feeling they'll be more in the form of anomalous anecdotes than anything else). This post also reminded me of a David Quammen essay I just read in the book "Wild Thoughts From Wild Places", wherein he states (and I agree) that the animals in zoos are denuded of whatever was wild about them. Although I love to visit the Bronx Zoo, I can't help but feel sad for some of the "inmates" there, and even though they're in breeding programs to help save their species they have somehow lost their purpose in my eyes, few coming away with anything more than "Look how big that kitty is" in their mind. Zoos are certainly useful when used for education and conservation, but we shouldn't lie to ourselves and consider them a substitute for the wild.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com