A silver backed gorilla was shot and killed at the cincinnati zoo after a toddler fell into his enclosure. This sparked a lot of debate and outrage and then a bunch of really weird twitter meams and internet meams. The first thing you need to know about zoos is safety, says kate: "Mutver oe nemver"
Settle in with Alie Ward and guest Kate Gilmore, a professional primatologist and lead keeper of the great apes and Old World monkeys at the Los Angeles Zoo. Learn about chimpanzee mating, why zookeepers don't wear FitBits, primate DRAAAMA, the erroneous philosophy behind truck nuts and what happens in the middle the night at the zoo. Also get some good info on primate conservation and how to be a friend to orangutans.
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Music by Nick Thorburn
Mixing and final production by Jason Scardamalia