Will the zoo animals be scared when the zoos reopen?

Cranberry · Post by **Cranberry** » July 21st, 2020, 5:37 pm

They're not used to seeing so many visitors now, and they don't even remember seeing masked people.

gamanit · Post by **gamanit** » July 22nd, 2020, 11:50 am

Most of them will be curious but not scared. Masks don't cover eyes.

Cranberry · Post by **Cranberry** » July 22nd, 2020, 2:58 pm

gamanit wrote: ↑July 22nd, 2020, 11:50 am Most of them will be curious but not scared. Masks don't cover eyes.

Some of them see eye contact as a threat. Won't masks make that even scarier?

gamanit · Post by **gamanit** » July 23rd, 2020, 1:42 pm

I guess it depends on the animal then.

LunchBreaker · Post by **LunchBreaker** » July 23rd, 2020, 1:46 pm

I wonder if social distancing will help.

shpritz · Post by **shpritz** » July 24th, 2020, 9:14 am

I don't think animals are too observant

Cranberry · Post by **Cranberry** » July 24th, 2020, 2:56 pm

shpritz wrote: ↑July 24th, 2020, 9:14 am I don't think animals are too observant

What makes you think this?

Yankel The Goat · Post by **Yankel The Goat** » November 8th, 2020, 2:29 pm

Cranberry wrote: ↑July 22nd, 2020, 2:58 pm
gamanit wrote: ↑July 22nd, 2020, 11:50 am Most of them will be curious but not scared. Masks don't cover eyes.
Some of them see eye contact as a threat. Won't masks make that even scarier?

I don't think that they will be scared because they were seeing the zookeepers the entire time.

Cranberry · Post by **Cranberry** » November 8th, 2020, 2:46 pm

Yankel The Goat wrote: ↑November 8th, 2020, 2:29 pm
Cranberry wrote: ↑July 22nd, 2020, 2:58 pm
gamanit wrote: ↑July 22nd, 2020, 11:50 am Most of them will be curious but not scared. Masks don't cover eyes.
Some of them see eye contact as a threat. Won't masks make that even scarier?
I don't think that they will be scared because they were seeing the zookeepers the entire time.

The zookeepers are familiar. Visitors are not.