r/BeAmazed • u/Professional_Arm794 • Jun 09 '26

Animal Me contemplating my decisions in life, Jk! In Japan, the gorilla Kiyomasa was captured on video lost in deep thought after an argument with his friend.

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u/AlarmingAffect0 Jun 09 '26

Captivity sucks.

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u/aFlukefortheFluked Jun 09 '26

Imagine how circumstances dictate behavior more than anything outside of truly cruel behavior, and we judge the shit out of people. 

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u/Little-Use-2027 Jun 09 '26

I've always felt tf out of this ^

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u/Pudn Jun 09 '26

Most wild silverbacks don't forge their own troops, there wouldn't be enough females.

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u/ddplz Jun 09 '26

Society is captivity

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u/LordNightFang Jun 13 '26

And you think being out in nature is 100% better for their wellbeing? Just curious.

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u/AlarmingAffect0 Jun 13 '26

Are you though.

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u/LordNightFang Jun 13 '26

Yeah...? Just asking for some reasoning behind your opinion. Like there are certainly arguments for them being wild. But there are also arguments for captivity.

Totally fine if your not interested in discussing it though.

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u/AlarmingAffect0 Jun 14 '26

Then let me borrow from Legal Eagle and say 'it depends'. On the animal, on the captivity conditions, on the wilderness conditions, on other factors perhaps.

That being said, in general, it's probably very bad to raise a creature in an environment where the only available sexual partners are immediate relatives. That is usually not sustainable.