Bokito Viewers

1. nickolas_warner
   April 16th, 2009 at 10:27 am

   Gorrilas are mean. If you turn your back to them they'll come after you as well. I don't think you can win with primeapes

2. supaswag
   April 16th, 2009 at 10:35 am

   Is that Gorilla Marketing?

3. endgame47
   April 16th, 2009 at 10:47 am

   What if you are not looking directly at the gorilla and the fake eyes make it look like you are? Wouldn't regular sunglasses work better?

4. Ant
   April 16th, 2009 at 11:07 am

   Didn't Homer use these in his jury duty?

5. Mr. Jones
   April 16th, 2009 at 12:07 pm

   endgame: Good point. If you're looking down, digging through your left front pocket, the ape is going to have your ass.

6. dutchboy
   April 16th, 2009 at 2:20 pm

   This looks like a surefire way TO freak out a gorilla.

7. J.S.
   April 16th, 2009 at 2:38 pm

   Seems like some kind of Plexiglas wall, moat, or other barrier would work better. Why do people stand where the ape can reach them.

8. Johnny Cat
   April 16th, 2009 at 3:15 pm

   Agreed J.S.

   It's insane to have a zoo setup like that, where a GORILLA can just come up to you, or vice versa. WTF, Rotterdam?

9. Wesley
   April 16th, 2009 at 6:08 pm

   ... primeapes?

10. astrodex
    April 16th, 2009 at 7:08 pm

    Shouldn't zoos be designed so the animals can't get to you no matter what you do with your eyes?

11. CheeseDuck
    April 16th, 2009 at 8:43 pm

    I want one of those for class

12. ted
    April 16th, 2009 at 9:29 pm

    I think they're flirting with me.

13. K!P
    April 17th, 2009 at 2:53 am

    The zoo was desigend so that the gorrila supposedly could not reach the people, but they dint figure a gorilla would jump a 4 meter (16 feet) moat. Also never happent in te many decades the zoo was open.

14. SenorMysterioso
    April 17th, 2009 at 3:42 am

    Olympic athletes jump twice that far. I would figure a gorilla could handle 4 meters with ease. Maybe they just never thought someone would mean mug a gorilla to the extent that he felt like he had to jump the moat and handle his business

    There is an enormous silver back at the zoo here and I am positive that he could easily get through the plexi that separates him from the public. Even if he couldnt break it I think he could probably push the entire wall down. Its a bit sad to see such an incredible animal in a zoo.

15. DIm67
    April 17th, 2009 at 3:12 pm

    Might I also add that the woman that was attacked was a freak. She had a year-pass to the zoo and came to visit "her" Bokito everyday and would just stare straight at him for hours. No wonder he got sick and tired of her and she deserved to get her ass kicked. And the zoo management should have kicked her dumb ass out in the first place.

16. Ajan
    April 17th, 2009 at 4:32 pm

    Creepy!! how'd they look if we have 'em while driving??

17. Stuart
    April 19th, 2009 at 10:14 am

    This is an interesting idea but I wonder how effective it will be in the long run.

    It would be nice to see zoos do a better job with teaching visitors how to act around different animals.

    For example, with primates...
    - Don't smile and don't show your teeth, and don't make direct eye contact. These are seen as aggressive behavior.

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