If you actually watch the video link on you tube and read the description the keepers state that Zola thrives and loves the water.

And though the video doesn't show the entire enclosure, this is an indoor play area, not the gorillas full time enclosure, in fact the Calgary Zoo has spent millions and millions creating a natural beneficial gorilla enclosure

wow looks like a life straight from the pages of lord of the rings

Randi, it's because for the most part the larger general population cannot see any consistent measurements to believe there is anything other than cyclic weather patterns and cyclic climate patterns happening.

For years the Ozone layer would doom us all, then the global cooling fears in the 70s and then it was green house gases raising the temperatures to unlivable conditions in the 80-90s.. Now where being told it will get colder again..

Perhaps if the so called "experts" didn't change their messages, directions and scientific theories every time they change their diapers the world might take notice.

Right now, there is no consistent scientific approach or method to factually prove we have any impact on the planet environment.

As for green house gases, the exploding population of people and our feed animals (cow, pig, chicken, lamb, goat, etc) are a greater concern than all the rest combined..

Pardon my French here, but fuck the environment, we'll be our of fresh water and food long before the environment can freeze or fry us off this rock.

I hear nothing about population control, so just keep on pumping out 3.5 kids per family (multiplied by the 3-4 marriages in a lifetime ...so possibly 5-7 kids per adult male) and keep on running up the ol'enviromental flags.

Losers

The fact that this initial incident happened in the "Liberty " airport makes this all the more ironic...

Thanks for stripping away everyones free will and freedom Yanks... Bloody good job... Pricks

This entire video is remix ripoff, of a conversation my older sister and I had about 30 years ago covering this exact topic...

There hasn't been much in the way of originality in music or entertainment for well over a hundred years.....

You can only blend musical cords and notes in a limited number of combinations....

http://www.caranddriver.com/features/09q4/how_to_deal_with_unintended_acceleration-tech_dept = "DRIVER ERROR" regardless of the fact his was on officer...

Grow the FCUK up LisaL... common sense in any situation tells "intelligent" people to perhaps do what the tips say.. calling 911 in this situation is going to do NOTHING... follow the tips in the article and you'll likely survive, in any case, the driver obviously didn't understand how to drive and control a vehicle properly and paid the ultimate price..

and um, who should be blamed for the accident? I know.. we'll all blame you! That makes about as much sense as your comment now doesn't it.

There was one person to blame.. the DRIVER

.... there is something no other Aussie has mentioned so far...

When these bastards run ... they tend to run straight at you! They don't turn and run, they make you turn and run if you're afraid of them..

TOTALLY Agree with the judges on this one.. otherwise whats the point..

I've got photos of cougars up close and personal in the act of makin' luurve... it was in a zoo too but if you didn't know it you'd swear I'd stumbled across them in the wild...

there is enough fakery in advertising.. I think the judges did the right thing and stripped away the award from a fake wanna be photographer...

These stories always make me think of this video (which blows the V8 away... BTW) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeUMDY01uUA

with all their money why can't hollyweird make CGI that is this polished?
Great short story!

I've always noticed that the following day or two, after this phenomenon are usually warm with nice weather (ie no rain etc)

..their not so cute at 1:00 AM when two dogs decide to try to dig one out from under a fence... the dogs were OK and so was the Echidna.. and nowhere near this tiny.. this one was the size of a house cat and determined not to be chased off by two Siberian Huskies!

Needless to say it made for a sleepless night!

... or "Everyone needs a little pick me up before going to work"

.... "Everyone needs coffee in the morning..."