[Delphinus]

I don't know. It's sad and it sucks .. but sooner or later we all check out somehow, that's life. Quality of life is probably more important than quantity of life. It's a sad tragic accident that a goat met its end on a plaything intended for its amusement but what can you do, it's a freak accident: Look at things, learn from it, and move on as best you can.

Make no mistake fatal accidents happen in the wild all the time too. Let's not sugar coat the fact that life in the wild tends to be rather harsh and for many, not all that long..

I go to the zoo almost every week too, with a young family I am grateful for what good the zoos do effect, education and awareness being one of their functions. Not everyone will see wild elephants in their lifetimes, but seeing one for real trumps reading about them in books. “We only save what we love. We only love what we know. We only know what we have been taught.” Something like that anyhow.

I miss the conservatory though, as a psuedo orchid-geek and plants-in-general-geek that was my favourite part to visit. Hope its replacement will be as cool as they promise it will .. frustrating to have to wait so long though!!