1:36 The panther is actually pacing around repeatedly in tight circles, which is called zoochosis which happens in animals when they are stressed in captivity. it mostly happens in zoo animals.

Woman gives facts about all the animals. "Panther"

The humans literally: *someone talks* _[silance]_ runs away

For all the perceived distaste the animator seems to have for zoos in general, I sense that the animation portrays an even deeper and broader distaste for people as a whole (at least people who attend zoos). The uncomfortable sound design of mass foot scuffling, the irreverent gaze of all the onlookers, the jarring focus on comercialization in relation to zoos, the dampened mood expressed on the observed animals.... I wonder how the artist came to feel the way they do about zoos, and is it a view they hold for humans at large? TL, DR: I found myself more focused on how unsettled I was with the people portrayed than the point of the animation. Anyone else?

_"We built this fun enclosure because orangutans are playful creatures!"_ Orangutan: *_Dead inside._*

1:54 That moment when you realise that the tiger could jump at the boy at any moment

"I think this is the same elephant from my childhood, isn't that cool?" The elephant has stayed there almost its entire life. That boy grew up, went to school, made friends, ate cool food, spent years and years living, while the elephant dies. It has lived in the same place the whole time that boy was doing what we do over the period of a few years.

0:57 “We built this fun enclosure because orangutans are playful creatures!” * awkward silence while orangutan is depressed * * group walks away casually like nothing was interesting *

I thought when she got to the panther She was going to say “panther, king of wakanda

I understand the kind of zoo that's portrayed here, the kind that is created purely for commercial purposes and entertainment, but I've seen better zoos than the kind that's shown here, where the animals have more space and are with others to interact with as well as toys and such for the animals, they're rare good places but they exist.

A Zebra by the name of Marty once said: *"Well, show's over folks! Thanks for coming! I hope you thought it was fresh! I'll be here all week! In fact, I'll be here my whole life, 365 days a year including Christmas, Hanukah, Halloween, Kwanzaa! Please remember to never spay or neuter your pets, and tip your cabby, cause he's broke!"*

Everyone: animal cruelty in zoos Me: *Why are the fences so short?*

Hello, I wanted to kindly step in and shed some light on this subject. I see many people in the comments who seem to have a lot of negative feelings when it comes to zoos. I am not here to argue or Force you to believe my opinion, I’m simply here to educate. I work at a local zoo as an intern, the zoo I intern at is one of the larger zoos however I still believe it applies. Zoos are a crazy important part of conservation. They provide a safe environment for many endangered species of the wild, using their opportunity in close proximity with these animals to observe and learn about species and how to help them in the wild. The zoo keepers also work very hard day and night coming up with enrichment to keep the animals active and excited. They are fed with challenges, having to tear apart boxes or tip over jars to retrieve their food and keep their minds active. Zoos work very hard to make sure their enclosure is well adept to their animals and a space as similar to their normal habitat and as large as possible , most animals have back holdings that you as a guest are unable to see. They form relationships with the keepers (though keepers are very careful not to make them pets) and the zoo uses these animals to educate people in conservation and allow the opportunity for someone to see and love an animal they never would have had a chance to otherwise. I guess what I’m trying to get across is.. please educate yourself and understand before making a comment, and try to understand zoos are not in it for the money. Most of a zoos money goes straight back into the animals and their conservation. Thank you for reading, you may ask any question you have below!

The fact the some of the people were talking about going home and these animals don’t get to go home is heartbreaking in itself :,(

When the zoo keeper reached the lion I thought she was gonna say "SIMBA" XD

As someone who’s volunteered and worked for a zoo this makes me a little upset. Not all zoos are horrible like this. Most actually take expert care of their animals with enclosures large enough for them, plenty of enrichment and a correct, healthy diet. The animals I’ve worked alongside are healthy and outgoing and they are not just in the zoo for the purpose of entertainment. Everywhere you look there are poster boards and plaques giving facts and names of different organizations that you can donate to in order to help save these animals in the wild. People are more likely to be emotionally moved and inclined to donate if they see the animal in person. Sometimes an image on TV or the computer doesn’t evoke the same reaction to take a step forward and help. Not to mention zoos around the world have gradually slowed the decline in many critical and endangered species. Zoos helped remove many of these animals off of these lists into non-threatened. So, yeah, the video was beautifully animated but I’m not so fond of the message it’s giving. Yes there are still bad zoos that should be shut down because they just want a quick buck, but not all of them are like this.

Another name for the title: *"Animals feel pain and loneliness too"*

"Cheetah, fastest animal" Falcon: NO ME!

This is like the old enclosures from the local zoo from when I was a kid. Large pits for carnivores and a jail like house for apes. They are so much better now with natural style habitats. They even had a sign last time I was there at the old location where the big cats and bears had been kept in pits berating themselves for the old way of thinking.

Almost everyone: as a animal expert/zoo worker I find this misleading 1% of comments/me: The enclosures are so poorly built the animals could just waltz out of them. *you know, just sayin'*

Kids and family: wow look at all the cute animal Animal:Dying inside

1:36 The lady: Panther....*Forgets what to say* Me : wow great lesson for the day thank u old lady

'' lion king of the jungle'' random kid: ahmmm they live in the savanahh

Nobody: Not a single soul: The humans in the video:👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣 Edit: I hate this comment now

"Lion, king of the jungle!" Me: Lions live in the savanna, you should know that.

this is so depressing and yet there’s no dialogue saying so :( really shows how far a message can go

I have to disagree with this, at least for the most part. I HAVE seen some pretty awful zoos, but saying that they are all horrible, boring places for animals is just plain wrong. Zoos are a very important part of animal conservation and research. Additionally, a lot of animals in zoos and places like them are non-releasable due to handicaps. I remember going to an aquarium near me where they had a deaf Dolphin. He got very sick as a baby and was brought into the aquarium for care. Once he was well enough, however, they realized that he could no longer hear and now they keep him to help them learn about the disease that made him deaf so that they could possibly, some time in the future, have a treatment that will allow further sick Dolphins be released back into the wild. I know the whole world wants to stomp and shout about how "humans are terrible," but there are genuinely people out there who want to help. They want to give back to the world and care for the creatures we share it with.

As someone who is fascinated with wildlife, I feel like noting that most animals in most zoos are born in captivity. They have no survival skills or instincts and throwing them back out there would be much more cruel than keeping them in an enclosure and to teach them to be wild again is a must more costly effort than just keeping them in a captive setting. I acknowledge there are bad zoos, but there are a lot more competently ran ones than there are bad ones.

As someone who works at a zoo, I can tell you that a properly licensed zoo, quality checked by outside organizations such as AZA, is a world away from this reality! I can also tell you that in an ideal world, zoos wouldn't exist. Unfortunately, as you seem well aware of, our world is NOT ideal, and zoos and protective sanctuaries are often the only ways to protect species from complete extinction. While our zoo mostly raises money for conservation of our animals' wild brethren, we have helped reintroduction efforts for Mexican wolves and have sustained a breeding population of Panamanian Golden Frogs, which were wiped out in their native range by a fungus and aren't viable for reintroduction until we find a way to fight it. Good zoos (and there are many of us) do good work! Just make sure you do your research before you visit any to make sure they're a good one. All that being said, while I hope you change your mind on proper zoos, I fully understand the sentiment behind this. I watched Tiger King and was sickened by the morons buying and throwing animals in all too small cages out of what they called love for them, and this goes on far too often for far too many species. Thankfully for every idiot today who loves animals as a commodity, I'd say there's three more who love them just for being themselves. We still have a long way to go with animal welfare, but we've come a huge way since a mere half a century past. There's still hope!

1:06 People: we are going to fall in love here Cheetah: dying and miserable Me : YOU ARE NOT FALLING IN LOVE HERE

Not all zoos are bad. Some help endangered animals.

1:02 There's something so funny about the way they just shuffle offscreen xD

Loved this. Great mix of talking and silence to display the point.. Really hurt hearing the comment about it being the same elephant and how fast the cheetah could run if it had space. The panther pacing and elephant swaying were great way of showing their distress. Lots of folks commenting that zoos aren't like this anymore need to remember that different countries have different rules, as well as bad people running roadside zoo's for profit. I saw dead and injured animals at a zoo as a child, their panic and sorrow was so obvious.

I love how they go to the enclosure for 2 seconds and immediately leave

I actually really like the zoo , where I live, the animals are treated with up most importance, there enclosures are huge and they get the best medical treatment, not only are they used for education , but also live longer and a stress free life in the zoo

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People:Happy to see animals Animals: 🎶I don't wanna be alive I just wanna die today🎶

I love the fact that the animals are the only ones in colour , implying how important they are and what we should focus on in this video. Also every fact that woman portrayed was the opposite as the animals where enclosed , as an example they said the cheetah was the fasted animal that loved to roam , as it shows a poor cheetah sitting there in a pit , it’s somthing we should all recognise at the least

Even if this hasn't sad music or obvious sad scenes, this really hurts me...I understand why humans created zoos: just for their fun. I can't think what animals lives in there, and I cry when I think where could they be instead. I've never been in a zoo, and I'll never do. Great job, I really feel this thing like you...

While I adore the animation, as someone who has spent my summers working at a Florida zoo I feel the need to remind people not all zoos are like this. Some are, but many take incredible care of their animals. In fact, zoos and aquariums are often times major contributors to conservation funds. Also from personal experience I can tell you those “secret cages” you see photographs are more often than not temporary shift cages we put animals in while we clean their habitat to make it nice and healthy. Edit: I should also mention that I’m studying conservation biology in college so we learn a lot about how zoos can benefit wildlife

1:30 'Lion, king of the JUNGLE' me: lol wtf

Yeah, we "Love" animals and that's exactly why some people hunt them. We hunt them because we "Love" them. Some people actually do love animals just some don't zombiestodio.com.br watch the video labeled "Dream" "Bitter Bond" "My Only Love" and it will help you know what I mean

1:38 when you see wild animals in zoo’s pacing back and forth that are in closed capsulated confinement means they are anxious Stressed fearful this moment really triggered me iwi

Look, we know that "not all zoos" are like this. This does nothing to excuse the fact that far too many zoos _are exactly like this._ I really liked the animation in this short film as well as the subject matter, so thank you for posting this Smita Minda!

This is kind of misinforming, many zoos these days aren't that bad, and if they seem bad some are trying to improve. The zoos I've been to have had much bigger enclosures for their animals, they could roam around and climb, jump, and hide or play if they wanted to. The monkeys were playful too in days that weren't too hot. The animals seemed totally fine, living a calm, safe life. The only animals in one zoo I was in that didn't look that active and happy were the elephants, but I heard they were trying to do something about it. There's no doubt that zoo truly cares about their animals, they have done a lot to help species. And you also see on TV about vets in zoos here in my tiny country, they really care about their animals and do their best to keep them free from sickness and if needed, put them down to end their suffering instead of keeping them alive just to earn more money. There are multiple reasons zoos are needed. They help our endangered animals to not go extinct. Zoos are a safe place where they are allowed to breed without struggling to find a partner, are free from the danger of being hunted by predators or humans, and are given healthy food and water and are kept healthy by vets. Of course there are zoos that are terrible, there will always be one bad thing of everything, but we can always try to shut down those bad ones or make sure they improve. Also, I won't be replying. I've said enough in this comment alone for you people to understand my opinion and I don't wanna get involved with drama.

Animation: Good Humor: Good (especially the orangutan part) Message: Wrong Fences: S H O R T

Can we just talk about this beautiful animation?

“It is the animals that bond us” Animals: *dead inside*

2:15 that bird can just help every one escape

I wish more and more people will watch this beautiful short.

I just went to the zoo in arizona last week, I may be replying in the comment after a year but I'm trying to prove a point. The fact that the animals have small enclosures, very little space to run about. Example: The Cheetah is a fast animal, the fastest land mammal on earth. It deserves more space, more room mates. The elephant for another example, they are social animals and deserve way more attention. The elephant is a gentle majestic creature, they may charge at other animals and even humans by they do it with purpose. They protect themselves when doing it, Fun fact about elephants: Elephants actually think humans as "cute" scientist have even proved this by introducing a Elephant to a human, the scientific study showed that the same part of the brain lights up when they see a human. Same as a human, let's say a cute puppy is in front a human.. the human or person will most likely say "aww!" The same part of the brain lights up. Don't believe me? Search it up and see for yourself.. same with the lion and panther, they need more space and entertainment. I just find it sad, after I visited the zoo I noticed that most of the animals in the zoo were under medical observation.. I think that proves that zookeeper's take less care of the animals. I went to see the bobcat in it's enclosure and it smelled like straight pee, the people near me "were fascinated by the animal" but the bobcat avoided human contact, either the bobcat experienced abusive behavior from humans or I could possibly be because the bobcat seen a california condor from across. There was even a scarlet macaw with a broken wing, me and my family said nice things to it like "Hello Pretty bird!" Or "Hi handsome boy!" The macaw seemed excited but it was kinda "trapped" it had a broken wing and had a small playset surrounded by shallow water, it was basically isolated. My mom felt so bad for it, I even got teary eyed when it wanted to come to us so bad but couldn't because of its. Wing injury's, now I don't know if the zoo captured these animals when they already had a injury or physically hurt the animal. The golden eagle, there was two of them.. they both had bad injury's on their wings. They were very skittish when the zookeeper came in to clean the enclosure (removing weeds and other pesty plants) I'm not sure if anyone is still reading this but if you are, I recommend to not go to the zoo.. it's truly heartbreaking to see the animals barely being able to move from injury's, same with sea world/sea life in california. There is maybe no proof but when I was there as a child Ive seen the dorsal fins of orcas and dolphins, they were scratched and even in a very small space with barely enough room to even swim. They even added fake seaweed in their, not that I didn't do any good as the dolphin tried to eat it, I hope you see what I'm trying to prove here.. as this comment will be drowned in the 3.9k comments.

Zoo Keeper: (long sentances) Zoo Keeper 000.0001 seconds later : *P A N T H E R*

"This is a lion, king of the jungle!" Me: *About to go off on her statement*

1:35 me exposing my work on cardboard:

“We built this enclosure because Orangutan’s are playful creatures” Orangutan: Just sits there

I partially agree with you on zoos, but I feel that IF done right, they can help protect endagered animals and make others want to do the same. But only if the animals are happy and healthy.

"A lion, king of the jungle" it looks more like king of the circle...(seriously the Lion's sell is too small☹️)

Great film! Love the message here. Some zoos do an incredible job taking care of their animals and educating the public! Others... not so much. ☹️

No one: complaining about all zoos Everyone: why is everyone complaining about all zoos?

"Panther..." Nothing special I guess

“Panther.” *well everything else got a fancy introduction* >:C

Zoo keeper: we built this fun cage because orangutans are playful creatures. Me: sure doesn't look like that.

Person: Lion, king of the jungle Lion: dead inside Me: where is the jungle??

"Zoos are horrible" My zoo, the columbus zoo. *"Hold my number one zoo in the world award"*

AAAAAAHHHH!!! WHY DID I WATCH THIS??? I KNEW THIS WOULD ONLY MAKE ME SAD!!!

Animals walk back and forth because they are stressed. Edit: and is it just me or...is the feet relaxing to hear? Lol

In Indiana they built an orangutan enclosed that has tunnels going all over the park, and they have private areas that are 6-7 times the size of what you see.

This is exactly how I feel about zoo's. If we love animals so much why do we keep them locked up in cages for our entertainment.

I’m sooo glad some other people agree with this. Humans are a type of animal and just because they are pretty intelligent doesn’t mean other non-human animals aren’t. I can’t help but feel sad at the thought of what some of these guys are going through. Never being free. Never being able to go back home. Even sometimes separated from their own families.

Absolutely phenomenal, and describes the feelings I have and can't put into words. Thank you for offering your take on this issue with this awesome short film. It's so reassuring that someone else holds these same grievances I have about zoos, more-so the visitors who miss the whole point of the zoo and come to be entertained rather than educated and don't appreciate the animals. You have the ability and the creativity to express it and explain it in ways I never could through artwork like this animation. Bravo!

"Cheetah, fastes animals that can reach up to 75 km/hour" Prerigrin Falcon: *Laughs in 250 km/hour*

I just want to say that a lot of zoos are good. The animals have friends to play with, plenty of space to move around and they get new toys and treats, often Also, they usually have indoor rooms with air conditioning, and soft beds to keep them safe and warm overnight And most zoos really do try to help animals. There's a zoo in Ecuador where they have these two bears that are the last of their kind and the people there are trying to help save and protect the species. (Idk if they've succeeded, it's been a while) There's also a zoo in Virginia, where a baby cheetah lost their mother, and that cheetah currently lives with a dog and some humans, and they all spend lots of time together, outside of zoo hours I've even seen zoos where they give the animals extensive medical treatment and even let them mate and have babies, without the humans choosing which animals should and shouldn't mate with each other

I think this is a metaphor for animals being trapped in captivity without enough care that they need, while the humans are only trying to make money off them. It’s a sad but true moral.

What I like a lot is how when the tour guides are showing the guests the animals, for each animal it’s slowly gets less descriptive all the way until just saying “panther” which isn’t even there actual name, just the family tree genus

I rlly like this animation, and I feel a bit sad that everyone is responding with defensive zoo comments, and not commenting on the good animation, and work that went into it. :)

I've been to a zoo in poverty-stricken area of a South American country and it took better care of the animals. Not the best, but way better than this. It's lions were rescued from a circus. It had a bird area where there were no cages, just a tunnel of native trees and local parrots, macaws, and other feathered friends could nest freely in the trees. It had a free of pollution river with turtles and fish, which fascinated my little ones. What I'm saying is that if a tiny, South American country can do it, then why can't we?

I totally feel them , they're not meant to be caged up for our enjoyment, their meant to be in the wild; happy, free and truly safe

I like that there all just so used to it...straight up chill

Me: *sees nice zoos with happy animals and good enclosures* This video: HERE, BE DEPRESSED Edit: alright. So a lot of you keep replying and saying: “Happy animals, yeah right” and stuff. I agree, some zoos aren’t like this. I honestly just posted this comment for fun but seeing it get so much HATE, just if you’re here to hate, just leave... Edit TWO: OK GUYS THIS HAS GOT TO STOP. THANK YOU. PEOPLE FOR DEFENDING ME AND KNOWING IT’S A JOKE! IF YOU’RE HERE TO HATE JUST... leave... EDIT T H R E E: OK GUYS, YOU FINALLY CRACKED ME!!!! AGAIN IF YOU COME HERE TO FIGHT WITH ME, HATE ON ME, FIGHT WITH SOMEONE ELSE, OR JUST BE RUDE, THEN LEAVE! LEAVE! I TRIED TO BE NICE, I TRIED TO MAKE A FUNNY COMMENT, AND I TRIED, TO STOP THESE POINTLESS ARGUMENTS!!!!! ED. IT. FOUR. : Look, I know there are bad zoos. I’ve seen them. I hate them. But, that doesn’t mean that I haven’t seen good zoos and that also doesn’t give you the right to hate on me for trying to make a joke.. Final edit guys. The next tome I have to make an edit I’m deleting this comment. Say your goodbyes..! Hi! You know what? I don’t care anymore. Hate on me as you will. I am not a puppet. I won’t change just for you. Don’t waste your time posting a hate reply. Bye bye now!

Dog:woof bork woof Cats:meow Crocodilo:Pew Pew Pew Monkey:AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Lion:hahahahaha

Girl: Lion, king of the jungle. Lion: *This is one nice freakin wall*

Chettah:*sits there* Me: the cheetah can escape through the bars can it and the girrafe can jump over

Peragrine is the fastest animal And not every zoo is bad

Honestly I’ve gone to the same zoo my whole life and I’m disgusted by zoos that are like this I’ve always loved being at the zoo the animals would look healthy mentally and physically and had plenty of room to roam, play, hide, or eat so It’s kinda sad to know that some zoos actually are like this....(I actually cried a little)

Cheetah was like: shut up let me get some rest you ugly humans 🤣

1:50 That was hard...

This is really deep. There are a lot of zoos out there that should not exist because of the way they treat their animals as a tourist attraction. I do think that some zoos are important however because they let people develop a love for animals that they’d likely never be able to see in person. The Houston zoo is really nice because it has really nice enclosures built for its animals and the keepers are always giving them enrichment. Without it I wouldn’t want to pursue biology.

This was a wonderful animation

Even though I don’t agree, I love that you portrayed your opinion and the subject without pointing it out. Even though there is no people or signs saying your opinion, there is a feeling of boredom and loneliness throughout the short film, conveying feeling how the animals might feel, versus the humans.

As an animator myself I do respect the effort, but I've never seen a zoo like this. Admittedly I haven't been to many, but the few I've seen have had large enclosures that mimic the animal's natural environment. Usually I couldn't even see most of the animals because there was ample room and cover for the animal to hide and have some peace. I only saw animals when they chose to let people see them. I don't see how that's abuse. Am I abusing my cat because I keep her indoors? She's obviously happy, frequently comes meowing for my attention, snuggles up and purrs when I pick her up. She's healthy, active, and playful. She's actually right next to me, sleeping on my bed. She's a lot farther from her natural habitat than the zoos I've seen but she's obviously a kitty who's content with her life. Even when the door's accidentally left open, she only takes a few pawsteps outside before sitting down. She doesn't want to leave. If I released her into the wild, she'd die. And she'd die feeling terrified and alone and wondering why her beloved human abandoned her. She's probably use her last breath to meow for me, because any time I leave her for too long (like a whole day or more, while she's with someone else so she's not neglected) she cries for me. She's not too unlike many zoo animals. Yeah she's more domesticated than them but cats aren't even technically considered domesticated I don't think, so my point stands Zoos aren't inherently abusive or neglectful. I'm sure some are but based on this comments section and my own knowledge, most aren't. Humans aren't in our natural habitat either and I don't see you calling the existence of cities and modern technology abuse. Personally I prefer relatively easy food, readily available water, near guaranteed shelter and safety, and medical treatment of I get too sick or something (Though I'm in the US so I don't rely on that one too much). Not everyone has those guarantees now, of course, but you know who DEFINITELY doesn't have those guarantees? Humans in their natural habitat Not that I think animals shouldn't be wild. But I also respect people who live a more natural lifestyle (As in like, tribes still living in the wild, not the latest fad diet or something). I just don't think it's wrong to provide those blessings that these animals can't get on their own. Well, rant over. My cat says hi

This is a very nice animation with a hidden meaning , luckily there are zoo's that care about there animals more than money but i have to admit , it felt wrong watching the animals in there enclosures

excuse me why the flying frick does this only have 400 likes

I just would like to point out: Many zoos are actually not just forcefully taking animals from the wild. Yes, the animals are still in captivity. But, some (if not the majority) of the animals have had something happen to them that will limit their chances of survival.

I made an audible gasp when I saw that the cheetahs had nowhere to run

This is weird... I've never seen a zoo where the animals are suffering in my country :/

I'll speak honestly. Those animals look like they just can't stand humanity anymore because of how the humans are everywhere and the animals are locked up. I feel h o r r i b l e .

I did not see a single enclosure that would be up to the health and safety standards for anywhere in America. Every one was much smaller than legally allowed, which makes sense for an opinion instead of some boring old documentary. Really well done!

Elephant: hey I remember you when you were 5, oh wait he left... *dies*

I totally get the point, it’s so OH YEAH **Proceeds to lie**

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