Bokito may have become frustrated because the woman, who appeared to show interest, repeatedly walked away. Van Hooff speculated on what might have happened had she remained still rather than resisting. "I think he would have given her a few slaps on the back. And then, yes, he might have done what male gorillas do with female gorillas."
There was a woman who was deliberately provoking one of the gorillas by staring at him, making direct eye contact. He ended up attacking her. This practice started there as a result of it. I’m not sure if it is more widespread now.
He became the subject of considerable international media coverage after escaping from his enclosure
Wait, so their enclosure was shitty enough that the gorilla could've left any time but didn't until he was provoked, and their solution wasn't to fix the cage, but to make everyone wear silly glasses?
Bokito had been mostly raised by humans and received baths. As a result, he was attached to humans and not afraid of water, and subsequently, against expectations, was willing to leap across the ditch surrounding the former gorilla island at Blijdorp.
“The injured woman had been a regular visitor to the great apes' enclosure, visiting an average of four times per week. She had a habit of touching the glass that separated the public from the gorillas, whilst making eye contact with Bokito and smiling at him. Zoo employees had warned her a few days earlier to keep her distance and avoid direct eye contact with the animal. This sustained staring is thought to have contributed to the attack. Although in humans smiling is a friendly behaviour, in gorillas it is a practice that is discouraged by primatologists, as apes are likely to interpret teeth exposure as a challenge or a form of aggressive display.[22] Speaking from the hospital in an interview with De Telegraaf she said; “He is and remains my darling. Since he arrived at Blijdorp, I have made contact with him. If I placed my hand on the glass, he did the same. If I smiled at him, he smiled back.”
I mean it makes for a funny image but, sunglasses exist? Just do like 3d glasses and have a return bucket (which they're probably doing with these anyway).
Paper is cheap. Recyclable. And doesn’t have the somebody “forgot to wash their hands” or “spilled some shit on these” factor that reusable ones would be subjected to
Also, these glasses actually make it look specifically as if the wearer is looking away, whereas sunglasses just make it hard to tell if/when the wearer is looking at you.
It's def not originally ai, however this image is the only example I've seen of this over like the past 10 years, it seems legit since I know gorillas don't really like you looking them in the eyes, but if so then why has this image specifically become the face of this concept. I gotta look into this I guess.
Edit: so apparently this happened one single time at the behest of an Insurance company after a gorilla attacked a woman. It's not common practice anywhere as far as I saw.
33 Comments
Simulation6@sopuli.xyz · 64 pts · 109d
Gorilla: the fuck they looking at?
i078@europe.pub · 28 pts · 109d
Bokito was the reason for these, and the dumb woman he attacked.
TRBoom@lemmy.zip · 28 pts · 109d
If I recall rightly, she went to the zoo repeatedly to lock eyes with the gorilla because she believed that they were in love.
jxk@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 107d
From Wikipedia:
Bokito may have become frustrated because the woman, who appeared to show interest, repeatedly walked away. Van Hooff speculated on what might have happened had she remained still rather than resisting. "I think he would have given her a few slaps on the back. And then, yes, he might have done what male gorillas do with female gorillas."
Delphia@lemmy.world · 23 pts · 109d
Do you think you and your significant other could have sex with these on?
doingthestuff@lemy.lol · 6 pts · 109d
No problem. Hit it from behind.
Delphia@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 108d
Sure if you want to set the game to easy.
WoodScientist@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 109d
Surely it would be simpler to blindfold the gorilla. 🤣
Amir@lemmy.ml · 8 pts · 109d
If you put the blindfold on the gorilla I'll agree to the plan
WoodScientist@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 109d
No. We'll just leave that to the zoology interns.
Loid@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 107d
The old type of AI.
Another Intern!
Skullgrid@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 109d
He looked at me cross ways! I'll kill him!
AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space · 11 pts · 109d
I haven’t been to a zoo with gorillas since childhood. Are these really the current accepted practice near gorilla enclosures?
waterbird@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 19 pts · 109d
There was a woman who was deliberately provoking one of the gorillas by staring at him, making direct eye contact. He ended up attacking her. This practice started there as a result of it. I’m not sure if it is more widespread now.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bokito_(gorilla)
el_muerte@lemmy.ca · 28 pts · 109d
Wait, so their enclosure was shitty enough that the gorilla could've left any time but didn't until he was provoked, and their solution wasn't to fix the cage, but to make everyone wear silly glasses?
basxto@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 107d
Gorillas can’t swim
waterbird@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 16 pts · 109d
“The injured woman had been a regular visitor to the great apes' enclosure, visiting an average of four times per week. She had a habit of touching the glass that separated the public from the gorillas, whilst making eye contact with Bokito and smiling at him. Zoo employees had warned her a few days earlier to keep her distance and avoid direct eye contact with the animal. This sustained staring is thought to have contributed to the attack. Although in humans smiling is a friendly behaviour, in gorillas it is a practice that is discouraged by primatologists, as apes are likely to interpret teeth exposure as a challenge or a form of aggressive display.[22] Speaking from the hospital in an interview with De Telegraaf she said; “He is and remains my darling. Since he arrived at Blijdorp, I have made contact with him. If I placed my hand on the glass, he did the same. If I smiled at him, he smiled back.”
Sylvartas@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 21 pts · 109d
Well there's your problem
Mulligrubs@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 109d
In ape speak, she was visiting four times a week to tell him "fuck you and fuck your family, I will kill you and then your children".
He was a good gorilla, just doing his duty and protecting his family.
finallymadeanaccount@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 109d
It's okay. Leopards only gnawed lightly at her face.
HeyJoe@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 109d
I was at one a few years ago with my kids and it was not.
Robust_Mirror@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 109d
I mean it makes for a funny image but, sunglasses exist? Just do like 3d glasses and have a return bucket (which they're probably doing with these anyway).
Whitebrow@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 108d
Paper is cheap. Recyclable. And doesn’t have the somebody “forgot to wash their hands” or “spilled some shit on these” factor that reusable ones would be subjected to
rmuk@feddit.uk · 5 pts · 108d
Also, these glasses actually make it look specifically as if the wearer is looking away, whereas sunglasses just make it hard to tell if/when the wearer is looking at you.
bufalo1973@piefed.social · 7 pts · 109d
They should add a mask so they don't see their teeth. Teeth = aggression.
rmuk@feddit.uk · 6 pts · 109d
This looks like a still from a David Firth animation.
lobut@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 109d
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/RNW_F1li4oU
RVGamer06@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 107d
Looks like slop
Starski@lemmy.zip · 7 pts · 107d
It's def not originally ai, however this image is the only example I've seen of this over like the past 10 years, it seems legit since I know gorillas don't really like you looking them in the eyes, but if so then why has this image specifically become the face of this concept. I gotta look into this I guess.
Edit: so apparently this happened one single time at the behest of an Insurance company after a gorilla attacked a woman. It's not common practice anywhere as far as I saw.
ALoafOfBread@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 107d
Surprisingly, maybe, I've been seeing this since before the advent of slop
killea@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 109d
And those!
red_sock@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 109d
Awesome glasses
Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 109d
"Special" glasses.