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Originally Posted by agzg
I think it was more something about the narrative itself.
Also, I didn't think I'd be so upset about a community hunting whales when they need them to survive.
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My whale tasting/eating experience came from a community where it was 100% cultural but also survival. To refuse would have been a huge insult, even though my personal opinions on whale hunting were in juxtaposition to eating it.
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Originally Posted by DrPhil
As if I needed another reason to be terrified of monkeys (or even chimpanzees, apes, and gorillas).
Those damn monkeys are terrifying. It reminded me of the monkeys that've been terrorizing humans by breaking into houses, getting drunk, etc.
I'm scurred.
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When I traveled in Japan I visited a place on Kyushu, the southern most island, where the locals decided it was cheaper to feed the monkeys than let the monkeys destroy the crops. It was a tourist attraction and you paid money to feed the monkeys. Totally different than in the north where it is colder and the monkeys hang out in hot springs, which was actually a result of human intervention, they don't naturally do that. It was forbidden to feed the monkeys or even eat in their presence when I was there since it gets them all riled up.
Baboons freak me out as far as primates go, they look so cute with their babies riding like jockeys but I've seen their teeth and some scary chimpanzee interactions on video that make me not want to meet one in a jungle. I really like smaller monkeys that are found in the New World and pro-simians that look all kinds of strange. I do have a special place in my heart for Mandrills because they have the flashiest faces and asses in the primate world.
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