There is a disturbing trend among the lower reaches of the more monied classes to elect to have "exotic" pets.
Big cats have become popular but although they are cute as kittens, they grow quickly and are not easily socialized:
BIG CATS MAKE BAD PETS
"Ty is a Serval, a beautiful gold and spotted cat of about 30 pounds with huge ears that give it the best hearing of any cat. A breeder convinced a young couple that if they raised this kitten with their human infant they would bond and be friends for life. When mature wild cats hunt, rather than take on the strongest animal in a herd, they instinctively seek the young or infirm. At age three, Ty became an adult, and the three-year-old playmate became prey, and Ty attacked. The offending cat, who had done nothing but follow his natural instincts, was then driven for days during mid summer in a crab trap in the back of a pickup truck to Big Cat Rescue, and was almost dead on arrival from exposure and dehydration."
Seems, though that there are worse potential choices:
Chimpanzees are meant to live in the wild not in our home Capital OTC
"Aggression is a natural trait in all chimpanzees and it is too dangerous to keep them as part of the family. A study published Tuesday in the open-access journal PeerJ, has recently revealed that Chimps who have been reared primarily around humans, with no exposure to fellow chimps, often have trouble getting on with their peers later in their life."
Recent studies in the wild have shown downright murderous behaviour among these primates, including underlings ganging up to destroy a leader fallen from popularity. Sounds downright warlike!
Big cats have become popular but although they are cute as kittens, they grow quickly and are not easily socialized:
BIG CATS MAKE BAD PETS
"Ty is a Serval, a beautiful gold and spotted cat of about 30 pounds with huge ears that give it the best hearing of any cat. A breeder convinced a young couple that if they raised this kitten with their human infant they would bond and be friends for life. When mature wild cats hunt, rather than take on the strongest animal in a herd, they instinctively seek the young or infirm. At age three, Ty became an adult, and the three-year-old playmate became prey, and Ty attacked. The offending cat, who had done nothing but follow his natural instincts, was then driven for days during mid summer in a crab trap in the back of a pickup truck to Big Cat Rescue, and was almost dead on arrival from exposure and dehydration."
Seems, though that there are worse potential choices:
Chimpanzees are meant to live in the wild not in our home Capital OTC
"Aggression is a natural trait in all chimpanzees and it is too dangerous to keep them as part of the family. A study published Tuesday in the open-access journal PeerJ, has recently revealed that Chimps who have been reared primarily around humans, with no exposure to fellow chimps, often have trouble getting on with their peers later in their life."
Recent studies in the wild have shown downright murderous behaviour among these primates, including underlings ganging up to destroy a leader fallen from popularity. Sounds downright warlike!
