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Choice

            There's a whole lot of irony on the poster that says, "Set your choice free in 2020!" Little did they know what would happen to our freedom in 2020 when this display was set up. But I won't go there. We all have had our ways of dealing with the situation.

This is one of the early enclosures for the big cats from the 19th century. It might well be the last remaining piece of the Victorian era zoo. And it is left there for a purpose. The building itself is beautiful, but for a big animal like a lion is no better than an old circus cage. The lions are today cared for in a way unimagined by the 19th century zoo keepers, and thank goodness for that.

So this enclosure is a display that reminds us all of how far we have come in animal welfare, but also how far we have to go. For the message (enlarge the photo and read it for yourself) is a clear one. Products like palm oil are often sourced from rainforest environments and as a consequence animals like the precious Orang-utan is losing its habitat. 

It is imperative that we support campaigns like this one and demand our governments require accurate labels that tell us exactly where a produce came from. And of course we should NOT buy products from unsustainable sources. Time is short for many in the animal kingdom folks, unless we act.

Taken in: Australia / Victoria / Parkville (show map)

Taken on: December 16, 2020

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Camera: Nikon D850, f/6.3, 1/400 sec, 24mm, ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D850
Aperture:	f/6.3
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Focal Length:	24mm
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