Posted on 02/29/2008 4:30:48 PM PST by SmithL
Two months after a Siberian tiger mauled three men at the San Francisco Zoo - resulting in the death of one of them - two other men were allegedly caught late Thursday throwing pine cones and acorns at the zoo's two black rhinos.
Both men were cited by San Francisco animal control for violating a park code that prohibits disturbing the animals, officials said.
Zoo officials said the rhinos, which are endangered, did not appear agitated by the incident.
"I heard one of the men took a branch from a tree and claimed they were trying to get their attention," said Lora LaMarca, spokeswoman for the zoo. "The branch was from a pine tree and had little acorns; they started throwing those at the rhinos."
The men were described as between their 20s and 30s and were visiting the zoo late Thursday when they apparently decided to throw things at the male and female rhinos.
"I'm so glad the system works well," zoo spokesman Paul Garcia said, referring to the emergency hotline phones that were installed after the maulings by Tatiana the tiger on Christmas Day.
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Bad eyes here, I thought you said RINO’s....
Rhinos in SF?
I had no idea that anyone on that City Council would even CLAIM to be Republican.
How the decent minority there must pine, though.
Conservatives finally pushed over the edge!
Jump the fence?
They’ll just go through it.
I’m confused as to why young men would want the attentions of a rhino?
Must be the thongs.
That’s not a black rino
Well, I am glad to see that the zoo is finally keeping an eye on jerks who are trying to torment its animals.
But, I must say I am puzzled by this:
....said Lora LaMarca, spokeswoman for the zoo. “The branch was from a pine tree and had little acorns...”
Perhaps Miss LaMarca needs to be replaced if she does not even know that it is oak trees and not pine trees that produce acorns.
But I’m sure she loves and works hard for the preservation of the environment. Just in her own stupid way. “Woodn’t” you know it?
“The branch was from a pine tree and had little acorns”?
Quite understandable, as RINO’s jump the fence all of the time!
Hillary’s a RINO?
Who knew?
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