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the forgotten

8/25/2013

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During times of turmoil and civil uprising anywhere in the world, animals are often neglected - whether they are domesticated or exotic.  There was the 2012 story of the massacre at the Okapi Conservation Center in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - 6 people and 13 okapi were killed by rebels.  I am not saying animals are more important than people, or that they are as important.  I am only saying they are often forgotten, and this is unfortunate.

With the ongoing unrest and violence in Egypt, this story - about the zoo animals in Cairo - has been released.  This reminds me of an awesome graphic novel by the man who wrote for Lost and Under the Dome - Brian K. Vaughn - called Pride of Baghdad.  It is a fictionalized account of he real life story of four lions that escaped from the Baghdad Zoo during the American invasion of Iraq.  You can purchase it on Amazon here.
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