"The most absurd animal exhibit I have ever seen was at a small zoo in Lop Buri, Thailand. ... De Waal seemingly asks the question that "if there really was a natural instinct in the animals of only the strong survive, wouldn't the mother dog kill the tiger cubs immediately, knowing that they would be a threat later on?" ... If the animals in the zoo never face any real threat, why would they perceive anything as game of survival? ... Society sometimes thinks of animals as beasts that just simply fallow instinct they receive at birth and humans are born without any instincts for selfishn...

• Word Count: 1486
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

"The most absurd animal exhibit I have ever seen was at a small zoo in Lop Buri, Thailand. ... De Waal seemingly asks the question that "if there really was a natural instinct in the animals of only the strong survive, wouldn't the mother dog kill the tiger cubs immediately, knowing that they would be a threat later on?" ... If the animals in the zoo never face any real threat, why would they perceive anything as game of survival? ... Society sometimes thinks of animals as beasts that just simply fallow instinct they receive at birth and humans are born without any instincts for selfishn...

• Word Count: 1512
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School