It's just after 3am, and after a good stretch of sleep, I'm wide awake and irritated.
It's been a busy time, but I planned to try and finish my Pygmy Hippo post (about the enclosure) this weekend, then someone alerted me to the Zoo's announcement of THEIR name for him. Which is NOT his original name. That, like with every Animal who moves to SFZoo, has been stolen from him.
Unfortunately, I knew it was coming, but as it always does, the disrespect of ReNaming a Being that already has a name, an identity, still hurts my soul.
In my previous post (link at bottom), I noted WHO this new Friend IS. His name is Akobi. He was given this name soon after birth, at the San Diego Zoo. It's the only name he's known.
Why does the San Francisco Zoo have to erase every Animal's Identity by changing their name? It's a sad and sick compulsion.
ABC7 news did a piece, that contains some cute video footage of Akobi.
https://abc7news.com/pygmy-hippo-sf-zoo-hippos-endangered-species/12329832/
Previous Post:
https://iamnotananteater.blogspot.com/2022/09/meet-sfzoos-new-pygmy-hippo.html
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