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Puerto Rico Ships Monkey to.Baghdad?

Critter News

The Baghdad Zoo rakes in some more animals. Puerto Rico is eager to rid itself of the estimated 2,000 patas and rhesus monkeys that have taken a toll on wildlife and agriculture in the Lajas Valley since escaping from nearby research centers 30 years ago. "We I am no fan of zoos, especially in an unstable country like Iraq.

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Should is not a Solution

10,000 Birds

Perhaps it would be better to move the tigers to that bigger reserve, or maybe a zoo. The Iraq War was a demonstration of the most dangerous and beguiling aspect of the should – the belief that what should be is so obvious that a nudge will make it so. I hear you. I really do. It’s hardly an unreasonable request.

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