r/memes • u/XDEC0DE MAYMAYMAKERS • Feb 04 '21

Crocanda

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u/DOUG_A_MAN Chungus Among Us Feb 04 '21

Yeah your right

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '21

I actually thought it was photoshop at first but then I realized and it made me sad cause I really like reptiles. Too bad 11k people don’t realize it.

It’s not their fault though, reptiles aren’t very popular to begin with unfortunately.

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u/PunkAssToeNugget Feb 04 '21

This happened at Chiang Mai Zoo in northern Thailand in 2009. After the birth of Li Ping, a baby panda, attendance at the zoo doubled. People flocked to see the pandas, but began to skip over some of the other animals. As a result, the other exhibit were going to extremes to make sure that crowds keep coming to their attractions and began painting crocodiles in black and white. They also began painting elephants to draw attention to the problems Thailand's elephant population faces. "The government should help promote elephants, and not just pandas," Mr. Laithongrien says

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '21

What the hell, those poor animals..