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Feb 1, 2008 4:33:02 GMT
Post by dsouthwood on Feb 1, 2008 4:33:02 GMT
I spent a little time today at the San Diego zoo, which I have not done for quite a while. I made a point of visiting one of my favorite zoo residents: a very large albino Burmese python. Last time I saw him, I didn't even know about the erhu yet, so this time I had a completely different interest in his beautiful yellow and white markings. I am trying to think about how to approach the zoo about this, but the python won't live forever, and it would be wonderful if he could be memorialized in music. I wonder if anyone at the zoo would understand.
Dennis
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Feb 1, 2008 8:56:56 GMT
Post by Charlie Huang on Feb 1, 2008 8:56:56 GMT
They won't I'm afraid...
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Feb 1, 2008 16:04:27 GMT
Post by calden on Feb 1, 2008 16:04:27 GMT
Dennis! How could you be so cold and heartless? That's like asking someone if they want their cat stuffed when he dies.
Seriously, I'd ask about it, but be prepared for some negative reactions. You might concoct a story about how, in ancient times, this was considered a high honor for one's pet snake; to be made into a thing of beauty which could sing for generations (fill in with your own flowery prose.) Actually, this is a truth for djembe makers. In Africa when a drum is carved the maker seeks a just-killed antelope or deer or reebok or whatever animal they use for the hide. They ask for the animal's blessing in using the hide to create music, and consider that the soul of the animal is in the drum and thus the music.
If you can be very legitimate about it, you might well get a chunk of skin, unless they're going to stuff Old Ralph for a Memorial Diorama. Good luck!
Carlos
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Feb 1, 2008 16:51:03 GMT
Post by davidmdahl on Feb 1, 2008 16:51:03 GMT
<snip>Actually, this is a truth for djembe makers. In Africa when a drum is carved the maker seeks a just-killed antelope or deer or reebok or whatever animal they use for the hide. They ask for the animal's blessing in using the hide to create music, and consider that the soul of the animal is in the drum and thus the music. <snip> I wonder how often they get an adverse response. <g> Best wishes, David
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Feb 1, 2008 17:09:46 GMT
Post by dsouthwood on Feb 1, 2008 17:09:46 GMT
Cold and heartless would be me taking my erhu into the snake house to serenade the python But regardless of how respectful my intentions are (and they really are), I know my idea would be a very, very hard sell. Even though in some parts of the world wild pythons are considered a pest and can be legally killed by the natives, and even though pythons in the Everglades are seriously disrupting the ecology, still doing anything but burying the zoo's python would be perceived as exploiting an endangered species for monetary gain, and that would be anathema for the San Diego zoo. The emotional reaction could get me banned from the zoo for life, and that's why this will probably remain just a thought. Dennis
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Feb 2, 2008 0:10:13 GMT
Post by jetz320 on Feb 2, 2008 0:10:13 GMT
i have never thought about something like this could come up. i think doing something like that would have to be somewhere more uncaring. you have to remember that a zoo is there to help protect the animals, and displaying them is a way to help make money. i don't think you would have a chance of getting some scales. you can try somewhere else, a chinese restaurant?
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