Bears eat monkey at the zoo (moral, Earth, evolve, point of view)

[robtex]

CNN reports:
http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe....ap/index.html

I found it interesting that the bear that killed the monkey shared it with the other bears. He had a sense of community with his bear buds.

In a religion vs science perspective was/is there a moral issue to address in the killing of the monkey and on a secondary note did the bears exhibit a human-like behavior in the killing of the monkey and the sharing of it with his community? What I mean is is there "a bit of that bear" in mankind too?

[Opethian]

There's a bit of every living thing in every living thing on earth, since we all evolved from the same ancestor, and we all live on the same planet.

[d.]

Originally Posted by robtex

was/is there a moral issue to address in the killing of the monkey

i'm not sure i understand what you're getting at, but i don't think bears really can be held responsible for their actions?

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[Scuba Pete]

Monkey butt! Yum!

It appeared that the bears hunted in a pack of some sorts. As with all wild creatures the "pecking order" had to be honored. The only moral here is: When surrounded by bears, don't act like a monkey's uncle.

[angellous_evangellous]

Originally Posted by robtex

CNN reports:
http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe....ap/index.html

I found it interesting that the bear that killed the monkey shared it with the other bears. He had a sense of community with his bear buds.

In a religion vs science perspective was/is there a moral issue to address in the killing of the monkey and on a secondary note did the bears exhibit a human-like behavior in the killing of the monkey and the sharing of it with his community? What I mean is is there "a bit of that bear" in mankind too?

Not from any point of view that I know of. I'm not aware of any western thinker who applies human ethics or morality to animals.

[Seyorni]

I know its politically incorrect, but my first thought on reading this was that any monkey who couldn't evade a sloth bear was probably best removed from the gene pool....

[mr.guy]

I think this has previously all been speculated upon by simon+garfunkel.

[evearael]

I see a distinction between killing and murder. A carnivore kills another animal for food, and there is no moral issue to be had with it. The balance of predator and prey is very important to the survival of both. Humans are certainly not unique in having social behavior, like sharing.