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Ivan, being Ivan, is a mellow kinda guy. Takes the good with the bad, only
gets angry when he really needs to. When I complain about the walls at the
park, he says, “Walls keep the animals in. But they also keep the bad guys
out.”
Of course, gorillas don’t have a whole lot of bad guys to deal with. Elephants
either. So humans step in to fill the void.
Dogs? Sometimes it feels like we have enemies galore.
Everyone wants a piece of us. Humans treat us badly. Cars really have it in
for us. We even get eaten by coyotes, which is kinda like having your cousin
invite you over for dinner, then inform you you’re the main course.
Although I’d probably just be the appetizer.
Anyways. After those twenty-seven years stuck in a mall, Ivan is one of those
“glass half full” kinda guys when it comes to the walls surrounding him. Glad
to be with others of his own kind. Cared for by smart and loving humans.
I’m more of a “water bowl of power half empty” kinda guy.
Every time I leave Ivan and Ruby, I am painfully aware that I can leave.
Ivan’s address is “Gorilla World.” Ruby’s is “Elephant Odyssey.”