These creepy eyeshades make you appear to look away when you're looking forward! They were inspired by a gorilla attack at the Rotterdam Zoo last May. The gorilla named Bokito attacked a woman, presumably because she had made eye contact with him. Health insurance company FBTO took advantage of the situation and issued "Bokito Viewers" to zoo visitors to protect them from gorilla attack. The glasses were conceived by advertising agency DDB Amsterdam. Link -via the Presurfer
These creepy eyeshades make you appear to look away when you're looking forward! They were inspired by a gorilla attack at the Rotterdam Zoo last May. The gorilla named Bokito attacked a woman, presumably because she had made eye contact with him. Health insurance company FBTO took advantage of the situation and issued "Bokito Viewers" to zoo visitors to protect them from gorilla attack. The glasses were conceived by advertising agency DDB Amsterdam. Link -via the Presurfer
It would be nice to see zoos do a better job with teaching visitors how to act around different animals.
For example, with primates...
- Don't smile and don't show your teeth, and don't make direct eye contact. These are seen as aggressive behavior.
There is an enormous silver back at the zoo here and I am positive that he could easily get through the plexi that separates him from the public. Even if he couldnt break it I think he could probably push the entire wall down. Its a bit sad to see such an incredible animal in a zoo.