To think when it says don't touch the lemurs....

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....you shouldn't touch the bloody lemurs?

And you certainly shouldn't let your crawling baby stroke the lemur, grab its tail and yank on it? Then proclaim loudly in distress "oh it nearly turned on him!".

AIBU to have had my judgy pants on?

Nope.

How did you not say "Yes, that's why that sign over there says 'do Not Touch The Lemurs'"

No it's like the chap who went to see our local rock apes and was told not to go outside with food - walked outside with an ice cream and was promptly attacked for his food

some people are just silly.

Were you at Yorkshire wildlife park?

Because the signs aren't very obvious. I was happily stroking a lemur and then further along the path saw a sign saying not to. But I hadn't seen a sign till then.

And at Woburn you can touch them. Though one projectile weeed on me!

I love Gib Mrs Snaplegs What is it with the tourists. Barbery Apes are vicious sods!

Were you at Woburn today? loads of that going on :(

sigh, Barbary

Viva it was Yorkshire wildlife park, was that your baby

If so I was the passive agressive one saying "no DD1 don't touch they have very sharp teeth".

The rules are on the gate as you walk in how can you miss that? clearly a nerdy rule reader

I'm sure you're allowed to at Woburn. When I went a couple of years ago me and dd were on the path with one of the keepers. The keeper said it was fine to stroke them if they came to you and stood there watching us stroke them.

If there's a large group of people in front of you holding the gate open you won't see the sign. Then there is only one small one half way round the path. I promise you it's easy to miss, I'd never have stroked them if I'd seen a sign.

In fact we went again last weekend and I still didn't see a sign on the gate.

But no, wasn't there today.

Italic fail!

I think they were clear enough but I suppose everyone crowding in ignoring the first rule of "don't open both gates at the same time" won't help with sign visibility.

Even without signs babies + semi wild animals = disaster surely?

YANBU. Kids should know not to touch animals strange dogs in the park or animals at the zoo.

My DCs are excellent sign interpreters and loud rule followers. At Chester Zoo last week by the Elephants there was a sign that was a stick man with an elephant treading on it saying do not cross etc. DD1 who can't read looks at it and announces in a very loud voice. ?Don't go over this fence or an elephant will tread on your penis or your vulva". :)

I think if we hadn't done it with the blessing of a keeper at Woburn then we wouldn't have done it at Yorkshire. Obviously I was aware that they have teeth, can bite, etc but they all seemed quite friendly.

No I wouldn't let dd run up to dogs in the park. But I would let her approach dogs while assessing how friendly then seem. You can tell a lot from an animals body language. Yes lemurs are wild animals but very well handled wild animals.

sneaky! (was the elephant's foot aimed at stick-persons crotch? If so, full marks that child)

I was at woburn today, had signs about the animals may bite and not to touch them, they may have had a few complaints lol

YANBU

But one touched me once :) It had the stickiest little hands. Was amazing

I promise I didn't touch him back though........it was at the Lakes one and you are allowed to hand them bits of banana and he made contact whilst taking a piece

I love lemurs

But I love gibbons most of all. Gibbons are amazing

Lemurs are odd creatures. We took DS to Whipsnade on Saturday and the slave lemur was performing some... extremely intimate... grooming techniques on a big boss lemur. I'm afraid I might have made a complete fool of myself by shrieking at DH not to let DS see and giggling like a 10yo

Anyway, back to the point, YANBU.

We go to Woburn quite a lot. The keepers often say that we can stroke them but I think it is only the ones they know dont mind being touched by random strangers.

DD is desperate to have a pet lemur (sigh).

She thought that if we adopted one, we got to take it home for a year.

i live ver near to the south lakes one, they have cctv in the madagascer bit now since some thick bastard turned a blind eye to her toddler making a grab for one, kid got a nip so mum tried to sue. Anyone caught trying to touch them is asked to leave immdiately

Staff also patrol the area with super soakers so no more lemur rampages through the restaurant

Tried my best not to laugh once at an animal park when a man tried to get a better view of an iguana by climbing up a nearby parrot cage and the parrot bit his fingers. The parrot then laughed really loudly, so I did too.