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In an article about the merits of zoos, the Georgia Straight, a free
Vancouver weekly, reports
Dr. Peter Crowcroft of the department of zoology at the University of
Texas is a former director of zoos. In a UBC lecture earlier sponsored
by the Vancouver Institute earlier this year, he said: "You cannot
overestimate the ignorance of the average person. We once did a very
interesting experiment. We had an empty pen with a barn at the back. We
left the barn door open and put up a sign that read: 'UNICORN. EXTINCT
DUE TO EDUCATION. FEEDS ON FLOWER PETALS. ATTRACTED TO VIRGINS.' Most
people that came along tried to peer in the open door, convinced that
the unicorn was hiding somewhere in the barn. Except for one little boy
who said to his father, 'But Daddy! There's no such thing.' To which
Daddy replied, 'Don't be stupid. Can't you read the sign?'"
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