I. Many people have gone to a zoo to see the animals and to learn more about them. Whether it was for a field trip in elementary school or a fun day trip with friends or family. II. There are 10‚000 zoos worldwide and 175 million people visit them every year (Zoochosis). III. Animals in captivity are thought to be in the best habitat circumstances‚ but this environment restricts the animals from doing the most natural and important things to them‚ such as running‚ picking their mate‚ or being with
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Why Zoos Matter There are many things to consider regarding whether or not an animal will benefit from living in a zoo or nature park. The most important aspect to consider is an animal’s health and well-being. Of course there will be some differences when man tries to recreate nature‚ but ultimately‚ if these controlled environments prevent animals from going extinct in the wild‚ the benefits outweigh the negative effects. In the past‚ man has brutally hunted down animals without concern for
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Zoos are inhumane‚ some of the reasoning for this is because the animals become stressed in captivity. The noises and‚ on occasion‚ anything being thrown into the enclosure can stress them and force them into a depression. One point against this claim is that we can’t tell how the animals feel about being put into captivity. This is not true. Animals in depression tend to show lazier behaviour. They typically seclude themselves in an area away from other animals and/or humans. On top of this‚ their
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. LA zoo is fantastic and there are plenty of animals to observe. The employees were friendly and provided educational facts to the public. This is the second time that I visit LA Zoo because I want to observe the activities and behavior of some selected primates. I spent most of the time observing all the animals and learning about them and their native habitats. LA Zoo is laid out by continental area‚ so the primate exhibits are scattered throughout the zoo. I began with the New World monkey located
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Clay Chastain Dr. Hamilton‚ ANTH 2310-1 The Zoo Project: Nonhuman Primate Research 7 November 2006 Background Information In the world‚ a variety of primate species exist. Each species a unique function in the wild and differs‚ sometimes greatly‚ from another primate species. Two species that will be analyzed here are the Wolf’s Guenon (Cercopithecus wolfi)‚ an Old World monkey‚ and the Black-handed Spider Monkey (Ateles geoffroyi)‚ a
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Throughout the history of mankind racism has been embedded in our culture in numerous forms. One sad form of racism which has been a focal point for historians was that of ’Human Zoos’. These ’zoos’ first began in the early nineteenth century all the way to the twentieth and consisted of colonizers believing that they were superior to others. These were highly controversial exhibitions featuring mainly the indigenous who were being put on display for people to go and look at‚ however the lines between
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Ban Zoo Background By definition‚ a zoo is a facility in which animals are kept and displayed to the public. It is a short form of Menagerie‚ zoological park and garden. The word zoological refers to zoology which means study of animals. An Egyptian queen called Queen Hatshepsut decided to build a zoo about 1500BC and about five hundred years later a Chinese Emperor named Wen Wang founded the Garden of Intelligence. The Garden of Intelligence was an enormous zoo which was full of different kind
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Animals are happier in zoos then in the wild. This truth about animals eludes the public‚ and consequently‚ has caused society to develop a negative attitude towards wild life in captivity. First‚ animals lack the freedom of time‚ space‚ and personal relations in the wild. Second‚ they crave routine‚ which can easily be provided in a captive environment with well-trained staff. Third‚ animals are very territorial. They will live with the mindset‚ “there is no place like home”‚ and thus‚ will ultimately
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closely resembles their homes and they were fed and cared for properly cared for‚ would that be a fair proposition? That is the basic idea of zoos. The zoo is a facility where animals‚ with descending population numbers‚ are cared for‚ rehabilitated‚ and usually released back into the wild. Wild animals that are taken care of properly‚ in places such as these zoos‚ are better off in an enclosure rather than in their wild habitat‚ for the reasons that the captive facility is always dependable‚ the animals
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Animals are sometimes housed in zoos for beneficial reasons such as educational purposes‚ providing habitat for animals unable to survive in the wild‚ and research purposes. A significant amount of research is conducted on factors that might be stressful to wildlife to improve the welfare and well-being of captive animals; however‚ an equal amount of research is not being performed on each stress factor that could affect captive wildlife. Despite zoo animals being put on display and constantly exposed
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