[pic] A Zoo for a Primate Observation 11/15/2012 For this paper I decided to visit Zoo Atlanta to observe lowland gorillas. I got to the zoo at around eleven in the morning and found out the feeding times for the gorillas. Once I found them‚ after watching them for a little while I selected the most active group to go watch during feeding. The point of this trip was to make me feel as if I was doing a field laboratory observation
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taught journalism at St. Ambrose University in Davenport‚ Iowa‚ and non-fiction writing at Southampton College on Long Island‚ New York. In 2008 “If I Ran the Zoo” (also known as “If I Ran the Campus”) was published on the web site of the National Association of Scholars. “If I Ran the Zoo” is one of several poems in the series “If I Ran the Zoo‚” in which various contributors described what they would do if they were in charge of higher education. Leo’s poem is written in Dr. Seuss rhyming style
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IS KEEPING ANIMALS IN ZOO GOOD OR BAD? For many people‚ the zoo is a source of childhood amazement and fond memories: swinging monkeys and growling tigers and a lot more. It had became parts of our childhood lives 1. Facts: Believe or not * Did you know… that zoos have been around since 3500 B.C.? In 2009‚ archeologists found what is believed to be the world’s oldest zoo in Egypt. * It has been estimated by WAZA that over 600 million people visit zoos each year * It is estimated
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Should Zoos Be Banned? Zoos should not be banned. Because… 1. Zoos have many educational benefits. - You are able to see the animals that are from foreign countries that you might not be able to travel to and even if you do get a chance to travel to those countries it is not assured to see the animals that are in the zoo. Examples of these animals are: Pandas‚ Penguins‚ Polar bears‚ etc. - In a zoo‚ you can observe how animals behave in their habitat. Although you can learn their behaviour
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Many zoos are responsible for animal rights as well with their health‚ death and extinction. Zoos all around the world are misused and need to be put to an end. Others may disagree otherwise and believe zoos is the key to safety. However‚ animals do not belong in zoos because they do not have enough shelter as they would in their own habitat. Also‚ animals that are fenced in can be risky enough to put themselves to their death. However‚ I do not accept zoos being established everywhere‚ but a balance
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Zoos: The Entertainment of Today‚ the Education of Tomorrow Stampeding elephants rushing through verdant fields. Slithering snakes creeping along the Amazon floor. Gazelles grazing through the undisturbed prairie. SNAP‚ the feasting wolf captured the innocent gazelle as it devours it alive‚ then scrimmaging through the bones for any extra meat of the gazelle that is no more. Sadly‚ this is a true reality‚ and in zoos‚ animals are completely safe and don’t take the risk of being eaten alive each
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Should zoos be booed? Lauren Bernhard Period 7 2/13/13 Have you ever thought of the animals behind the glass? Some do.Though it is not a main debate now‚ groups like PETA are arguing that zoos and other animal facilities (like SeaWorld) are cruel. They believe zoos are inhumane to the animals. On the other hand‚ many zoo-like places and animals faculties are claiming that they are helping animals. So which side is correct? I believe that zoos are good for animals because they care for them
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2011 -Strategic Plan- 2015 History: The Plumpton Park Zoo located in Cecil County began as a small‚ private collection of animals that evolved into a zoo in 1986. The 117-acre Plumpton Park Zoo was once a home for more than 300 animals and over 80 different species. After 24 years in operation‚ the zoo closed in late July following an inspection by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) citing more than 29 potential violations governing animal health and safety. A beautiful
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So you think you can just go and shut down the zoo‚ chuck these animals away and expect them to survive by their selves? If animals were in the wild they would have to take risks to have food and might be attacked by predators. In zoos this cannot happen because the animals are separated. Now that zoos have been around for quite long and animals‚ especially those that have been born in zoos cannot be released back into the wild as they do not have the skills to hunt/forage for food‚ so we will end
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El Paso zoo educates over an estimated 350‚000 people a year many of them being students on school field trips. The Zoo offers many activity’s for volunteer work‚ and holds educational programs and tours including sleepovers‚ and a behind the scene tour on how and where the animals kept afterhours. If that’s not enough you can also get involved with the zoo by being a volunteer working with zoo keepers‚ interacting with public visitors and helping in special events held at the zoo‚ you can also donate
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