The Kansas City Zoo is a place that brings people together to marvel about the natural world and create appreciation‚ and conservation towards it. According to KCParks.com this is a non-profit 107 year old zoo conveniently located in historic Swope Park lays over 200 acres of land home to over 1‚000 animals from all over the world. Arriving at The Kansas City Zoo you approach the admissions gate and facilities—such as restrooms‚ gift shops‚ and food—at the entrance. At the zoos entry plaza you
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THE AUDUBON ZOO‚ 1993 The Audubon Zoo is located in New Orleans‚ Louisiana and is a 501(3)(c) non-profit organization. In 1914 the Audubon Commission was created to maintain and develop Audubon Park. In 1919 the Audubon Institute was established as the parent agency. Over the next several decades many changes would occur including the addition of a monkey cage‚ mammal cage and a deer paddock. Louisiana school children purchased the first elephant in 1924 and shortly thereafter an aquarium and
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A visit to a zoo is one of the most enthralling and exciting things. It is an interesting way to let the children see animals‚ which they cannot see otherwise. A visit to a zoo is an entertaining activity not just for children but also for adults as it increases their knowledge and makes them wonder at the marvellous of nature. During our educational tour to Delhi‚ last month‚ we were also taken to the zoo as it is near the old fort. The zoo is one of the largest in the country spread in a vast area
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Why Zoos Have A Negative Effect On Animals What effect do zoos really have on animals? Do zoos have a negative effect on the animals? When a animal is captured and brought to a zoo‚ does it negatively affect their behavior? With the first zoo being created in 1874 this has been an almost 150 year issue that has sparked controversy among many zoologists and common people as many say that the zoo is like a prison towards the animals as they are put into an enclosure for most of their lives. Although
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Zoos are Good Did you know that the London Zoo is run by the Zoological Society of London which is a charity devoted to conserving wild animals and where they live? There are many different viewpoints to whether or not zoos should exist‚ mostly because of the animal’s well being‚ but in this argument the pros outweigh the cons. Many people argue that zoos are very beneficial to society and that they should not close their doors. There are countless opinions as to why people are opposed to zoos. Firstly
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The question of the necessity of zoos is very controversial nowadays. There are many people who advocate for replacing them with sanctuaries as they believe money spent on keeping wild animals captive might have been better used for conserving them in wild. Others think that zoos serve not only for people’s pleasure but for preserving and keeping populations that otherwise would go extinct. There are a lot of arguments for both points of view‚ and a great number of articles are dedicated to this
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in captivity at zoos Many of us have been to a zoo at least once in our lives before. Zoos are premises for the captivity of animals‚ where they are studied and displayed for the public to see. Have you ever stopped to think of the trauma that the animal went through while being taken from its family and its home‚ to be locked behind a cage for the rest of his life? Do you remember leaving the zoo that day knowing a whole lot more about animals than you did before? Although zoos can be fun to visit
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might have acted right and was a superb infant‚ the animal may end up still being killed due to there being a surplus in the zoo. From the article “10 Facts about Zoos” the author found‚ “A former employee of the safari park alleged: “culling was being used as a means of training instead of being carried out in the kindest and most humane way.””(10 Facts about Zoos par. 13). Zoos euthanize animals because of poor health‚ old age‚ lack of space or conservation management reasons (Rising par. 5). By stating
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Have you ever wondered what the animals think of their lives in zoos? Have you ever wonder what it would be like trapped in a cage for your whole life .Well I can say that those animals have the worst life possible when they are put in zoos. These animals are miserable they get zoochosis‚ which is used to describe the stereotypical behaviour of animals in captivity. Stereotypic behaviour is defined as a repetitive‚ invariant behaviour pattern with no obvious goal or function. They also don’t have
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Have you ever looked at an animal in your local zoo exhibit and wondered if they were truly better off there than if they were in the wild? A growing number of people are beginning to believe that zoo animals are better off than animals who are left in their natural habitat. To thrive means that an animal is growing and learning to survive in such a way that allows it to flourish. Although animals in captivity are provided with their basic needs to survive and more‚ wild animals are more likely to
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