- A park or an institution in which living animals are kept and usually exhibited to the public. Also called zoological garden.
- Slang. A place or situation marked by confusion or disorder: The bus station is a zoo on Fridays.
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A collection of wild animals kept in close or open confinement, usually for public viewing. There are strict licensing provisions for such places to ensure that the welfare of the animals is taken care of, and the safety of the public, and that the possibility of an exotic disease being introduced with additions of animal specimens from foreign countries is avoided. See also game farm.
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Clearly, then, the city is not a concrete jungle, it is a human zoo.
— Desmond Morris, Source: The Human Zoo, Introduction, 1969.
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"This place is a zoo!" is a common description of chaos and confusion. Dreaming of a zoo may indicate that the dreamer needs to tidy up some situation.
| Wikipedia: List of zoos |
The following is a partial list of zoological gardens (zoos):
Breeding Centers:
Hong Kong has played an important role in the fate of Asian wildlife. As a preeminent commercial center and seaport, millions of animals have passed through Hong Kong, most on their way to other countries.
Central Zoo Authority of India (CZA) is the Governing Authority of all zoos in India.
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| Translations: Zoo |
Dansk (Danish)
n. - zoo, zoologisk have
Deutsch (German)
n. - Zoo, Tiergarten
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ζωολογικός κήπος
Italiano (Italian)
giardino zoologico
Português (Portuguese)
n. - jardim zoológico (m)
Español (Spanish)
n. - zoológico, zoo
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - zoo, djurpark
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
动物园
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 動物園
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 동물원, 사람으로 혼잡한 비좁은 곳, 정글(지역)
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) حديقه الحيوانات
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