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We capture endangered animals and keep them in zoos and sanctuaries so that we can help them breed to make a come back. A lot of the time the offspring of animals in a sanctuary end up in the wild again. The animals in zoos though, their offspring either go to another zoo of to a sanctuary for breeding, but they live a happy life!!
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∙ 13y agofor the entertainment of the people in order to keep people happy and for scientific study on how they live or what their daily routine is.
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Do zoos let animals fight?
No They Usually End Up Tranquilizing the Animals
Do Zoos make profit?
Of course. Zoos brag about conservation efforts and breeding programs to save endangered species, but it is all for profit. People want to see exotic, adorable baby animals. Notice zoos are never dedicated to breeding ugly endangered species. After cute baby animals grow up, they are traded, sold to circuses, or worse. Zoos do not care about splitting up families and emotionally damaging their animals. If zoos cared about wild animals, they would have sanctuaries in natural habitats to save wild animals from environmental degradation and human poachers. Zoos exist for human entertainment.
Is the zoo a cruel place for animals?
There are two sides to this question. Some zoos keep animals locked up in enclosed spaces without enough room to exercise, or without any similar animals for company. Other zoos have large open spaces where the animals can roam freely, like in their native habitat. Some zoos have taken animals that are endangered and are trying breeding programs to prolong the species.
How do zoos educate the public?
Zoos educate the public by putting animals on exhibit and putting up signs about that particular animal with various information, such as where the animal lives, whether or not it's endangered, etc. Some also have programs where they take animals to schools, etc. and educate people about those animals.
Why animals should be kept in zoos?
Animals should be kept in zoos, because they provide educational help for kids to learn about animals, without the risk of injury to themselves or the animals. Also some animals are endangered and are better off kept in zoos with a safe, protected environment with out being hurt by their predators.
Should animals be kept in zoo's quotes?
Animals that are in zoos don't belong cooped up like they are in zoos. The wildlife preserves are more natural and they are easier for the animals.
Are nile crocodiles endangered animals?
Yes they are endangered and you should try your best to protect them before they end up becoming extinct. Get yourself and friends up and research this animals and see if you want to protect them.
How do conservation centers help endangered animals?
Zoos help by allowing the species to re-create (have babies) in a safe environment. The usual predators are eliminated from the species' habitat. Veterinarians (animal doctors) are available to help promote healthy births and to help eliminate diseases that might kill them naturally in the wilds. Zoos have cross-breeding programs that allow the strongest animals to be bred to each other giving the species a better chance of long-term survival.
Why is the white rhinoceros endangered and what has being done to save this animals?
The white rhinoceros is endangered because of hunters who hunt them for their horns and other parts of their bodies. They have over-hunted the white rhinos, and now they are endangered. Many charities and breeding programs have been set up to save these animals, just like any other endangered animal. Zoos tend to have breeding programs, and if you adopt a rhino, generally the money goes to helping poreserve their territory, breeding them etc. etc.
Why are zoos so important for animals?
Zoos provide shelter and breeding sanctuaries for animals that are endangered. Because of habitat destruction, especially in tropical environments, many animals are illegally hunted, destroyed or pushed to the point of extinction. Zoos help save animals so that they do not get killed in the wild. Zoos also create a wonderful learning environment for people of all ages to see exotic animals face to face and learn about their importance in the world. Animals do not have rights. In any case, zoos, as we will see below, exist to protect endangered species and to help us understand and protect our animal cousins more successfully. One of the reasons animals are taken into captivity in zoos is because they are under threat if they stay in their natural habitat. Zoos nowadays are not marketed as places of entertainment - they are places of education. Most modern zoos have their main emphasis on conservation and education - the reason that so many schools take children to zoos is to teach them about nature, the environment, endangered species, and conservation. Far from encouraging bad treatment of animals, zoos provide a direct experience of other species that will increase ecological awareness. One of the main functions of zoos is to breed endangered animals in captivity. If natural or human factors have made a species' own habitat a threatening environment then human intervention can preserve that species where it would certainly go extinct if there were no intervention. There are certainly problems with trying to conserve endangered species in this way but it is right that we should at least try to conserve them. And as long as animals are treated well in zoos there is no reason why conservation, education, and cruelty-free entertainment should not all be combined in a zoo. There is also, of course, a valid role for breeding in different environments such as large nature. Zoos have research programs that help expand our knowledge about animals, especially the endangered species. The information gained by these programs can help protect, and treat the species in the wild, as well as determine what affects if any climate change may have on the regions needed for the species to flourish. Many zoos also have breeding programs for all kinds of species, endangered or not, and learn even more about the species during the breeding, and rearing process. All this knowledge and information is shared with visitors, organizations, and other programs alike. Zoos are very good for the animals and give the whole species a last chance. Conservation is one of the things that zoos do to help the animal species survive. This brings me to the five main reasons why we have zoos. They are conservation, reproduction, education, research and recreation. Conservation is breeding, rescuing, finding homes for, and preserving threatened or endangered species. Zoos help protect animals from predators. Animals kept in zoos would have once been in the wild where Survivial of the Fittest takes the lead. Most zoos have large, life-like enclosures. Many zoos do not lock animals up in cages, which are mostly called safaris, and they really do help the animals. The animals live in a natural place and it is a lot like the wild, because they are free. A lot of them have large areas that animals can play in and a lot is done to ensure the animals are happy. The animals' enclosures are made to be similar to the animals' natural habitats and care is taken to ensure natural wildlife is within most enclosures. In zoos that strive to do this, it is okay to not have animals in their natural environment. I personally think zoos are very important.
How are chimpanzees endangered animals?
Like most endangered species, chimpanzees are faced with loss of habitat as people gradually convert their habitat to other uses, and they are also hunted, to be sold as laboratory animals, or to zoos, or as exotic pets, or in some cases even to be eaten.
How many animals die in zoo?
Approximately 40% of animals die in zoos. Most of them are while the animal is young because most zoos do not have the resources they need to keep up with the youngsters.
