Zoos

Most mainstream zoos attempt to provide a 'natural habitat' for the animals in their care. Zookeepers have detailed formulas that pertain to each animals care and feeding to ensure long lives and reproduction. Many zoos, however, do not have the space to provide all of their animals as large a habitat as is comfortable for the specific animals or groups of animals.

Any type of job working in a zoo will probably require that you have at least a 4 year degree. The simple fact about zoo work is that it is hard to "break in" in addition to your degree you are going to have a way better shot actually working in the zoo setting if you have many hours of experience in a zoo or doing wildlife field work. I would suggest doing at least one of the many internships available to college students. The zoo world is pretty small and once you know some people on the inside and they can give you a good reference, you will have a lot better chance getting the job you want.

That they don't let animals roam in different cages == Animals in Zoos ( America, or anywhere to be fair, but I will use America as an example, just to prove my point that America is not perfect) can be beaten, and treated appallingly. One such example took place when an African elephant was transferred from the San Diego Zoo to the San Diego Wild Animal Park; her old caretakers reported seeing her chained to the ground, and beaten on the head with axe handles for two days. Some of the blows were described as "home run swings." Also, another Zookeeper in San Francisco was quoted as saying of Elephants, "You have to motivate them and the way you do that is by beating the hell out of them." This happened in San Diego, and San Francisco, of America. For details see the site listed below.

I believe that zoos use animals for there own need. 1 out of 10 people care about there pet and 1 out of 50 zoos care about the animals the way they should. Bad zoos use cement cages and don't let animals stand on their own feet. This causes them to be unable to fend for themselves. This problem is mostly seen in places like Ethiopia. Unfortunately I cannot find the doco I watched on Australia's ABC channel showing cruelty to bears in poorer countries zoos. Another mistake many zoos make is separating and isolating pack animals. They are called pack animals for a reason. When separated from their pride, pack, pod, flock or herd many animals will die. And in many zoos, not only do they isolate them but, put them in cages with concrete floors, and bars. How would you feel to suddenly be taken from your home where you ran free with your family and put in a cage with a cold, hard floor to be stared at by people day in and day out. Most only looking for less than 30 seconds before making some derogatory remark and walking off. This fact has been proved in a study, which was conducted in America. Most people don't care about the animals, they are just looking for another way to entertain themselves. We have brains for a reason, learn how to use it. *Certain contributions to this question have been moved to the discussion field during the editing process of this answer.

The Ueno Zoo, located in Tokyo, is the biggest zoo in Japan. It has 2,600 animals, 464 species, and occupies 35 acres of land.

No, The San Diego Zoo is bigger than the San Antonio Zoo.

Zoos hunt animals in forests of course! They trap them and put them in cages, and then bring them to the zoo. Then the put them in bigger cages in the zoo, so that scientists can study them and people can enjoy them. Also, many animals are now traded for between zoos. Especially the long lived animals and those that breed easily in the Zoo's enviroment. Breeding and raising the desired animals for zoos, in order to have more of the endangered animals. With the advances in science and storage of sperm and egg, a breeding program can work with several other Zoo's programs to guard the genetic pools of those animals that need close watching. Alot of the seriously endangered are so hard to find in the wild, and the trapping and trip are phycially, and emotionally dangerous for the creature, that removing them from the wild is not a viable option for stocking Zoos any more.

Animals in captivity live shorter lives than ones in the wild, because they are often more stressed and are unable to do various things that wild animals can do/learn to do in the wild. It can be both! It depends on the animal, some animals like the Black footed ferret, lives longer in captivity. While others like the Whale, lives longer in the wild. So it's yes, and no, depending on the species, the zoo's quality of care, environment and if the animal was born in the zoo. All of these factors, along with many more will effect the life span of an animal. I think that animals in captivity live longer than their wild counter parts, because they are fed everything they need, and if they get a disease, the zookeepers can help them. Unlike in the wild they wouldn't even know and certainly wouldn't have any help. (but the ideas expressed above also have some valid points) Another Thought: While zoos are not the absolute perfect solution, they have become, more often than not, the best, or only solution available, especially when wildlife habitats are being encroached upon or destroyed at unbelievable rates. Some species do seem to live longer, but that seems to be an added bonus for a necessity right now. When it all comes down to it, mankind needs to take responsibility for it's own population, and halt the growth rate explosion that is pushing the animals out of the habitats they belong in. Zoos are but one way we can atone for deforestation and destruction of the lands, and seas.

Amendment: The fact that zoos have changed from square, tile lined display cells to the crafted environments we have of today is because a lion tamer decided that the animals in his care deserved more. Because of his efforts to effect changes, along with the fact that some animals were falling toward extinction at alarming paces, zoos around the world went to great lengths to make changes. Recreating their mission statements, and goals from being isolated entertainment only facilities, to highly advanced institutions employing veterinarians, nutritionists, behaviorist, trainers, and animal psychologists, etc. In the old days, if an animal sickened and died, the zoos hired a hunter to capture a wild replacement. Not so anymore. Zoos around the world now participate and work together to learn everything they can about the animals and how to preserve, breed, and care for them. This is a complete and utter departure from the way things were before and now large percentages of the animals represented in zoos are born and bred in captivity. And in some cases, rare species exist only in zoos, due to the fact that they have become extinct in the wild.

Additional Information: Animals in captivity generally live much longer lives because of better food, better living conditions, lack of predators, access to veterinary care, etc. For example, a squirrel living in the wild has a life expectancy of 2 to 3 years. Whereas in captivity, a squirrel can live up to 12 years. I can say this since I cared for a squirrel named Dizzy who lived that long. Efforts are always underway at zoos all over the world to increase the quality of the environments zoo animals live in, both in physical quality and psychological quality. There are new programs designed for the emotional well being of the animals specifically, some working with an animals natural curiosity, natural hunting instincts, and even problem solving skills. They strive to keep the animals interested and excited about the next adventure. Not all Zoos are practicing these "enrichment techniques" but many are and have found it to be quite successful. There is no question that it is a difficult challenge with some animals, but it is important to learn how to overcome these challenges and work to understand, and provide the basic needs of all the creatures we undertake the care of. For more details, please see sites listed below.

Well giant pandas have arrived at the Calgary Zoo which is very exciting. The zoo also offers a penguin exhibit which is always fun. There are also many types of birds to watch and enjoy. Gorillas are also featured.

because you've taken them out of their natural habitat and forced them into a fake envirnment. As well as many of them are so dependent on human's they wouldn't be able to survive on their own.

Aside from being a place where children can see the animal wonders of nature, and learn all about them. Many zoos have captive breeding programs in order to replenish the populations of endangered species. The spotted leopard, the lynx, and the panda are all examples of endangered animals that are kept in zoos, under programs that aim to preserve, protect,and study the species. Not to mention they are good place of education. Kids, adults, and teens come to learn about their favorite animal and many other species.

They are so cool! You can see all the awesome animals and see how they live and cool stuff. But then again, it is fact that in the wild, male orca whales live to be around 50 and female ones live to be around 90, but in captivity the highest age that an orca lived to be is 20

The most famous was China's giant panda, which avoided extinction in the California Zoo. The Association of Zoos and Aquariums has saved bongos and forest African antelopes. These animals were also successfully bred and released back into the wild.

This is a question which really has no easy answer. Originally, zoos were a place where people could see exotic animals in small cages and the general attitude was "plenty more where those came from". Zoos do not look at animals that way anymore. They consider themselves safe havens for the many species whose numbers are dwindling rapidly. Valuable habitats throughout the world are being destroyed on an hourly basis and there are fewer and fewer places for many of these animals to live. Fortunately, the face of zoos is changing and public education, as well as, breeding of threatened and endangered species has become their main focus. There are also many programs that zoos are involved in, where second and third generation zoo-born offspring are being returned to protected areas in their native countries. Unfortunately, these are few and far between and poaching is still a problem even in those places.They have food and water available at all times and don't have to deal with predation and other issues that would factor in, in the wild.Zoos aren't the only answer, but at least they are a safe place for many species to live safely and procreate, and to give people a close-up encounter to appreciate what will be certainly gone from this earth if we continue the path we're on.

They are both. They are helpful because they take in animals which need help and are becoming extinct through the rape of the environment by man. Through breeding programmes animal numbers are increased and can be re-introduced into the wild, or at least a game reserve. Zoo animals live longer because they are protected from disease, famine and predators. Typically a lion will live 20-25 years in captivity or 15-18 years in the wild. The probability, right or wrong, of weaker offspring surviving to adulthood is greater in captivity. Zoos normally have a strong symbiotic affiliation with the local veterinary college. As knowledge through study develops, so the care of the animals, worldwide, is improved. Zoos allow us to get close-up and personal with animals that we cannot keep as pets. Many wild animals from hot climates tend to do little in the day, so to see them lazing about or looking lethargic in their compounds is not as unnatural as it seems. It's harmful on the other hand because it takes animals from different parts of the world, breaking up colonies, and moves them to a different environment with diverse climate and habitat and restricts their natural movement from miles to feet. The animals will be in close proximity with neighbours they would not normally encounter and contract diseases they cannot fight alone. It is proved that science experiments involve zoo animals. The regulation of zoos in emergent countries and private collections in the 'developed' world is abysmal and the keepers often untrained. The animals are fed inferior processed food as their meagre diet. Without proper stimulation and space, animals become bored and develop behaviours like sucking and biting the bars, pacing back and forth. The likelihood of attacks on keepers increases and can lead to the animal being destroyed. A zoo is nothing compared to an animal's original environment. Animals become dependant on their keepers for everything. They have no control. They expect the food and water to come at the same time everyday and if it comes an hour or two later they feel starved and become distressed.

they shoudl stay in zoo's because if poachers keep on going to kill all these animals in Africa than there will be no more left for the next generation of children and if there is none left then they cannot learn about them zoo's allow these animals to live on for the next generation

Good things about science are.

- It can help us determine whether there is life on other planets.

-Helps find out , if people have sicknesses or not.

-Determines the life cycle on the planet earth.

-Experience fire water light etc.

-Know how machines work.

-Know the difference between aliens and human ^_^

They go out into the wild and hunt down a certain species of animal, and sometimes either put it to sleep for a short time until it is in a cage or capture it in a cage and take it back to their zoo. Sometimes other zoos buy animals from other countries so they have a variety of animals.

yes, zoos don't give the animals enough space to do what they want, most zoos mistreat and abuse their animals when the animals don't do what they want them to do also zoos don't feed the animals enough if you look at some of the animals at a zoo they can be really skinny from were their not being fed enough

First, because its inhumane, second because some zoos put them in cages that are much too small, leaving the animals stressed, and overly confined. Lastly, they get so much attention, everyday they have people looking at them, the constant noise is overwhelming, and getting poked, prodded by vets.

zoo is short for zoological garden, zoological comes from the greek word zoion which means animal

I personally think we should have Zoo's in the world because the are a really big help to endangered animals. When you watch old films and T.V programs it shows a Zoo as a hard, cruel place but in truth its not that bad. I mean, Animals get fed, cared for and don't life in cages. The live in open plains to suit the species. As in, monkeys have a lot of trees, penguins have lakes and rocks, tigers have bushes and caves to hid in.

(Btw.. I'm not Lecturing you.. this was a topic for a debate at school)

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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!!

I can recall as a kid in the 1950s that an aquarium was burnt down prior to my arrival in North Carlton. I always thought that it was on the site of current Festival Hall, in Dudley Street, and I can clearly remember that most of the fish died, which is not surprising. Records show that Festival Hall - The Stadium was first built in 1915 and it was indeed destroyed by fire in 1955. My grandparents came to North Carlton in 1925 so I presume that the original aquarium where-ever it may have been, was destroyed between 1925 and 1950. Some clarification would be helpful. Ceryainly the forst aquariumn in Melbourne was not that now on the Yarra.

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