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On average, wild animals live longer if kept in captivity. Wild animals must cover many miles daily in search of food, where zoo animals are hopefully fed everyday and looked after. Lions in the Serengeti usually live only eight years, but can live 20 years in a zoo. Arctic polar bears may live 20 years in the wild, but their life expectancy can double to 40 years in captivity.

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