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Why may animals reproduce better in a captive breeding program than in the wild?
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∙ 8y ago
They live longer in captivity because there are no predators to hurt, kill, or get them infected with a disease or a flesh wound. The animals in captivity also get fed on a regular basis and keep them healthy. They also get watched by doctors to see if they are sick or not.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 8y ago"Better" is a tricky thing.
Some animals are very hard to breed in captivity.
But animals that do breed in captivity gets to avoid many of the dangers they'd face in the wild.
More of the young survive.
No predators waiting to pounce on the young.
The mother is always well fed.
Thould one get sick, they can be medicated.
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