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The Necessity of Modern Zoos

Zoos were originally created to educate people about wildlife from distant lands, but some now argue they are unnecessary and cruel. While zoos allow people to see animals in real life rather than just on screens, captivity can cause abnormal behaviors in some animals. However, zoos also support conservation efforts and research that can help save endangered species, as some animals can only be bred in captivity. While there are still arguments for zoos, they must prioritize animal welfare with carefully planned enclosures that meet animals' needs.

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The Necessity of Modern Zoos

Zoos were originally created to educate people about wildlife from distant lands, but some now argue they are unnecessary and cruel. While zoos allow people to see animals in real life rather than just on screens, captivity can cause abnormal behaviors in some animals. However, zoos also support conservation efforts and research that can help save endangered species, as some animals can only be bred in captivity. While there are still arguments for zoos, they must prioritize animal welfare with carefully planned enclosures that meet animals' needs.

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DO WE STILL NEED ZOOS?



Zoos were originally set up so that people could see and learn about wild animals from
distant lands. As more and more people became city-dwellers, never seeing animals in the
wild, zoos began to house local creatures too. However, in todays world, are zoos really
necessary?
Since people can now see any sort of wild animal in its natural habitat, simply by
tuning into a TV program or buying a video, some animal rights activists claim that zoos are
out of date. They argue that it is cruel to capture animals, transport them long distances, and
then keep them caged up simply for the entertainment of human beings. Captive animals
often develop zoochosis abnormal behavior like rocking or swaying which indicates
they are bored and unhappy in their prison-like conditions.
On the other hand, there is a huge difference between watching an animal on screen and
seeing it in real life. It could be argued that visiting a zoo is educational, often increasing
peoples concern for wildlife and conservation, which is of great importance in today's
developing and often overdeveloped world. Indeed, sometimes the only way to save an
endangered species may be to arrange for it to be breed in captivity.
Behind the scenes, zoos also provide scientists with opportunities to research into
animal behavior: modern zoos can therefore be much better planned than old-fashioned ones,
providing animals with carefully designed enclosures appropriate to their needs. It seems
then, that there are still arguments for retaining zoos. These should, however, be carefully
planned with the animals welfare in mind: in the modern world, there is no excuse for
keeping animals in cramped or cruel conditions.

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