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81Some Zoo Questions
This hub was written in response to an approach from a young lady in Mexico who was researching zoos for a project. Along the way she had come across my Zoo News Digest and decided I may be worth interviewing. Whereas I was sure that there were far...
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79Zoo Misconceptions
This is an all too common but rather a stupid statement. It is exactly the same as saying all hotels are bad, all peanuts are bad or all apples are bad. There are bad hotels, bad peanuts and bad apples but they are not all bad. Not all zoos are bad....
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80Elephant Care
Everyone likes elephants. They seem to touch a special spot in the soul of many. People care. People care about their plight in the wild and the threats they face from ivory hunters. It would be a sad and...
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77Phuket Zoo in Thailand
I have visited Phuket Zoo in Thailand before. It was about two years ago. I wasn't impressed then and I wasn't on this visit either. I was in two minds about visiting at all as I was in the tail end of a fever and feeling a bit crotchety. In the...
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77Zoos and Euthanasia
Most people will be surprised to learn that it is the Good zoos which euthanize some of their animals and the Bad zoos do not. Good zoos manage their Species populations responsibly through cooperative...
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77Zoos, Exotic Animal Captivity Education
Who and when did humans decide to keep exotic animals in captivity? An easy to follow guide defining the zoo concept from its inception to our modern day exhibits and animal collections. Zoo education.
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78Why Zoo's
What is a zoo? To me a zoo is any place where a wild animal is kept and maintained in confinement. So by this definition it would include Safari Parks, Aquariums, Oceanariums, Sanctuaries, Bird Parks and others...and of course zoos (Zoological...
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78Dysfunctional Zoos
Dysfunctional Zoo is another name for a bad zoo...one more concerned with the commercial exploitation of animals rather than conservation, education or research.
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74Baturraden Zoo
Baturraden Zoo is outside the resort town of Baturraden which is situated on the slopes of Slamet mountain, the second highest mountain in Java, Indonesia . It is a very scenic area and with the cooler climate makes it popular as both as a...
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69Is it a Zoo
In its broadest terms a zoo or zoological garden is any collection of wild animals which is held in captivity (not in the wild). You can dress this up however you like and call it a Conservation Centre,...
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