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A Wild Time At The Zoo
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Zoo
is a place where people keep and display animals. Visiting zoos
is a popular recreational and educational activity throughout
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Almost
every large city has at least one zoo, and many smaller communities
also have one. Many
zoos have beautiful gardens and treelined paths leading from
one animal display to another. The
word zoo is short for zoological garden. Zoos vary in the type
of animals they keep. Many large zoos keep mammals, birds, reptiles,
and fish from all over the world. Some even have collections
of interesting insects. Modern zoos have become refuges for
some species (types) of animals that are in danger of extinction
(dying out) in the wild. Many
human activities threaten the survival of wild species, especially
the destruction of habitats (natural environments). Most animals
are specially suited to live in a certain environment and cannot
survive when their habitat is destroyed. Zoos are becoming increasingly
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Gorillas
are apes and, since apes are man's closest relatives, hold a
special fascination for us. There is a clear distinction between
lesser apes (gibbons and siamang, Family Hylobatidae) and the
great apes (gorillas, chimpanzees and orang-utan, Family Pongidae).
None of the apes possess a tail, and their forelimbs are longer
than their hindlimbs. The lesser apes, which are truly ....
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This rare
and beautiful animal lives in dense bamboo forests high on the
slopes of remote mountains in China, human settlement and roads
are dividing them into small, isolated pockets. Unless corridors
of wilderness are allowed to link these patches, researchers
warn, the smaller groups will not be able to survive. ... more
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SHOCKING "
How some of America's best zoos get rid of their old, infirm,
and unwanted animals
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Great Cat Crisis in America "
The appeal of the magnificent, great cats is
alluring and spell binding to most people. Man has had an affinity
with these wonderful and mystifying creatures for thousands
of years in most cultures. Images of lions, tigers and cougars
have always represented royalty, courage …
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GREAT ZOOS OF THE WORLD-BAZEL TO THE BRONX "
ROBERT BENDINER, formerly a member of the Editorial
Board of The Times, is the author of ''The Fall of the Wild,
the Rise of the Zoo'' (Dutton). By ROBERT BENDINER …
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