Zoo Animals.

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About Zoo Animals.

zoos, 動物園

This groups function is to show the Zoos around the world and to show how unique and diverse they can be in comparison.

A zoo or zoological garden is a facility in which animals are confined within enclosures, displayed to the public, and in which they may also be bred.
Zoo, also known as zoological garden or zoological park, institution devoted to the exhibition, preservation, and study of animals. Although most people visit zoos for entertainment, zoos also educate the public about animal behavior, natural habitats, and the plight of animals in danger of extinction. Zoos play a role in the conservation of threatened or endangered animals by developing innovative breeding programs to maintain populations of species that are in decline. Zoos also conduct scientific research on animal diseases, nutrition, reproduction, and behavior.

At the beginning of the 20th century most zoos captured animal specimens in the wild and displayed these animals like museum exhibits, enclosing them in small cages that gave the animals few opportunities to behave in a natural way. Today most zoos make animal welfare their highest priority. Whenever possible, animals are housed in specially designed enclosures that mimic their natural habitats. Zoo officials also use care when building up their animal collections. To avoid decimating animal populations in the wild, zoos no longer rely on newly captured specimens to stock their collections. Instead they now try to breed a significant proportion of their animals using captive animals.

The earliest zoos date back more than 4,000 years, but the first zoo that closely resembles modern zoos was the Imperial Menagerie, established in 1752. Set in the gardens of Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, Austria, this zoo is still in operation today. The first zoo to open in the United States is a matter of debate. The Philadelphia Zoological Society was established in Pennsylvania in 1859, but the Civil War delayed the opening of this zoo to the public until 1874. In the meantime the New York Central Park Zoo opened to the public in 1861. Melbourne Zoo is Australia's oldest zoo and was modeled on London Zoo. The zoo was opened on the Royal Park site of 55 acres (22 hectares) in 1862 on land donated by the City of Melbourne. Canada’s first zoo was the Riverdale Zoo, which opened in Toronto, Ontario, in 1887. This zoo was closed in 1974, and the animals were transferred to the new Metropolitan Toronto Zoo. The oldest Canadian zoo still in existence is the Assiniboine Park Zoo in Winnipeg, Manitoba, which opened in 1904.



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