Narrative Artist Statement Caged Is zoo life any kind of meaningful life that wild animals should endure? There was a time when I was very young and my parents took me to the zoo. I remember wondering how the animals felt about being there in those cages. They did not seem particularly happy and did not appear to act as they might act in the wild. I created this poster to evoke those same emotions from my audience. I really feel that all of humankind should be aware of all that is involved when…
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consequences outweigh the positive benefits when it comes to zoos and aquaria. Anti – captivity is more a persuasive position because of all the loopholes zoos and aquaria jump through to keep up their businesses. There is a program in place, the SSP, to ensure that the zoos can keep up their captive breeding programs under the disguise of repopulating a species. In reality, the zoos take those extra animals and either cull them or ship them away. Zoos make their enclosures nice with foliage and treats but…
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Articles state that zoos are constantly changing and developing to create safer and more efficient exhibits for the animals. For example building bigger habitats, nicer overall living conditions, and better food sources. Another reason that these zoos are so important is because they can save animals from becoming extinct. When researchers start to notice a rapid decline in the number of animals in a species, they rely on zoos to take in a male and a female of that species to breed and increase the…
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Are zoos a resource for the protection of rare and endangered species, or are they predators themselves? In 2014, Marius, a two-year-old giraffe in Copenhagen Zoo, was killed as a result of irresponsible captive breeding. European zoos offered to take him while he was still alive, but the decision was already made to end his life. Later his carcass was to be fed to the zoo’s lion and tiger collection. When questioned, the zoo’s scientific director said that the gene pool needed to remain healthy…
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For many people, children in particular, visiting a zoo or aquarium allows them to view domestic and exotic animals alike. Although these animals may not express discomfort or misery, the true feelings of despair and distraught are concealed quite well. Consider the daily life on an animal in captivity, for instance. A small space with little privacy, minimal to no social interaction, and the same routine of visitors constantly staring at them as they wander the all-too-familiar enclosure. Experiencing…
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Malia Peterson Ms. Smith English 10 March 1, 2012 The Strange Zoo At some point in everyone’s life there comes a point where one wishes that everything could be perfect. Humans wish for complete happiness, and sometimes truly believe that it could be possible, but fortunately it is not. A utopia is defined as an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect. In Brave New World by Aldus Huxley, the idea of a utopia is introduced. Throughout the book Huxley shows the readers…
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Zoos are inhumane, because the animals are mistreated and abused, therefore they develop health issues, and they don't provide enough environmental space .Zoo’s claim to be educating visitors, but have people ever wondered what happens after hours, or after the zoo closes? Zoo’s tend to hide the ugly truth with attractions and pretty baby animals that you normally wouldn't see around your home or even in the woods around your home . These animals are often killed or even sold and mistreated for…
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attraction devices for places such as, theme parks, zoos, and carnivals. However, the pain and suffering that these animals go through behind closed doors is not noticed in the media or talked about as a real issue in today’s world. Considering the amounts of wild animals taken from their habitat, some even endangered it is important to know as much information possible about the things these species are going through on a day to day bases. Zoos and aquariums are made special guidelines given by…
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owner, comes down to the stokehole and makes Yank reconsider his role. In doing so Yank begins to question himself and where he belongs. He comes to a self-realization that there is a world beyond the stokehole. Yank then decides to leave the ship, where his actions land him jail. The prisoners urge him to join the union, but he is denied. Finally, he heads to the zoo where he connects with a caged ape. He tries to free the ape and in return gets crushed to death. The play relates to many issues…
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These species were distinctively chosen as clear comparisons and differences can be identified. The Human surpasses the wild, terrestrial ring-tailed lemur in evolutionary form highlighting obvious anatomical differences; however these two species belong to the same Order of Primates and are both diurnal species which will allow significant physiological similarities to also be formulated. Skeletal System Evident anatomical differences are observed when comparing the Human with the Ring-tailed…
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