Monday, September 8, 2008

Zürich Zoo

This isn't a bad zoo as zoos go, but still at what price do we imprison these animals? In particular here the Elephants and Black Rhinos were in distressed states.

The matriarch elephant never stopped swaying the whole time and the solitary Black Rhino paced up and down his enclosure, again without stopping.

Some of the smaller animals looked and behaved as though they were happy, the Harbour Seals in particular were playful, had a good environment and appeared healthy and robust.

But as far as zoos go in general, do we really need them?

Do we need to keep the big animals locked up like this when we cannot or won't provide them with much larger and more natural habitats?



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