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The Zoo from A to Z...

and everything in between

ENTER IF YOU DARE!

Aquariums is like a zoo but you see

AQUATIC or water creatures and

plants.

The main attraction in Africa is called the

"BIG Five" species - which include lions,

leopards, rhinoceros, elephants and water

Buffalo's. This event is captivating to many

people because they are the most difficult

animals to find and hunt.

(zoo zoological park, 2014)

Lion, leopards, Rhinos, Elephant and Water Buffaloes

The largest zoo is the US is in southern

CALIFORNIA, called the San Diego Zoo.

(zoo zoological park, 2014)

DOMESTICATED or gentle and tamed

animals are at Petting Zoos where small

children can pet and feed animals. The

most common are sheep, goats donkeys,

and rabbits. (zoo zoological park, 2014)

Wall carvings found in Egypt mentions that

rulers traveled to distant places to bring back

EXOTIC animals such as giraffes, elephants,

bears, dolphins, and birds.(zoo zoological park, 2014)

The FIRST zoo in the U.S was in

Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

(zoo zoological park, 2014)

Government inspect and regulate zoos

to make sure that all the animals in the

Zoo are taken care of.

Scientists and zookeepers keep animals in

places that were similar and resembled, the

animals’ natural HABITAT. (zoo zoological park, 2014)

In Africa and Asia, Elephants are killed by poachers for

their IVORY tusks. Ivory tusks are valuable because ivory

is the material used to make billiards balls, piano keys, and

many other items. African and Asian Elephants are listed in

the Worldwide Endangered Animal List.

(Worldwide endangered animal, 2014)

Fuji Safari Park, in JAPAN allows visitors to
feed some animals, such as lions, from bus windows.
(zoo zoological park, 2014)

Some people think that zoos are cruel

because they KEEP animals captive instead

of free in their own natural habitat.

Building realistic habitats for animals in

Zoos is called LANDSCAPE IMMERSION

(zoo zoological park, 2014)

The wealthy privately created the first zoos

to show their power, these private

collection were called MENAGERIES

(Zoo, 2014)

NOCTURNAL animals are active at night

and sleep during the day.

"The OLDEST zoo in the world still in

existence is in Vienna, Austria. It was

constructed by Adrian van Stekhoven in

1752." (Zoo, 2014)

(Name of zoo)

PUBLIC zoo became popular in 18th century, during the Age of
Enlightenment. The Age of Enlightenment was a period in
European history when science, reason, and logic were promoted as
ideals of society and government. The scientific focus of the Age of
Enlightenment extended to zoology.

Public zoos allow ordinary people to

see animals. Public zoos was first

created in Paris.