Similarities Between Zoo And Zoo

Imagine a beautiful cheetah running at her maximum speed. All four paws are stretched out in front of her in mid air. The sun shimmers against her shiny fur and her strong muscles come out. With her claws out to get traction, her front paws hit the ground first followed by her two rear paws. She is off the ground again. She has reached the peak of her speed causing the wind to blow her hair back. She almost looks like she is floating in mid air because she spends most of the time in mid-air. When you imagine this beautiful creature, do you see her in a limitless wide space surrounded by trees and grass or in an enclosure at the zoo? Animals belong in the wild where they can live freely. In the wild, animals can achieve their needs that zoos

Humans are present in both the wild and the zoo. In the zoo animals are constantly watched for entertainment. In the wild animals are hunted and killed for game or for their body parts. There is no way animals can escape the dominating presence of humans. Humans can take away the animals home from the animals if they choose to. They can also take the animals away from their home. Animals can be taken away from their home for reasons as little as for entertainment or for larger reasons such as helping restore them back to health. Helping the animals recover is great; however, sometimes they cannot fully recover and they are sent to zoos. In zoos, the animals will live in small enclosures that are nothing compared to the lifestyle they were living in the

Throughout time, some zoos have mimicked an animal 's natural habitat. While some zoos are becoming more suitable for the animals, many are still left behind. Many of the smaller zoos continue to have small cement enclosures with little nature. When an animal is placed in a small enclosure they are unable to complete their needs that the wild can easily give them. Animals such as elephants are used to walking 30 kilometers per day, at the zoo they are unable to fulfill their needs. Needs that can not be fulfilled leads to unhealthy behavior. According to PETA, “Many develop neurotic and self-harming behavior [known as] zoochosis, that is rarely, if ever, observed in the wild. Primates throw feces and eat their own vomit. Birds pluck out their own feathers. Tigers pace incessantly and polar bears swim endless figure-eights. In the zoo animals can also not experience hunting for their own food. Most of the animals at the zoo are predatory animals, that enjoy hunting for their food. A zoo can not provide that; therefore, the animals are fed in bowls. A zoo is nothing compared to the wild. There is no limit to where the animals can walk, fly or swim. There is no cement around just pure nature. Animals live an authentic life in the wild while playing an important role in their ecosystem. Hunting is an exciting part of the day for some animals while other animals face challenges against natural selection. In their