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A zoo (short for zoological garden; also called an animal park or menagerie) is a facility in which animals are kept within enclosures for public exhibition and often bred for conservation purposes. [1] The term zoological garden refers to zoology, the study of animals.
Human zoos, also known as ethnological expositions, were public displays of people, usually in a so-called "natural" or "primitive" state. [3] They were most prominent during the 19th and 20th centuries. [ 3 ]
The zoo hypothesis assumes a civilization may have a ten-million, one-hundred-million, or half-billion-year head start on humanity, [13] i.e., it may have the capability to completely negate our best attempts to detect it. The zoo hypothesis relies in part on applying the concept of hegemonic power to the Fermi paradox.
The Zoo Tourist: Visiting America's Zoos and Aquariums. Red and Black Publishers. ISBN 9781610011440. OCLC 1400972328. Nyhuis, Allen W. (2008). America's Best Zoos: A Travel Guide for Fans & Families. Branford, CT: Intrepid Traveler. ISBN 9781887140768. OCLC 179814034. Uddin, Lisa (2015). Zoo Renewal: White Flight and the Animal Ghetto ...
The zoo is in the third phase of “A Wilder Vision,” a $130 million four-phase project that Elander called the “master plan for the next generation.” ...
Nonsocial factors include the presence of a small cut, a wound or irritant, cold weather, human contact, and frequent zoo visitors. [6] For example, a study has shown that zoo visitors density positively correlates with the number of gorillas banging on the barrier, and that low zoo visitors density caused gorillas to behave in a more relaxed way.
Zoology (UK: / z u ˈ ɒ l ə dʒ i / zoo-OL-ə-jee, US: / z oʊ ˈ ɒ l ə dʒ i / zoh-OL-ə-jee) [1] is the scientific study of animals. Its studies include the structure, embryology, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct, and how they interact with their ecosystems. Zoology is one of the primary ...
The giant pandas at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C., are set to return to China in December 2023, per the terms of a partnership between the zoo and the country.