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Captivity, or being held captive, is a state wherein humans or other animals are confined to a particular space and prevented from leaving or moving freely. An example in humans is imprisonment. Prisoners of war are usually held in captivity by a government hostile to their own. Animals are held in captivity in zoos, and often as pets and as ...
The term animal captivity is usually applied to wild animals that are held in confinement, but this term may also be used generally to describe the keeping of domesticated animals such as livestock or pets. This may include, for example, animals in farms, private homes, zoos, and laboratories. Animal captivity may be categorized according to ...
Among anti-cult captivity narratives, a subgenre is the Satanic Ritual Abuse story, the best-known example being Michelle Remembers. [36] In this type of narrative, a person claims to have developed a new awareness of previously unreported ritual abuse as a result of some form of therapy which purports to recover repressed memories , often ...
Canada’s Bill S-15 is making waves among animal activism groups celebrating a ban on the captivity of elephants and great apes. The bill prohibits the captivity and breeding of great apes and ...
Argamani was in captivity for eight months before she and three other hostages – Almog Meir Jan, Andrey Kozlov, and Shlomi Ziv – were rescued in an Israeli operation that Gazan authorities ...
Common in captivity, rare in native habitat, common in introduced range 1e Other mammals: Koi (Cyprinus rubrofuscus) Amur carp (Cyprinus rubrofuscus) the 11th century CE: Japan: ornamental, show, pets Tame, considerable physical changes Fairly common in captivity, threatened in the wild 5a Cyprinidae: Japanese quail (C. japonica) or ...
USFWS staff with two red wolf pups bred in captivity. Captive breeding, also known as captive propagation, is the process of keeping plants or animals in controlled environments, such as wildlife reserves, zoos, botanic gardens, and other conservation facilities.
A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson is among the most frequently cited examples of a captivity narrative and is often viewed as an archetypal model. Because of Rowlandson's encounter with her Native American captors, her narrative is also interesting for its treatment of intercultural contact.