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May 24, 2019

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By: Emilee
Ward
Zoo-ology

Zoo Captivity
Debate
Page 7

Bad Things
About
Captivity “ Zoochosis
normally only happens when
you take an animal out of the
wild and put them in captivity”
Page 4

Good Things $5.00

About
Captivity
Page8
 Table of contents
1. Cover page
2. Table of Contents
3. San Diego Zoo ad
4. Bad things about Captivity
5. Animal Exhibits
6. Australia Zoo ad
7. Zoo Captivity Debate
8. Good things about captivity
9. How many Animals in a Zoo
10. Sea Life ad
11. How Zookeepers take care of Animals
12. Most Popular Zoos
13. Detroit Zoo ad
14. Other Types of Entertainment at Zoos
15. Euthanization at Zoos
16. Comic
17. Visitors at Zoos
18. Downtown Aquarium
19. Animals in the Wild vs. Animals in Captivity
20. Citations
 San Diego Zoo!

Visit the San Diego Zoo, open every day of

the year, even holidays! 9am to 8pm. Entry
fees for adults 12 and up $56 entry fees for
children 3 to 11 $46
 Bad Things About Captivity

Bad Things About Captivity

By:Emilee Ward

Some animals that react badly to being held captive may have something
called “zoochosis”. Animals with zoochosis may be very hard to watch. Some
symptoms are overgrooming, vomiting, self-mutilation, swaying, rocking, pacing
and circling, head-bobbing, bar-biting and many more. Animals suffering from the
condition are very miserable. Zoochosis normally only happens when you take an
animal out of the wild and put them in captivity, if the animal was born into captivity
it most likely will not suffer from zoochosis because it never experienced being in
the wild.

If an animal is born into captivity that is how they live, so they don’t know
how to live in the wild. If the zoo released the animal into the wild their chances of
living are slim. They wouldn’t know how to get food by themselves because the
zookeepers provided it for them. The animals could also get beat up by other
animals and most likely wouldn’t win because they wouldn’t know how to fight.

In 2003, the San Diego Zoo and Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo had eleven
African elephants from Swaziland captured and imported to the United States to
put in the zoos. Moving wild animals to a zoo can cause harm to the animal
believe it or not. The animal can get absolutely miserable for so many reasons. In
the wild, the animals have unlimited space to rome, so when you move a wild
animal into a zoo it loses the ability to go wherever it wants to. For example, tigers
and lions. Tigers and lions have 18,000 times less space in zoos than in the wild.
 Animal Exhibits
By: Emilee Ward

There are tons of different animal exhibits. Most are outside, like the prairie
dogs, giraffes, lions, and tigers. But a ton are inside too, some include,
snakes, lizards, fish, frogs, alligators, a tons more reptiles and amphibians.
Most zoos also have a butterfly exhibit. They usually have a huge dome
where they fly around, you can just walk in and watch them fly around you,
and if you’re lucky one might land on you.

All exhibits are different to fit the animal’s needs. For example, a giraffe
is obviously going to need more room than a prairie dog, and prairie dogs
definitely don’t need as much room as a giraffe does. Animals need
different things from other animals. A lion is going to want different food
from a elephant, because a lion is a meat eater and an elephant eats
vegetation.

Animals that stay inside buildings like reptiles and amphibians will also
have different sized habitats. A huge snake will obviously have a bigger
habitat compared to a small snake, and an alligator will have a bigger
habitat than a small tortoise. Most of the smaller reptiles will have the same
sized habitats, same with amphibians. The Detroit zoo recently finished a
penguin exhibit, it was finished in April of 2016. There was a different one but
they decided to update it and rebuild it. The exhibit is home to 75 penguins
and is 33,000 square feet.

Prairie dog exhibit at the

Bronx zoo
If you’re ever in Australia, visit the
Australia zoo! Located in Beerwah
Australia. Open from 9am to 5pm
364 days of the year, not including
Christmas. Entry fees: Adult 15 and
up are $59 and children 2-14 years
are $35.
Zoo captivity debate By: Emilee Ward

There is a big debate about if animals should be kept in captivity or be left in their
natural habitat. Some people think captivity is animal abuse, others think it helps the
animals. I, personally, don’t have an opinion on the fact because there are so many
reasons why it’s bad and about the same amount of reasons why it’s good.

Animals may like being in a zoo and others may absolutely hate it. But they all like
or hate it for different reasons. Some don’t because of the space they have to like in
others just are uncomfortable being watched by hundreds of people all day. Some like it
because they like the attention, others like it because they now that they’re safe from all
their predators.

Many people have different opinions, and they can be very different from someone
else’s opinion. In this situation, it could be either keeping a family tradition or completely
getting rid of it. Going to a zoo may not be a tradition to your family, but it could be a
tradition for many others. Many families may have a tradition to go to the zoo every year,
so just getting rid of them would ruin their family tradition.
Good things About
Captivity By: Emilee Ward

Hundreds of animal and plant species go extinct every year, and there are 41,415
animals endangered in the world right now. Zoos can help, and have helped with
endangered species, and brought multiple animal populations up to vulnerable which is
better than endangered. Zoos attempt to help the animal population by breeding them
and making a small group of them that live at the zoo.

Having animals kept in zoos can educate people about them. So if someone
had a school project about a certain animal like, the giraffe for example, they could go
the the nearest zoo to learn about it and have a fun trip to the zoo while doing it.

Zoos can also keep animals safe. Some animals are hunted for body parts so if
they are kept in zoos they can’t get captured and killed or tortured. So a zoo is pretty
much a safe place for hundreds of animals.

Good zoos provide great service for animals. They feed them the amount of food
they need and the type of food they need. They provide them an amount of space they
may not have had in the wild but still a good amount of space for them to run around
and have fun. They have lots of great information for people that want to know more
about animals, and people that show visitors around and tell them things they may not
have known about certain animals.

Animals can be miserable in captivity but it can also be great for them, it could
potentially save their lives. It does depend on the zoo’s conditions and where and how
they get the animals. But if they find them, hurt, they can rescue them and save them.
But if they find it in the wild, perfectly healthy, there is no reason to put it in the zoo.
Because it’s putting them in an environment that is smaller and a lot different from their
former environment, the wild.
 How Many Animals are in a Zoo By: Emilee Ward

There are around 3,700 animals in a zoo, giving each one

of them limited space to frolic around like they do in their natural
habitat. A lion needs up to 100 square miles of space. A lion
obviously doesn’t get that much space in a zoo, a lion gets
about 18,000 times less space in a zoo.

With the amount of animals in a zoo comes a cost of how

much food they all need. That is obviously over $5,000 with
there being more than once animal in most habitats. It costs
$1,500 to $2,500 a year to feed a tiger. So imagine adding more
for all the other animals food, it has to be way over $5,000

With so many animals in each zoo, they attract lots of

visitors. That is why some zoos get more attention than others.
The more popular zoos may have more exotic animals. For
example, the most popular zoo is the San Diego Zoo, with more
than 3,500 endangered and rare species calling it home.
 Visit the Sea Life
Aquarium! Located in
Auburn Hills Michigan!
Entry fees are: 13 and up
$20.95, 3-12 $16.95 and
kids 0-2 are FREE !!
 How Zookeepers Take care of
Animals By: Emilee Ward

Zookeepers need good skills to take care of animals. They need

training and know how to handle them if they get out of hand. If an
animal is going through “zoochosis” they need to know how to help
them. Zookeepers have lots of responsibilities working in a zoo.

Keeping animals in captivity can make them aggressive or

make them less aggressive if you work with them. Animals may have
their own favorite keepers, they just get used to seeing a particular
person and then they become best friends. So if the lion gets used
to a keeper and the keeper really likes the lion, that zookeeper will
probably be taking care of that animal more out of the majority of
the rest.

The thousands of animals in a zoo may have a favorite keeper,

or they may not even pay attention to who is feeding them and just
chow down on the food that they’re given. In my opinion, this may
help animals get used to humans, and it could help with humans
getting used to the animals. But it could also be bad because if the
zoo made the decision to let the animal back into the wild then they
would be so used to humans they may not be able to survive in their
own natural habitat.
 Most Popular Zoos
By: Emilee Ward

The top 10 most popular zoos in the world are

1. San Diego Zoo San Diego
2. Bronx Zoo New York
3.Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium Omaha
4. Zoo Berlin Berlin
5. Columbus Zoo and Aquarium Ohio
6.Singapore Zoo Singapore
7.Pretoria Zoo Pretoria
8.Beijing Zoo Beijing
9.ZSL London Zoo London
10. Toronto Zoo Scarborough

All of these zoos are very different from each

other. They have different animals and all the animals
act differently. These are the top 10 most popular, the
most biggest zoo is the Living Desert Zoo and
Gardens in Palm Desert California. The zoo is 2.819
squared miles, with only 430 animals. There is more
room for less animals, but with less animals, it isn’t as
popular as the San Diego Zoo that has 3,500 rare
species of animals.

There are around 10,000 zoos in the world. The so

called most popular, The San Diego Zoo is worth $545
million with $122 million in savings. The average zoo
makes more than $1 million dollars annually, But it
depends on how much it costs for entry. Most zoos
will have an option for a membership pass. You pay
around $80-$100 and every time you go you just check
in with your membership card and that’s about it. So
if you wanted to go on a small family trip, getting the
membership is probably the best way to go, unless
you’re only going for one day.
Visit the Detroit zoo! It is open 9am to 5pm,
closed only on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and
New years eve. Entry fees: $13- $18 for adults
and $10- $15 for children 2-18, seniors and
those who serve in the military.
 Other Types of Entertainment at Zoos By: Emilee
Ward

Many zoos have many different activities, out

of the factor of just looking at animals. For
example, The Detroit Zoo has a 4-D theater,
4-D is like, if there are bubbles in the movie,
there will be real bubbles in the theater, If
water splashes in the movie, the theater
seats have a water squirter thing on the
back, so it will squirt out and hit you in the
face with water to make it more realistic.
There’s a bunch more details but that’s all i’m
going to name for now.

Another activity is a roller coaster

simulator, this is again, at the Detroit Zoo, but
there is a few rows of seats and the whole
room moves and there is a video that goes
with it. For example, the Detroit Zoo had a
SpongeBob video and you were in a
submarine and going really fast and
bumping into things. So the seats would jerk
around and made it feel like you were
actually in a submarine.

Some zoos don’t have those kinds of

activities, the reasons zoos have them is
probably just for extra entertainment, so if
it’s someone’s first time at a zoo, they have a
better experience than just looking at
animals and walking around all day. There
are also lots of food courts and sometimes
face painting stands. There’s just lots of extra
entertainment.
Alligator
Bison
Camel
Elephant
Giraffe
Hippopotamus
Hyena
Kangaroo
Koala
Leopard
Lion
Lizard
Monkey
Ostrich
Parrot
Peacock
Rhinoceros
Snake
Tiger
Zebra
Zoos or No Zoos Pole
Euthanizations in Zoos By: Emilee Ward

Zoos don’t intend on ever killing animals that

are healthy, they usually euthanize them
because of old age, disease, health problems,
and injuries. For Example, Marius the giraffe,
he seemed healthy but his genetics weren’t
suitable for future breeding, so the
Copenhagen zoo authorities made the
decision to kill him. Another example is
Harambe the gorilla. He was a completely
healthy monkey but on May 28th, 2016 a little
boy crawled into the habitat and Harambe
mauled him. The gorilla dragged the little boy
around the habitat and one of the workers
had no choice but to shoot him.

When a zoo animal dies the crew does

the same thing you would do if your animal
died, they would get it cremated. They then
put the animal’s ashes in a place visitors can
see so that they can see which animals have
passed away that were in the zoo.
 My Opinion on the Captivity debate
By: Emilee Ward

My opinion on the captivity debate. I don’t have an official opinion on

the debate. I think that animals that need help, for example, hurt,
endangered, or even a baby that lost it’s parent, should get help from a zoo.
I think that if they are living a good life where they are, aren’t endangered,
hurt, or have a family, should stay in their natural habitat,

Most zoos don’t rescue animals, they just pluck ones out of the wild
that they think would be the most interesting to look at. Other zoos rescue
more animals than just take them out of their habitat. For example, the
Detroit zoo has rescued tons of animals, the Detroit Zoological Society
assisted one of the largest animal rescue projects in the United States.

I personally don’t like the idea of animals slowly getting taken out of
their habitats. Some animals are decreasing in population because zoos are
taking them out of their habitats, some are being saved from extinction
because of zoos too, but some are not. Animals in captivity can get
zoochosis and get majorly depressed, maybe even die. Which means that
the population is decreasing, not by much but it still is. That is my opinion.
 Comic

“Peacocks are like

“Stop! You’re going to
“I got new shoes!” turkeys but dressed up to
run into someone!”
go somewhere fancy”

“Congrats! I’m jelly!” No! Its flaminGO, “Yeah.”

not flamingSTOP!”
 Entry Fees
By: Emilee Ward

Every zoo has different entry fees, most have different prices for people
of different ages. For example, at the Bronx zoo, the entry fees for an adult,
13-64 years of age costs $22.95, a child 3-12 years of age costs $14.95, seniors
of 65 years or older cost $20.95, and children 2 and under are free of charge.

Another example is the Detroit zoo, at the Detroit zoo you can get a
membership pass that costs around 80 dollars, if you get that you can put
your entire family on it and go, show you have a membership, and then
you’re in. But if you’re not looking into a membership, the fees are $13-18 for
adults 19-64, $10-15 for children 2-18, and $10-15 for seniors 65+.

There are a variety of zoos, with a variety of prices, some cheaper than
others, and some with different options of payment methods.
Captivity Video

Title: The Pros & Cons Of

Zoos
Creator: Seeker

https://youtu.be/RHBuAOp5upU
Visitors at Zoos By: Emilee Ward

Hundreds of people go to zoos every day. Every

person is attracted to a different animal. Every time
you go to the zoo, be prepared, because there are
tons of people everywhere and it gets super crowded.
The exhibits inside get very crowded because the
buildings aren’t always very big. The reptile building at
the Detroit zoo forms a long line from the first tank to
the last. The gift shop gets super crowded because
some people go when they are leaving, others go as
soon as the get inside and others go when they pass
it.

When you get to the zoo you can go into the

parking garage or just outside or the building.
Normally you can only park outside of the building if
you have a membership pass. If you park in the
parking garage it will most likely take more than a half
hour because so many people are arriving.

Most zoos close at 5:00 pm for obvious reasons

such as, protection of the animals, people wouldn’t
really go to the zoo so late in the day, some animals
such as the orangutans can’t be outdoors unless the
temperature is 60 degrees or lower, ect.
Animals that live in certain climates need
certain exhibits but some animals that need the
exhibit, the zoos can’t provide them because of the
animal’s size. For example the polar bear, in the
summer they are outside, they can go in the water
that the zoo keeps at a certain temperature so the
animal doesn’t overheat.
 Visit the Downtown Aquarium, in Denver
Colorado! Prices: $7 for parking, tickets are
$17.99 for adults 12-64, $16.99 for those 65
and older, and $11.99 for children 3-11 years
old!
Animals in the Wild Vs. Animals in Captivity
By: Emilee Ward

There are over 2,400 zoos in the united states. There are over 10,000 in the
world. There are about 284 elephants held in captivity in America, around
700,000 African elephants in the world and about 40,000 Asian Elephants.
5,000 tigers are held in captivity, with only 3,200 in the wild. My estimate of
the world population, wild and captive would be around 8,000 to 10,000 in the
world.

There are around 9 million species of animals in the world total, There
are thousands of species that are held in captivity. There are around 3,500
animals in a zoo, normally around 600 species, the amount of animals
depends on the amount of species and how many animals of that species
are residence of the zoo.

Captivity, if you didn’t already know, means imprisoned, or confined.

Anything can be held captive, any animal, any human. Humans have
torchered animals for a zoo, and will again. But if some animals weren’t held
in captivity, they would now be endangered or even extinct.
 Zoos or no Zoos Pole

I took a pole on Zoos or No Zoos.

There was a significant amount of yeses to nos. I asked
4 people their opinions and why. A person that said no,
said “No, the zookeeper's don’t always care for the
animals the way they’re supposed to.” a person who
said yes, said “Yes, it helps with keeping animals alive,
and not going extinct.” After i got those responses, i
asked the question anonymously, and got anonymous
answers.

One of the anonymous responders said “I don’t

think that zoos are a good thing because animals tend
to stay alive longer if they live in their natural habitat,
some don’t, but most are likely to die faster if living in
an unstable, captive environment.” Someone who said
yes, had a response about the same topic, but had a
completely different topic. Saying “I think that zoos help
animals stay alive longer, than if they lived in the wild.
Animals in the wild have less of a chance of living, due
to scarcity of food and predators.”

All of the responses I got are very similar in many

ways. But also differentiate, due to their opinion on the
subject. I agree with most opinions, others I disagree
with. But in conclusion, all of their opinions are valid,
and make sense.
 Citations

● https://www.ebaumsworld.com/pictures/animals-compared-to-humans/85826760/
● http://www.nebeep.com/year12problems-22/
● https://www.aquariumrestaurants.com/downtownaquariumhouston/
● https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals
● https://www.freedomforanimals.org.uk/zoos
● https://aldf.org/focus_area/captive-animals/
● https://visitdetroit.com/profile/detroit-zoo/
● http://www.uscitytraveler.com/americas-10-best-zoos/
● https://www.travelandleisure.com/slideshows/americas-most-visited-zoos
● https://www.travelandleisure.com/slideshows/americas-most-visited-zoos
● https://www.storyboardthat.com/ - used for comic page
● https://www.thoughtco.com/arguments-for-and-against-zoos-127639
● https://www.today.com/money/americas-most-visited-zoos-907764
● https://www.aza.org/zoo-and-aquarium-statistics
● https://www.aquariumrestaurants.com/downtownaquariumdenver/
● https://www.theguardian.com/science/lost-worlds/2014/aug/19/why-zoos-are-good
● https://www.australiazoo.com.au/visit-us/
● https://www.pinterest.com/pin/330029478929921548/
● https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHBuAOp5upU&feature=youtu.be