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This questionhas been bugging me ever since l was a little girl, where do zoos get there animals? l mean if a new zoo was to open where would it get all its animals?
Where do zoos get there animals
If you read:
Zoo Misconceptions
http://hubpages.com/_Y18/hub/Zoo-Misconceptions
It will answer this and other questions you may have.
Where do zoos get there animals
Wild animals are no longer taken from the wild to be put into zoos..they would acquire their animals from other zoos or wildlife sanctuaries.
Where do zoos get there animals
Also, some are former pets that owners have either donated or were forced to give up due to abuse. These would be monkeys or apes, and big cats usually.
Where do zoos get there animals
they would import them from there country of origin or get them from other zoos, this is more likely tho.
i think they like to keep capitivity born animals in capitivity and wild born animals in the wild.