Facts About Animals In Captivity

Animals are more social than we understand.

Facts about animals in captivity. Many captive wild animals in zoos display stereotypic behaviour not seen in their wild cousins such as obsessively pacing or circling or frantic swaying on the spot. Another variety of this excuse for keeping animals in captivity is that they arent as compassionate as humans. Another pro to animals in captivity is that they are able to educate the masses.

After all intelligence does not a self-aware individual make. Sometimes humans take care of critically endangered animals and therefore these animals are in captivity. The earliest record of animals in captivity goes far back as 2009 BC in countries such Macedonia China and Rome.

Elephants suffer in captivity. Elephants are not the only big mammals that require more space than they are given in captivity. This may include for example farms private homes and zoos.

There is no wild animal census in the United States and many states have lax oversight so any estimates about the population of wild animals in captivity is at best an educated guess. Estimates suggest ten thousand large mammals are killed each year in european zoos alone never mind other animals. Captivity can be used as a term meaning the keeping of either domesticated animals livestock pets or wild animals.

Monotony is no life. During the outbreak of World War II London Zoo killed all their venomous animals in case the zoo was bombed and the animals escaped. Besides polar bears lions and tigers also have much less space than they would have if they were free about 18000 times less.

Most receive no medical care and are left to suffer alone. From birds to elephants animals are lovingly attached to their closest kin and when a separation occurs their hearts are broken. Otherwise the animal would likely perish in the wild because of being unable to care for or defend themselves.