Natural Zoos.
Normal zoo layouts.
The big illusion.
This is a picture of the Imperial Menagerie. The first modern zoo.
Natural Zoos.
Have you ever wondered what was the first modern zoo? You probably haven ' t. Well the first modern zoo was named the Imperial Menagerie as shown on the picture above. The zoo is located in Vienna, Australia. It was created in 1752 and people still visit it to this day. A man named Hagenbeck had an idea to make a zoo where animals can roam instead of being in cages. It is call a natural zoo. The first one was created in 1907. Natural zoos tricked animals into thinking they are in the wild. It also helped people to learn more about the animals and it’ s habitat.
Layout of a zoo.
Normal zoo layouts.
In normal zoos they organize / group the animals by their species or b there type. They may also group them in sections. For examples, mamelles are in one building or area and the undersea creatures are in a different area. There are also smaller groups inside of the sections called subsections. For examples, in the mamelle are there could be an area where the big cats are. In the ancient zoos they would group animals by native and nonnative animals. The non native animals were much more popular than native animals.
The big illusion.
When people are trying to make habitats it is very difficult to make it look and feel the exact same way as the wild. They are not able to make it look and feel as perfect as the wild. Also a former zoo director, David Hancocks thinks habitats now are just one big illusion. I agree, because the people that make the habitats look like they spend their time making it looking pretty but not spacious. A way a zoo can be good for animals is if it has healthy animals, information about the animals, habitat, and etc., if it can entertain the visitors, and if the animals have enough room to roam.
My personal experience
One time when I went to the zoo, the first animal I saw was a hyena. There was only one and it had little space. It was lengthy but not wide so it looked like it was forced against the wall. I understood hyenas are dangerous but I think it was still sad. Also it didn’ t have a toy.
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