Zoos are sometimes necessary but are a poor alternative to the natural environment. Discuss arguments for and against keeping animals in zoos.

To capture wildlife in enclosures for entertainment purposes is something which may have many advantages for the creature

itself but

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itself, but

cannot be compared to the habitat which is not man made but a gift of nature. There could be several advantages

such

as proper healthcare facilities present in a

zoo

which closely monitors the behaviour, reaction and habits of an animal. If any abnormality may occur, immediate action is taken by the supervisors to treat and cure the animal with appropriate antidotes and medicines which

otherwise

may not be the case, say, in a jungle.

Second

, an animal may not starve at any cost in a

zoo

. There are cycles followed according to an animal's

behavior

manner of acting or controlling yourself

behaviour

which tells the

zoo

authorities when food needs to be put into the cage. In

this

way, an animal is kept healthy and active and

also

helps the creature in

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its

old age when it is simply not able to walk much and hunt for food for long in a natural environment.

Lastly

, any wild animal kept in a

zoo

be protected from hunters and poachers. These people intend to kill an animal for making money.

For instance

, an elephant's tusks are made up of ivory which has a huge demand in the market. Poachers kill an elephant and remove

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tusks to make antiques and other valuable items.

On the other hand

, demerits follow

such

as a wild animal is better off in a natural habitat where it is usually born. Keeping it in a

zoo

cage may affect

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its

normal behaviour and

hormones which

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hormones, which

in turn can affect

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its

health adversely.

For instance

, a Royal Bengal Tiger may not grow at the same rate as it would in a dense forested area of Sunderbans compared to a

zoo

in a city.

Secondly

, there are lots of civil incidents that take place every now and

then

in zoos resulting in loss of body

parts especially

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parts, especially

hands or even loss of life in many cases.

This

happens due to the pure carelessness of people.

For instance

, there was a case of Delhi

zoo

where a man had put his hand inside a Bear's cage to feed him food and resulted in

loss

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the loss

of his right hand's fingers. In conclusion, there may be many benefits of having a wild animal in a

zoo

to keep it healthy and

strong but

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strong, but

the kind of life it lives in a forest cannot be matched with that of a

zoo

because after all, it is the place where it is born.