Some people think that wild animals should not be kept in zoos. Athers believes that there are good reasons for having zoos. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

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Keeping animals in zoos is one of the vexed questions
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our time. On the one hand, people want to know everything about animals, and zoos can help us to learn a lot about them.
On the other hand
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, captivating wild animals in zoos is harming for them. I believe that animals should not be kept in zoos. They should live in their natural habitats and everyone must respect their right for living in wild nature. Unfortunately, it can be possible only in an ideal world. In a world, where we do not have poachers, pollution, deforestation and urbanization.
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of people’s
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actions, natural
habitat for wild animals is destroyed.
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why some species are endangered. In my point of view, the only one possible reason for keeping animals in zoos is to protect animals from existing. Some people think that it is a great idea to have zoos as learning centres and
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for entertainment. I do not agree with
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point of view for many reasons.
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, animals
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in zoos, because they live in cages, in most cases they live alone.
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, some of them have horrible conditions, small cages and bad food.
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, some zoos have some performance with animals. It is the worst experience for animals. And
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, wild animals are dangerous, they can attack people. In conclusion, I believe that we must protect animals in their natural habitat, and learn everything about them in their surroundings.

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • infringes on
  • natural habitat
  • behavior
  • confined spaces
  • physical and psychological stress
  • life expectancy
  • distress
  • pacing
  • over-grooming
  • self-mutilation
  • artificial environment
  • critical role
  • education
  • conservation
  • research
  • breeding programs
  • endangered species
  • extinction
  • scientific research
  • animal health
  • sanctuary-like environments
  • simulate
  • educational
  • conservational advantages
  • animal welfare
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