Some people believe zoos are good places for people to learn about animals. Other people believe animals belong in nature and it is wrong to keep them in zoos. What do you think? Explain, giving specific reasons for your choice.

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Zoos
are a great
place
to enjoy and learn about our wildlife
animals
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and animals
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.
However
, people still debate to
this
day whether or not
that
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zoos
are
a
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place
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places
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that
kept
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keep
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animal
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animals
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away from their
life
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lives
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, like
a
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prison
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and to be honest they're not wrong. First off,
zoos
are a
place
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places
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that
kept
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keep
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animel
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animal
animals
captivated in a small
place
unable to
manuover
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manoeuvre
freely.
Additionally
, they are always getting watched which results in them maybe feeling uncomfortable or insecure. On another
hand
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they aren't living a sad life in my opinion. They will always get fed well.
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they don't usually live in the cage alone. In most
zoos
, they would live with another of its species.
Secondly
,
zoos
are a great
place
for people to understand the wildlife resulting in them caring about
this
wonderful, lush planet. It
also
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a
place
to better understand the animals
itself
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themselves
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. And yes, they are
also
for entertainment purposes but to be honest
its
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worth the price. As I said
from
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the
last
paragraph they're getting fed, live with many
or
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of
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its
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kind (usually) and they don't have to worry about
predetors
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predators
and territories. But I must admit some
zoos
are treating
these beautiful animal
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this beautiful animal
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poorly but they're very uncommon.
Finally
, in conclusion,
zoos
have
pros
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more pros
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than
con
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cons
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(in my opinion), it is a great
place
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places
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to
further
understand, teach new young generations and
to
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entertain the people, and the animals get paid by not having to find food, find new territories, getting eating by
predetors
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predators
.
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Content
You presented both sides of the argument, providing a balanced view, which is a good approach for this type of essay.
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