DISCUSS BOTH VIEW: ZOOS

Some people believe that it is wrong to keep animals in zoos, while others think that zoos are both entertaining and ecologically important.

Discuss both views and give your opinion.

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Discuss both views and give your opinion

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Some people believe that​

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it is wrong ​

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to keep ​

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animals in zoos​ , while others ​ think that zoos are both entertaining ​

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ecologically important ​​

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It is thought that

cruel and unecessary

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are not only enjoyable to watch

but also play a crucial role in preserving the eco

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Which reason do you think is best to support the idea that zoos are both entertaining and ecologically important?

• help the authorities earn more money

• raise awareness amongst the public

• help to preserve endangered animals

• help people relaxed while watching animals

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Now explain your option.

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Which reason do you think is best to support the idea that it is unethical to keep animals in the zoos?

• cannot protect the large majority of species from being hunted

• animals are mistreated

• animals may lose their natural instincts.

• some species like elephants may feel lonely to be separated from their family.

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Now explain your option.

- Example: pandas, red pandas, koala

- Why? -> They are vulnerable, incapable of protecting themselves from ???/ they are losing their living habitats because of???

- Without protection -> what may happen?

Preserve endangered animals

- People are being reckless of other species and forget that this Earth is home to all creatures.

- Zoos give everyone a better understading of the importance of protecting animals and preventing detroying their natural habitat.

Result: animal do not need to live in the zoos anymor

Raise awareness

- insufficient food or medical care

- poor or short of living habitat,

Results: become stressed, ill, or even die of starvation, diseases -> which goes against the purpose of a zoo-protecting

Animal are mistreated

- Captivity strips animals of their natural habitats, families, and daily activities.

- Example: Elephants in the wild walk 20km a day while those in the zoo...?

- Result: lose some of their natural behaviors including food-finding, avoiding predators, and rearing young, and replace them with destructive behaviors brought on by chronic stress and boredom.

Lose animal's natural instincts.