Animal Captivity Research Paper

Have you ever realized how zoo animals live? Imagine seeing an elephant in the zoo just standing there doing nothing, but then in movies and pictures you see them always walking and playing just always doing something. They don't have that choice in the zoo. Animals should not be kept in zoos or in captivity because they don't have the life they would have in their natural habitat, they are not taken care of well and they are not happy.
Animals don't have as much space in the zoo as they would in there natural habitat. Animals don't get as much space as they need in zoos and they don't live in a similar habitat. They live in an enclosed area with glass all around it so people can see. They have a few plants with metal bars and maybe a tree. They don't have room to run and they are living in a colder or hotter environment then there used to. They don't get as much space as they have in the wild. Zoos cannot provide the amount of space animals have in the wild, partially animals who roam long distances in their natural habitat. Tigers and Lions have 18,000 times less space in zoos then they would have in the wild. …show more content…
Animals don't get treated when there sick. When old animals in zoos get sick and are put to death. If they are get medicine it bad for them and can get them more sick. Animals don't get the same food, the meat is fake and somtimes they are givvn food they usally would not eat. Animals- carnivores hunt for food them being gave food is not good and dangerous. The animals don't get to eat whenever they want as they would in the wild they have certain eating times. Animals don't usually live longer in zoos. There is a lot of animals that live longer in the wild then the zoos. Elephants last 17 years in captivity when they're in the wild they last 36