Zookeeper Research Paper

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The zookeeper's may be surprised that keeping animals in cages is actually bad for them. Keeping endangered species in a enclosed area and keeping them healthy is letting the animals have a safe place to live right? Wrong! Sure it lets them reproduce, but it is not the best way to keep them from danger. It hurts there natural hunting skills, Reproduction is slowed, and Releasing them back in the wild can be a pain. It hurts there hunting skills, if they are being fed, getting water, getting everything they need to live, all there natural instincts will be demolished. This won’t be a problem unless you plan on releasing them back into the wild. If you do plan on releasing them back into the wild you’ll need to train them back to have there

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