Stoopid & foolish answers expected?

Question

Who started the first zoo?

Answer 1

Noah

Answer 2

No that is not a stupid question, it's a good question. I don't know the answer though... But that is when I turn to my old pal, Wikipedia. This is what I found:

The predecessor of the zoological garden is the menagerie that has a long history from the Middle Ages to modern times. The oldest still existing zoo, the Vienna Zoo in Austria, evolved from such an aristocratic menagerie founded in 1752 by the Habsburg monarchy and changed its face as well as its mission throughout the centuries. The first zoo founded primarily just for scientific and educational reasons was the Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes in Paris (1794). The founders and members of the Zoological Society of London adopted the idea of the early Paris zoo when they initiated and established London Zoo in 1828. The success of London Zoo set off a wave of further zoo establishments across the world. The first zoological garden established in Australia was Melbourne Zoo in 1860. In the same year the first zoo of the United States opened to the public in New York City (Central Park Zoo), although quite earlier, in 1859, the Philadelphia Zoological Society had made an effort to establish a zoological park, but delayed due to the American Civil War.

When ecology emerged as a matter of public interest through the 1970s, a few zoos began to consider making conservation their central role, with Gerald Durrell of the Jersey Zoo, George Rabb of Brookfield Zoo, and William Conway of the Bronx Zoo (Wildlife Conservation Society) leading the discussion. Since then, zoo professionals became increasingly aware of the need to engage themselves in conservation programmes and the American Zoo Association soon asserted that conservation had become its highest priority.

Hope that helps.

Answer 3

Noah, of course. ( signed) Stoopid N. Foolish

Answer 4

Noah

Answer 5

from what I can remember I believe the Royals of Egypt started this practice. They would keep wild animals for their own enjoyment. This was also done in Greece and Rome.

I believe that they started showing them to the masses when traveling circuses started and then they progressed from there.

Answer 6

Noah!

Answer 7

Well, at least you come to accept the quality of some users answers.

Answer 8

Noah.

Sorry, I couldn't resist.

Answer 9

2 pts- my stupid answer(i get so tired of reading it)

Answer 10

I beleive it was you. Don't you have an Anaconda in your pants??????