list two advantages and two disadvantages of keeping animals captive in zoos?

Answer 1

Advantages.They are fed regularly and looked after,they are protected from hunters and therefor their species are protected. Disadvantages.The animals live in enclosures ,they have lost their freedom and sense of choice. They are unable to hunt and gather which is their natural instinct.

Answer 2

Advantages -

1. Scientific study of the animal in captivity. We can examine the animal up close and personal in a static sterile environment.

2. By using scientific examination we can find methods of ecology to assist the animals with survival in a changing world. In cases of endangered species it is often difficult to know why, specifically, they are vanishing without being able to study them in a closed, controlled environment.

Disadvantages -

1. Psychological harm to the animal. This is very easily observed in animals such as bears, the big cats and primates. They engage in repetitive motion behaviour for example the big cats and bears will pace in their cages. It is a major reason why many zoos have tried to prepare more realistic enclosures for the captive animals.

2. Taking an animal from it's natural habitat is virtually permanent. Studies have shown that temporary placement or replenishment from captivity often fails especially considering predators. While in captivity they lose their predatory instinct. The converse is true among prey creatures, they can lose or never fully develop their flight response.

Hope this helps.

Answer 3

Well...Here are a few more than two each;

ADVANTAGES:
1) We can learn to appreciate the animals while being viewed in captivity. Then, we would be more cautious, educated, and perhaps even more "understanding" around animals in the wild.

2) In the cases of animals that are almost extinct (like the White Rhino), you capture a few to "help" breed a few more in a controlled, healthy environment, and the population grows more quickly than in the wild.

3) You can study health, reproduction, diseases, behavior, diet, etc. muxh more easily in the "controlled" environment of captivity.

4) Viewing animals in captivity provides a type of entertainment for a lot of folks who might otherwise never have the opportunity to view such things (like folks from the city, who might never get the chance to go into the woods). Animals like bears, deer, elk, wolves, etc. which are native to most areas of the U.S., but are only seen outside major cities.

DISADVANTAGES:

1) The animals rarely "act" the same as they do in the wild. Often you can see larger animals "pacing", which is a sign of distress. They learn to rely on humans for food, and survival whcih makes them lazy....unlike having to survivie every moment in the wild.

2) Many animals (like killer whales {a.k.a. Orcas}) have real difficulty reproducing young while in captivity.

3) The animals are not "free". One thing Americans value above all else is FREEDOM. It seems like a contradiction to keep animals in captivity.

4) Probably the WORST disadvantage is that it tends to brred poaching. Poachers see HUGE money in supplying zoos around the world with animals (the more rare, the more money). (However, if you force zoos to only purchase from licensed suppliers who go through a thorough background investigation, you remove this as a disadvantage.....but it hasn't happened yet).

These are just a few of my opinions and thoughts.

Hope they helped...good luck !

Answer 4

Advantages
Zoo’s give medical care and feed the animals who need help,so the animals don’t have no stress about having to find food or water.
Animals have a lot smaller risk of being harmed in the zoo than in the wild.

Answer 5

the biggest positive that comes from keeping animals captive in zoos is that it inspires people, especially kids. once someone has been emotionally touched by interacting with these wonderful exotic creatures, some people are inspired to go out and donate time or money to conservation efforts to protect the animals and their habitats. the second biggest impact is the preservation of endangered species in controlled (predator-free) environments. the two largest negatives are inability to 100% recreate the animals' environment (improper diet or climate or space), and risk of abnormal social behaviors.

Answer 6

advantages: educational purposes, continuing the lives of endagered animals

disadvantages: captivity which no animal is used to, conditions in many zoos are not up to par

I went to a zoo in Wilmington NC--tote em Zoo and the animals were running and laying in there on poop and pee. the place stunk before we even got in the door and the cages were entirely too small.

Answer 7

I think you'd find this article helpful. It's called "The debate around zoos and animals":
http://www.helium.com/tm/148154