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zoo

Also known as zoological park, zoological garden, menagerie, animal park

thumb|A sea lion and a zookeeper at the Welsh Mountain Zoo A zoo (short for zoological garden; also called a zoological park, animal park, or menagerie) is a facility where animals are kept within enclosures for public exhibition and often bred for conservation purposes.

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A zoo is a facility where animals are kept in enclosures and displayed to the public, often while also participating in breeding programs to help conserve endangered species. Zoos serve as places where people can observe and learn about animals while contributing to efforts to protect wildlife populations.

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OpenStreetMap tag: tourism=zoo
Commons category: Zoos
equivalent class: schema.org/Zoo
Commons gallery: Zoos
exact match: purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00010625

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Etymology
History
Royal menageries
Enlightenment era
The modern zoo
British Empire
Germany
Poland
United States
Japan
Environmentalism
Human exhibits
Type
Safari park
Aquaria
Roadside zoos
Petting zoos
Animal theme parks
Zoo population management
Sources of animals
Space constraints and surplus animals
Breeding and cloning
Justification
Conservation and research
Positive impacts on local wildlife
Animal welfare in zoos
Problems
Capture in wild and mortality
Behavioural restriction
Abnormal behaviour
Longevity
Climate conditions
Epidemiology
Effect of visitors on animals
Negative effects
Positive effects
Moral criticism
Live feeding
Regulation
United States
Europe
See also
Notes
Further reading
External links

The term zoological garden refers to zoology, the study of animals. The term is derived from the Ancient Greek , , 'animal', and the suffix , , 'study of'. The abbreviation zoo was first used of the London Zoological Gardens, which was opened for scientific study in 1828, and to the public in 1847. The first modern zoo was the Tierpark Hagenbeck by Carl Hagenbeck in Germany. In the United States alone, zoos are visited by over 181 million people annually.