动物园
动物园是你可以看到圈养野生动物的地方。
了解
[]动物园是人工建造的围场，游客可以在其中观赏圈养的野生动物。通常，动物园都有一个入口，你在那里付费，入口后面有几条小路通往不同动物的所在地。动物园的大小各不相同，有些规模紧凑，围场较小，有些则像小型保护区一样广阔。
虽然动物园里常见的动物包括来自非洲栖息地的物种（如大象、狮子、长颈鹿、猴子和猿猴），因为非洲有多种大型哺乳动物，在现代之前欧洲大部分地区对其并不了解，但许多动物园已努力通过纳入更多样化的栖息地物种来更好地反映生物多样性。
动物园是受欢迎的家庭目的地，因为孩子们喜欢看各种不同的动物。
许多动物园致力于或旨在支持保护工作，并响应动物福利担忧，它们已实施了更合适的围场或动物护理实践，并公开解释其做法。然而，在其他地方，糟糕的动物住宿条件和可疑的做法仍然是令人担忧的问题。
野生动物园或动物公园是一种比动物园更大的设施，通常是驾车游览式景点。
相反，宠物动物园是一种小型的本地景点，里面有几种家畜（如山羊）生活在狭小、通常过于拥挤的围栏里。大多数是私人拥有的，在当地社区之外并不引人注目。
动物园可以与露天博物馆结合，后者展示牲畜和偶尔的野生动物，作为自然和文化遗产的一部分。
目的地
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奥地利
[]- 美泉宫动物园, 维也纳.
巴西
[]智利
[]- 智利国家动物园, 圣地亚哥.
哥伦比亚
[]- 卡利动物园, 卡利.
哥斯达黎加
[]- 西蒙·玻利瓦尔国家公园动物园, 圣何塞.
芬兰
[]墨西哥
[]- 查普尔特佩克动物园, 墨西哥城/查普尔特佩克 (Auditorio 地铁站). 墨西哥城内的城市动物园，以其繁殖项目而闻名。成功繁殖了8只大熊猫幼崽，以及加州秃鹫和墨西哥灰狼。
巴拉圭
[]- 亚松森植物园暨动物园, 亚松森.
瑞典
[]- 斯堪森 (斯德哥尔摩/动物园岛). Skansen建于1891年，是世界上最古老的露天博物馆，包含一个专门研究北欧动物群（如驼鹿、驯鹿、熊、狼、猞猁和狼獾）的动物园。它拥有来自瑞典各地、拥有数百年历史的150多座建筑。身着历史服饰的解说员进一步丰富了这里的吸引力，并展示了编织、纺纱和玻璃吹制等传统手工艺。Skansen区域相当大（横跨700米），有陡峭的斜坡和有限的公共交通（有缆车和自动扶梯通往上区），所以请做好长途步行的准备。
美国
[]英国
[]- 布里斯托动物园, 布里斯托, receptionist@bristolzoo.org.uk.
- 切斯特动物园, 切斯特.
- 伦敦动物园, 伦敦. 世界上最早的动物园之一。
- Marwell Zoo, Marwell.
- Paignton Zoo, Paignton.
Larger reserve-style zoos
[]印度
[]印度尼西亚
[]马来西亚
[]注意安全
[]- 另见：危险动物
Even though the animals are captive, that doesn't make them tame or domesticated, and a degree of caution is still advised. A captive lion or tiger still has all the killer instincts of its wild counterpart, even if it seems somewhat docile. Responsible zoos have obvious barriers, warning signs (and other measures) around the enclosures of certain animals with good reason, but still be extremely careful when it comes to potentially dangerous wildlife at zoos.
尊重
[]- 另见：动物伦理
Do not harass the wildlife. The mighty king of the jungle has been taken captive for your amusement, but that's no excuse to torment the poor beast. Be sensitive if you're going to take a selfie with the animal. Many have paid the price for getting too close to an animal in order to do so. Binky (1975 – July 20, 1995), a captive polar bear of the Anchorage Zoo, became very famous after mauling trespassers inside his enclosure. Binky merchandise was created, including T-shirts, mugs, and bumper stickers, often adorned with the slogan "Send another tourist, this one got away".
There are huge questions around animal ethics, both for the operators of zoological gardens and for their patrons.
Feeding captive animals
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Captive animals should ideally be on a set diet. Do not feed them without the handler's permission. This is not only the case at zoos, but at other places where there are captive animals as well. There are a number of reasons for this but amongst them
- The first is simple, the animals get fed in a certain place by people who shouldn't feed them. The animals realize where they can get extra food and then decide to just stay there to get food. The animals become habituated and dependent on those who come to the zoo, and soon the animals are no longer searching for their own food. If no-one comes and no-one feeds them, they could die.
- A second is that the set diet will ideally reflect what a particular species would encounter in their natural ecological range. A wild lion is not necessarily going to get prime steak (or sponge trifle) on a regular daily basis. Zoos, especially those involved in conservation and re-introduction programmes, have invested the time and research necessary to develop appropriate feeding programmes, and would prefer these aren't upset by incautious visitors.
Some establishments, especially petting zoos, will allow visitors to feed the animals; the zoo will provide the food, probably at an additional price. The feeling of a barnyard animal eating food out of your hand is delightful.
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