A 'Dear Santa' From the Zoo

Zookeepers want Frisbees for the pandas. They want feather dusters for birds. They want nature CDs for the zebras and a Double Decker Super Slide for the otters. Full Story »

Posted by Melva Hackney
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Posted by: Posted by Melva Hackney - Dec 30, 2006 - 6:29 AM PST
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Marius Chitosca
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by Marius Chitosca - Oct. 1, 2008

Amusing story with a saddening part. Zookeepers practice on animals what would be called humanitarian captivity. Trying to make the environment behind bars more natural-like may be better than plain captivity, but still shows a twisted situation. Visiting animals in their own environment is much more of the real thing. I would also like to see what people would volunteer for a human zoo kept by animals.

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Melva Hackney
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by Melva Hackney - Oct. 1, 2008
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