The obvious one is to keep predators from indulging in their natural instinct to hunt. Some of the other creatures, like penguins, are more suited for a particular habitat, and their enclosure is modeled after that. Then others are classified as endangered species - for one reason or the other, their numbers have dwindled to the point that they're almost extinct.
Being bred in captivity, as you can imagine, may have an effect on those animals' capacity to survive elsewhere. Nevertheless, it's one way for humans to try and make up for the consequences of the wanton pillaging of natural resources.
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Date: 2020-11-27 02:37 am (UTC)The obvious one is to keep predators from indulging in their natural instinct to hunt. Some of the other creatures, like penguins, are more suited for a particular habitat, and their enclosure is modeled after that. Then others are classified as endangered species - for one reason or the other, their numbers have dwindled to the point that they're almost extinct.
Being bred in captivity, as you can imagine, may have an effect on those animals' capacity to survive elsewhere. Nevertheless, it's one way for humans to try and make up for the consequences of the wanton pillaging of natural resources.