A Visitor Taking a Photo of a Lion - by Nigel A JAMES
Animals
in Zoos
I
liked trips to the zoo when I was a child. I still do! But,
now it depends on the zoo. Some zoos are nice, others are not. And,
looking back to my childhood, the zoo that I loved must have been a
terrible place for the animals.
The
cages were all very small; there was too little space for the
animals. And, worse still, the elephants were all chained
to the ground. But, I didn't understand the cruelty
these animals were suffering. And, I thought that lions going
round and round in circles for hours on end was a very funny
trick. The animals must have been desperate!
So,
what is a good zoo? Of course, I am no expert, but, I know that the
zoo in Vienna is one of the best in the world. And, I have a very
strange feeling that the animals can't get enough. It
seems to be perfect. There are no minuscule cages;
there are generous paddocks and enclosures
instead. And, the elephants are no longer chained to the ground.
But,
why do we need zoos? Is it to save animals from extinction?
Or, is it because we simply love looking at animals? And, do
animals really like living in captivity? Questions and
questions and more questions. But, when I see animals and children
smiling at each other when I visit the zoo in Vienna, I think animals
prefer living in zoos. Especially Schönbrunn in Vienna!
Vocabulary
cage
– Käfig
can't
get enough – nicht genug haben
captivity
– Gefangenschaft
chained
(to chain/chained/chained) – anketten
cruelty
– Tierquälerei
desperate
– verzweifelt
enclosure
- eingezäuntes Grundstück
especially
– insbesondere
extinction
– Aussterben
generous
– großzügig
ground
– Erdboden
hours
on end – Stundenlang
minuscule
– winzig
paddock
– Koppel
save
(to save/saved/saved) - retten
strange
- seltsam
suffering
– Leiden
terrible
– furchtbar
trip
– Ausflug
worse
still – noch schlimmer
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