My Opinion of Zoos

Being fairly young myself, I believe that zoos are a major part of everyday society.  Zoos are where parents and grandparents bring their babies and grandchildren when they are first learning about the world and what is in it.  As a baby, my first major trip out of the house was a trip to the Denver Zoo with my grandparents.  The excitement in a child's eyes when they see the lions yawn or the orangutans climb up the rope structures.  This is the reason that zoos are often used as field trip destinations for children learning about the diffrent kinds of animals.  These field trips entertain children while the learn about the animals in diffrent ecosystems.  Zoos also help with the conservation of many endangerd animals such as vultures and elephants.  Most animals in zoos now are rescued from circuses, or abandoned by their mothers in the wild.  Zoos have many positive aspects that are not hard to find if you are willing to look for them.