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Should zoos exist?

2025/3/13
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Delcianna Winders
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Hannah Gelbart
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Nikita Dhawan
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William Lee Adams
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William Lee Adams: 动物园的历史可以追溯到古代，最初是人类对自然控制的象征。通过展示和收集动物，统治者展示了他们的权力和财富。例如，英国国王亨利三世曾拥有私人动物园，而女王夏洛特则以她的动物收藏闻名。随着时间的推移，动物园逐渐从私人收藏演变为公共教育场所。现代动物园的形式多样，包括城市动物园、宠物动物园和野生动物保护区。二战后，人们对动物福利的意识增强，推动了动物园的进一步演变。

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The episode opens by questioning the existence of zoos and the impact they have on animals.
  • The episode sets the stage for discussing the pros and cons of zoos.
  • It highlights the human enjoyment of seeing animals at zoos versus the impact on the animals themselves.

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An estimated 700 million people visit zoos every year. Some people see these facilities as a great way to teach people about nature and to save species from extinction. Others think they’re cruel and unnecessary. It’s a heated debate. And now, as more and more people are watching animal rescue videos on Instagram and TikTok, it feels like the debate is hotter than ever.

William Lee Adams from the What in the Word team talks us through the history of zoos, including how England's Queen Charlotte (who was featured in Netflix’s Bridgerton) came to have twenty kangaroos, and how zoos have evolved. We also discuss their pro and cons. We hear from Tonya Lander, a biology lecturer at the University of Oxford in the UK, 19 year old animal rights activist Nikita Dhawan, and Delcianna Winders, Director of the Animal Law and Policy Institute at Vermont Law and Graduate School in the US.

Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworld Email: [email protected] WhatsApp: +44 0330 12 33 22 6 Presenter: Hannah Gelbart Producers: Mora Morrison and Elena Angelides Video Journalist: Adam Chowdhury Editor: Verity Wilde