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a place where humans pay to feel watched by animals who never asked to be famous.
means a curated collection of wild animals kept in captivity for public viewing, conservation, and research.
from short for zoological garden, a phrase coined in the 1820s when london opened its collection to scientists before letting the public in in 1847 for a shilling a peek.
first modern zoovienna's schonbrunn, opened 1752, still running
oldest instinctegyptian pharaohs kept private menageries 3500 bc
conservation flipmany zoos now breed species extinct in the wild
word ironyoriginally meant garden, not cage
for instance
san diego zoo — pioneered open-air habitats over cages, 1916
berlin zoo — survived two world wars, rebuilt from 91 animals
bronx zoo — once displayed a human, ota benga, in 1906
singapore zoo — open concept design with no visible bars since 1973