Does encaging the animals in such places as zoo and aquarium be clarified as preserving biodiversity? There are two sides to this issue. Main points that support the idea of keeping the animals in cages that often come up are zoos are able to provide protection and they can increase the population of those species who are endangered (Hurley, J). Some important points that are against the idea of encaging the animals include the animals develop abnormal behaviours and they believe that the zoos use the animals as an entertaining source for the public (Hurley, J). Secondary source will be used in the essay, including information collected from webpages. Biodiversity is not only about the wide variety of living things, including plants, animals and microorganism but it also includes the ecosystem in which the living things form and live in and their genetic information. There are three levels of diversities to explore in biodiversity. All three diversities work together in order to form complexity upon the lives on Earth and these three include genetic diversity, ecosystem diversity and species diversity. Zoos however, can be an advantage and disadvantage for biodiversity. Zoos contain thousands of living organisms and some are in great need of attention cause of the threat of being endangered. Zoos can preserve biodiversity by protecting the endangered animals and try their best to increase their population. Animals however, can be negatively affected by zoos due to the fact that the animals are kept in cages which cause the animals a lot of physical and mental issues. Many argue that keeping animals in captive disables them to hunt and cause serious mental illnesses. Zoos try to create a better environment for the animals to live and breed by using technology and money to imitate the wild setting. But in reality, it is impossible to build a space where animals like tigers and lions can chase their prey. It is not possible for them to learn...
Bibliography: What is biodiversity?, 2009 Australian Museum, accessed 22 May 2014, .
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