The Species Survival Plan of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (A.Z.A.) aims to reintroduce endangered species into their natural ______________.
habitats
Zoos have played an important role in protecting animals and in making people more aware of the importance of ______________.
nature
The Siberian tiger and the orangutan are two species that have been saved through ______________.
breeding programmes
Many zoos have ________ in some enclosures so visitors can keep up with their favorite animals between visits to the zoo.
webcams
Technology has been used to ________the public more with the animals.
engage
The number of Siberian tigers helped to breed in the wild rose from 393 in 2005 to ______________.
562
In Indonesia, the Borneo Orangutan Rescue teaches orangutans how to live in the ______________.
wild
King Henry I / had / and / leopards / lions / camels
King Henry I had lions, leopards, and camels.
The World Association for Zoos and Aquariums (W.A.Z.A.) works to educate people about animal welfare and ______________.
W.A.Z.A.
Zoos also provide 'enrichment' for the animals to improve their well-being.
enrichment'
and / the / Siberian / saved / are / tiger / orangutan / being
The Siberian tiger and the orangutan are being saved.
From the 1990s, zoos began to see their main role as saving the most threatened ______________.
species
conservation / put / of / first / animals / the / which / zoo
The first zoo which put conservation of animals first.
for / entertainment / of / zoos / was / the / purpose
The purpose of zoos was for entertainment.
Another type of enrichment is mixing up types of animals that would naturally mix in the ______________.
wild
King Henry I of England had lions, leopards, and ______________.
camels
provides / for / enrichment / animals / the / zoo / also
The zoo also provides enrichment for animals.
The first zoo is believed to have been in ___________ around 3500 BC.
Egypt
Up until the late twentieth century, the main purpose of zoos was for ______________.
entertainment
animals / of / collections / belonged / to / royalty / early
Early collections of animals belonged to royalty.
Early collections of animals on display often belonged to ______________.
royalty
threatened / saving / is / role / species / now / their / most / the
Now their role is saving the most threatened species.
reintroduce / to / their / habitats / into / species / natural
To reintroduce species into their natural habitats.
in / first / the / believed / Egypt / is / been / zoo / to / have
The first zoo is believed to have been in Egypt.
Modern zoos try to find a balance between providing safe, comfortable homes for the animals and opportunities for visitors to see animals in ______________.
natural surroundings
A famous wildlife expert, named Gerald Durrell, opened the first zoo which put conservation of animals ______________.
first
Today's zoos' aims are conservation, education, and ______________.
education
This enrichment includes climbing frames, feeding puzzles, unusual objects, and different types of ______________.
food
Colchester Zoo in England has a 'kingdom of the wild' paddock where several species live ______________.
together
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