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