Monday, April 23, 2012

Zoos, a History


Zoos have been around for thousands of years. The earliest discovered zoo was unearthed in 2009 in Egypt and was dated back to 3500 B.C. Zoos, origionally called menageries, were brought upon as a way for ancient rulers to display their wealth and power. Through the ancient social network the world learned of menageries and ancient Greece was the first to have zoos open to the public. The exotic animals in ancient Greece were made public so as to add another level of education to the philosophical communities as well as the school systems. America saw its first zoo in Philedelphia in 1859. Today the Philedelphia zoo has over 1300 animals and has over 1.1 million visitors annually.  Todays modern zoos stand on the same principles the were founded on, education and entertainment.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoo
www.philadelphiazoo.org/about/AboutZoo.htm
Posted by Ben Keller

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