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breadthegnar t1_j4lk4j1 wrote

Reply to comment by citytiger in Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo expecting a baby giraffe by citytiger

Like I said I have No problem with the animals they already have as long as they have a adequate habitat. I mean how long did it take zoos to realize that elephants need room to roam? There is no need to breed while in captivity other than to make money. And I hope I’m wrong on this one but they usually sell the baby to another zoo. I’ll never see a baby being born in captivity as uplifting news.

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elliebellrox t1_j4rhdif wrote

they breed to keep the species alive and from going extinct

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breadthegnar t1_j4rs0lk wrote

And what good does that do if they have to spend their lives in captivity? I doesn’t help wild animals by breeding them in captivity. Unless you are releasing them back into the wild. And they are not doing that.

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elliebellrox t1_j4stpsf wrote

Preservation activities does try and reintroduce species wherever possible actually

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