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Sub-category: Environment, Animal-Related
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Zoos and Aquariums+background
history of zoos: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoos#History
history of aquariums: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquarium#History_and_popularization
Zoos and Aquariums+definitions
A zoo, an abbreviation of zoological garden or zoological park, is an institution in which living animals are exhibited in captivity. In addition to their status as tourist attractions and recreational facilities, modern zoos may engage in captive breeding programs, conservation study, and educational outreach.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoos
An aquarium (plural aquariums or aquaria) is a vivarium consisting of at least one transparent side in which water-dwelling plants or animals are kept. Fishkeepers use aquaria to keep fish, invertebrates, amphibians, marine mammals, turtles, and aquatic plants. The term combines the Latin root aqua, meaning water, with the suffix -arium, meaning "a place for relating to".[1]
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Management and animal care: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoos#Management_and_animal_care
Zoos and Aquariums+issues
Animal Captivity: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captivity_%28animal%29
The Case Against Marine Mammals in Captivity - A Report by WSPA and HSUS: http://www.wspa-usa.org/pages/1348_the_case_against_marine_mammals_in_captivity.cfm
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Zoos and Aquariums at the Open Directory Project: http://www.dmoz.org/Science/Biology/Zoology/Zoos_and_Aquariums/
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