*the zoo*

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-PROSPECT PARK ZOO-

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*FULL NAME* –>

*ZOOLOGICAL (‘GARDEN’ / ‘PARK’)*

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*AKA* –>

“ANIMAL PARK”

“MENAGERIE”

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-a zoo is a ‘facility’ in which ‘animals’ are confined within ‘enclosures’, displayed to the public, and in which they may also ‘breed’-

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(the term ‘zoological garden’ refers to ‘zoology’)
(“the study of animals”)

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(the term ‘zoo’ deriving from the greek words…)

ζῷον
zōon
‘animal’

λóγος
lógos
‘study’

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(the abbreviation ‘zoo’ was first used as reference to london zoological gardens, which was opened for ‘scientific study’ in ‘1828’ + to the public in ‘1857’)

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(the # of ‘major animal collections’ open to ‘the public’ around the world now exceeds ‘1000’)

“according to…?”

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(…and ~80% of them are in cities)

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(in the USA alone, ‘zoos’ are visited by over 180 million people annually)

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*👨‍🔬🕵️‍♀️🙇‍♀️*SKETCHES*🙇‍♂️👩‍🔬🕵️‍♂️*

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👈👈👈☜*“GARDENS OF EDEN”* ☞ 👉👉👉

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*🌈✨ *TABLE OF CONTENTS* ✨🌷*

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🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥*we won the war* 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥