(zu ) Word forms: zoos plural. countable noun & noun, in names. A zoo is a park where live animals are kept so that people can look at them. He took his son Christopher to the zoo.
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The term is derived from the Greek ????, zoon, 'animal', and the suffix -????a, -logia, 'study of'. The abbreviation zoo was first used of the London Zoological Gardens, which was opened for scientific study in 1828 and to the public in 1847.
Paragraph on Zoo 1 (100 Words)A zoo is a place where a number of wildlife species are housed in separate enclosures. Habitats similar to the natural habitats of the animals are re-created for them to live in. The animals are fed and are given water to drink. They are kept in hygienic surroundings.
Most long-established zoos exhibit general collections of animals, but some formed more recently specialize in particular groups—e.g., primates, big cats, tropical birds, or waterfowl. Marine invertebrates, fishes, and marine mammals are often kept in separate establishments known as aquariums.
A petting zoo (also called a children's zoo, children's farm, or petting farm) features a combination of domesticated animals and some wild species that are docile enough to touch and feed. In addition to independent petting zoos, many general zoos contain a petting zoo.
MYTH 4: Animals in Zoos are happy. Animals in captivity across the globe have been documented displaying signs of anxiety and depression. In fact, psychological distress in zoo animals is so common that it has its own name: Zoochosis.