Zoos
Hamburg has two of them, Hagenbecks Tierpark and Wildpark Schwarze Berge, showing mainly native animals in very large enclosures.
- Hagenbeck´s Zoo in the centre of Hamburg
- Quo vadis Zoo am Meer in Bremerhaven. The Zoo is situated directly at the Weserdeich
- Wildpark Schwarze Berge
- Hanover Zoo
One might even argue that if an animal could choose with intelligence, it would opt for living in a zoo, since the major difference between a zoo and the wild is the absence of parasites and enemies and the abundance of food in the first, and their respective abundance and scarcity in the second. Think about it yourself. Would you rather be put up at the Ritz with free room service and unlimited access to a doctor or be homeless without a soul to care for you?...
But I don't insist. I don't mean to defend zoos. Close them all down if you want (and let us hope that what wildlife remains can survive in what is left of the natural world). I know zoos are no longer in people's good graces. Religion faces the same problem. Certain illusions about freedom plague them both. (Yann Martel, Life of Pi)
We commonly say in the trade that the most dangerous animal in a zoo is Man. (Yann Martel, Life of Pi)
The city is not a concrete jungle. It is a human zoo. (Desmond Morris)
Zoo: An excellent place to study the habits of human beings. (Evan Esar)
Some people talk to animals. Not many listen though. That's the problem. (A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh)
Man is the cruelest animal. (Friedrich Nietzsche)
Read More- Hagenbeck´s Zoo in the centre of Hamburg
- Quo vadis Zoo am Meer in Bremerhaven. The Zoo is situated directly at the Weserdeich
- Wildpark Schwarze Berge
- Hanover Zoo
One might even argue that if an animal could choose with intelligence, it would opt for living in a zoo, since the major difference between a zoo and the wild is the absence of parasites and enemies and the abundance of food in the first, and their respective abundance and scarcity in the second. Think about it yourself. Would you rather be put up at the Ritz with free room service and unlimited access to a doctor or be homeless without a soul to care for you?...
But I don't insist. I don't mean to defend zoos. Close them all down if you want (and let us hope that what wildlife remains can survive in what is left of the natural world). I know zoos are no longer in people's good graces. Religion faces the same problem. Certain illusions about freedom plague them both. (Yann Martel, Life of Pi)
We commonly say in the trade that the most dangerous animal in a zoo is Man. (Yann Martel, Life of Pi)
The city is not a concrete jungle. It is a human zoo. (Desmond Morris)
Zoo: An excellent place to study the habits of human beings. (Evan Esar)
Some people talk to animals. Not many listen though. That's the problem. (A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh)
Man is the cruelest animal. (Friedrich Nietzsche)
