#zoofact

Had a perfect morning hopping around #WalkaboutAustralia at the @sdzSafariPark. Even made a new video for my #IGTV channel. Also learned from the keepers, the roos and wallabies are most active in the morning and late afternoon (around 4/4:30 PM) #ZooFact! . . . . . #greykangaroo #kangaroo #roo #sandiegozoo #safaripark #zoolife #visitsandiego #visitescondido #visitcalifornia #macropod #marsupial #sundayfunday (at San Diego Zoo Safari Park)

"A kangaroo at the Cleveland Zoo had to be euthanized after being struck by a train running through the exhibit. She was at least the fifth animal to be struck by the train" (PETA 2015).

"A bear starved to death at the Toledo Zoo after zoo officials locked her up to hibernate without food or water. They didn’t know that her species doesn’t hibernate" (PETA 2015).

“An Oxford University study based on four decades of observing animals in captivity and in the wild found that animals such as polar bears, lions, tigers, and cheetahs “show the most evidence of stress and/or psychological dysfunction in captivity” (PETA, 2015).

“Zoos claim to provide educational opportunities, but most visitors spend only a few minutes at each display, seeking entertainment rather than enlightenment” (PETA, 2015).

“In the summer of 2005, two polar bears died within five weeks of each other at the Saint Louis Zoo—Churchill died after ingesting an object that had been thrown into his exhibit, and Penny died from an infection as a result of having two dead fetuses in her uterus” (PETA, 2015).

“New Jersey’s Cape May County Zoo sold two giraffes to an animal broker who then sold them to a traveling circus” (PETA 2015). 

“Precious funds that should be used to provide more humane conditions for animals are often squandered on cosmetic improvements—such as landscaping, refreshment stands, and gift shops—in order to draw visitors” (PETA 2015).