What Animals Dont Live as Long in Zoos Elephants live longer in wild than zoos WASHINGTON -- Zoo elephants don't live as long as those in the wild, according to a written report sure to stir contend about keeping the behemothic animals on display. Researchers compared the life spans of elephants in European zoos with those living in Amboseli National Park in Kenya and others working on a timber enterprise in Myanmar. Animals in the wild or in natural working conditions had life spans twice that or more of their relatives in zoos. Fauna care activists have campaigned in recent years to discourage keeping elephants in zoos, largely because of the lack of infinite and small numbers of animals that tin can be kept in a group. Debates take been especially vocal in Dallas and Los Angeles. The researchers found that the med
What Animals Dont Live as Long in Zoos
What Animals Dont Live as Long in Zoos Elephants live longer in wild than zoos WASHINGTON -- Zoo elephants don't live as long as those in the wild, according to a written report sure to stir contend about keeping the behemothic animals on display. Researchers compared the life spans of elephants in European zoos with those living in Amboseli National Park in Kenya and others working on a timber enterprise in Myanmar. Animals in the wild or in natural working conditions had life spans twice that or more of their relatives in zoos. Fauna care activists have campaigned in recent years to discourage keeping elephants in zoos, largely because of the lack of infinite and small numbers of animals that tin can be kept in a group. Debates take been especially vocal in Dallas and Los Angeles. The researchers found that the med