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the amimals kept in zoos with animals jiving in the wild. The findings showed thai
the life expectancy of elephants in a zoo is significantly shorter than those in
African wild places. Despite the fact that elephants in zoos receive care and that
there are not any enemies there, death rates in Western zoos are greater than birth
rates, which makes the elephant population of the zaos unsustainablc.
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e been tied in
European Zoos for the last ten to tventy The researchers believe keeping
elephants in a zoo helps us understand the animals' behavior so that wild elephans
can be managed better.
he researc collected data, and looked at S00 female elephants Kept jn
European zoos between 1960 and 2005. They compared their survival to that Of
female African elephants in Kenya's Amboseli National Park、 where many
endangered animals and wildlife live. Female African aa hve on average
16.9 years in zoos, compared to 56 years mn Amboseii National Park、 Whe
n the
researchers added factOrSs of human-caused deaths in he Dark、 the
Sverage life
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was 36 years, which 1S still significantly longer than that in zoos Nr
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