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CheerioJack t1_j63w6h2 wrote

Reply to comment by TheDepressedJekkie in Cincinnati Zoo's beloved hippo Fiona celebrates 6th birthday with cake by citytiger

They wouldn't need care for if we stop pulling them from the wild for our own amusement.... checkmate.

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RyBomB t1_j640yh3 wrote

So, working at the Omaha zoo, I can say that this isn't correct for here, which is an AZA accredited zoo. How we have gotten most if not all of our animals is through rehabilitation. For example, one of our giraffes has a stump back leg as well as a few other problems that would have cause her to die out in the wild. So, rather than having that happen, we give her a full life here where she will be alive.

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