Are Zoos Good or Bad for the Animals? | 4
Call Me Curious
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🗓️ 31 March 2022
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
Zoos have become a controversial topic in modern society. Nikki has long been conflicted about zoos and how they treat animals. Mr. Malone joins Nikki to talk to a zookeeper to figure out whether zoos are an inhumane relic of the past or an important link in the chain of education and conservation?
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| 0:00.0 | From Wondry, I'm Nikki Boyer, and this is Call Me Curious, |
| 0:10.5 | where every week I'll get to the bottom of those funny, strange, puzzling, |
| 0:15.0 | or just got-a-no questions you have, and we'll tell you the best we can what the answer is. |
| 0:21.4 | Because I've got 21 questions. I've been 21 guessing. You could teach me a lesson. |
| 0:28.6 | Call me curious. Call me curious. Call me curious. Call me curious. So tell the truth. |
| 0:43.3 | I need to know that it's real. |
| 0:46.2 | Know that it's real. |
| 0:47.3 | So tell the truth. |
| 0:49.3 | Hi, and welcome to the show, everyone. |
| 0:53.0 | I am so happy that you're here. I really am. And we're going to be |
| 0:56.8 | talking to a fascinating expert, and we're going to get some answers. Mm-hmm. So I loved the zoo |
| 1:04.7 | as a kid. I mean, didn't you? Oh, I loved getting there and getting the snacks and a balloon and just walking around and |
| 1:13.2 | seeing the animals face to face. I loved it. But then as I got a little older, I don't know, |
| 1:19.3 | I just kind of started to feel guilty about it. And then this week, my dear friend, Mr. Malone and I |
| 1:25.6 | were chatting, and he actually told me he was going to the zoo |
| 1:28.2 | with his neighbor. And it started a much bigger discussion about zoos. Are these magnificent |
| 1:34.1 | animals suffering in captivity just for our amusement? You know, so that kids have a place to go on |
| 1:40.8 | field trips or with their parents on weekends. Well, luckily, this is exactly |
| 1:45.8 | the kind of question, call me curious, was designed to sort out. Are zoos an inhumane relic |
| 1:52.1 | of the past? Or, are they an important part of education and conservation? Well, here to help me get |
| 1:59.4 | to the bottom of this is none other than Mr. Malone. |
| 2:02.9 | Hi. |
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