Why Do We Have Zoos?

Zoos show us how amazing and exciting animals are. Zoos teach us what animals need to live. Zoos look after animals that are endangered, to stop them from becoming extinct.

Zoos breed animals and put some endangered animals back into the wild. Here are some of them. Before reading

Use the glossary and find out what these words mean: endangered, extinct.

look after passe på

endangered utrydningstruet

extinct utryddet, finnes ikke mer

tiger breed avle the wild naturen Asian elephant After readingVurderingseksemplar orangutan What important things do zoos do?

mountain gorilla leatherback turtle Talk about it!

a Do we need zoos? What do you think? b Which endangered and extinct animals do you know about?