That Polar Bear Is So Far From Home

We’ve all grown up going to the zoo for school field trips and family days out. But sometimes we don’t think about how problematic the environment can be for the animals. It’s a realization we don’t come to until we’re older. It actually makes no sense that a polar bear can live in the American Midwest and never see snow.

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Zoos are fun, family-oriented, and are the only way we ever get to see exotic animals with our own eyes. But there’s definitely an unethical side to the experience as well. The weather conditions aren’t the only questionable part of the zoo experience. At some facilities, animals are also kept in small enclosures when they’re meant to roam miles and miles of open land.