More Than a Cage: The Tragic Reality of Zoochosis in Wild Animals

As a child I love to visit zoo and look at the animals especially the wild ones and learn more about them .I used to take my dairy with me and I used to notice and note with me the specific behavior of different animals. I wished to live there for ever.

As an adult, now I hate zoos . I truly hate the concepts of zoos. I mean how can you keep the wild living captured in small cages and confined areas where they are not free to hunt ,explore and truly give out the behavior they are inhabitant too.

The wild deserves to live in jungles , forests open spaces . they deserve to have a whole land where they can live freely ,reproduce and exhibit the behaviors they are naturally inclined too.

Trapped in Captivity these animals become mentally tortured and mentally unstable leading to the concepts of 'Zoochosis'.

Zoochosis is the phenomenon term used to describe the behavior changes and mental state of wild animals due to captivity specially in places like zoos.

We have mostly seen how tigers ,lions and elephants bend there heads and how there bodies look so malnutrition.
Other than that, Growling and torturing there cages is a common sight most of us have experienced and seen in a zoo.

We might think that this as normal behavior of wild animals. But this is a sign of anxiety and distress.

Some more common signs of Zoochosis is when wild animals become bored , which is obvious. Having nothing to do ,no exploration, no hunting ,no climbing just captured as a showcase for people paying money to see you ,you will get bored and develop distress.

_{See how the lions are trapped in a small confined cage.}Source

_{Bear developed Zoochosis due to boredom .}
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_{Otters Need to live freely but they are Trapped in Confined area .}

_{Instead of leaving them in the water, ponds where they deserve to live. See how we they struggles to hand shake through the small holes which are made so long giving them trouble.}Source

_{Tongki was a beautiful and tormented polar bear who lived for 21 of his 24 years in a concrete pen in a zoo called Everland in South Korea.} Source

_{The Zebra is Biting the Cave indicating sign of Zoochosis}Source

_{The Elephant moving Back and Forth indicating sign of Zoochosis}Source

_{Bear Biting own hand which indicates severe sign of Zoochosis}Source

Look at how uncomfortable all of these animals are, Only for an amount of money and so called businesses we are making the wild live suffer. How can some one make a living out of this?!!

There is a need to understand that these animals require to live a healthy live full of positivity , greenery and other natural habitant to hunt as required for there survival.

A lot of people have open petition and awareness to boycott circus and zoos which capture ,torture animals and make money out of it.

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Please don't take your children's , families to zoo cancel them. You can help your children's and educate them through many other resources.

National Geographic Channel is the best resource to educate children about live in wild. The channel have best documentaries and programs focused on nature, wild life and under water habitants. Educate them through online resources and most importantly raise awareness.

Teaching others about these insights can be really helpful and important in raising awareness and solving global issues concerning wild live.

Thankyou Everyone