Zoos

thumb|A sea lion and a zookeeper at the Welsh Mountain Zoo A zoo (short for zoological garden; also called a zoological park, animal park, or menagerie) is a facility where animals are kept within enclosures for public exhibition and often bred for conservation purposes.

IUCN conservation category

public exhibit of members of a foreign nation

preservation of plants or animals outside their natural habitats

thumb|right|300px|The Palace of Versailles|Versailles menagerie during the reign of Louis XIV A menagerie is a collection of captive animals, frequently exotic, kept for display; or the place where such a collection is kept, a precursor to the modern zoo or zoological garden.

condition of an animal being held by humans

zoo-like commercial drive-in tourist attraction

practice of providing objects and activities for the physical and mental stimulation of captive animals

zoo where visitors can touch the animals

thumb|Sign about Western tragopans near Sarahan, [[Himachal Pradesh, India]]

The American Species Survival Plan was developed by the (American) Association of Zoos and Aquariums to help ensure the survival of selected species in zoos and aquariums.

policy forbidding feeding of wild or captive animals in some location

storage facility for genetic material

touring group of showmen and animal handlers

zoo building where nocturnal animals are kept

thumb|right|Spectacled caimans (Caiman crocodilus) at the Herpetarium in [[Saint Louis Zoological Park.]]

animal enclosure