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84: Abusive Prisons or Animal Oasis: Are Zoos Evil? | Dark History with Bailey Sarian

2023/4/26
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本期播客探讨了动物园黑暗的历史，从古埃及最早的动物园到现代动物园的伦理问题。节目中，讲述者Bailey Sarian 回顾了动物园的发展历程，揭露了动物园中动物遭受虐待和精神创伤的现象，以北极熊Gus为例，详细描述了动物园病（zookosis）及其对动物身心健康的影响。同时，节目还深入探讨了卡尔·哈根贝克及其对动物园发展的影响，包括其大规模捕猎和交易野生动物的行为，以及其经营“人类动物园”的丑闻。讲述者批判了动物园中动物被圈养的现状，并对现代动物园的保护和物种繁育工作提出了质疑，认为其人工繁育和物种重引入计划的成功率并不高，动物园的伦理问题依然存在。

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The episode begins by exploring the darker side of zoos, highlighting the psychological trauma animals like Gus the polar bear experience due to captivity.

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Welcome to the Dark History podcast. When you think of the zoo, what comes to mind? Saying hi to cute animals? That’s what I thought too, until I started digging and learned that zoos are way darker than I thought. And when I say darker, I mean human zoos with REAL people and a black market animal trade. Let me know what you guys think about this one and if you want a human zoo episode.

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