Do zoo animals live longer than wild animals?

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  • Animals in captivity live shorter lives than ones in the wild, because they are often more stressed and are unable to do various things that wild animals can do/learn to do in the wild.

  • I think that animals in captivity live longer because they are fed everything they need and if they get a disease the zookeepers can help them unlike in the wild, they wouldn't even know. (but the person above also has a great point)

  • It can be both it depends on the animal some animals like the black footed ferret lives longer in captivity while others like the whale lives longer in the wild.

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