Here are our Top 3 Worst Zoos in the World. Human interest in animal spectacles dates back to at least 1500 BC when Queen Hatshepsut of Egypt built a zoo, and from there, thousands of zoos were built around the world by rulers who sought to demonstrate their wealth and power by exhibiting nature's most rare, exotic and dangerous creatures.ĭespite recent emphasis on education within zoos, many zoos still serve as grotesquely cruel prisons where nature's most exquisite creatures will perish in the most shocking ways.
For centuries, zoos have served as showplaces for animals who were put on display or forced to entertain humans.
