The purpose of a true zoo is not to entertain. That is a by-product that helps fund the main mission - animal conservation and preservation. A zoo such as the S

The purpose of a true zoo is not to entertain. That is a by-product that helps fund the main mission - animal conservation and preservation. A zoo such as the Smithsonian National Zoo exists to save species, as they describe here: https://nationalzoo.si.edu/conservation https://nationalzoo.si.edu/conservation Ensuring species survival has never been more important due to the increasing impact of climate change on the world. Zoos are a part of that, controlling climate change is the other (bigger) part.