There was an article in National Geographic that talked about zoos and asked the question, “Are they ethical?” Zoos have come a long way from their beginnings and they are far nicer now than just 50 years ago. Here in Nebraska, we have one of, if not the best, zoo in the U.S. and the world.
The Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium in Omaha had its beginnings in 1894 with about 150 animals. At the time it was called the Riverview Park Zoo. The name was changed in 1963 when Margaret Doorly donated $750,000 to the zoo to be named in honor of her late husband Henry.
Today the Zoo is one of the best and the largest zoos in the world with over 33,000 individual animals representing 972 species. That number is somewhat inflated because of the Aquarium and all of the fish. However, if you only count terres…