Zoos claim that they have an important educational function. Is this true? In reality, most people go to zoos for entertainment. This is what sells the tickets and pays the bills. Zoos say they give people the opportunity to see the wonders of nature and its wild animals. In fact, they are showing us animals that have lost their dignity: animals with sad and empty eyes. The conditions under which animals are kept in zoos change their behavior. |Animals, like humans, are affected by their environment.