In the past three hundred years zoological gardens have undergone a series of profound conceptual and organisational changes. This article provides a brief historical outlook on the evolution of zoos from royal menageries to modern facilities, focusing on its most striking aspect – the gradual transformation from bare exhibitions of animal species into representations of whole habitats. The author presents a few main historical factors leading to that change and outlines possible paths of future development.
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