地平线系列：我们该关了动物园吗  BBC地平线：我们该关了动物园吗？ BBC Horizon: Should We Close Our Zoos2016,BBC地平线：我们该关了动物园吗？ BBC Horizon: Should We Close Our Zoos

LizBonninpresentsacontroversialandprovocativeepisodeofHorizon,investigatinghownewscientificresearchisraisinghardquestionsaboutzoos-thefilmexploreshowandwhyzooskeepanimals,andwhethertheyneedtochangetokeepupwithmodernscienceorultimatelybeconsignedtohistory.Shouldzoosculltheiranimalstomanagepopulations?LiztravelstoCopenhagenZoo,whokilledagiraffeandfedittothelions,towitnesstheircullingprocessfirsthand.Theythinkitisanaturalpartofzookeepingthatisoftensweptunderthecarpet.Shouldsomeanimalsneverbekeptincaptivity?Inaworldexclusive,LizvisitsSeaWorldinFloridaandasksifcaptivitydroveoneoftheirorcastokillhistrainer.Butcouldzoosbetheanswertoconservingendangeredspecies?Lizexaminestheirrecord,fromhelpingbreedpandasforthewildtoeffortstosavetherhinos.Shemeetsoneofthelastsurvivingnorthernwhiterhinosanddiscoversthefutureofthisspeciesnowliesinamultimillion-dollarprogrammetoengineerthemfromstemcells.VeteranconservationscientistDrSarahBexelltellsLizthescienceofcaptivebreedingisgivinghumanityfalsehope.